Proverbs 14 Cross References - MSTC

¹ A wise woman upholdeth her house; but a foolish wife plucketh it down. ² Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD. ³ In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such. ⁴ Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty; but where the oxen labour there is much fruit. ⁵ A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie. ⁶ A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand. ⁷ See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge. ⁸ The wisdom of him that hath understanding is to take heed unto his way; but the foolishness of the unwise deceiveth. ⁹ Fools make but a sport of sin; but there is favourable love among the righteous. ¹⁰ The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy. ¹¹ The houses of the ungodly shall be overthrown; but the tabernacles of the righteous shall flourish. ¹² There is a way which some men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death. ¹³ The heart is sorrowful even in laughter; and the end of mirth is heaviness. ¹⁴ An unfaithful person shall be filled with his own ways; but a good man will beware of such. ¹⁵ An ignorant body believeth all things; but whoso hath understanding, looketh well to his goings. ¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously. ¹⁷ An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways. ¹⁸ The ignorant have foolishness in possession; but the wise are crowned with knowledge. ¹⁹ The evil shall bow themselves before the good; and the ungodly shall wait at the doors of the righteous. ²⁰ The poor is hated even of his own neighbours; but the rich hath many friends. ²¹ Who so despiseth his neighbour, doth amiss; but blessed is he that hath pity of the poor. ²² They that imagine wickedness, shall be disappointed; but they that muse upon good things, unto such shall happen mercy and faithfulness. ²³ In every labour there is some profit; but only vain words bringeth forth penury. ²⁴ Riches are an ornament unto the wise; but the ignorance of fools is very foolishness. ²⁵ A faithful witness delivereth souls; but a liar deceiveth them. ²⁶ The fear of the LORD is a stronghold; and his children are under a sure defense. ²⁷ The fear of the LORD is a well of life; to avoid the snares of death. ²⁸ The increase and prosperity of the commons is the king's honour; but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince. ²⁹ Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness. ³⁰ A merry heart is the life of the body; but rancor consumeth away the bones. ³¹ He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God. ³² The ungodly is afraid of every peril; but the righteous hath a good hope even in death. ³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned. ³⁴ Righteousness setteth up the people; but wickedness bringeth folk to destruction. ³⁵ A discreet servant is a pleasure unto the king; but one that is not honest provoketh him unto wrath.

¹¹ And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said "We are witnesses: the LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and Lea, which twain did build the house of Israel: that she may do virtuously in Ephrata, and be famous in Bethlehem,

³¹ For it seemed him a light thing to walk in the sin of Jeroboam — But took Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians to wife, and went and served Baal and bowed unto him.

²⁴ And he that dieth of Ahab in the town, him shall dogs eat: and he that dieth in the fields, him shall the fowls of the air eat." ²⁵ For there was none at all like Ahab, that was so utterly given to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, and that because Jezebel his wife pricked him forward.

¹ And Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah, when she saw that her son was dead, she arose and slew all the seed of the king.

¹³ A foolish restless woman, full of words, and such one as hath no knowledge, ¹⁴ sitteth in the doors of her house upon a stool above in the city, ¹⁵ to call such as go by, and walk straight in their ways.

¹³ An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

³ Through wisdom a house shall be builded, and with understanding it shall be set up. ⁴ Through discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches.

¹⁰ Whoso findeth a honest faithful woman, she is much more worth than pearls. ¹¹ The heart of her husband may safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoils. ¹² She rendereth him good and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³ She occupieth wool and flax, and laboureth gladly with her hands. ¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar. ¹⁵ She riseth ere day and giveth meat to her household, and food to her maidens. ¹⁶ She considereth land, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. ¹⁷ She girdeth her loins with strength, and courageth her arms. ¹⁸ And if she perceiveth that her housewifery doth good, her candle goeth not out by night. ¹⁹ She layeth her fingers to the spindle, and her hand taketh hold of the rock. ²⁰ She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need ²¹ She feareth not that the cold of winter shall hurt her house, for all her household folks are double clothed. ²² She maketh herself fair ornaments; her clothing is white silk and purple. ²³ Her husband is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the land. ²⁴ She maketh cloth of silk and selleth it, and delivereth a girdle unto the merchant. ²⁵ Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall rejoice. ²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of grace. ²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness. ²⁸ Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her. ²⁹ Many daughters there be that gather riches together, but thou goest above them all. ³⁰ Favour is a deceitful thing, and beauty is vanity; but a woman that feareth God, she shall be praised. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.

⁶ And Solomon said, "Thou hast showed unto thy servant David, my father, great mercy; according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and plainness of heart with thee. And thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his seat: as it is come to pass this day.

¹ In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil.

⁴ Thus, he that calleth upon God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of his neighbour; the godly and innocent man is laughed to scorn.

²⁸ And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

²¹ Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope hath been in thee.

¹ {Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments.

³ Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly despised. ⁴ Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy, and with the despitefulness of the proud.

¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and their paths slanderous;

¹² A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.

¹⁷ The path of the righteous escheweth evil; and whoso looketh well to his ways, keepeth his own soul.

¹ Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.

⁶ A poor man leading a godly life, is better than the rich that goeth in froward ways.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of all things: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that toucheth all men;

⁵ I made a covenant of life and peace with him: this I gave him, that he might stand in awe of me: and so he did fear me, and had my name in reverence. ⁶ The law of truth was in his mouth, and there was no wickedness found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many one away from their sins.

¹⁶ He that heareth you, heareth me: And he that despiseth you, despiseth me. And he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me."

¹⁴ All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,

³¹ Then had the congregations rest, throughout all Jewry and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the fear of the Lord; And multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

²² And they said unto him, "Cornelius the captain, a just man and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

³⁵ but in all people, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

⁴ Either despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience, and long sufferance? And rememberest not how that the kindness of God leadeth thee to repentance? ⁵ But thou, after thine hard heart that cannot repent, heapest thee together the treasure of wrath against the day of vengeance: when shall be opened the righteous judgment of God,

² For the men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to father and mother, unthankful, unholy, ³ unkind, trucebreakers, stubborn, false accusers, rioters, fierce, despisers of them which are good,

³ Let go your great boasting of high things, let go out of your mouth that old byword: for the LORD is a God that knoweth all things, and judgeth the thoughts.

²¹ He shall keep thee from the perilous tongue so that when trouble cometh, thou shalt not need to fear.

³ The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,

¹⁸ Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.

¹ {To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily? ² Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

⁴ I lie with my soul among the cruel lions; even among the children of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁶ The talking of the ungodly is how they may lay wait for blood; but the mouth of the righteous will deliver them.

⁶ A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.

²⁴ He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.

⁸ He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him.

²⁵ He that is of a proud stomach, stirreth up strife; but he that putteth his trust in the LORD, shall be well fed.

²⁰ I desired also to know the truth, as touching the ten horns that he had upon his head, and this other which came up afterward, before whose face there fell down three: which horn had eyes and a mouth that spake presumptuous things, and looked with a grimmer visage than his fellows.

⁹ For if thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that Jesus is the Lord, and shalt believe with thine heart that God raised him up from death, thou shalt be safe. ¹⁰ For the belief of the heart justifieth: and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man safe.

⁵ even so the tongue is little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindleth, ⁶ and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.

¹⁸ For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

¹⁰ Because thou hast kept the words of my patience, therefore I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to tempt them that dwell upon the earth.

¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.

⁵ And after that I looked, and behold the temple of the tabernacle of testimony was open in heaven, ⁶ and the seven angels came out of the temple, which had the seven plagues, clothed in pure and bright linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

²³ There is plenteousness of food in the fields of the poor; and shall be increased out of measure.

⁶ "'Therefore have I given you idle teeth in all your cities, and scarceness of bread in all your places: yet will ye not turn unto me,' sayeth the LORD.

⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. ¹¹ If we sow unto you spiritual things: is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things?

¹⁶ "Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.

¹ Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

¹³ and there came in two unthrifty persons and sat before him. And the two unthrifty persons witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth did curse God and the king." And upon that they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones to death.

¹² And all the Prophets prophesied even so, saying, "Go to Ramoth in Gilead and prosper, for the LORD shall deliver it into the hands of the king." ¹³ And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah, said unto him, "See, the words of the Prophets speak good unto the king with one voice: let thy words, I pray thee, be like the words of one of them, and speak that is good." ¹⁴ And Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD liveth, what the LORD putteth in my mouth, that will I speak."

¹⁹ a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁷ A just man will tell the truth, and show the thing that is right; but a false witness deceiveth.

⁵ A righteous man abhoreth lies; but the ungodly shameth both others and himself.

²⁵ A faithful witness delivereth souls; but a liar deceiveth them.

