Proverbs 11 Cross References - Thomson

¹ A deceitful balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. ² Where pride entereth, there dishonour [entereth] also. But the mouth of the lowly speaketh wisdom. ³ A righteous man dying left sorrow behind him; but the destruction of the wicked cometh suddenly and giveth joy. ⁴ [Omitted] ⁵ Righteousness maketh spotless ways straight: but wickedness falleth by iniquity. ⁶ The righteousness of upright men delivereth them: but transgressors are caught by their destruction. ⁷ When a righteous man dieth, hope is not lost: but the boast of the wicked perisheth. ⁸ A righteous man escapeth a snare: and in his stead the wicked is delivered up. ⁹ In the mouth of the wicked is a snare for citizens: but the knowledge of the righteous conduceth to prosperity. ¹⁰ By the good acts of the just a city flourished: ¹¹ but by the mouth of the wicked it was overthrown. ¹² A man void of wisdom derideth fellow citizens: but a prudent man enjoyeth quiet. ¹³ A double tongued man revealeth cabinet counsels: but one of a faithful spirit concealeth matters. ¹⁴ They, who have no government, fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety. ¹⁵ A wicked man doth hurt, when he associateth with the just: but he hateth the sound of safety. ¹⁶ A virtuous woman raiseth honour for her husband: but a woman who hateth righteousness is a throne of disgrace. The slothful though rich, become indigent: but the diligent are supported with wealth. ¹⁷ A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but the merciless destroyeth his own body. ¹⁸ A wicked man doth works of injustice: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth. ¹⁹ A righteous son is born to live; but the pursuit of the wicked tendeth to death. ²⁰ Crooked ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all who are blameless in their ways are his delight. ²¹ He who wickedly joineth hand to hand shall not go unpunished: but he who soweth righteousness shall receive a just reward. ²² As a jewel in the snout of a swine; so is beauty in a woman void of discretion. ²³ The desire of the righteous is altogether good; but the hope of the wicked shall perish. ²⁴ There are some who scattering their substance make it more: and some who gather and make it less. ²⁵ A soul is blessed which is altogether sincere: but a passionate man is not respected. ²⁶ May he who with holdeth corn leave it to the nations! But blessing be on the head of him who distributeth! ²⁷ The contriver of good things seeketh favour: but him, who seeketh mischief, mischief shall overtake. ²⁸ He who trusteth in riches shall fall; but he who helpeth the righteous shall nourish. ²⁹ He who hath no cover for his own house shall inherit the wind; and a fool shall be a servant to the prudent. ³⁰ From the fruit of righteousness springeth up the tree of life: but the lives of transgressors are prematurely destroyed. ³¹ If the righteous man scarcely escapeth: where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?

³⁵ you shall not do injustice in the exercise of judgment, nor in measures, nor in weights, nor in balances. ³⁶ You shall have among you just balances, just weights and a just measure. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

¹³ Thou shalt not have in thy bag different weights, a great and a small; ¹⁴ nor shall there be in thy house, different measures, a great and a small. ¹⁵ Thou shalt have a just and true weight, and thou shalt have a just and true measure; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for a possession; ¹⁶ for every one who doth these things; every one who committeth injustice, is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

¹¹ Justice is that which turneth the scales with the Lord. And his works are of just weight.

¹⁰ Diverse weights and diverse measures are impure in the sight of the Lord. Yes, both they and he who useth them.

²³ A diverse weight is an abomination to the Lord: and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.

¹⁰ Let your weights and measures be just. ¹¹ Let your chenix be the just part of the measure; and let the chenix uniformly contain the tenth of a gomar. Let a chenix and a tenth of a gomar, as it respecteth a gomar, be equal. ¹² And the weights shall be twenty oboli, five shekels, fifteen shekels. And fifty shekels shall be your mna.

⁷ As for Chanaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance. He loved to tyrannise.

⁵ "When will the new moon be over that we may buy? And the sabbaths, that we may open store? to make the measure small, and the weight heavy, and to make the balance uneven, ⁶ that we may purchase the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, when from every kind of product we shall have made gain.

¹⁰ Will fire and the house of an unrighteous man [do it?] Or he who is treasuring up unlawful treasures and iniquities with haughtiness? ¹¹ Will an unrighteous man be justified by a balance, or false weights by a bag

³⁴ The Lord resisteth the proud; but he granteth favour to the humble. ³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory; but the wicked have extolled dishonour.

³³ The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom: and the beginning of glory will be answerable thereto.

¹⁸ Pride goeth before destruction: and a haughty spirit before a fall. ¹⁹ A man of a gentle spirit with humility is better than he who divideth spoils with scorners.

¹² Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, and before honour it is humble.

²³ A man's pride will bring him low: but the Lord will gloriously support the humble.

³⁰ he spake, saying, Is not this the great Babylon which I have built for the house of a kingdom, by the might of my power, for the display of my glory? ³¹ While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, To thee Nabuchodonosar it is said, the regal power is gone from thee ³² and thou shalt be driven from among men and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; and they shall feed thee with grass like an ox; and seven seasons shall revolve over thee, that thou mayst know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men and can give it to whom he will.

⁸ When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the uppermost place, lest a person of greater distinction than thou be invited by him. ⁹ In which case he who invited thee and him will come and say to thee, Give place to this man. Then thou, with confusion, must take the lower place. ¹⁰ But when thou art invited, go and take the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then thou wilt have honour in the sight of them who are at table with thee. ¹¹ For whoever exalteth himself, shall be humbled, and he who humbleth. himself, shall be exalted.

¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house acquitted, and not the other. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, but he who humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹ Now with regard to the things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. [This knowledge puffeth up; but love edifieth. ² If then any one thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

²¹ To me the innocent and the upright cleaved; because I waited for thee, O Lord.

¹ By David. Judge me, Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity; and trusting in the Lord I should not be shaken.

⁵ Righteousness maketh spotless ways straight: but wickedness falleth by iniquity.

⁶ [Omitted]

³ The folly of a man maketh his ways destructive; but in his heart he blameth God.

⁷ Destruction shall lodge with the wicked; because they refuse to do justice.

¹⁸ He who walketh righteously will be helped: but he who walketh in crooked ways will be entangled.

¹⁷ Run not into an excess of wickedness nor become hardened, that thou mayst not die untimely.

²⁸ the lawless and sinful shall be crushed together; and they who have forsaken the Lord shall be utterly destroyed:

¹⁷ If any man is disposed to do his will, he will know in respect to this doctrine, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

¹ and when he had done so, the Lord God said to Noe, "Go into the ark, thou and all thy family, for I have seen thee righteous before me in this generation.

¹⁸ But there shall be wrath against the ungodly, on account of the wicked bribes which they received for injustice. ¹⁹ Let not the earnest entreaty of the weak in distress turn aside thee and all those in the exercise of authority.

⁶ Some put confidence in their power: and some boast of the abundance of their wealth. ⁷ A brother is not redeemed. Is a man to redeem himself? ⁸ He cannot give to God an atonement for himself; and the price for the redemption of his life:

² Treasures cannot profit the wicked; but righteousness will deliver from death.

²⁸ In the ways of righteousness there is life; but the ways of the revengeful lead to death.

¹⁹ Their silver shall be thrown in the streets; and their gold shall be disregarded. Their souls shall not be satisfied; nor shall their bellies be filled: because the punishment of their iniquities is come.

¹⁸ . And their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of the Lord. By the fire of his zeal the whole land shall be consumed, for he will bring speedy destruction on all the inhabitants of this land.

²⁶ For what will a man be profited, if he should gain the whole world, and be punished with the forfeit of his life? Or, what will not a man give as a ransom for his life?

²⁰ Whereupon God said to him; Fool, this very night this soul of thine will be demanded of thee. Whose then will those things be which thou hast provided?

¹⁷ free gift is an acquittal from many transgressions. For if for the offence of the one, death reigned by that one; much more shall they who receive the superabundance of this favour and of the free gift of this acquittal, reign in life by the other, namely Jesus Christ.

