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When the ungodly curseth Satan, he curseth his own soul.

Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.

Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.

After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.

My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.

For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them.

The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory.

We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all.

Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth,

Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be lodged, and I have need of mine house.

The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man.

By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it.

Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go.

For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meekness are his delight.

Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her.

And let them know that this is thy hand; and that thou, Lord, hast wrought it.

Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

and Enadom, and Othargai, and Baenthanabra, and Soccotha, and Saphan, and the rest of the kingdom of Sean king of Esebon: and Jordan shall be the boundary as far as part of the sea of Chenereth beyond Jordan eastward.

As they went down to a part of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Speak to the young man, and let him pass on before us; and do thou stand as to-day, and hearken to the word of God.

For this child I prayed; and the Lord has given me my request that I asked of him.

And it shall come to pass in the morning at sunrising, thou shalt rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and the people with him will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him according to thy power.

And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.

And there were born to Abessalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia.

And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.

And the people spoke to him according to this Word, saying Thus shall it be done to the man Who shall smite him.

And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky,

and to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.

Arise, O Lord, help us, and redeem us for thy name's sake.

and Seri, and Baephalath,

And Joshua said to the people, Behold, this stone shall be among you for a witness, for it has heard all the words that have been spoken to it by the Lord; for he has spoken to you this day; and this stone shall be among you for a witness in the last days, whenever ye shall deal falsely with the Lord my God.

And Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, an dipped it into the honeycomb, and returned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes recovered their sight.

And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.

And now I have not sinned against thee, but thou wrongest me in preparing war against me: may the Lord the Judge judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.

And he brought back Abenner to Chebron, and Joab caused him to turn aside from the gate to speak to him, laying wait for him: and he smote him there in the loins, and he died for the blood of Asael the brother of Joab.

Because they persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

And Gedeon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord spoke to him: and it came to pass, as he feared the house of his father and the men of the city if he should do it by day, that he did it by night.

And now accept this token of goodwill, which thy servant has brought to my lord, and thou shalt give it to the servants that wait on my lord.

Almighty Lord God of Israel, thou hast uncovered the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore thy servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee.

And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.

For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud.

And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; and thou hast watched all my works, and hast penetrated my heels.

And the Lord said that he would not blot out the seed of Israel from under heaven; so he delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joas.

And he hanged the king of Gai on a gallows; and he remained on the tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave charge, and they took down his body from the tree, and cast it into a pit, and they set over him a heap of stones until this day.

Neither shall he at all grow rich, nor shall his substance remain: he shall not cast a shadow upon the earth.

And it came to pass when David came to Manaim, that Uesbi the son of Naas of Rabbath of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Amiel of Lodabar, and Berzelli the Galaadite of Rogellim,

and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou will be froward.

And a man of God came to Heli, and said, Thus says the Lord, I plainly revealed myself to the house of thy father, when they were servants in Egypt to the house of Pharao.

And Manasse did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

They shall perish, but thou remainest: and they all shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them, and they shall be changed.

And it came to pass when Aod came into the land of Israel, that he blew the horn in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came down with him from the mountain, and he was before them.

for the ark of the Lord God was there in those days,

And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their heart shall live for ever.

And Joab said, As the Lord lives, if thou hadst not spoken, even from the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

but that this may be a witness between you and us, and between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord before him, with our burnt-offerings and our meat-offerings and our peace-offerings: so your sons shall not say to our sons, hereafter, Ye have no portion in the Lord.

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that this was not the king of Israel, that they returned from him.

And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the table?

He rolled down between her feet; he fell and lay between her feet; he bowed and fell: where he bowed, there he fell dead.

How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.

Abiezer the Anothite, of the sons of the Anothite.

And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

In the fifty-second year of Azarias king of Juda began Phakee the son of Romelias to reign over Israel in Samaria twenty years.

And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king's sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.

I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone as innocent.

And they took Makeda on that day, and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the sword, and they utterly destroyed every living thing that was in it; and there was none left in it that was preserved and had escaped; and they did to the king of Makeda, as they did to the king of Jericho.

to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those in Gethor.

Behold, there are there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them ye shall report to me every word which ye shall hear.

But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.

Behold, we have thus sought out these matters; these are what we have heard: but do thou reflect with thyself, if thou hast done anything wrong.

And it will return westward from Baethegeneth, and will join Zabulon and Ekgai, and Phthaeel northwards, and the borders will come to Saphthaebaethme, and Inael, and will go on to Chobamasomel,

All wait upon thee, to give them their food in due season.

for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)

which I am conscious of in myself, which mine eye has seen, and not another, but all have been fulfilled to me in my bosom.

They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

And Mardochaeus established it, and the Jews took upon themselves, and upon their seed, and upon those that were joined to them to observe it, neither would they on any account behave differently: but these days were to be a memorial kept in every generation, and city, and family, and province.

and Phira, and Caphan, and Nacan, and Selecan, and Thareela,

For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed every one that goes a whoring from thee.

For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation.

And Joshua made them in that day hewers of wood and drawers of water to the whole congregation, and for the altar of God: therefore the inhabitants of Gabaon became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the altar of God until this day, even for the place which the Lord should choose.

He established among them his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

And the time of mourning expired, and David sent and took her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the thing which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if we speak many words before the Lord.

yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.

For her captives shall be saved with judgment, and with mercy.

And from the borders of Zabulon, from the east to the western parts, Gad, one.

Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.

TETH. It is good for a man when he bears a yoke in his youth.

My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.