⁵ A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

⁹ A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

¹⁸ Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

⁹⁸ Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me. ⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study. ¹⁰⁰ Yea, I am wiser than the aged, for I keep thy commandments.

⁹ They are all plain to such as will understand, and right to them that find knowledge.

²⁴ Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands.

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only in those things wherein his heart rejoiceth.

¹² If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

²⁰ If any man want light, let him look upon the law and the testimony whether they speak not after this meaning.

⁹ therefore shall the wise be confounded. They shall be afraid and taken, for lo, they have cast out the word of the LORD: what wisdom can then be among them?

²² The light of the body is thine eye: wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light. ²³ But and if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shall be full of darkness. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkness: how great is that darkness?

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes, ²⁶ Even so, father: for so it pleased thee. ²⁷ All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.

¹¹ He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. ¹² For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and he shall have abundance. But whosoever hath not: from him shall be taken away even that same that he hath.

²¹ inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded. ²² When they counted themselves wise, they became fools ²³ and turned the glory of the immortal God, unto the similitude of the image: of mortal man, and of birds, and four footed beasts and of serpents. ²⁴ Wherefore God, likewise, gave them up unto their hearts' lusts, unto uncleanness to defile their own bodies between themselves: ²⁵ which turned his truth unto a lie, and worshipped and served the creatures more than the creator, which is blessed forever, Amen. ²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up unto shameful lusts. For even their women did change the natural use unto the unnatural. ²⁷ And likewise also the men left the natural use of the woman, and burnt in their lusts, one on another, among themselves. And man with man wrought filthiness: and received in themselves the reward of their error, as it was according. ²⁸ And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely,

³¹ But Israel, which followed the law of righteousness, could not attain unto the law of righteousness. ³² And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He compasseth the wise in their craftiness."

² If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.

³ This first understand: that there shall come in the last days mockers, which will walk after their own lusts ⁴ and say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers died all things continue in the same estate wherein they were at the beginning." ⁵ This they know not — and that willingly: how that the heavens a great while ago were, and the earth that was in the water appeared up out of the water by the word of God:

⁶ Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

²⁰ He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

²⁷ My son, heareth no more the doctrine that leadeth thee away from the words of understanding.

¹¹ but now I write unto you that ye company not together. If any that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or a worshipper of images, either a railer, either a drunkard, or an extortioner: with him that is such see that ye eat not.

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever.

⁵ O that my ways were made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes!

³⁴ O give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea I shall keep it with my whole heart. ³⁵ Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for therein is my desire.

⁷³ {Yod} Thy hands have made me and fashioned me, O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

⁸ O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust. Show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

⁹ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, judgment and equity - yea, and every good path.

²⁰ I walk in the way of righteousness, and in the street of judgment:

¹⁸ The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

²⁰ "Lift up your eyes, and behold them, that come from the North: Like a fat flock shall they fall upon thee.

¹⁹ and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.' ²⁰ But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

²² so then, as concerning the conversation in time past, lay from you that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts,

¹⁷ Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ¹⁰ that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God

¹³ But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.

¹⁵ And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.

¹³ If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.

¹⁶ How much more then an abominable and vile man, which drinketh wickedness like water?

⁷ Where is there such one as Job, that drinketh up scornfulness like water? ⁸ Which goeth in company of wicked doers, and walketh with ungodly men? ⁹ For he sayeth, 'Though a man be good, yet is he naught before God.'

²² "O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge?

⁴ So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and men.

³⁵ For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

²³ A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such.

² A good man is acceptable unto the LORD; but the wicked will he condemn.

¹⁵ Good understanding giveth favour; but hard is the way of the despisers.

¹⁸ Like as one shooteth deadly arrows and darts out of a privy place, even so doth a dissembler with his neighbour. ¹⁹ And then sayeth he, "I did it but in sport!"

²⁰ Such is the way also of a wife that breaketh wedlock, which wipeth her mouth like as when she hath eaten, and sayeth, "As for me, I have done no harm."

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost. ¹⁸ For whosoever in these things serveth Christ, pleaseth well God: and is commended of men.

¹⁸ how that they told you that there should be beguilers in the last time, which should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

²¹ Then they said one to another, "We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us."

¹⁰ And she was troubled in her spirits, and prayed unto the LORD and wept sore,

²⁷ Then she went to the man of God up to the hill and caught him by the feet. And Gehazi went to her, to thrust her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is vexed, and the LORD hath hid it from me and hath not told it me."

² "Oh that my misery were weighed, and my punishment laid in the balances: ³ For then should it be heavier than the sand of the sea. This is the cause, that my words are so sorrowful. ⁴ For the arrows of the almighty are in me, whose indignation hath drunk up my spirit, and the terrible fears of God fight against me.

¹¹ Therefore I will not spare my mouth, but will speak in the trouble of my spirit; in that bitterness of my mind will I talk.

¹⁸ He will not let my spirit be in rest, but filleth me with bitterness.

¹ It grieveth my soul to live. Nevertheless, now will I put forth my words: I will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul,

¹⁴ The secret of the LORD is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.

¹³ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but an unquiet mind maketh it heavy.

¹⁴ A good stomach driveth away a man's disease; but when the spirit is vexed, who may abide it?

¹⁴ Now when the spirit took me up, and carried me away, I went with a heavy and sorrowful mind, but the hand of the LORD comforted me right soon.

³³ And he took with him Peter, James, and John, and he began to wax abashed and to be in an agony. ³⁴ And said unto them, "My soul is very heavy even unto the death, tarry here and watch."

²⁷ "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say, 'Father deliver me from this hour?' But therefore came I unto this hour.

¹⁸ "I will not leave you comfortless, but will come to you.

²³ Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.

⁷ And the peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your hearts, and minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:

¹⁷ Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit sayth unto the congregations: To him that overcometh will I give to eat Manna that is hid, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it.'

⁶ If thou wouldest live a pure and godly life; should he not wake up unto thee immediately, and give thee the beauty of righteousness again?

¹⁵ He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.

³⁴ For the congregation of hypocrites is unfruitful, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedy to receive gifts.

¹⁴ All his comfort and hope shall be rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him unto the king of fear. ¹⁵ Other men shall dwell in his house - which now is none of his - and brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

²¹ Such are now the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God."

²⁶ There shall no darkness be able to hide him. An unkindled fire shall consume him; and look, what remaineth in his house, it shall be destroyed. ²⁷ The heaven shall declare his wickedness, and the earth shall take part against him. ²⁸ The substance that he hath in his house, shall be taken away and perish, in the day of the LORD's wrath.

²⁸ For ye say, 'Where is the prince's palace? Where is the dwelling of the ungodly?

¹³ saying, 'This is that portion that the wicked shall have of God, and the heritage that Tyrants shall receive of the Almighty'? ¹⁴ If he get many children, they shall perish with the sword, and his posterity shall have scarceness of bread. ¹⁵ Look, whom he leaveth behind him, they shall die and be buried, and no man shall have pity of his widows. ¹⁶ Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay, ¹⁷ he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money. ¹⁸ His house shall endure as the moth, and as a booth that the watchman maketh. ¹⁹ When the rich man dieth, he carrieth nothing with him: he is gone in the twinkling of an eye. ²⁰ Destruction taketh hold upon him as a water flood, and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season. ²¹ A vehement wind carrieth him hence, and departeth: a storm plucketh him out of his place. ²² It rusheth in upon him, and spareth him not, he may not escape from the power thereof. ²³ Then clap men their hands at him, yea and jest of him, when they look upon his place.

² His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed. ³ Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house, and his righteousness endureth forever.

³ Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thy house, thy children like the olive branches round about thy table.

³³ The curse of the LORD is in the house of the ungodly, but he blesseth the dwellings of the righteous.

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall have a fall; but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

⁷ Or ever thou canst turn thee about, the ungodly shall be overthrown; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked; and for their wickedness, God overthroweth the ungodly.

²⁰ In a wise man's house there is great treasure and plenteousness; but a foolish body spendeth up all.

¹¹ The LORD shall ever be thy guide, and satisfy the desire of thine heart, and fill thy bones with marrow. Thou shalt be like a fresh watered garden, and like the fountain of water, that never leaveth running. ¹² Then the places that have ever been waste, shall be builded of thee: there shalt thou lay a foundation for many kindreds. Thou shalt be called the maker-up of hedges, and the builder-again of the way of the Sabbath.

⁴ I will bring it forth, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, so that it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remain in his house, and consume it, with the timber and stones thereof.'

²⁶ And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: ²⁷ And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

¹⁵ Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled.

²⁵ There is a way that men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death.

¹² The generation that think themselves clean, shall not be cleansed from their filthiness.

¹³ Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: ¹⁴ But strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

²⁴ "Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²¹ What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death.

³ If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words. For through such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of unbelief.

