Proverbs 25 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ These also, are proverbs of Solomon,––which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
² The glory of God, is to conceal a thing, but, the glory of kings, is to search out a thing. ³ The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but, the heart of kings, cannot be searched.
⁴ Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel: ⁵ Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
⁶ Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand; ⁷ For better it be said to thee, Come up hither,––than that thou be put lower down before a noble, whom thine own eyes, have beheld.
⁸ Do not go forth to strive in haste,––lest [thou know not] what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame. ⁹ Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal: ¹⁰ Lest he that heareth expose thee, and, the report concerning thee, turn not away.
¹¹ Golden fruit in figured silver baskets, is a word spoken on fitting occasion. ¹² A ring of gold, and a vessel of precious metal, is a wise reprover, on a hearing ear.
¹³ As the cold of snow in the day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him,––when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.
¹⁴ Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.
¹⁵ By long patience, is a judge persuaded, and, a soft tongue, breaketh the bone.
¹⁶ Honey having found, eat to suffice thee, lest thou loathe it, and vomit it forth.
¹⁷ Withhold thy foot from the house of thy neighbour,––lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
¹⁸ A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.
¹⁹ A broken tooth and a faltering foot, is confidence in the treacherous, in the day of danger.
²⁰ As splendour of dress on a cold day––vinegar upon nitre, so is a singer with songs, unto a sad heart.
²¹ If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink; ²² For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head,––and, Yahweh, will repay thee.
²³ A north wind, bringeth forth rain, and, a face stirred with indignation, a secretive tongue.
²⁴ Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
²⁵ As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is a good report from a far country.
²⁶ A fountain fouled, a spring spoiled, is a righteous man tottering before one who is lawless.
²⁷ To eat honey in abundance, is not good, nor is, searching out their own honour, an honourable thing.
²⁸ A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.

³² And he spake three thousand proverbs,––and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:

¹ The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.

⁹ Besides that, the Proclaimer being wise,––still further taught knowledge unto the people, and weighed and searched, arranged proverbs in abundance.

¹ The vision of Isaiah, son of Amoz, which he saw, concerning Judah and Jerusalem,––in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah,––kings of Judah.

²² Then came in––Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, unto Hezekiah, with rent clothes,––and they told him the words of Rabshakeh.

² and sent Eliakim who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,––unto Isaiah the prophet, Son of Amoz;

¹ The word of Yahweh which came unto Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah,––and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.

¹ The word of Yahweh which came unto Micah the Morashtite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah,––of which he had vision concerning Samaria, and Jerusalem:––

²⁹ The secret things, [belong unto Yahweh our God] and, the things that are revealed, belong to us and to our children, unto times age–abiding, that we may do all the words of this law.

⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people? ¹⁰ And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord,––that Solomon had asked this thing; ¹¹ And God said unto him––Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,––but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause, ¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee. ¹³ Moreover also, what thou hast not asked, have I given unto thee, both riches and honour,––so that there hath been none, like thee, among the kings, all thy days. ¹⁴ And, if thou wilt walk in my ways, by keeping my statutes, and my commandments, as, David thy father, walked, then will I lengthen out thy days. ¹⁵ And Solomon awoke, and lo! it was a dream. So he entered into Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and caused to go up ascending–sacrifices and offered peace–offerings, and made a banquet for all his servants.
¹⁶ Then, came there in two unchaste women, unto the king,––and stood before him. ¹⁷ And the one woman said––Pardon, my lord! I and this woman, dwell in one house,––and I gave birth to a child near her, in the house. ¹⁸ And it came to pass, the third day after I bare, that, this woman also, gave birth to a child,––we two, being together, there was no stranger with us in the house, none but we two in the house. ¹⁹ And this woman’s son died in the night,––because she overlaid it. ²⁰ Then arose she, in the middle of the night, and took my son from beside me, while thy handmaid was sleeping, and laid it in her own besom,––but, her dead son, laid she in, my, bosom. ²¹ And, when I arose in the morning, to give suck unto my child, lo! it was dead! but, when I looked at it narrowly in the morning, lo! it was not, my son that I had borne. ²² Then said the other woman––Nay! but, my son, is the, living, and, thy son, the, dead. But, this, one kept on saying––Nay, verily! but, thy son, is the, dead, and, my son, the, living. Thus spake they before the king. ²³ Then said the king, The one woman, is saying, This, is, my son, the one that liveth, and, thy son, is, the one that is dead,––and, the other, is saying, Nay! but, thy son, is, the dead one, and, my son, the, living. ²⁴ And the king said––Bring me a sword! So they brought a sword before the king. ²⁵ Then said the king, Divide the living child, in twain,––and give half to the one, and half to the other. ²⁶ Then spake the woman, whose was the living child, unto the king––for tender became her compassions over her son––so she said––Pardon, my lord! Give, her, the living child, and do not, kill, it. But the other kept on saying––Neither mine, nor thine, shall it be, divide it. ²⁷ Then responded the king, and said––Give, her, the living child, ye shall not, kill, it,––she, is its mother. ²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,––for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.