⁸ For bodily exercise is of little service, but this godliness is profitable for all things, having a promise of the present life and of that to come.

²³ was not one left, who had not crossed the Jordan. Now when Achitophel saw that his advice was not taken, he saddled his ass, and arose, and went to his house to his own city, and having given orders to his household he strangled himself, and died, and was buried in his father's tomb.

³ Thereupon she in reply said, If I have found favour in the sight of the king, let my life be granted at my request, and my people at my petition; ⁴ for I and my people are sold to be destroyed. Had it been to be plundered and reduced to slavery; that we and our children should be bondmen and bondwomen, I would have dissembled hearing it, for the accuser is not worthy of the king's court. ⁵ And the king said, Who is he who hath dared to do such a thing? ⁶ To which Esther replied, The adversary is Haman, this bad man. At this Haman was struck with consternation for fear of the king and the queen. ⁷ Then the king rising from the banquet went into the garden, and Haman supplicated the queen, for he saw himself in a desperate situation. ⁸ And on the king's returning out of the garden as Haman had prostrated himself on the sopha to supplicate the queen, the king said, What! would he offer violence to my wife in my house? Upon hearing this Haman was confounded. ⁹ Then Bugathan one of the chamberlains said to the king, Behold Hainan hath prepared a gallows for Mordecai who spoke for the king. There is at Haman's house a gallows actually erected fifty cubits high. Thereupon the king said, Let him be hanged thereon. ¹⁰ So Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king's anger was appeased.

¹⁵ The nations were completely entrapped by the destruction which they contrived; in the gin which they hid, their foot is caught. ¹⁶ The Lord is known by executing judgments; by the works of his own hands the sinner is taken.

³¹ Let them eat, therefore, the fruits of their own way; and be filled with their own iniquity. ³² For, because they wronged infants they shall be slain: and a rigorous inquest shall destroy the wicked.

⁶ Shew it in all thy ways, that it may make thy paths straight.

²² Iniquities hunt a man; but every one is caught by the cords of his own sins.

³ A righteous man dying left sorrow behind him; but the destruction of the wicked cometh suddenly and giveth joy.

⁴ saying, I have sinned in having betrayed innocent blood To which they replied, What is that to us? Look thou to that. ⁵ Thereupon he threw down the money in the temple, and withdrew, and went and strangled himself.

³³ and my righteousness shall answer for me in time to come; for my wages are apparent to thee. Whatever is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and grizly among the sheep, if found with me, let it be deemed stolen.

³⁷ And that thou hast searched all the goods of my house? What hast thou found of all the goods of thy house? Set it here before thy brethren and my brethren and let them judge between us both

³ Here I am. Bring your complaints against me before the Lord, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom among you have I oppressed? or whom have I aggrieved? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even to a shoe latchet? Witness against me, and I will make you restitution. ⁴ Thereupon they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured us; nor tyrannised over us; nor afflicted us; nor taken any thing from the hand of any man.

³² The Lord indeed hath turned the blood of his iniquity on his head. Because he fell upon two men more righteous, and better than himself, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew not of their blood, namely Abenner, son of Ner, the captain general of Israel, and Amessai, son of Jether, the captain general of Juda; ³³ therefore their blood is returned on his own head, and on the head of his seed forever. But on David, and his seed, and on his house, and his throne, let there be peace from the Lord forever.

⁴⁴ Moreover the king said to Semei, Thou knowest all thy wickedness, and thy heart is privy to all that thou didst to my father David, therefore the Lord hath turned thy wickedness on thy own head;

¹⁵ he hath digged a pit and covered it: into the pit which he made he will fall: ¹⁶ his mischief will return on his own head; on his own head his injustice will come down.

⁸ He who diggeth a pit may fall into it; and him, who is clearing away a hedge, a serpent may bite.

⁹ The enemy said, I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoil; I will glut my vengeance: My sword shall slay; my hand shall prevail. ¹⁰ Thou didst send forth thy blast, the sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty water.

¹³ Such therefore shall be the end of all who forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish. ¹⁴ For his house shall be uninhabited: and his tent shall fly away like a spider's web.

²⁰ But safety shall forsake them: for their hope shall be their destruction; and the eyes of the wicked shall melt away.

⁴ His breath goeth out and he shall return to his earth; on that day all his projects shall perish.

²⁸ Joy maketh a long abode with the righteous; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

³² A wicked man shall be driven away by his wickedness; but in his sanctity the righteous is secure.

⁹ Wilt thou say, "I am a God," in the presence of them who are slaying thee? Thou indeed art but a man and not a God.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul; Soul, thou hast many good things laid up in store for many years: take thine ease; eat; drink; and be joyful. ²⁰ Whereupon God said to him; Fool, this very night this soul of thine will be demanded of thee. Whose then will those things be which thou hast provided?

¹⁸ and a transgressor wisheth to be acquitted as a righteous man.

³ Because I the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel am thy Saviour, I have given Egypt for thy ransom and Ethiopia and Soena in thy stead. ⁴ Because thou hast been precious in my sight; hast been honoured and I loved thee; therefore I will give men for thee and chiefs for thy life.

²³ At this the king was exceedingly rejoiced and gave order to take Daniel up out of the den. So he was taken up out of the den and there was no manner of hurt found on him, because he had trusted in his God. ²⁴ Then the king commanded and they brought the men who had accused Daniel, and they and their sons and their wives were cast into the den of the lions. And before they reached the bottom of the den the lions had such mastery over them that they broke all their bones.

¹⁸ And he said to him, I also am a prophet as thou art, and an angel hath spoken to me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee to thy house and let him eat bread, and drink water. But he lied to him. ¹⁹ And when he had brought him back; and he had eaten bread and drank water at his house, ²⁰ a word of the Lord came to the prophet, who had brought him back, while they were sitting at the table; ²¹ and he said to the man of God who had come from Juda, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast disobeyed the command of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment, which the Lord thy God commanded thee, ²² but hast turned back and eaten bread and drunk water, in the place which he spoke to thee saying, Thou must not eat bread nor drink water, thy body shall not enter the sepulchre of thy fathers.

⁶ Whereupon the king of Israel assembled all the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will certainly deliver into the king's hands.

²⁰ And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achab king of Israel that he may go up and fall at Remmath Galaad? And when one spoke in this manner and another in that, ²¹ there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. ²² And the Lord said to him, How? And he said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt deceive him and actually prevail. Go and do so. ²³ Now therefore behold the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of thine; but the Lord hath spoken evils against thee.

¹³ Such therefore shall be the end of all who forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

³⁰ he maketh a hypocritick man king; because of the perverseness of a people.

¹² Had an enemy reproached me I could have borne it. And had the man who hated me magnified himself against me, I could have hid myself from him.

²⁰ he hath stretched forth his hand with retribution. They profaned and broke his covenant: ²¹ they were scattered by the indignation of his countenance. When his heart was near, his words were smoother than oil. Now they are daggers.

¹⁰ For when wisdom entereth into thine understanding: and knowledge appeareth pleasant to thy soul: ¹¹ good counsel will keep thee, and holy prudence will guard thee: ¹² that she may deliver thee from an evil way and from a man who speaketh perversely. ¹³ Alas for them who leave straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness; ¹⁴ who are delighted with evils and have joy in evil perversion; ¹⁵ whose ways are crooked, and whose paths turn aside to lead thee far from the straight road ¹⁶ and estrange thee from a just determination.

⁵ overlook not the dictate of my mouth: ⁶ forsake it not, and it will defend thee: love it and it will preserve thee:

²³ For the command of a law is a lamp and light; and reproof and instruction is the way of life, ²⁴ to keep thee from a married woman; and from the flattering tongue of a strange woman.

¹⁵ Now beware of false teachers, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but are inwardly ravenous wolves.