²² And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.

⁴ But at the last she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two edged sword.

² insomuch that I said unto laughter, "Thou art mad," and to mirth, "What doest thou?"

¹⁰ And look whatsoever mine eyes desired, I let them have it: and wherein soever my heart delighted, or had any pleasure, I withheld it not from it. Thus my heart rejoiced in all that I did, and this I took for the portion of all my travail. ¹¹ But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.

⁵ It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, than to hear the song of fools. ⁶ For the laughing of fools is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. And that is but a vain thing.

⁹ Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.

²⁵ But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished.

⁹ Suffer afflictions: sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

⁷ And as much as she glorified herself and lived wantonly, so much pour ye in for her of punishment, and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit, being a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow.' ⁸ Therefore shall her plagues come at one day; death, and sorrow, and hunger, and she shall be burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God which judgeth her.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and be filled with their own counsels: ³² for the turning away of the unwise shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall be their own destruction.

¹⁴ Every man shall enjoy good according to the innocency of his mouth; and after the works of his hands shall he be rewarded.

¹⁰ The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

¹⁹ Thine own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy turning away shall condemn thee: that thou mayest know and understand, how evil and hurtful a thing it is, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and not feared him, sayeth the LORD God of Hosts.

⁵ Wherefore then is this people and Jerusalem gone so far back, that they turn not again? They are ever the longer, the more obstinate, and will not be converted.

⁵ Thus sayeth the LORD, "Cursed be the man that putteth his trust in man, and that taketh flesh for his arm: and he, whose heart departeth from the LORD.

³¹ Therefore will I poured out my cruel displeasure upon them, and burn them in the fire of my wrath: their own ways will I recompense upon their heads, sayeth the LORD God.'"

¹⁶ For Israel is gone back like a wanton cow. The LORD therefore shall make her feed, as the lamb that goeth astray.

⁶ which start back from the LORD, and neither seek after the LORD, nor regard him.

¹⁴ But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: But the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

¹² Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness — and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God — we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

⁴ Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in his own self, and not in another.

⁸ He that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth in the spirit shall, of the spirit, reap life everlasting.

¹² Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart, in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God:

²⁰ For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them. ²² It is happened unto them according to the true proverb, "The dog is turned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is returned to her wallowing in the mire."

²⁶ Ponder the path of thy feet: so shall all thy ways be sure.

⁸ The wisdom of him that hath understanding is to take heed unto his way; but the foolishness of the unwise deceiveth.

³ A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.

¹² A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

¹³ Therefore the wise must now be fain to hold his tongue, so wicked a time is it.

⁷ named Barjesus: which was with the ruler of the country, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. The same ruler called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

¹⁸ For they that are such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ: but their own bellies. And with sweet preachings and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocents: ¹⁹ for your obedience extendeth to all men. I am glad no doubt of you. But yet I would have you wise unto that which is good. And to be innocent as concerning evil.

¹⁴ That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.

¹ Ye beloved, believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they be of God, or not: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.

⁹ And Esau said, "I have enough my brother, keep that thou hast unto thyself."

¹⁸ And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.

² Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So do God to me, and so thereto, except I make thy soul like one of theirs by tomorrow this time."

¹⁰ Then Benhadad sent unto him and said, "Thus do the gods to me and so thereto, if the dust of Samaria be enough for all the people that follow me, that every man may have a handful." ¹¹ And the king of Israel answered and said, "Tell him, 'Let not him that putteth on his harness boast himself, as he putteth it off.'"

¹⁸ And he said, "If they come out for peace, take them alive.

¹⁵ For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

²¹ Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority? ²² Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder, and mine arm holes be broken from the joints. ²³ For I have ever feared the vengeance and punishment of God, and knew very well that I was not able to bear his burden.

¹⁴ Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.

¹²⁰ My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

²² suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished -

⁶ With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil.

¹⁴ Well is him that standeth always in awe; as for him that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischief.

⁹ If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

¹³ The beginning of his talking is foolishness, and the last word of his mouth is great madness.

¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her. ¹⁸ John said unto Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife." ¹⁹ Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not.

²⁴ And she went forth and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "John Baptist's head." ²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, "I will, that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John Baptist."

⁴⁰ And some of the Pharisees which were with him, heard these words and said unto him, "Are we then blind?"

²² Abstain from all suspicious things.

⁶ and thought it too little to lay hands only on Mordecai: for they had showed him the nation of Mordecai. Wherefore, he sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole empire of Ahasuerus and were of the nation of Mordecai.

⁵ The king Ahasuerus spake and said unto queen Esther, "Who is he? And where is he that dare presume in his mind to do such a thing after that manner?" ⁶ Esther said, "The enemy and adversary is this wicked Haman." As for Haman, he was exceedingly afraid before the king and the queen.

¹⁸ a heart that goeth about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief,

¹⁶ A fool uttereth his wrath in all the haste, but a discreet man forgiveth wrong.

²⁹ Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.

¹⁸ An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

³² A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious;

²² An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

⁹ Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

⁷ These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.

²⁶ For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them. ²⁷ And like as a net is full of birds, so are their houses full of that which they have gotten with falsity and deceit. Hereof cometh their great substance and riches, ²⁸ hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are run away from me with shameful blasphemies. They minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, they judge not the poor according to equity. ²⁹ Should I not punish these things, sayeth the LORD? Should I not be avenged of all such people as these be?"

¹⁹ Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

³⁵ The wise shall have honour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fools shall have.

⁷ The chief point of wisdom is that thou be willing to obtain wisdom, and before all thy goods to get the understanding. ⁸ Make much of her and she shall promote thee: Yea, if thou embracest her, she shall bring thee unto honour. ⁹ She shall make thee a gracious head, and garnish thee with the crown of glory."

²⁹ Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise. ³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.

¹⁹ O LORD, my strength, my power, and refuge in time of trouble! The Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the world, and say, "Verily our fathers have cleaved unto lies, their Idols are but vain and unprofitable.

¹⁷ But whatsoever goeth out of our own mouth, that will we do: We will do sacrifice, and offer oblations unto the Queen of heaven: like as we and our forefathers, our kings and our heads have done in the cities of Judah, and in the streets and fields of Jerusalem. For then had we plenteousness of victuals, then were we in prosperity, and no misfortune came upon us.

³ The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end.

²⁹ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous ³⁰ and say, 'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets.' ³¹ So then: ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them, which killed the prophets. ³² Fulfill ye likewise the measure of your fathers:

⁸ From henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord that is a righteous judge shall give me at that day: not to me only: but unto all them that love his coming.

¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible gold and silver from your vain conversation, which ye received by the traditions of the fathers,

⁴ And when the chief shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an incorruptible crown of glory.

⁶ And Joseph was governor in the land, and sold corn to all the people of the land. And his brethren came, and fell flat on the ground before him.

²⁸ They answered, "Thy servant our father is in good health, and is yet alive. And they bowed themselves and fell to the ground."

⁸ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray ye unto the LORD that he may take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto the LORD."

²⁷ And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, "I have now sinned, the LORD is righteous and I and my people are wicked. ²⁸ Pray ye unto the LORD, that the thunder of God and hail may cease, and I will let you go, and ye shall tarry no longer."

⁸ And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and fall before me and say, 'Get thee out and all the people that are under thee!' And then will I depart." And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

³⁶ And they that are left in thine house, shall come and crouch to him for a little piece of silver and a cake of bread, and shall say: put me, I pray thee, in one office or other among the priests, that I may eat a morsel of bread.'"

¹² And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." And so the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.

⁷ And the king arose from the banquet and from the wine in his displeasure and went in to the palace garden. And Haman stood up, and besought queen Esther for his life: for he saw that there was a mischeif prepared for him of the king already. ⁸ And when the king came again out of the palace garden into the parlor where they had eaten, Haman had laid him upon the bed that Esther sat upon. Then said the king, "Will he force the queen also? Beside me, in the house?" As soon as that word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

¹⁴ They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domination of them in the morning. Their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre, and hell shall be their dwelling.

²⁹ Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.

¹⁴ Moreover, those shall come kneeling unto thee that have vexed thee: and all they that despised thee, shall fall down at thy foot. Thou shalt be called the city of the LORD, the holy Zion of Israel.

⁹ I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness. ¹⁰ She that is mine enemy shall look upon it, and be confounded, which now sayeth, "Where is thy LORD God?" Mine eyes shall behold her, when she shall be trodden down, as the clay in the streets.

¹⁶ This shall the Heathen see, and be ashamed for all their power: so that they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, and stop their ears. ¹⁷ They shall lick the dust like a serpent, as the worms of the earth, that tremble in their holes. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and they shall fear thee.

