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She hath built an everlasting foundation with men, and she shall continue with their seed.

Were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, and partly fainted, their heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them.

(For righteousness is immortal:)

And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of those, because they used strangers not friendly:

She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppressed them.

I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.

The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock.

For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David:

But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.

That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by thy name.

The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.

Lest that, being come to the height of sin, afterwards he should take vengeance of us.

For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.

The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.

Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,

He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion.

Thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction,

Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.

And this shall be the overthrow of the horses, and mules, and camels, and asses, and all the beasts that are in those camps, according to this overthrow.

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.

The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise.

He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.

Horrible tyrants shall be afraid, when they do but hear of me; I shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in war.

Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable.

A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.

And ye shall say, To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness, but unto us the confusion of faces, as it is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not.

Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.

Forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously: thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished.

God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise.

Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift.

Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.

Health and good estate of body are above all gold, and a strong body above infinite wealth.

If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.

For glorious is the fruit of good labours: and the root of wisdom shall never fall away.

For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things.

Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

And it fell out, as they watched a fit time, she went in as before with two maids only, and she was desirous to wash herself in the garden: for it was hot.

The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.

Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.

But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.

By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.

Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:

Afterward they brought the fifth also, and mangled him.

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

So she arose, and decked herself with her apparel and all her woman's attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes, which she had received of Bagoas for her daily use, that she might sit and eat upon them.

By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision.

Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.

For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go.

Now when they shall bring them word, they will forthwith do it, and they shall be given to thee to be destroyed the same day.

I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.

But it is not possible to escape thine hand.

In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.

This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

Let my soul bless God the great King.

And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:

Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.

Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.

To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.

Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.

For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.

And when the time. was fulfilled for Esther the daughter of Aminadab the brother of Mardochaeus' father to go in to the king, she neglected nothing which the chamberlain, the women's keeper, commanded; for Esther found grace in the sight of all that looked upon her.

and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.

And she rose up to glean; and Booz charged his young men, saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not.

And all the people went to Galgala, and Samuel anointed Saul there to be king before the Lord in Galgala, and there he offered meat-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord: and Samuel and all Israel rejoiced exceedingly.

And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Urias in front of the severe part of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.

And Gedeon said to him, Be gracious with me, my Lord: whereby shall I save Israel? behold, my thousand is weakened in Manasse, and I am the least in my father's house.

And the name of Chebron before was the city Argob, it is the metropolis of the Enakim: and the land rested from war.

And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee?

and Catanath, and Nabaal, and Symoon, and Jericho, and Baethman.

And the springs of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy wrath.

And Elisaie said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took to himself a bow and arrows.

And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?

And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Eliu has rested upon Elisaie. And they came to meet him, and did obeisance to him to the ground.

And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: and men shall pray for him continually; and all the day shall they praise him.

And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy soul, and one to cherish thy old age; for thy daughter-in-law which has loved thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has born him.

And the Syrians saw that they were worsted before Israel, and they gathered themselves together.

And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.

Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.

And Manoe said to the angel of the Lord, Let us detain thee here, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.

And Abdon the son of Ellel, the Pharathonite, died, and was buried in Pharathon in the land of Ephraim in the mount of Amalec.

And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, I live in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.

He is swift on the face of the water: let his portion be cursed on the earth; and let their plants be laid bare.

Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

I will offer to thee whole-burnt-sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to thee oxen with goats. Pause.

saying, Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.

And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and justice over all his people.

They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.

And there was dismay in the camp, and in the field; and all the people in Messab, and the spoilers were amazed; and they would not act, and the land was terror-struck, and there was dismay from the lord.

And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper springs and the ransom of the low springs.

Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.

that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.

who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.

And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

he clave a rock in the wilderness, and made them drink as in a great deep.

Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.