⁵ but you say, "Whoever shall say to his father or to his mother, Let that by which thou mightest be benefited by me, be dedicated, ⁶ must not honour either his father or his mother." Thus you have annulled the commandment of God from a regard to your doctrines. ⁷ Hypocrites! well did Esaias prophesy concerning you, saying, ⁸ This people draw near to me with their mouth; and with their lips they honour me, but their heart is far from me; ⁹ and, in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commands of men. ¹⁰ Then having called the multitude to him, he said to them, Hear and understand; ¹¹ It is not that which goeth into the mouth which defileth the man; but it is that which cometh out of the mouth, which defileth the man. ¹² Then his disciples coming to him said, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended? ¹³ In reply to which he said, Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted, is to be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone. They are blind leaders of blind. Now if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into a ditch.

¹⁴ Now when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by the prophet Daniel, erected where it ought not [ Reader attend!] then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

²² For false Christs and false prophets will rise up and give out signs and wonders to seduce, if possible, even the chosen ones. ²³ But be upon your guard. Lo! I have foretold you all things.

³⁰ Yes, even from among yourselves men will start up, speaking perverse things to draw the disciples after them.

¹³ For such as they are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ Nor is this to be wondered at; for Satan himself putteth on the appearance of an angel of light: ¹⁵ No wonder, then, if his ministers transform themselves to appear like ministers of righteousness. But their end will be according to their works.

¹³ until we all come up to the unity of the belief and of the knowledge of the son of God; to perfect manhood to a measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ; ¹⁴ that we may no longer be infants, tossed like waves, and whirled about by every wind of doctrine, by the cheating sleight of men, by a skill in the art of deceiving:

⁸ then will be revealed that lawless one, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of his mouth. With the brightness of his coming he will indeed put a stop to the operations ⁹ of him, whose coming is according to the energy of satan, with' all the power, and signs, and wonders of falsehood, ¹⁰ and with all the deceit of this unrighteousness among them who perish. Because they did not embrace the love of the truth that they might be saved;

¹ But the spirit saith expressly that in latter times some will apostatise from this belief, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines concerning demons, ² through the hypocrisy of liars, who have their own conscience seared, ³ forbidding marriage, and enjoining an abstinence from meats which God hath created to be partaken of with thankfulness by the faithful, and by them who are convinced of this truth,

¹ Now there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will introduce destructive sects, denying even the Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves speedy destruction. ² And many will follow their pernicious courses, on the account of whom the way of the truth will be ill spoken of. ³ Indeed, with insatiable covetousness, they will, with smooth words, make merchandize of you. But the judgment prepared of old for them is not idle, nor is their destruction slumbering.

¹⁶ as he hath also in all his letters, when speaking of these things; in which there are some things hard to be understood; which the unlearned and unstable torture, as they do the other scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷ As you therefore, beloved, know these things beforehand, be on your guard, that you may not be hurried away by the error of these lawless men, and fall from your stedfastness; ¹⁸ but increase in the favour and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

²¹ I have not written to you because you do not know the truth; but because you know it, and because no kind of falsehood is of the truth.

²⁷ As for you, the unction which you have received from him abideth in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you. As then this unction itself teacheth you concerning all, and is true, and is not a falsity; abide ye in him as it hath taught you.

²¹ and Mariam led the song for them, saying, Let us sing to the Lord, For he is gloriously exalted: Horse and rider he hath thrown in the sea;

³¹ So perish all thine enemies, Lord, But let them who love thee be like The going forth of the Sun in his might. So the land had rest forty years.

¹⁵ Mordecai went forth, arrayed in a royal robe, wearing a crown of gold and a turban of purple cotton. And upon seeing him the inhabitants of Susoi rejoiced. ¹⁶ And among the Jews, there was light and joy in every city and province where the decree was published.

²³ he will cause them to clap their hands at him and will hiss him out of his place."

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice when he seeth the punishment of the wicked; he will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner. ¹¹ And man will say, Since there is indeed a reward for the righteous, there is a God who judgeth those on the earth.

¹² For helping the righteous there is great glory: but in the places of the wicked; men are entrapped.

²⁸ In the places of the wicked, the righteous groan: but by their destruction, the righteous will be multiplied.

¹ And after this I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia! the salvation and the glory and the honour and the power be to the Lord our God; ² for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath passed sentence on the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand. ³ [And again they said, alleluia!] and the smoke of her goeth up for the ages of the ages. ⁴ And the four and twenty elders and the four animate beings fell down and worshipped God who sat on the throne, saying, Amen. Alleluia. ⁵ And there came out from the throne a voice, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants and ye who fear him, both small and great. ⁶ And I heard as it were a voice of a great multitude and as a sound of many waters, and as it were a peal of mighty thunder saying, Alleluia. Because the Lord God the Omnipotent reigneth, ⁷ let us rejoice and exult with joy and ascribe to him the glory; for the marriage of the lamb is come and his spouse hath made herself ready

³⁸ And Pharao said to all his servants, Can we find such a man as this who hath in him the spirit of God? ³⁹ Then Pharao said to Joseph, Seeing God hath shewn thee all these things, there is none more prudent and wise than thou thyself. ⁴⁰ Thou shalt be over my household and to thy command all my people shall pay obedience. Only on the throne will I be greater than thou. ⁴¹ Moreover Pharao said to Joseph, Behold I have set thee this day over all the land of Egypt, ⁴² And Pharao took off the ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him with a cotton robe, and put a chain of gold about his neck;

⁸ Now therefore it was not you who sent me hither, but it was God. And he hath made me like a father to Pharao, and lord of all his house and governor of all the land of Egypt.

¹ men of Israel; and there happened to be there a turbulent man whose name was Sabee, son of Bochori, the chief of the Jeminites, and he sounded a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jessai. Every man to his tent, Israel.

²⁰ But when Ezekias the king, and Esaias son of Amos the prophet addressed a prayer concerning these things, and cried to heaven, ²¹ the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty man, and warrior, including chief and general, in the camp of the king of Assur. So he returned with shame to his own land, and went to the house of his god, and some of them who sprang from his loins slew him with the sword. ²² And when the Lord had saved Ezekias, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of the hands of Sennacherim, king of Assur, and out of the hand of all men, and had given them rest all around,

⁸ he spoke to king Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations throughout thy whole kingdom, whose laws differ from all the nations. And as they disobey the king's laws and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone; ⁹ if it seemeth good to the king, let him pass a decree to destroy them and I will subscribe ten thousand talents of silver to the king's treasury. ¹⁰ Thereupon the king taking off his ring gave it to Haman to seal the writings against the Jews. ¹¹ And the king said to Haman, Keep the money, and do with the nation what thou pleasest. ¹² So the king's secretaries were convened on the thirteenth day of the first month, and they wrote as Haman directed to the generals and the governors in every province, from India to Ethiopia a hundred and twenty seven provinces, and to the chiefs of the nations according to their dialect in the name of king Artaxerxes, ¹³ and the decree was despatched by posts throughout the whole kingdom of Artaxerxes, to destroy the race of the Jews on a certain day of the twelfth month which is Adar, and to make spoil of their goods. ¹⁴ And copies of the decree were to be sent through every province and all the nations were ordered to be ready against that day. ¹⁵ And when the business was despatched at Susoi, the king and Haman sat down to revel, but the city was struck with consternation.

¹ For in the twelfth month, on the thirteenth of the month Adar, the letters of the king having arrived, ² they who assaulted the Jews on that day were destroyed. For none withstood them and the terror of them continued; ³ for the great lords and petty princes, and the king's secretaries, honoured the Jews; for the dread of Mordecai fell upon them; ⁴ for the decree of the king had caused his name to be known throughout the whole kingdom. ⁵ [Omitted] ⁶ Now in the city Susoi, the Jews slew five hundred men, ⁷ including Pharsanes and Delphon, and Phasga ⁸ and Pharadatha, and Barea and Sarbaka, ⁹ and Marmasima and Ruphaias, and Arsaius and Zabuthaias, ¹⁰ the ten sons of Hainan of Amadathu the Bugaian, the enemy of the Jews, and rifled them. ¹¹ On that very day, when a return was made to the king of the number slain at Susoi, ¹² the king said to Esther, The Jews have slain in the city Susoi five hundred men, how then, thinkest thou, have they behaved in the rest of the kingdom! What therefore dost thou request farther, and it shall be granted thee? ¹³ Thereupon Esther said to the king, Let the Jews be allowed to use to-morrow in like manner, that they may hang up the ten sons of Haman. ¹⁴ Accordingly he granted them leave to do so, and ordered the bodies of the ten sons of Hainan, to be thrown out to the Jews to be hanged up. ¹⁵ So the Jews at Susoi assembled on the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men, but took no spoil. ¹⁶ Now the rest of the Jews who were in the kingdom, assembled and assisted each other, and had rest from their enemies, for they slew fifteen thousand of them on the thirteenth of the month Adar, but took no spoil.