³ Ye shall tread down the ungodly: for they shall be like the ashes under the soles of your feet, in the day that I shall make, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

³⁹ and came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

⁹ Behold, I make them of the congregation of Satan — which call themselves Jews and are not, but do lie -Behold, I will make them that they shall come and worship before thy feet: and shall know that I love thee.

² And all the king's servants that were in the gate, bowed their knees, and did reverenced unto Haman: for the king had so commanded. But Mordecai bowed not the knee, and worshiped him not.

¹⁰ Nevertheless he refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife, ¹¹ and told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children all together how the king had promoted him so greatly, and how that he was taken above the princes and servants of the king.

²¹ Even so are ye also come unto me: but now that ye see my misery, ye are afraid. ²² "Did I desire you to come hither? Or to give me any of your substance? ²³ To deliver me from the enemy's hand, or to save me from the power of the mighty?

¹³ He hath put my brethren far away from me, and such as were of mine acquaintance, are become strangers unto me. ¹⁴ Mine own kinfolk have forsaken me, and my friends have put me out of remembrance.

¹⁰ they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,

¹⁵ The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor.

⁴ Riches make many friends; but the poor is forsaken of his own friends.

⁶ The multitude hangeth upon great men; and every man favoureth him that giveth rewards. ⁷ As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.

¹³ Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me? ¹⁴ But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him? ¹⁵ He that fashioned me in my mother's womb, made he not him also? Were we not both shapen alike in our mother's bodies?

⁵ Look unto the heaven, and behold it: consider the clouds, how they are higher than thou. ⁶ If thou sinnest, what doest thou unto him? If thine offenses be many, how gettest thou his favour?

²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble. ² The LORD shall preserve him, and keep him alive: he shall make him to prosper upon earth, and shall not deliver him into the will of his enemies.

⁵ A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

⁹ He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

²⁴ Some man giveth out his goods, and is richer; but the niggard, having enough, will depart from nothing, and yet is ever in poverty. ²⁵ He that is liberal in giving, shall have plenty; and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself.

³¹ He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God.

⁵ Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.

³ Where ungodliness is, there is also disdain; and so there followeth shame and dishonour.

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.

²⁷ He that giveth unto the poor, shall not want; but he that turneth away his eyes from such as be in necessity, shall suffer great poverty himself.

¹ Send thy victuals over the waters, and so shalt thou find them after many years. ² Give part sven days, and also upon the eighth, for thou knowest not what misery shall come upon earth.

⁷ Yea, and to break the bread to the hungry; and to bring the poor that are harborless unto house; and when thou seest a naked, that thou clothe him and that thou shouldest withdraw thyself from helping thine own flesh? ⁸ Then should the light break out as doth the dayspring, and then health should shortly bud out. And thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the LORD would come upon thee. ⁹ Then shouldest thou call, and the LORD answer; then shouldest thou cry, and he shall say, "Lo, here am I. For I the LORD thy God am merciful." ¹⁰ Yea If thou layest away thy burdens, and holdest thy fingers, and ceasest from blasphemous talking; if thou hast compassion upon the hungry, and refreshest the troubled soul: Then shall thy light spring out in the darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon day.

²⁷ Wherefore, O king, be content with my counsel, that thou mayest lose thy sins with righteousness, and thine offenses with mercy to poor people: for such things shall prolong thy peace."

³⁴ Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. ³⁵ For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me. I was naked and ye clothed me. ³⁶ I was sick and ye visited me. I was in prison and ye came unto me.' ³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee? Or athirst, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee harborless, and lodged thee? Or naked and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison and came unto thee?' ⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.' ⁴¹ Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me no drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me not. ⁴³ I was naked, and ye clothed me not. I was sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.' ⁴⁴ Then shall they also answer him, saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and have not ministered unto thee?' ⁴⁵ Then shall he answer them, and say, 'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.' ⁴⁶ And these shall go into everlasting pain: And the righteous into life eternal.

³⁰ Give to every man that asketh of thee. And of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. ³¹ And as ye would that men should do to you: so do ye to them likewise. ³² If ye love them which love you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners love their lovers. ³³ And if ye do for them which do for you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners do even the same. ³⁴ If ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive: what thank shall ye have: for the very sinners, lend to sinners, to receive as much again. ³⁵ Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil. ³⁶ Be ye therefore merciful, as your father is merciful.

⁹ And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.

³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

¹² that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises.

⁵ Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him? ⁶ But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?

¹⁴ What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, God send you warmness and food," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body: what helpeth it them?

¹⁷ He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him? ¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue: but with the deed, and of a truth: ¹⁹ for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight. ²⁰ But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things. ²¹ Dearly beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we trust to God ward; ²² and whatsoever we ask, that we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

²⁷ and said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. For the LORD hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house."

⁸ But the LORD said to David my father, 'Forasmuch as it was in thine heart, to build a house for my name, thou didst well that thou hadst it in thine heart.

¹⁰ All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

⁷ that he may dwell before God for ever. O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him.

²⁹ whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

¹⁷ An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways.

²² It is a man's worship to do good; and better it is to be a poor man, than a dissembler.

⁷ These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor. ⁸ But the liberal person imagineth honest things, and cometh up with honesty.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.

²⁴ A diligent hand shall bear rule; but the idle shall be under tribute.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, shall have poverty enough.

³ For where much carefulness is, there are many dreams: and where many words are, there men may hear fools.

²⁷ Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat that endureth unto everlasting life, which meat the son of man shall give unto you. For him hath God the father sealed."

¹⁰ For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat. ¹¹ We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies. ¹² Them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness, and eat their own bread.

¹³ And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister. ¹¹ Yea, and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the establishing of hope, even unto the end:

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for others. ¹¹ And yet they think that their houses shall continue forever, and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another; and call the lands after their own names. ¹² Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them. ¹³ This way of theirs is very foolishness, and yet their posterity praise it with their mouth. Selah.

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pedestal in a mortar like oatmeal, yet will not his foolishness go from him.

¹¹ Wisdom is better than riches; yea, much more worth than the eyesight. ¹² For wisdom defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wisdom giveth life to him that have it in possession.

⁶ Let truth and faithfulness be in her time: power, health, wisdom, knowledge and the fear of God are her treasure.

⁹ And I say also unto you, Make you friends of the wicked mammon, that when ye shall have need they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

¹⁹ "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple, and fine bysse, and fared deliciously every day. ²⁰ And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which lay at his gate full of sores, ²¹ desiring to be refreshed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's board. Nevertheless, the dogs came, and licked his sores. ²² And it fortuned that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: The rich man also died, and was buried in hell. ²³ And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom; ²⁴ And he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.' ²⁵ But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished.

⁵ A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie.

²¹ witnessing both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, the repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

²⁶ Wherefore I take you to record this same day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. ²⁷ For I have kept nothing back: but have showed you all the counsel of God.

¹⁶ But rise and stand up on thy feet. For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose: to make thee a minister, and a witness both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in thee which I will appear unto thee, ¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, unto thee which now I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.' ¹⁹ "Wherefore king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: ²⁰ but showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Jewry, and to the gentiles, that they should repent, and turn to God, and do the right works of repentance.

¹ The spirit speaketh evidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of error, ² and devilish doctrine of them which speak false through hypocrisy, and have their consciences marked with a hot iron, ³ forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth.

³ This first understand: that there shall come in the last days mockers, which will walk after their own lusts

⁴² And except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the God whom Isaac feareth, had been with me: surely thou hadst sent me away now all empty. But God beheld my tribulation, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday."

⁷ The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. ⁸ O taste and see how friendly the LORD is; blessed is the man that trusteth in him. ⁹ O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing. ¹⁰ The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good. ¹¹ Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

⁶ For he shall never be moved, and the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance. ⁷ He will not be afraid of any evil tidings, for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD. ⁸ His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

¹³ Yea, he blesseth all them that fear the LORD, both small and great. ¹⁴ The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil: ⁸ so shall thy navel be whole, and thy bones strong.

²⁵ Thou needest not to be afraid of any sudden fear, neither for the violent rushing of the ungodly, when it cometh. ²⁶ For the LORD shall be beside thee, and keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

¹⁰ The name of the LORD is a strong castle, the righteous flyeth unto it, and shall be saved.

²³ The fear of the LORD preserveth the life; yea it giveth plenteousness, without the visitation of any plague.

¹⁸ It is good for thee to take hold of this, and not to let that go out of thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape them all.

²⁰ So go now my people into thy chamber, and shut the door to thee, and suffer now the twinkling of an eye, till the wrath be overpast. ²¹ For behold, the LORD will go out of his habitation, and visit the wickedness of them that dwell upon earth. The earth also shall disclose her own blood, and shall no more hide those that are slain in her.