²⁹ And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart,––like the sand that is on the shore of the sea: ³⁰ so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East,––and all the wisdom of the Egyptians, ³¹ so that he was wiser than any man––than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol,––and it came to pass that, his name, was throughout all the nations round about. ³² And he spake three thousand proverbs,––and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five. ³³ And he discoursed of trees––from the cedar that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop, that springeth out in the wall,––and he discoursed of beasts and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes. ³⁴ And there came in, of all the peoples, to hear the wisdom of Solomon––of all the kings of the earth, who heard his wisdom.

¹⁵ so that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers, so shalt thou find out in the book of records––and shalt ascertain, that, this city, is a rebellious city, and one that causeth damage unto kings and provinces, and that, rebellion, have they been wont to cause in the midst thereof since the days of age–past time,––for this cause, was this city laid waste.

¹⁹ And, from me, went forth an edict, and they have made search and found, that, this city, since the days of age–past time, against kings, hath lifted herself up,––and, sedition and rebellion, have been made therein;

¹⁷ Now, therefore, if, unto the king, it seem good, let search be made in the treasure–house of the king which is there, in Babylon, whether it be so, that, from Cyrus the king, issued an edict, to build this house of God, in Jerusalem,––and, the pleasure of the king concerning this, let him send unto us.

⁷ The hidden depth of GOD canst thou discover? Or, unto the furthest limit of the Almighty, canst thou attain? ⁸ The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know?

¹⁶ A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;

⁴ Where wast thou, when I founded the earth? Tell, if thou knowest understanding! ⁵ Who set the measurements thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched out over it a line? ⁶ Whereon were the pedestals thereof sunk? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; –– ⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? ⁸ Or [who] shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth; ⁹ When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling–band thereof; ¹⁰ And brake off for it my boundary, and fixed a bar and double doors; ¹¹ And said––Hitherto, shalt thou come, and no further,––and, here, shalt thou set a limit to the majesty of thy waves?
¹² Since thy days [began] hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place; ¹³ That it might lay hold of the wings of the earth, and the lawless be shaken out of it? ¹⁴ It transformeth itself like the clay of a seal, so that things stand forth like one arrayed; ¹⁵ That their light may be withdrawn from the lawless, and, the lofty arm, be shivered. ¹⁶ Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? Or, through the secret recesses of the resounding deep, hast thou wandered? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been disclosed to thee? And, the gates of the death–shade, couldst thou descry? ¹⁸ Hast thou well considered, even the breadths of the earth? Tell––if thou knowest it all! ¹⁹ Where then is the way, the light shall abide? And, the darkness, where then is its place? ²⁰ That thou mayest conduct it unto the bound thereof, and that thou mayest perceive the paths to its house. ²¹ Thou knowest, for, then, hadst thou been born! And, in number, thy days are many! ²² Hast thou entered into the treasuries of the snow? And, the treasuries of the hail, couldst thou see? ²³ Which I have reserved for a time of distress, for the day of conflict and of war? ²⁴ Where then is the way the lightning is parted? The east wind spreadeth itself abroad over the earth.
²⁵ Who hath cloven––for the torrent––a channel? Or a way for the lightning of thunders; ²⁶ To give rain over the no–man’s land, the desert, where no son of earth is; ²⁷ To satisfy the wild and the wilderness, to cause to spring forth the meadow of young grass? ²⁸ Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? ²⁹ Out of whose womb, came forth the ice? And, the hoar–frost of the heavens, who hath given it birth? ³⁰ Like a stone, are the waters congealed, and, the face of the roaring deep, becometh firm!