³⁰ He indeed will save the innocent. Save thyself therefore, with clean hands.

³⁴ Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sins diminish tribes.

⁸ Men regardless of law, set a city in a flame: but wise men avert wrath.

¹⁵ but he happened to find in it a poor wise beggar, and this man by his wisdom saved the city; yet no man remembered the class of this poor beggar.

⁶ Now, the tongue is a fire, the leader of iniquity; the tongue is set among the members, staining the whole body, and setting the wheel of nature in a blaze, when it is itself set in a blaze by hell.

²⁷ and went out into the fields, and gathered their vintage, and trod out their grapes, and uttered the usual shouts of joy, and carried offerings to the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. ²⁸ And Gaal son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech? And who is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? Is not this son of Jerobaal and Zebul his overseer; his slave, with all the men of Emmor, the property of father Sychem? Why then should we serve him? ²⁹ that this people were under my hand! I would depose Abimelech, and say to him, Increase thy army, and come out.

³⁸ Then Zebul said to him, Where is now thy mouth with which thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is not this the people whom thou didst despise? Go out now, I pray thee, and fight them.

²⁷ But turbulent men said, How can this man save us? And they despised him, and did not bring him gifts.

³⁶ But they held their peace and answered him not a word, For this was the king's command, Make him no answer.

² and said before his brethren, Is the army of Somoron reduced to this, that these Jews are building their city? They are indeed offering sacrifice; but can they prevail? Can they heal the stones after being burned to a heap of dust? ³ Thereupon Tobias the Ammonite came near him and said to them, Can they either sacrifice or eat in that place of theirs? Cannot a fox go up and demolish their stone walls? ⁴ Hear, our God, how we are made a laughing stock, and turn their reproach back on their own head, and make them an object of derision in a land of captivity,

³ Have mercy on us, Lord; have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ⁴ Our soul is filled exceedingly; we are the scoff of the prosperous and the contempt of the haughty.

¹⁹ In speaking much thou canst not avoid sin; but if thou art sparing of thy lips, thou wilt be wise.

²¹ He who despiseth the poor, sinneth: but he who compassionateth the poor is blessed.

¹⁴ When the Pharisees who loved money heard all these things they treated him with scorn.

⁹ Then with a view to some who had a confidence in themselves that they were righteous, and who despised others, he spake this parable,

⁴⁸ Hath any of the chief priests believed in him, or any of the Pharisees? ⁴⁹ But this multitude, which know not the law, are accursed. ⁵⁰ Nicodemus, he who came to Jesus by night, and who was one of them, said to them, ⁵¹ Doth our law condemn the man without hearing him, and knowing what he hath done? ⁵² In reply to which, they said to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see that a prophet of Galilee hath not been raised up.

²³ who when he was reviled, did not revile again, when he suffered, did not threaten; but committed himself to him who judgeth righteously;

¹⁶ Thou shalt not go about with deceit among thy nation, nor set thyself against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord your God;

¹⁴ And the men said to her, Our life for yours even to death. Then she said to them. When the Lord delivereth up to you this city, you will deal mercifully and truly with me.

²⁰ But if any one injure us, or if thou disclose these our terms, we shall be clear of this oath to thee.

¹⁷ In those days many of the nobles of Juda sent letters to Tobias, and received letters from him. ¹⁸ For many in Juda were affined to him, for he was the son in law of Sechenias, son of Erae, and his son Jonan had married a daughter of Mesulam, son of Barachias, ¹⁹ and they kept on, telling me what he said and conveying to him what I said. And Tobias sent letters to frighten me.

⁵ A faithful witness doth not lie; but a false witness kindleth lies.

¹⁹ [Omitted]

⁹ In yielding shew no contempt,

²⁰ By much fuel a fire is nourished: but where there is no stirrer up of quarrels, contention ceaseth. ²¹ A hearth is for coals and fuel for fire: and a contentious man for the bustle of strife. ²² The words of the crafty are soft: but they pierce the inmost recesses of the soul.

²⁷ So when all the chiefs came to Jeremias and questioned him, he answered them according to all the words which the king commanded and they were silent; for the word of the Lord was not heard.

¹³ Add to this, that, being idle, they learn to ramble from house to house, and are not only idle, but are indeed tatlers, and intermedlers, speaking tilings which are unbecoming.

¹ And king Roboam went to Sikima because all Israel had come there, to make him king.

³ And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, ⁴ Thy father made our yoke heavy, now therefore lighten thou the hard service of thy father and his grievous yoke which he imposed on us and we will serve thee. ⁵ Whereupon he said to them, Go away for three days and come to me again. So they went away. ⁶ And the king laid the matter before the elders who stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, and said, How do you advise me to answer this people? ⁷ And they spoke to him saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to the people and serve them and speak good words to them, they will then be thy servants, all thy days. ⁸ But he slighted the counsel of the old men, which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who had been brought up with him, and who waited on him, ⁹ and said to them, What do you advise? And what answer should I make to them who speak to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father laid on us? ¹⁰ And the young men who had been brought up with him, and waited on him spoke to him and said, Thus shalt thou say to this people, who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, now therefore, lighten it for us, thus thou shalt say to them, My little finger shall be heavier than my father's loins. My father indeed loaded you with a heavy yoke; but I will add to your yoke. ¹¹ My father chastised you with whips; but I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹² So when all the people came to the king on the third day as he had appointed, saying, Come to me again on the third day, ¹³ the king answered the people roughly. He slighted the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, ¹⁴ and spoke to them, in the manner the young men advised, saying, My father made your yoke heavy but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹⁵ So the king hearkened not to the people. Because the revolution was from the Lord, that he might perform the word which he spoke, by the ministry of Achia the Selonite, concerning Jeroboam, son of Nabat, ¹⁶ therefore when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them, they answered the king and said, What portion have we in David? We indeed have no inheritance in the son of Jessai. To thy tents, Israel! Now David, feed thy own house. So Israel departed to their habitations. ¹⁷ [Omitted] ¹⁸ And when the king sent out Adoniram, who was over the tribute, they stoned him with stones, so that he died. Upon which Roboam hasted to mount his chariot and flee to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ So Israel renounced all allegiance to the house of David to this day.

²² They who do not honour councils, substitute thoughts: but by the understanding of counsellors, counsel will endure.

²² Understanding is a fountain of life to them who possess it: but the instruction of fools is evil.

¹⁸ [Omitted]

⁶ By government war is conducted! and help is the attendant of a heart instructed by counsel.

¹¹ The princes of Tanis shall be fools, those wise counsellors of the king, their counsel shall be turned into folly. How can you say to the king, We are sons of wise men, sons of ancient kings? ¹² Where now are these wise men of thine? Let them tell thee publickly and declare what the Lord of hosts hath determined against Egypt. ¹³ The princes of Tanis have failed; and the princes of Memphis are exalted, and they will lead Egypt astray, tribe by tribe. ¹⁴ For the Lord hath mingled for them a spirit of error, and they with all their works have made Egypt reel, as a drunkard doth, when he is vomiting.