¹¹ And the LORD answered me, "Lead not I thee then unto good? Come not I to thee, when thou art in trouble? And help thee, when thine enemy oppresseth thee?

³⁹ And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper. ⁴⁰ And I will set up an everlasting covenant with them; Namely: that I will never cease to do them good, and that I will put my fear in their hearts, so that they shall not run away from me.

¹⁶ But they that fear God, say thus one to another, 'The LORD considereth and heareth it. Yea, it is before him a memorial book, written for such as fear the LORD, and remember his name.' ¹⁷ And in the day that I will make, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, they shall be mine own possession: and I will favour them, like as a man favoureth his own son, that doth him service. ¹⁸ Turn you therefore, and consider what difference is betwixt the righteous and ungodly: betwixt him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

² But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness arise, and health shall be under his wings: ye shall go forth, and multiply as the fat calves.

⁵ The pains of hell came about me; the snares of death overtook me. {TYNDALE: The cords of hell have compassed me about, and the snares of death have overtaken me.}

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and thy soul delighteth in knowledge; ¹¹ then shall counsel preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee. ¹² That thou mayest be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh froward things; ¹³ From such as leave the high street, and walk in the ways of darkness; ¹⁴ Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things: ¹⁵ Whose ways are crooked, and their paths slanderous; ¹⁶ That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words, ¹⁷ forsaketh the husband of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. ¹⁸ For her house is inclined unto death, and her paths into hell.

¹⁴ The law is a well of life unto the wise; that it may keep him from the snares of death.

⁵ Spears and snares are in the way of the froward; but he that will keep his soul, let him flee from such.

²⁶ And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.

⁶ And he said unto me, "It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning, and the end. I will give to him that is athirst of the well of the water of life, free.

¹² But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grew: so that they abhorred the children of Israel.

²² Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, "All the men children that are born, cast into the river; and save the maid children alive."

²⁰ And Judah and Israel were many, even as the sand of the sea in number, eating, drinking, and making merry. ²¹ And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river throughout all the land of the Philistines unto the borders of Egypt, and they brought presents and served Solomon all days of his life.

²⁷ And the children of Israel were numbered and provided of victuals, and went against them, and pitched before them like two little flocks of kids: but the Syrians filled the country.

³² In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short, for Hazael slew them in all the coasts of Israel, ³³ from Jordan Eastward: even all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer upon the river of Arnon, with Gilead and Bashan.

⁷ But there were left of the people, to Jehoahaz, but fifty horsemen and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen — for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like threshed chaff.

³ But Moses was a very meek man, above all the men of the earth.

⁸ Make much of her and she shall promote thee: Yea, if thou embracest her, she shall bring thee unto honour.

¹¹ A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious; ²⁵ lest thou learn his ways, and receive hurt unto thy soul.

⁸ Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

²⁸ He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.

⁶ in that a fool sitteth in great dignity, and the rich are set down beneath.

¹⁹ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of indignation, so that the countenance of his face changed upon Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Therefore he charged and commanded, that the oven should be made seven times hotter, than it was wont to be: ²⁰ and spake unto the strongest worthies that were in his house, for to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them in to the hot burning oven. ²¹ So these men were bound in their coats, hosen, shoes with their other garments, and cast into the hot burning oven. ²² For the king's commandment was so straight, and the oven was exceeding hot. As for the men that put in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the flame of the fire destroyed them. ²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell down in the hot burning oven, being fast bound. ²⁴ Then Nebuchadnezzar the king marveled, and stood up in all haste: he spake unto his counsel and said, "Did not ye cast these three men bound into the fire?" They answered, and said unto the king, "Yea O king." ²⁵ He answered and said, "Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt. And the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."

¹⁶ Then Herod, perceiving that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, as many as were two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the wise men.

²⁹ Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

⁴ Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not, ⁵ dealeth not dishonestly, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh not evil,

¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation. ¹⁸ Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

² As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.

¹⁰ The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, and the desire of the ungodly shall perish.

⁸⁰ O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

⁸ so shall thy navel be whole, and thy bones strong.

²³ Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.

⁴ A steadfast woman is a crown unto her husband; but she that behaveth herself dishonestly is a corruption in his bones.

²² A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.

⁹ And the patriarchs, having indignation, sold Joseph into Egypt, and God was with him,

²⁹ being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers,

⁷ For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind.

⁵ Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy,"

¹³ Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me? ¹⁴ But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him? ¹⁵ He that fashioned me in my mother's womb, made he not him also? Were we not both shapen alike in our mother's bodies? ¹⁶ "When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?

⁵ "Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise," saith the LORD, "and will help them, and set them at rest."

²¹ Who so despiseth his neighbour, doth amiss; but blessed is he that hath pity of the poor.

² Whether riches or poverty do meet us, it cometh all of God.

¹⁶ Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

²² See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment; ²³ for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

⁸ If thou seest the poor to be oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and the right of the law is wrested in the land: marvel not thou at such judgment, for one great man keepeth touch with another, and the mighty help themselves together.

⁸ The poor always shall ye have with you, but me shall ye not always have."

⁷ Now therefore, as ye are rich in all parts, in faith, in word, in knowledge, in all ferventness, and in love, which ye have to us: even so see that ye be plenteous in this benevolence. ⁸ This say I not as commanding: but because others are so fervent, therefore prove I your love, whether it be perfect or no. ⁹ Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

¹⁷ He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him? ¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue: but with the deed, and of a truth: ¹⁹ for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight. ²⁰ But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things. ²¹ Dearly beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we trust to God ward;

²¹ And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also.

¹⁸ After thy saving look I, LORD.

¹⁵ Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

¹⁸ he shall be driven from the light into darkness, and cast clean out of the world.

²⁵ "For I am sure that my redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the latter day: ²⁶ that I shall be clothed again with this skin, and see God in my flesh. ²⁷ Yea, I myself shall behold him - not with other, but with these same eyes, though my reins are consumed within me.

²⁰ Destruction taketh hold upon him as a water flood, and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season. ²¹ A vehement wind carrieth him hence, and departeth: a storm plucketh him out of his place. ²² It rusheth in upon him, and spareth him not, he may not escape from the power thereof.

¹¹ Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

¹⁵ They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me.

³⁷ Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

⁹ As a green thorn kindled with fire goeth out before your pots be made hot; even so, let a furious rage bring him to nought.

¹⁵ Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the ungodly fall into wickedness.

²⁶ Now the interpretation of the thing is this: Mene, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. ²⁷ Tekel, thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting: ²⁸ Phares, thy kingdom is dealt in parts, and given to the Medes and Persians." ²⁹ Then commanded Belshazzar to clothe Daniel with purple, to hang a chain of gold about his neck, and to make a proclamation concerning him: that he should be the ruler of the third part of his kingdom. ³⁰ The very same night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain,

²⁹ "Lord, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy promise.

²¹ Then said Jesus again unto them, "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins. Whither I go thither can ye not come."

²⁴ I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins. For except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins."

²² Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation,

⁵⁵ "Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory?" ⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin: and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be unto God, which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

⁹ Also we received an answer of death in ourselves, and that was done because we should not put our trust in ourselves, but in God, which raiseth the dead to life again -

⁸ Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

²¹ For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.

²³ I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:

³ For when they shall say, "Peace, no danger," then cometh on them sudden destruction, as the travailing of a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

¹⁸ And the Lord shall deliver me from all evil doing, and shall keep me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen.

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead, which hereafter die in the Lord: Even so, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works shall follow them.'"

²³ He that hath understanding can hide his wisdom; but an indiscreet heart telleth out his foolishness.

¹⁶ A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

² A wise tongue commendeth knowledge; a foolish mouth babbleth out nothing but foolishness.

²⁸ A righteous man museth in his mind how to do good; but the mind of the ungodly imagineth how he may do harm.

¹¹ A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

³ A doting fool thinketh, that every man doth as foolishly as himself.

⁶ Keep them therefore and do them, for that is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations: which, when they have heard all these ordinances, shall say, 'O what a wise and understanding people is this great nation.' ⁷ For what nation is so great that hath gods so nigh unto him as the LORD our God is nigh unto us, in all things, when we call unto him? ⁸ Yea, and what nation is so great that hath ordinances and laws so righteous, as all this law which I set before you this day?