⁴ Their young become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go out, and return not unto them. ⁵ Who hath sent forth the Wild Ass free? And, the bands of the swift–runner, who hath loosed? ⁶ Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt: ⁷ He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not; ⁸ He espieth the mountains, his pasture–ground, and, after every green thing, maketh search. ⁹ Will the Wild–Ox be pleased to be thy servant? or lodge for the night by thy crib? ¹⁰ Canst thou bind the wild–ox, so that––with the ridge––shall run his cord? Or will he harrow the furrows after thee? ¹¹ Wilt thou trust in him, because of the greatness of his strength? Wilt thou leave unto him thy toil? ¹² Wilt thou put faith in him, that he will bring back thy seed? and that, corn for thy threshing–floor, he will gather?
¹³ The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage? ¹⁴ For she leaveth––to the earth––her eggs, and, on the dust, she letteth them be warmed; ¹⁵ And hath forgotten, that, a foot, may crush them,––or, the wild beast, tread on them! ¹⁶ Dealing hardly with her young, as none–of hers, In vain, her labour, without dread. ¹⁷ For GOD hath suffered her to forget wisdom, and given her no share in understanding. ¹⁸ What time, on high, she vibrateth her wings, she laugheth at the horse and his rider.
¹⁹ Couldst thou give––to the Horse––strength? Couldst thou clothe his neck with the quivering mane? ²⁰ Couldst thou cause him to leap like a locust? The majesty of his snort, is a terror! ²¹ He diggeth into the plain, and rejoiceth in vigour, he goeth forth to meet armour; ²² He laugheth at dread, and is not dismayed, neither turneth he back, from the face of the sword; ²³ Against him, whiz [the arrows of] the quiver, the flashing head of spear and javelin; ²⁴ With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground,––he will not stand still when the horn soundeth; ²⁵ As oft as the horn soundeth, he saith, Aha! And, from afar, he scenteth the battle,––the thunder of commanders and the war–cry.
²⁶ Is it, by thine understanding, that the Bird of Passage betaketh him to his pinions? spreadeth out his wings to the south? ²⁷ Or, at thy bidding, that the Eagle mounteth, and that he setteth on high his nest? ²⁸ The crag, he inhabiteth, and so lodgeth himself, on the tooth of the crag, and high fort; ²⁹ From thence, he searcheth out food, far away, his eyes do pierce; ³⁰ And, his young brood, suck up blood, and, where the slain are, there, is he.

² Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!

³ Who is it that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore, have I declared, but not understood, things too wonderful for me, which I could not know.

³³ Oh! the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments! and untraceable his ways! ³⁴ For who hath come to know the mind of the Lord? Or who hath become his counselor?

²⁹ And God gave wisdom unto Solomon, and discernment, and very great largeness of heart,––like the sand that is on the shore of the sea:

¹¹ For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;

¹¹ Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God,––Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high!

⁹ For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,––So, higher, are, My ways, than, your ways, and, My thoughts, than, your thoughts.

³⁹ Nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁷ In order that the proving of your faith––much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved––may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ,––

³ Fining–pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.

²⁵ That I may turn my hand against thee, And smelt away, as with potash, thy dross, And remove all thine alloy; ²⁶ That I may restore, thy Judges, as at the first, and, thy Counselors, as at the beginning,––After that, shalt thou be called, Righteous, citadel, Trusty, city,–– ²⁷ Zion, with justice, shall be redeemed,––And, her returning ones, with righteousness;

¹⁸ Son of man, The house of Israel, hath become to me, dross,––They all, are copper and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of a furnace, The dross of silver, have they become.