⁶ And the apostles and elders were convened to deliberate on this matter. ⁷ And after much debate, Peter arose, and said to them, Men, brethren, you know that a good while ago, God made choice among us that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of these glad tidings and believe. ⁸ And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness for them, giving them the holy spirit in the same manner as he did to us; ⁹ and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by belief. ¹⁰ Now therefore why do ye try God, to put upon the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we are able to bear? ¹¹ but we trust that we shall be saved by the favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, in the same manner as they do. ¹² Upon this the multitude were silent and heard Barnabas and Paul, relating all the signs and wonders which God hath done among the Gentiles by them. ¹³ And when they had done speaking, James answered and said, Men, brethren, hearken to me, ¹⁴ Simeon hath related how God first looked down on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. ¹⁵ And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written. ¹⁶ "After this I will return and rebuild the tabernacle of David which hath fallen. I will rebuild those parts of it which have fallen to decay, and those parts of it which have been demolished, and raise it up again, ¹⁷ that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord; even all the nations who are called by my name, saith the Lord who doth all these things." ¹⁸ To God all his works are known from eternity; ¹⁹ therefore it is my judgement not to disquiet those of the Gentiles who turn to God; ²⁰ but to enjoin them to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and fornication, and what is strangled, and blood, ²¹ because from generations of old Moses hath in every city them who preach him, being read in the synagogue every sabbath.

¹ My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou wilt deliver up thy hand to an enemy. ² For a man's own lips are a powerful snare, and he is caught by the words of his own mouth. ³ Do, my son, what I enjoin thee, and save thyself; for thou art come into the hands of bad men on thy friend's account. Be not remiss, but importune thy friend for whom thou art surety. ⁴ Give no sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids, ⁵ that thou mayst be saved like a roe from a toil, and like a bird from a snare.

¹⁸ A man void of understanding clappeth his hands and applaudeth himself on becoming surety for his friends,

¹⁶ [Omitted]

²⁶ Do not out of respect for a person become surety. ²⁷ For if thou hast not wherewithal to pay, thy bed will be taken from under thee.

³² Thereupon David said to Abigaia, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day to meet me. ³³ And blessed be thy conduct, and blessed thou who hast kept me back from coming to blood, that I might save my hand for myself.

¹⁶ a wise woman cried with a loud voice from the wall, and said, Hear! Hear! Say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near hither that I may speak to him. ¹⁷ And when he drew near to her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I am. Then she said to him, Hear the words of thy servant. And when Joab said, I am hearkening, ¹⁸ then she continued her speech, and said, They used heretofore to state an accusation, saying, He who is examined hath been examined both in Abel and Dan. If the liege men of Israel have been guilty of what is laid to their charge, let the examiners in Abel inquire in like manner whether they have been guilty. ¹⁹ For my part I am for observing strictly the customs of Israel, which tend to peace; but thou art seeking to destroy a city; a mother city in Israel. Why wouldst thou swallow up an inheritance of the Lord? ²⁰ In answer to which Joab said, Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Am I for swallowing up? Am I for destroying? ²¹ Is not this the case? There is a man of mount Ephraim; his name is Sabee son of Bochori, who hath lifted up his hand against king David. Only deliver him up to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said, Behold his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. ²² So the woman went to all the people. And when she had spoken to the whole city in her wisdom, they cut off the head of Sabee son of Bochori. And having cut it off, they threw it to Joab; whereupon Joab sounded a trumpet, and all the people withdrew from the city, and dispersed, every man to his tent, and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

²⁵ and as he went to the king with an intention to hang Mordecai, but all the evils he endeavoured to bring on the Jews, fell upon himself, and he and his sons were hanged;

³⁰ False are allurements, and vain the beauty of a wife. For a woman of understanding is blessed. Let her therefore praise the fear of the Lord. ³¹ Give her of the fruits of her hands; and let her husband be praised in the gates.

¹³ Verily I say to you, In what part soever of the world these glad tidings shall be proclaimed, mention will also be made of what she hath done, for a memorial of her.

³ and Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him out of their possessions.

⁴² But there is one thing necessary. As for Mary, she hath chosen that good portion which shall not be taken from her.

²¹ While the strong one armed guardeth his court, his goods are safe. ²² But when one stronger than he attacketh and overcometh him, he taketh from him his armour on which he relied. Then he divideth his spoils.

² and saw also a certain poor widow throwing into it two mites, ³ he said, Verily I say to you, That poor widow hath thrown in more than they all: ⁴ for all those cast in, for their homage gifts to God, part only of their superfluous stores; but she hath thrown in all the little she had for her subsistence.

³⁹ Accordingly Peter arose and went with them. And when he came they took him up to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him, weeping and shewing the tunicks and mantles which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

¹⁴ And a certain woman, named Lydia, a dealer in purple, of the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, was listening. The Lord had opened her heart to attend to the things which were spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ And when she and her household were baptized, she intreated us saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come and lodge at my house. So she prevailed upon us.

² that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner becoming the saints, and afford her such assistance as her business may require: for she indeed hath assisted many, particularly myself. ³ Salute Priscilla and Aquilas my fellow labourers in Christ Jesus, ⁴ who for my life exposed their own; to whom not only I, but all the Gentile congregations also, owe thanks.

⁶ Salute Mary, who hath taken a great deal of pains on our account.

¹ The elder to Electa Cyria and her children whom in truth I love [and not only I, but all who have known the truth]

¹⁹ Because he broke up the families of princes; and plundered dwellings and suffered them not to stand ²⁰ There is no security for his possessions; nor shall he be saved by what he valueth highly. ²¹ Not a scrap of his provisions is left. His good things shall not, on this account, be renewed. ²² In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be afflicted, and all manner of distress shall come upon him. ²³ If by any means he be permitted to fill his belly; may he send against him fiery indignation, and pour upon him sorrows!

¹ For the conclusion. A Psalm by David. Happy he who is considerate with regard to the distressed and needy; in time of trouble the Lord will deliver him. ² May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and make him happy in the land, and may he never deliver him into the hands of his enemy! ³ May the Lord support him on his bed of languishing! thou hast made all his bed in this sickness of his. ⁴ I said, "Lord be merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee."

⁴ To the upright light sprang up in darkness. He is merciful, compassionate and just; ⁵ a beneficent man who commiserateth and lendeth. He will manage his affairs with judgment; ⁶ because he is never to be shaken; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance: ⁷ at bad news he will not be terrified: his heart is prepared to trust in the Lord. ⁸ His heart is established, he could not be terrified; even when he beheld his enemies. ⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; his righteousness shall endure forever. His horn shall be gloriously exalted:

²⁷ He who receiveth bribes destroyeth himself: but he who hateth the receiving of bribes is safe. By acts of kindness and faithfulness sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one will decline from evil.

⁸ Here is a single individual who hath no second; at least he hath neither son nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labour. His eye is not satisfied with riches, yet doth he say, For whom do I labour and deprive my soul of good? Surely this is vanity and a sore vexation.

⁷ For the counsel of the wicked will devise unlawful devices to destroy the poor with unjust pleas; and to baffle the pleas of the poor in judgment. ⁸ But the pious have counselled with understanding; and their counsel shall be established."

¹ You see how a righteous one was destroyed, and no one layeth it to heart. And righteous men are taken away, and no one observeth, that on account of iniquity the righteous one was taken away.

⁷ deal out thy bread to the hungry, and take into thy house the poor who have no shelter; if thou seest one naked, clothe him, and look not scornfully on dependants of thy race; ⁸ then shall thy light break forth like the morning, and thy remedies shall spring up speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord will surround thee. ⁹ Then thou shalt cry and God will answer thee; and whilst thou art speaking he will say, Lo I am here. If thou remove from thee the bond, and the vote and decree which occasion murmuring, ¹⁰ and from thy soul give bread to the hungry and satisfy an afflicted soul; then shall thy light spring up in darkness; and thy darkness shall be as the noon day: ¹¹ and thy God will be with thee continually; and thou shalt be satisfied as thy soul desireth; and thy bones shall be made fat and be like a watered garden, and like a spring whose water never failed. ¹² And thine old waste places shall be rebuilded; and thy foundations shall last for generations of generations: and thou shalt be called the repairer of breaches, and shalt enjoy rest in the midst of thy paths.