¹ If thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, the LORD will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. ² And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. ³ Blessed shalt thou be in the town and blessed in the fields; ⁴ blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattle, the fruit of thine oxen, and thy flocks of sheep; ⁵ blessed shall thine almery be and thy store. ⁶ Blessed shalt thou be, both when thou goest out, and blessed when thou comest in. ⁷ The LORD shall smite thine enemies that rise against thee before thy face. They shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. ⁸ The LORD shall command the blessing to be with thee in thy store houses and in all that thou settest thine hand to, and will bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ⁹ "The LORD shall make thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God and walk in his ways. ¹⁰ And all nations of the earth shall see that thou art called after the name of the LORD, and they shall be afeared of thee. ¹¹ And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, in the fruit of thy cattle and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. ¹² "The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the heaven, to give rain unto thy land in due season and to bless all the labours of thine hand. And thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not need to borrow thyself. ¹³ And the LORD shall set thee before and not behind, and thou shalt be above only and not beneath: if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God which I command thee this day to keep and to do them. ¹⁴ And see that thou bow not from any of these words which I command thee this day, either to the righthand or to the left, that thou wouldest go after strange gods to serve them. ¹⁵ "But and if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God to keep and to do all his commandments and ordinances which I command thee this day; then all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee: ¹⁶ Cursed shalt thou be in the town, and cursed in the field; ¹⁷ cursed shall thine almery be and thy store. ¹⁸ Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy land be and the fruit of thine oxen and the flocks of thy sheep. ¹⁹ And cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in, and when thou goest out. ²⁰ And the LORD shall send upon thee cursing, going to nought, and complaining in all that thou settest thine hand to; whatsoever thou doest, until thou be destroyed and brought to nought quickly, because of the wickedness of thine inventions in that thou hast forsaken the LORD. ²¹ And the LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from the land whither thou goest to enjoy it. ²² And the LORD shall smite thee with swelling, with fevers, heat, burning, weathering, with smiting and blasting. And they shall follow thee, until thou perish. ²³ "And the heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee, iron. ²⁴ And the LORD shall turn the rain of the land unto powder and dust: even from heaven they shall come down upon thee, until thou be brought to nought. ²⁵ And the LORD shall plague thee before thine enemies: Thou shalt come out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them, and shalt be scattered among all the kingdoms of the earth. ²⁶ And thy carcass shall be meat unto all manner fowls of the air and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. ²⁷ "And the LORD will smite thee with the botches of Egypt and the hemorrhoids, scall and manginess, that thou shalt not be healed thereof. ²⁸ And the LORD shall smite thee with madness, blindness and dazing of heart. ²⁹ And thou shalt grope at noonday as the blind gropeth in darkness, and shalt not come to the right way. And thou shalt suffer violence and wrong all thy life long, and no man shall help thee. ³⁰ Thou shalt be betrothed unto a wife, and another shall lie with her. Thou shalt build a house and another shall dwell therein. Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not make it common. ³¹ Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof. Thine ass shall be violently taken away even before thy face, and shall not be restored thee again. Thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and no man shall help thee. ³² Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another nation, and thine eyes shall see and daze upon them all day long, but shalt have no might in thine hand. ³³ The fruit of thy land and all thy labours shall a nation eat, which thou knowest not; and thou shalt but suffer violence only and be oppressed always, ³⁴ that thou shalt be clean beside thyself for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. ³⁵ "The LORD shall smite thee with a mischievous botch in the knees and legs, so that thou canst not be healed: even from the sole of the foot unto the top of the head. ³⁶ The LORD shall bring both thee and thy king which thou hast set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, and there thou shalt serve strange gods: even wood and stone. ³⁷ And thou shalt go to waste and be made an example and a jestingstock unto all nations whither the LORD shall carry thee. ³⁸ Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in: for the grasshoppers shall destroy it. ³⁹ Thou shalt plant a vineyard and dress it, but shalt neither drink of the wine neither gather of the grapes: for the worms shall eat it. ⁴⁰ Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy coasts, but shalt not be anointed with the oil: for thine olive trees shall be rooted out. ⁴¹ Thou shalt get sons and daughters, but shalt not have them: for they shall be carried away captive. ⁴² All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall be marred with blasting. ⁴³ The strangers that are among you shall climb above thee up on high, and thou shalt come down beneath a-low. ⁴⁴ He shall lend thee and thou shalt not lend him, he shall be before and thou behind. ⁴⁵ "Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee and shall follow thee and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed: because thou hearkenedest not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and ordinances which he commanded thee; ⁴⁶ and they shall be upon thee as miracles and wonders and upon thy seed for ever. ⁴⁷ And because thou servedest not the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with a good heart for the abundance of all things, ⁴⁸ therefore thou shalt serve thine enemy which the LORD shall send upon thee: in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and in need of all things. And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thine neck, until he have brought thee to nought. ⁴⁹ "And the LORD shall bring a nation upon thee from afar, even from the end of the world, as swift as an eagle flyeth: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; ⁵⁰ a hard-favoured nation which shall not regard the person of the old nor have compassion on the young. ⁵¹ And he shall eat the fruit of thy land and the fruit of thy cattle until he have destroyed thee: so that he shall leave thee neither corn, wine, nor oil, neither the increase of thine oxen nor the flocks of thy sheep: until he have brought thee to nought. ⁵² And he shall keep thee in all thy cities, until thy high and strong walls be come down wherein thou trustedest, through all thy land. And he shall besiege thee in all thy cities throughout all thy land which the LORD thy God hath given thee. ⁵³ "And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body; the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in that straitness and siege wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee: ⁵⁴ so that it shall grieve the man that is tender, and exceeding delicate among you, to look on his brother and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom and on the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left - ⁵⁵ for fear of giving unto any of them of the flesh of his children, which he eateth, because he hath nought left him in that straitness and siege wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in all thy cities. ⁵⁶ Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate among you that she dare not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for softness and tenderness, shall be grieved to look on the husband that lieth in her bosom and on her son and on her daughter - ⁵⁷ even because of the afterbirth, that is come out from between her legs, and because of her children which she hath borne, because she would eat them for need of all things; secretly, in the straitness and siege wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in thy cities. ⁵⁸ "If thou wilt not be diligent to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, for to fear this glorious and fearful name of the LORD thy God: ⁵⁹ the LORD will smite both thee and thy seed with wonderful plagues and with great plagues and of long continuance, ⁶⁰ and with evil sicknesses and of long durance. Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt which thou wast afraid of, and they shall cleave unto thee. ⁶¹ Thereto, all manner sicknesses and all manner plagues which are not written in the book of this law, will the LORD bring upon thee until thou be come to nought. ⁶² And ye shall be left few in number, wheretofore ye were as the stars of heaven in multitude: because thou wouldest not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. ⁶³ "And as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you: even so he will rejoice over you, to destroy you and to bring you to nought. And ye shall be wasted from off the land whither thou goest to enjoy it. ⁶⁴ And the LORD shall scatter thee among all nations from the one end of the world unto the other, and there thou shalt serve strange gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known: even wood and stone. ⁶⁵ And among these nations thou shalt be no small season, and yet shalt have no rest for the sole of thy foot. For the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart and dazing eyes and sorrow of mind. ⁶⁶ And thy life shall hang before thee, and thou shalt fear both day and night and shalt have no trust in thy life. ⁶⁷ In the morning thou shalt say, 'Would God it were night.' And at night thou shalt say, 'Would God it were morning' — for fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. ⁶⁸ "And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way which I bade thee that thou shouldest see it no more. And there ye shall be sold unto your enemies, for bondmen and bondwomen: and yet no man shall buy you."

¹⁸ Lest there be among you man or woman, kindred or tribe, that turneth away in his heart this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations: and lest there be among you some root that beareth gall and wormwood, ¹⁹ so that when he heareth the words of this curse, he bless himself in his heart saying, 'I shall have peace; I will therefore work after the lust of mine own heart, that the drunken may perish with the thirsty.' ²⁰ "And so the LORD will not be merciful unto him, but then the wrath of the LORD and his jealousy, smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book light upon him, and the LORD do out his name from under heaven, ²¹ and separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel according unto all the curses of the covenant that is written in the book of this law. ²² So that the generation to come, of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, say when they see the plagues of that land, and the diseases wherewith the LORD hath smitten it, ²³ how all the land is burnt up with brimstone and salt, that it is neither sown nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, after the overthrowing of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim: which the LORD overthrew in his wrath and anger. ²⁴ And then all nations also say, "Wherefore hath the LORD done of this fashion unto this land? O how fierce is this great wrath?' ²⁵ And men shall say, 'Because they left the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers which he made with them, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. ²⁶ And they went and served strange gods and worshipped them: gods which they knew not and which had given them nought. ²⁷ And therefore the wrath of the LORD waxed hot upon that land to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book. ²⁸ And the LORD cast them out of their land in anger, wrath and great furiousness, and cast them into a strange land, as it is come to pass this day.'

⁶ And when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man into his inheritance to possess the land. ⁷ And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had seen all the great works of the LORD that he did to Israel. ⁸ And Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the LORD died when he was a hundred and ten years old: ⁹ whom they buried in the coasts of his inheritance: even in Timnathserah in mount Ephraim on the north side of the hill Gaash. ¹⁰ And even so, all that generation were put unto their fathers. And there arose another generation after them which neither knew the LORD, nor yet the works which he did unto Israel. ¹¹ And then the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, ¹² and forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed strange gods, even of the gods of the nations that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and angered the LORD. ¹³ And so they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth. ¹⁴ Wherefore the LORD waxed angry with Israel, and delivered them unto the hands of raveners to spoil them and sold them into the hands of their enemies round about them, so that they had no power any longer to stand before their enemies.

³⁴ A fruitful land maketh he barren, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

² "Go thy way, cry in the ears of Jerusalem, and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: I remember thee for the kindness of thy youth, and because of thy steadfast love: in that thou followedst me through the wilderness, in an untilled land. ³ Thou Israel wast hallowed unto the LORD, and so was his firstfruits. All they that devoured Israel, offended: misfortune fell upon them, sayeth the LORD." ⁴ Hear therefore the word of the LORD, O thou house of Jacob, and all the generation of the house of Israel. ⁵ Thus sayeth the LORD unto you, "What unfaithfulness found your fathers in me, that they went so far away from me, falling to lightness, and being so vain? ⁶ They thought not in their hearts, 'Where have we left the LORD, that brought us out of the land of Egypt? That led us through the wilderness; through a desert and rough land; through a dry and deadly land; yea a land that no man had gone through, and wherein no man had dwelt?' ⁷ And when I had brought you into a pleasant well builded land, that ye might enjoy the fruits and all the commodities of the same: ye went forth and defiled my land, and brought mine heritage to abomination. ⁸ The priests themselves said not once, 'Where is the LORD?' They that have the law in their hands, know me not: The shepherds offend against me. The Prophets do service unto Baal, and follow such things as shall bring them no profit. ⁹ "Wherefore I am constrained, sayeth the LORD, to make my complaint upon you, and upon your children. ¹⁰ Go into the Isles of Chittim, and look well; send unto Kedar, and take diligent heed; and see, whether such things be done there, ¹¹ whether the Gentiles themselves deal so falsely and untruly with their gods - which yet are no gods indeed! But my people hath given over their high honour, for a thing that may not help them. ¹² Be astonished, O ye heavens, be afraid, and abashed at such a thing, sayeth the LORD. ¹³ For my people hath done two evils: They have forsaken me, the well of the water of life; and digged them pits, yea, vile and broken pits, that hold no water. ¹⁴ "Is Israel a bond servant, or one of the household? Why is he then so spoiled? ¹⁵ Why do they roar and cry then upon him, as a lion? They have made his land waste, his cities are so burnt up, that there is no man dwelling in them. ¹⁶ Yea, the children of Noph and Tahpenes have defiled thy neck. ¹⁷ Cometh not this unto thee, because thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, ever since he led thee by the way? ¹⁸ And what hast thou now to do in the street of Egypt? To drink foul water? Either, what makest thou in the way to Assyria? To drink water of the flood? ¹⁹ Thine own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy turning away shall condemn thee: that thou mayest know and understand, how evil and hurtful a thing it is, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and not feared him, sayeth the LORD God of Hosts. ²⁰ "I have ever broken thy yoke of old, and bursten thy bonds: yet sayest thou, 'I will no more serve.' But like a harlot thou runnest about upon all high hills, ²¹ and among all green trees. Whereas I planted thee out of noble grapes and good roots. How art thou turned then into a bitter, unfruitful, and strange grape? ²² Yea, and that so sore, that though thou washest thee with Nitre and makest thyself to savour with that sweet smelling herb of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stained with thy wickedness, sayeth the LORD thy God. ²³ Say not now, 'I am not unclean, and I have not followed Baal.' Look upon thy own ways in the woods, valleys and dens: so shalt thou know, what thou hast done. Thou art like a swift Dromedary that goeth easily his way: ²⁴ and thy wantonness is like a wild Ass, that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at his will. Who can tame thee? All they that seek thee, shall not fail, but find thee in thy own uncleanness. ²⁵ Thou keepest thy foot from nakedness, and thy throat from thirst, and thinkest thus in thyself, 'Tush: I will take no sorrow; I will love the strange gods, and hang upon them.'

¹ Again, the word of the LORD spake unto me, saying, ² "Thou son of man, show the city of Jerusalem their abominations, ³ and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God unto Jerusalem: Thy progeny and kindred came out of the land of Canaan, thy father was an Amorite, thy mother a Hittite. ⁴ In the day of thy birth when thou wast born, the string of thy navel was not cut off; thou wast not bathed in water to make thee clean; thou wast neither rubbed with salt, nor swaddled in clouts; ⁵ No man regarded that so much, as to do any of these things for thee, or to show thee such favour, but thou wast utterly cast out upon the field: yea, despised wast thou in the day of thy birth. ⁶ "'Then came I by thee, and saw thee trodden down in thine own blood, and said unto thee, 'Thou shalt be purged from thine own blood; from thine own blood, I say, shalt thou be cleansed.' ⁷ So I planted thee, as the blossom of the field. Thou art grown up, and waxen great: thou hast gotten a marvelous pleasant beauty, thy breasts are come up, thy hair is goodly grown; whereas thou wast naked and bare afore. ⁸ Now when I went by thee, and looked upon thee: behold, thy time was come; yea, even the time to vow thee. Then spread I my clothes over thee, to cover thy dishonesty: Yea, I made an oath unto thee, and married myself with thee, sayeth the LORD God; and so thou becamest mine own. ⁹ Then washed I thee with water, and purged thy blood from thee; I anointed thee with oil, ¹⁰ I gave thee change of raiments; I made thee shoes of Taxus leather; I girded thee about with white silk; I clothed thee with kerchiefs; ¹¹ I decked thee with costly apparel; I put rings upon thy fingers, ¹² a chain about thy neck, spangles upon thy forehead, earrings upon thine ears, and set a beautiful crown upon thine head. ¹³ Thus wast thou decked with silver and gold, and thy raiment was of fine white silk, of needle work and divers colors. Thou didst eat nothing but simnels, honey and oil: marvelous goodly wast thou, and beautiful, yea even a very Queen wast thou. ¹⁴ Insomuch, that thy beauty was spoken of among the Heathen, for thou wast excellent in my beauty, which I put upon thee, sayeth the LORD God. ¹⁵ "'But thou hast put confidence in thine own beauty, and played the harlot, when thou hadst gotten thee a name. Thou hast committed whoredom with all that went by thee, and hast fulfilled their desires: ¹⁶ Yea, thou hast taken thy garments of divers colors, and decked thine altars therewith, whereupon thou mightest fulfill thine whoredom, of such a fashion as never was done, nor shall be. ¹⁷ The goodly ornaments and Jewels which I gave thee of mine own gold and silver, hast thou taken, and made thee men's images thereof, and committed whoredom withal. ¹⁸ Thy garments of divers colors hast thou taken, and decked them therewith: mine oil and incense hast thou set before them. ¹⁹ My meat which I gave thee, as simnels, oil and honey to feed thee withal, that hast thou set before them, for a sweet savour. And this came also to pass, sayeth the LORD God. ²⁰ Thou hast taken thine own sons and daughters, whom thou hast begotten unto me: and these hast thou offered up to them, to be their meat. Is this but a small whoredom of thine, thinkest thou, ²¹ that thou slayest my children, and givest them over to be burnt unto them? ²² And yet in all thy abominations and whoredom, thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth:, how naked and bare thou wast at that time, and trodden down in thine own blood. ²³ After all these thy wickednesses, woe, woe unto thee, sayeth the LORD. ²⁴ Thou hast builded thy stews and brothel houses in every place: yea, at the head of every street hast thou builded thee an altar. ²⁵ Thou hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, thou hast laid out thy legs to every one that came by, and multiplied thine whoredom. ²⁶ Thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, which had much flesh: and thus hast thou used thine whoredom to anger me. ²⁷ Behold, I will stretch out mine hand over thee, and will diminish thy store of food, and deliver thee over into the wiles of the Philistines thine enemies, which are ashamed of thy abominable way. ²⁸ Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, which might not satisfy thee. Yea, thou hast played the harlot, and not had enough. ²⁹ Thus hast thou still committed thy fornication from the land of Canaan unto the Chaldeans, and yet thy lust not satisfied. ³⁰ How should I circumcise thine heart, sayeth the LORD God, seeing thou doest all these things, thou precious whore? ³¹ Building thy stews at the head of every street, and thy brothel houses in all places? Thou hast not been as another whore, that maketh boast of her winning; ³² but as a wife that breaketh wedlock, and taketh other instead of her husband. ³³ Gifts are given to all other whores, but thou givest rewards unto all thy lovers; and offerest them gifts, to come unto thee out of all places and to commit fornication with thee. ³⁴ It is come to pass with thee in thy whoredoms, contrary to the use of other women: yea, there hath no such fornication been committed after thee, seeing that thou profferest gifts unto other, and no regard is given thee. This is a contrary thing. ³⁵ "'Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O thou harlot. ³⁶ Thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as thou hast spent thy money, and discovered thy shame - through thy whoredom with all thy lovers, and with all the Idols of thy abominations, in the blood of thy children whom thou hast given them - ³⁷ Behold therefore, I will gather together all thy lovers, unto whom thou hast made thy self common. Yea, and all them whom thou favourest, and euery one that thou hatest: and will uncover thy shame before them, that they all may see thy filthiness. ³⁸ Moreover, I will judge thee as a breaker of wedlock and a murderer, and recompense thee thine own blood in wrath and jealousy. ³⁹ I will give thee over into their power, that shall break down thy stews, and destroy thy brothel houses: they shall strip thee out of thy clothes, all thy fair and beautiful Jewels shall they take from thee, and so let thee sit naked and bare. ⁴⁰ Yea, they shall bring the common people upon thee, which shall stone thee, and slay thee down with their swords. ⁴¹ They shall burn up thy houses, and punish thee in the sight of many women. Thus will I make thy whoredom to cease, so that thou shalt give out no more rewards. ⁴² Should I make my wrath to be still, take my jealousy from thee, be content, and no more to be displeased? ⁴³ Seeing thou rememberest not the days of thy youth, but hast provoked me to wrath in all these things? Behold therefore, I will bring thine own ways upon thine head, sayeth the LORD God: howbeit, I never did unto thee, according to thy wickedness and all thy abominations. ⁴⁴ "'Behold, all they that use common proverbs, shall use this proverb also against thee: 'Like mother, like daughter.' ⁴⁵ Thou art even thy mother's own daughter, that hath cast off her husband and her children. Yea, thou art the sister of thy sisters, which forsook their husbands and their children. Your mother is a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. ⁴⁶ Thine eldest sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell upon thy left hand. But thy youngest sister that dwelleth on thy righthand, is Sodom and her daughters. ⁴⁷ Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but in all thy ways thou hast been more corrupt than they. ⁴⁸ As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, Sodom thy sister with her daughters hath not done so evil as thou and thy daughters. ⁴⁹ Behold, the sins of thy sister Sodom, were these: Pride, fullness of meat, abundance and Idleness: these things had she and her daughters. Besides that, they reached not their hand to the poor and needy, ⁵⁰ but were proud - And did abominable things before me, wherefore I took them away when I had seen it. ⁵¹ Neither hath Samaria done half of thy sins. Yea, thou hast exceeded them in wickedness: Insomuch that in comparison of all the abominations which thou hast done, thou hast made thy sisters good women. ⁵² Therefore thou which didst condemn thy sister: bear thine own shame, for thine own offences that thou hast committed - more abominable than they did, which indeed are more righteous than thou art. Be thou, I say, ashamed; and bear thy shameful rebuke, seeing that thou has proven thy sisters in comparison of the righteous. ⁵³ As for their captivity, namely the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, the captivity of Samaria and her daughters: I will bring them again. So will I also bring again thy captivity among them: ⁵⁴ that thou mayest take thine own confusion upon thee, and be ashamed of all that thou hast done, and to comfort them. ⁵⁵ Thus thy sisters, namely Sodom and her daughters, Samaria and her daughters, with thyself and thy daughters, shall be brought again to your old estate. ⁵⁶ When thou wast in thy pride, ⁵⁷ and before thy wickedness came to light: thou wouldest not hear speak of thy sister Sodom, until the time that the Syrians with all their towns, and the Philistines, with all that lie round about them, brought thee to shame and confusion: ⁵⁸ that thou mightest bear thine own filthiness and abomination, sayeth the LORD. ⁵⁹ For thus sayeth the LORD God: I should, by right, deal with thee, as thou hast done. Thou hast despised the oath, and broken the covenant. ⁶⁰ "'Nevertheless, I will remember the covenant that I made with thee in thy youth, insomuch that it shall be an everlasting covenant: ⁶¹ So that thou also remember thy ways, and be ashamed of them. Then shalt thou receive of me thy elder and younger sisters, whom I will make thy daughters: and that beside thy covenant. ⁶² And so I will renew my covenant with thee, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD: ⁶³ That thou mayest think upon it, be ashamed, and excuse thine own confusion no more: when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, sayeth the LORD God.'"