²⁷ For this cause, king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee; and make atonement for thy sins by acts of kindness, and for thy transgressions by tender mercies for the distressed. Perhaps God may forgive thine offences.

⁷ Happy the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their offences, your heavenly father will also forgive you; ¹⁵ but if you do not forgive men their offences, neither will your father forgive your offences.

³⁴ Then the king will say to them on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which hath been prepared for you from the formation of the world: ³⁵ for I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you lodged me; ³⁶ naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you took care of me; I was in prison, and you visited me. ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee; or thirsty, and give thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and lodged thee; or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? ⁴⁰ And the king in reply will say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done this to one of these my brethren, even the least, you have done it to me.

³⁸ Give; and to you will be given; into your lap there shall be given good measure, pressed down and shaken and running over. For with the same measure with which you mete to others, you shall have measure returned to you.

⁶ Now considering this, that he who soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly, and that he who soweth bountifully will reap bountifully, ⁷ let every one give as he is predisposed in his heart, not with regret, nor reluctance; for God loveth a cheerful giver: ⁸ and God is able to make every bounty redound to your advantage. That you having always a sufficiency in every thing, may abound to every good work, ⁹ [as it is written, "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness shall endure for ever;" ¹⁰ and may He who furnisheth abundantly seed for the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed, and increase the products of your righteousness!] ¹¹ you are enriched in every thing for every act of bounty, which operateth through us to produce thanksgiving to God. ¹² Because the distribution of this religious offering not only supplieth the wants of the saints, but also superaboundeth with many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ [by the experience of this distribution they glorify God for your avowed subjection to the glad tidings of the Christ;] therefore, for the liberality of this contribution for them and for all; ¹⁴ and for the supplication which is made for you by them who love you on account of the supereminent favour of God for you,

¹⁷ Not that I desire a gift, but I wish for the fruit which aboundeth to your account.

¹³ for the sentence of judgment shall be without mercy for him who hath not exercised mercy, though mercy glorieth over a sentence of judgment.

¹ Come, now, ye rich; weep, and raise a mournful cry for the miseries which are coming upon you. ² Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth eaten. ³ Your gold and your silver are covered with rust; and the rust of them will be a witness against you, and corrode your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. ⁴ Behold the wages of the labourers who have reaped your fields, which you have withholden, raise a cry; and the outcries of these reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. ⁵ You have lived luxuriously on the earth. You have indulged voluptuousness. You have pampered your hearts, as on a day of public feasting.

¹³ "This is the portion of a wicked man from the Lord: and the possession of oppressors, which shall come to them from the Almighty. ¹⁴ If their children be many they shall be for slaughter; and if they grow up to men, they shall be beggars. ¹⁵ Those who are about him shall die by pestilence: and their widows none shall compassionate. ¹⁶ Though he heap up silver as dust; and store up gold as clay: ¹⁷ the righteous shall take charge of all these; and men of truth shall enjoy his wealth. ¹⁸ His house is gone like moths or like a cobweb. ¹⁹ He shall lie down rich but shall not continue so. He hath opened his eyes, and all is gone. ²⁰ Sorrows flowed in upon him like water. In a night a tempest swept him away. ²¹ A burning wind shall take him up and go he must. It shall blow him away out of his place. ²² He will dash upon him and will not spare. Should he by flight flee from his hand, ²³ he will cause them to clap their hands at him and will hiss him out of his place."

⁵ Let them who sow with tears reap with rapture. ⁶ They went step by step and wept sowing their seed; but let them come tripping with joy, carrying their sheaves.

¹⁸ For they who are accomplices to murder, treasure up evils for themselves. And doleful is the destruction of wicked men.

⁸ He who soweth iniquity shall reap evils; and compleat the punishment of his deeds. God blesseth a cheerful giver; and will supply the deficiency of his works.

⁵ They hatched the eggs of asps, and are weaving a spider's web; and he who was about to eat some of their eggs, upon breaking one that was hatched found therein a viper. ⁶ Their web will not serve for a mantle, nor can they clothe themselves with their works; for their works are works of iniquity ⁷ Their feet are running to evil; they are swift to shed blood. And their reasonings are reasonings for murders. Destruction and misery are in their ways, ⁸ and the path of peace they do not know, nor is there any judgment in their ways; for the paths which they travel are crooked and peace they do not know.

¹² [p] Sow for yourselves for righteousness; gather in the fruit of life. Light up for yourselves the light of knowledge. Seek the Lord until the fruits of righteousness come for you. ¹³ Why have you concealed impiety and gathered in the iniquities thereof? You have eaten false fruit. [J] Because thou hast trusted in thy sins, and in the multitude of thine army,

⁸ Because he who soweth for his flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption; but he who soweth for the spirit shall from the spirit reap life everlasting; ⁹ therefore let us not be weary in well doing, for in due time we shall reap without being tired.

²² with respect to your former course of life, to put off the old man, which is corrupted by deceitful desires,

¹⁸ And the fruit of this righteousness is peaceably sown by them who cultivate peace.

¹⁶ [Omitted] ¹⁷ For nets are not spread for birds unjustly. ¹⁸ For they who are accomplices to murder, treasure up evils for themselves. And doleful is the destruction of wicked men. ¹⁹ Such are the ways of all who commit iniquitous deeds. For by wickedness they destroy their own soul.

²² And he is gone after her, attracted by her; as an ox is led to slaughter, or as a dog to be chained: or like a deer pierced through the liver with a dart. ²³ And he hasteth like a bird to a snare; not knowing that he is running the risk of his life.

³⁶ But they who sin against me act wickedly against their own souls; and they who hate me love death."

¹⁶ The works of the righteous produce life; but the hands of the wicked produce sins.

⁴ [Omitted]

²³ The fear of the Lord conduceth to a man's life: but he who is fearless will lodge in places where knowledge doth not watch.

³⁵ but in every nation he who feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him.

⁸ but for them who are contentious and disobedient to the truth and in subjection to unrighteousness, there will be indignation and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man who doth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

²³ For die wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁷ Children, let no one deceive you. He who practiseth righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

¹⁰ By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever doth not practise righteousness is not of God, nor he who doth not love his brother.

¹⁷ As I know, O Lord, that thou triest hearts and lovest righteousness, I have with singleness of heart freely offered all these things, and have now seen with joy all thy people who are here present freely offering to thee.

⁷ Because the Lord is righteous, therefore he loved righteousness; his countenance beheld uprightness.

²⁵ With the merciful thou will shew thyself merciful, ²⁶ and with a harmless man thou wilt be harmless; with a warrior thou wilt be a warrior, and with the wily, thou wilt practise wiles.

⁶ for behold thou lovedst truth; to me thou hadst manifested the obscure and hidden things of thy wisdom.

¹ An Alleluia. ALEPH. Happy the undefiled in the way! who walk in the law of the Lord.

¹³ moreover, that the righteous will adore thy name; that the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

¹⁴ his depraved heart contriveth mischief. Such a one is continually raising tumults in a city.

¹⁶ Because he delighteth in all those things which God hateth: therefore he is destroyed for the depravity of his soul. ¹⁷ His eye is that of a scorner; his tongue is false; his hands are employed in shedding innocent blood; ¹⁸ his heart contriveth wicked purposes, and his feet are swift to do evil: ¹⁹ as a false witness he spreadeth lies, and soweth discord among brethren.

¹³ The fear of the Lord hateth injustice and insolence and haughtiness and the ways of the wicked: and I have hated the crooked ways of bad men.

⁷ He who instructeth the wicked shall receive for himself dishonour; and he who reproveth

²² Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but he who dealeth faithfully is acceptable to him.

⁸ The sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of the upright are acceptable to him.

¹⁷ The paths of life turn aside from evils: and the ways of righteousness are length of life. He who receiveth instruction shall enjoy good: and he who regardeth reproofs shall be wise. He who watcheth his own ways preserveth his soul: and he who loveth his life will be sparing of his mouth.

²⁹ A wicked man impudently hardeneth his face: but the upright will himself consider his ways.

⁷ And I will establish this my covenant with thee and thy seed after thee, throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God and the God of thy seed after thee. ⁸ And I will give thee and thy seed after thee this land in which thou sojournest; even all the land of Chanaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God."

² Thou shalt not be with the majority in wickedness, nor join with the multitude to shut out justice.

²⁶ All the day long he is merciful and lendeth, and his seed shall be entitled to a blessing.

¹ An Alleluia. Happy the man who feareth the Lord! in his commandments he will greatly delight. ² His seed shall be mighty in the land: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

²² A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children; but the wealth of the wicked is treasured up for the righteous.

⁵ Every lofted minded man is impure in the sight of God: and he who hath joined hand to hand unjustly shall not go unpunished.

⁴ There is no wall, or it hath not availed her. Will any one set me to watch a stalk in a field? On account of this warfare I have rejected her. [c] For this cause therefore the Lord hath executed all that he determined.

³⁹ And I will give them another way and another heart that I may be always feared and may be for good to them and their children after them.

³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all them afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God may invite."

⁴⁷ I asked her saying, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me. And she said, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. Then I put the ear rings on her and the bracelets on her hands,

¹⁰ then this woman, who maketh the hearts of young men flutter, meeteth him, in the attire of a harlot.

¹³ A woman who is foolish and bold needeth a curb; she hath no sense of shame.

³⁰ False are allurements, and vain the beauty of a wife. For a woman of understanding is blessed. Let her therefore praise the fear of the Lord.

¹⁵ thou wast vain of thy beauty and became a harlot because of thy renown: and didst pour out thy fornications upon every passenger. ¹⁶ Nay thou didst take some of thy garments and make for thyself idols of needle work; and didst commit gross fornication on them. Though thou shouldst not have gone in; nor should such a thing be done, ¹⁷ thou didst take the vessels, which were thy boast, made of my gold and of my silver, some of those which I gave thee; and didst make for thyself male images and commit fornication with them. ¹⁸ Thou didst take also thine embroidered raiment and clothe them and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them. ¹⁹ My bread also which I gave thee; the fine flour, oil and honey with which. I fed thee, these thou didst set before them for a sweet smelling savour. Nay, it came to pass, saith the Lord, ²⁰ That thou didst take thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hadst born and didst sacrifice these to them to be devoured. As if it had been a small matter to commit fornication, ²¹ thou didst slay thy children and offer them up, making them expiatory sacrifices to those images, ²² [this exceeded all thy fornication] and didst not remember thy youth when thou wast naked and bare, when though polluted with thy blood thou didst live.

⁴ by reason of great fornication. fair harlot and bewitching mistress of sorceries, who sellest nations by thy whoredom, and peoples by thy sorceries! ⁵ behold I am against thee, saith the Lord God Almighty, and I will expose thy skirts to view; and shew nations thy shame; and kingdoms, thy dishonour: ⁶ and cast abomination on thee according to thine impurities; and make thee a publick example,

³ And let your adorning be, not that which is external by plaiting the hair with appendages of gold, nor finery of dress; ⁴ but the hidden man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is highly precious in the sight of God.

²² But it hath happened to them according to the true proverb, "The dog is returned to his vomit," and "the washed hog to its wallowing slough."

¹⁷ The Lord hath hearkened to the desire of the oppressed: Thine ear hath attended to the preparation of their heart;

⁴ One favour I have asked of the Lord; and this I will earnestly seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life; that I may contemplate the delight of the Lord; and visit his temple.

⁴ Indulge thyself with delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

⁷ Now then what is my expectation? Is it not the Lord? In thee is my hope. ⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Thou hast made me the reproach of a fool:

⁵ O that my ways may be directed, that I may keep thy rules of rectitude.

¹⁰ I have sought thee with my whole heart; let me not be driven from thy commandments.

⁷ When a righteous man dieth, hope is not lost: but the boast of the wicked perisheth.

⁹ which is the desire of our soul by night. To thee, God, my spirit awaketh early, because thy statutes are a light on the earth. Learn righteousness ye dwellers on earth,

¹⁶ As for me, I was not weary of following Thee, nor did I desire the day of a man: Thou knowest. The words which pass my lips are before Thee,

⁶ Happy they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.

²⁷ but a certain dreadful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

¹⁰ Thou shalt surely give him, and lend him freely, what he is in want of, according to his necessity. And thou shalt not be grieved at heart when thou givest to him; for on this account the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the labours of thy hands.

⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; his righteousness shall endure forever. His horn shall be gloriously exalted:

¹⁸ A wicked man doth works of injustice: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

¹⁷ He who is kind to the poor lendeth to God; and according to his gift he will repay him.

⁸ He who increaseth his wealth by usury and unjust gain; gathereth it for him who will pity the poor.

¹ Send away thy bread on the face of the water; for after many days thou shalt find it. ² Give a portion to seven and even to eight; for thou knowest not what evil may be on the earth.

⁶ In the morning sow thy seed; and in the evening let not thy hand forbear; for thou knowest not which will succeed, whether this or that; and should both prosper alike, they are good.

⁶ You have sown much and gathered little. You have eaten but have not had enough. You have drunk, but not plentifully; you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed. And he who earned wages put it in a bag with holes.

⁹ You have looked for much, but little came; and when it was brought home I blowed upon it on this account, saith the Lord, because my house is waste and you attend every one to his own house; ¹⁰ therefore the heaven shall refrain from dew and the earth shall withhold her products; ¹¹ and I will bring a sword on this land and on the mountains, and on the corn, and on the wine, and on the oil even on all that the earth produceth, and on the men and on the cattle and on all the labours of their hands.

¹⁶ When you came to measure twenty measures of barley, it was become ten. And when you went to the wine lake to draw off fifty measures, there were only twenty. ¹⁷ I smote you with blasting and mildew and hail in all the works of your hands when you turned not to me, saith the Lord. ¹⁸ Turn now your thoughts from this day forward, from this twenty fourth of the ninth month: and from the day on which the foundation of the house of the Lord is laid, ¹⁹ lay up in your minds whether that will be the case in the threshing floor? whether the vine or the fig tree or the pomegranate or the olive tree will any more be unproductive? From this very day I will bless.

²⁹ Whereupon the disciples determined, every one according to his ability to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea. ³⁰ And. this they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

⁵ Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort these brethren to go before to you, and to get your bounty, of which you had given previous notice, completed before hand, that so it may be ready as a bounty, not as an extorted gift. ⁶ Now considering this, that he who soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly, and that he who soweth bountifully will reap bountifully, ⁷ let every one give as he is predisposed in his heart, not with regret, nor reluctance; for God loveth a cheerful giver: ⁸ and God is able to make every bounty redound to your advantage. That you having always a sufficiency in every thing, may abound to every good work, ⁹ [as it is written, "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness shall endure for ever;" ¹⁰ and may He who furnisheth abundantly seed for the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed, and increase the products of your righteousness!] ¹¹ you are enriched in every thing for every act of bounty, which operateth through us to produce thanksgiving to God.

¹³ The blessing of him who was perishing came upon me: and the mouth of the widow blessed me. ¹⁴ I put on righteousness and cloathed myself with justice as with a mantle. ¹⁵ I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. ¹⁶ I was a father to those in distress; and the cause which I knew not I searched out. ¹⁷ And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous; and plucked the prey from betwixt their teeth. ¹⁸ Therefore I said, My youth shall advance to old age. Like the stock of a palm, I shall live long.

¹⁶ Far from depriving the poor of what they had, or causing the heart of a widow to fail; ¹⁷ if I have eaten my morsel alone, and have not shared it with the orphan; ¹⁸ [for from my youth I as a father nourished them, and was their guide from my mother's womb] ¹⁹ If I have seen the naked perishing and have not clothed them; ²⁰ and if the poor have not blessed me, and their shoulders been warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

²⁷ He who giveth to the poor shall not be in want: but he who turneth away his eyes shall be indigent.