¹ Moreover, the word of the LORD came unto me, and said, ² "Thou son of man, wilt thou not reprove this bloodthirsty city? Show them their abominations, ³ and tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: O thou city, that sheddest blood in the midst of thee, that thy time may come also: and makest thee Idols to defile thee withal. ⁴ Thou hast made thyself guilty in the blood that thou hast shed, and defiled thee in the Idols, which thou hast made. Thou hast caused thy days to draw nigh, and made the time of thy years to come. Therefore will I make thee to be confounded among the heathen, and to be despised in all the lands. ⁵ Whether they be nigh or far from thee, they shall laugh thee to scorn; thou that hast gotten thee so foul a name, and art full of mischief. ⁶ Behold, the rulers of Israel have brought every man his power, to shed blood in thee. ⁷ In thee have they despised father and mother, in thee have they oppressed the stranger, in thee have they vexed the widow and the fatherless. ⁸ Thou hast despised my Sanctuary, and unhallowed my Sabbath. ⁹ Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness. ¹⁰ In thee have they discovered their fathers' shame, in thee have they vexed women in their sickness. ¹¹ Every man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbour's wife, and abominably defiled his daughter-in-law. In thee hath every man forced his own sister, even his father's daughter. ¹² Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God. ¹³ Behold, I have smitten my hands upon thy covetousness, that thou hast used, and upon the blood which hath been shed in thee. ¹⁴ Is thy heart able to endure it, or may thy hands defend themselves, in the time that I shall bring upon thee? Even I the LORD that speak it, will bring it also to pass. ¹⁵ I will scatter thee among the heathen, and straw thee about in the lands, and will cause thy filthiness to cease out of thee. ¹⁶ Yea, and I will have thee in possession in the sight of the Heathen, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD.'" ¹⁷ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ¹⁸ "Thou son of man, the house of Israel is turned to dross. All they that should be brass, tin, iron and lead, are in the fire become dross. ¹⁹ Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as ye all are turned into dross, behold: I will bring you together unto Jerusalem, ²⁰ like as silver, and brass, iron, tin, and lead, are put together in the furnace and the fire blown there under to melt them: Even so will I gather you, put you in together, and melt you in my wrath and indignation. ²¹ I will bring you together, and kindle the fire of my cruel displeasure under you, that ye may be melted therein. ²² Like as the silver is melted in the fire, so shall ye also be melted therein: that ye may know, how that I the LORD have poured my wrath upon you." ²³ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

¹ The abomination of Ephraim is come also into Israel. He is gone back to Baal, therefore must he die.

⁴ A froward heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person. ⁵ Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him. ⁶ Mine eyes shall look for such as be faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me. Whoso leadeth a godly life, he shall be my servant. ⁷ There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. ⁸ I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in the land, that I may root out all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

⁵ Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

² A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

¹² The king's disfavor is like the roaring of a Lion, but his friendship is like the dew upon the grass. ¹³ An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.

²⁶ He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son.

⁸ A king that sitteth in judgment, and looketh well about him, driveth away all evil.

²⁶ A wise king destroyeth the ungodly, and bringeth the wheel over them.

¹¹ Whoso delighteth to be of a clean heart and of gracious lips, the king shall be his friend.

⁵ Take away ungodliness from the king, and his seat shall be established with righteousness.

¹² If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

⁴⁵ If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master hath made ruler over his household, for to give them meat in season convenient; ⁴⁶ Happy is that servant: whom his master, when he cometh, shall find so doing. ⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, he shall make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming, ⁴⁹ and begin to smite his fellows: yea and to eat and to drink with the drunken: ⁵⁰ that servant's master will come in a day when he looketh not for him: and in a hour that he is not aware of, ⁵¹ and will divide him, and give him his reward with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

²¹ Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'

²³ And his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: go in into thy master's joy.'

⁴² And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season: ⁴³ Happy is that servant, whom his master when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ Of a truth I say unto you, That he will make him ruler over all that he hath. ⁴⁵ But and if the evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My master will defer his coming,' and shall begin to smite the servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken: ⁴⁶ the Lord of that servant will come in a day, when he thinketh not, and at a hour when he is not aware, and will divide him, and will give him his reward, with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷ The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸ But he that knew not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom much is given: of him shall be much required. And to whom men much commit, the more of him will they ask.