⁸ But the pious have counselled with understanding; and their counsel shall be established."

⁷ deal out thy bread to the hungry, and take into thy house the poor who have no shelter; if thou seest one naked, clothe him, and look not scornfully on dependants of thy race; ⁸ then shall thy light break forth like the morning, and thy remedies shall spring up speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord will surround thee. ⁹ Then thou shalt cry and God will answer thee; and whilst thou art speaking he will say, Lo I am here. If thou remove from thee the bond, and the vote and decree which occasion murmuring, ¹⁰ and from thy soul give bread to the hungry and satisfy an afflicted soul; then shall thy light spring up in darkness; and thy darkness shall be as the noon day: ¹¹ and thy God will be with thee continually; and thou shalt be satisfied as thy soul desireth; and thy bones shall be made fat and be like a watered garden, and like a spring whose water never failed.

³⁴ Then the king will say to them on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which hath been prepared for you from the formation of the world: ³⁵ for I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you lodged me;

⁶ Now considering this, that he who soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly, and that he who soweth bountifully will reap bountifully, ⁷ let every one give as he is predisposed in his heart, not with regret, nor reluctance; for God loveth a cheerful giver: ⁸ and God is able to make every bounty redound to your advantage. That you having always a sufficiency in every thing, may abound to every good work, ⁹ [as it is written, "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness shall endure for ever;"

⁶ Joseph was the governor of the country; he sold to all the people of that land. So when Joseph's brothers came they made obeisance to him with their face to the ground.

¹³ The blessing of him who was perishing came upon me: and the mouth of the widow blessed me.

²⁴ He who saith of the wicked, " He is not guilty, " shall be cursed by the tribes and hateful to the nations:

⁴ [p] Hear this, I beseech you, ye who every morning oppress the needy, and by your tyranny drive the poor from the land, saying,

¹⁰ So Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king's anger was appeased.

² When the wicked exulteth with pride, the poor is set on fire; they are caught by the counsels which they devise.

⁶ They had prepared snares for my feet; and had caused my soul to bow down. They dug a pit before me: but into it they themselves have fallen.

¹¹ Every wicked man stirreth up contention: but the Lord will send him a cruel messenger.

¹² When thou hast eaten, and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein, ¹³ and when thy herds, and thy flocks, are multiplied, and thou hast silver and gold in abundance, and all thy possessions are multiplied, ¹⁴ be not elated in heart, nor forget the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

²⁴ If I have made gold my measure, or placed my confidence in precious stones: ²⁵ or if I have exulted because my wealth was great, or laid my hand on what was not counted out to me:

³ And he will be like the tree planted by the streams of water, which will yield its fruit in due season, and its fruit shall not fall untimely. In all that he doth he shall be prospered.

⁶ Some put confidence in their power: and some boast of the abundance of their wealth.

⁷ "Behold the man who made not God his strength: and trusted in the abundance of his wealth; and strengthened himself in his vanity! ⁸ As for me, I shall be like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God. I have trusted in the mercy of God for this age and for the age of the ages.

¹⁰ Trust not in oppression; nor eagerly covet plunder; if riches flow in, set not your heart on them.

¹² The righteous shall bloom like a palm tree; and be multiplied like a cedar on Lebanon. ¹³ Being planted by the house of the Lord they shall flourish in the courts of our God. ¹⁴ In a vigorous old age they shall still multiply; and continue prosperous;

¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is a strong city: but penury is the destruction of the wicked.

²¹ And thy people shall be all righteous, they shall inherit the land forever, preserving the plant, the works of their hands, for glory.

⁸ He will be like a thriving tree near waters which shall shoot out its roots in a moist soil. It will not be afraid when heat cometh, though its stock be loaded with branches. In a year of drought it will not be afraid, nor will it fail to bear fruit.

²⁴ At these words of his, his disciples being astonished, Jesus, addressing them again, saith, Children, How difficult a thing it is for them who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ Charge them who are rich in this present state not to be high minded; not to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who imparteth to us richly all things for enjoyment;

³⁰ Thereupon Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, You have made me an object of hatred so as to be deemed a mortal enemy to all the inhabitants of the land, both to the Chananites and the Pherezites. Now as I am few in number they will assemble against me and fall upon me, and I and my house shall be utterly destroyed.

²⁴ Then Joshua took Achar, son of Zara, and led him up to the valley of Achor, with his sons, and his daughters, and his cattle, and his asses, and all his flocks, and his tent, and all his goods, and all the people accompanied him. And when he had led them up to Emek-Achor, ²⁵ Joshua said to Achar, Why hast thou destroyed us? The Lord destroy thee, as at this day! Then all Israel stoned him with stones.

³ The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia. His wife was a woman of good understanding, and very beautiful; but the man was morose, and ill natured, and of a surly disposition.

¹⁷ Now therefore consider, and see what thou canst do: for there is mischief determined on against our master, and his household; but he is so perverse that there is no speaking to him.

³⁸ And in about ten days the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.

¹⁹ Let the bad fall before the good; and the wicked attend at the gates of the righteous!

¹⁶ Surely this a grievous weakness; for as he came, so he must depart. What then is his lasting advantage, for which he laboureth in vain;

⁷ because they sowed blasted seed, therefore the catastrophe was correspondent; there is not a handful capable of yielding meal. And had it succeeded, strangers would have devoured it.

⁹ Woe to him who coveteth wicked gain for his house, that he ¹⁰ may raise his nest high to be out of the reach of evils. Thou hast contrived shame for thy house; thou hast provoked many

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to all who take hold of her; and safe for them who rely on her, as on the Lord.

⁴ A healing tongue is a tree of life; and he who keepeth it shall be filled with the spirit.

³ And they who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and some of the many righteous like the stars for the ages and longer.

¹⁹ and he said to them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.

⁹ For he, and all that were with him, were seized with amazement at the draught of fishes which they had taken. ¹⁰ And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus saith to Simon, Be not afraid; henceforth1 thou shalt be employed in catching men.

³⁶ And he who reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit for an everlasting life, that he who soweth, and he who reapeth, may rejoice together.

¹⁹ For being free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all that I may gain the more. ²⁰ To the Jews I became as a Jew that I might gain the Jews: to them under law, as if I were under law, that I might gain those under law: ²¹ to them without law, as if I were without law [not as without law to God, but under a law to Christ] that I might gain those with out law: ²² To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak; to all those I have become all this that I may save all. ²³ And this I do in consequence of the glad tidings that I may be a joint sharer thereof.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or will be our joy, or crown of rejoicing? Will it not be you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

²⁰ let him know that he who hath brought back a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.

¹⁴ I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. And when his iniquity shall come, I will correct him with a rod of men, and with scourges of the children of men, ¹⁵ but I will not withdraw my mercy from him as I withdrew it from them whom I removed from my presence.

⁹ Why then hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? Thou hast slain Ourias the Chettite with the sword, and taken his wife to be thy wife. Thou hast indeed slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. ¹⁰ Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house. Because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Ourias the Chettite to be thy wife, ¹¹ therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold I will raise up evils against thee out of thy own house; and I will take thy wives before thy eyes, and give them to thy neighbour, and he will lie with thy wives in the face of the sun. ¹² Thou indeed didst act secretly; but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the face of yonder sun.

²⁴ And a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was cast in the highway and the ass stood by it. The lion also stood by the body.

²¹ Evils shall pursue sinners, but good will overtake the righteous.

²⁹ for in the city which is called by my name I am beginning to inflict calamity and with purification you shall not be purified; for I am calling for a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth.

³⁰ For this cause many among you are weakly and sick, and many are falling asleep. ³¹ For if we distinguish ourselves, should we not be judged? ³² And being judged, we are corrected by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

¹⁷ For the time is come when judgment is to begin at the house of God. And if it begin first with us, what must be the end of them who disregard the glad tidings of God? ¹⁸ "If the righteous scarcely escapeth, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?"