² But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali; ³ Therefore will he sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and will purify the sons of Levi, and will smelt them, as gold and as silver; so shall they belong to Yahweh, offering a gift in righteousness.

²⁰ But, in a great house, there are not only gold and silver vessels, but, also wooden and earthen: and, some, indeed, for honour, while, some, are for dishonour: ²¹ If, therefore, anyone will, for pureness, sever himself from these, he shall be a vessel for honour, hallowed, meet for the Master’s use, for every good work, prepared.

³³ thus shall their blood come back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed unto times age–abiding,––but, David and his seed, and his house, and his throne, shall have peace, unto times age–abiding, from Yahweh.

⁴⁶ So the king charged Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, that he died,––and, the kingdom, was established in the hand of Solomon.

¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,––and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.

¹¹ That the king had granted unto the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay and to cause to perish––all the force of the people and province who should distress them, their little ones and women,––and [to take] the spoil of them as a prey: ¹² upon one day, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus,––upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, the same, is the month Adar: ¹³ A copy of the writing to be given, as an edict, throughout every province, was published to all the peoples,––and that the Jews be ready against that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies. ¹⁴ The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king,––and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.
¹⁵ And, Mordecai, went forth from the presence of the king, in royal apparel, of blue and white, with a large diadem of gold, and a mantle of fine linen and purple,––and, the city Shusan, was bright and joyful. ¹⁶ To the Jews, had come light, and joy,––and gladness and honour. ¹⁷ And, in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the word of the king and his edict did reach, joy and gladness, had the Jews,––a banquet and a happy day,––and, many from among the peoples of the land, were becoming Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.

⁷ There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit,––he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes; ⁸ Morning by morning, will I uproot, All the lawless ones of the land, That I may cut off, out of the city of Yahweh––All the workers of iniquity.

¹² The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.

⁸ A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.

²⁸ Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king,––therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.

¹⁴ When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.

⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

⁵ So shall be established, in lovingkindness, a throne, And one shall sit thereon, in truth, in the home of David,––Judging––and seeking justice, and speeding righteousness.

¹¹ And Moses said unto God, Who am, I, that I should go unto Pharaoh,––and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel, out of Egypt?

²⁰ And, as for the asses that went astray from thee three days ago, do not regard them, for they are found,––but to whom belongeth all that is desirable in Israel? is it not to thee, and to all the house of thy father? ²¹ Then answered Saul, and said––Am not I, a man of Benjamin, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and [is not], my family, the poorest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore, then, hast thou spoken unto me of such a thing as this? ²² And Samuel took Saul and his young man, and brought them into the guest–chamber,––and gave them a place at the head of them who were bidden, they being about thirty persons.

¹⁷ And Samuel said, Was it not, when, little, thou wast in thine own eyes, that thou wast made, head of the tribes of Israel,––and that Yahweh anointed thee to be king over Israel?

¹⁸ And David said unto Saul––Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel,––that I should become son–in–law, to the king? ¹⁹ But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife. ²⁰ Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David,––and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes. ²¹ And Saul said to himself––I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son–in–law today. ²² And Saul commanded his servants––Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee,––now, therefore, become thou son–in–law to the king. ²³ And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said––Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son–in–law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

⁸ Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,––to become leader over my people, over Israel; ⁹ and was with thee, whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies, from before thee,––and will make thee a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth; ¹⁰ and will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, and they shall inhabit their place, and be unsettled no more,––neither shall the sons of perversity again humiliate them, as at first; ¹¹ even from the day when I put judges in charge over my people Israel, thus will I give thee rest from all thine enemies. And Yahweh must tell thee that, a house, will Yahweh make for thee. ¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding: ¹⁴ I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men; ¹⁵ But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee. ¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding. ¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so, spake Nathan unto David.

¹ [A Song of Ascents. David’s.]
O Yahweh, my heart, is not haughty, nor are mine eyes, lofty, neither have I moved among great matters, or among affairs too wonderful for me.

¹⁹ Better is lowliness of spirit, with the patient, than a portion of spoil, with the proud.

²⁷ To eat honey in abundance, is not good, nor is, searching out their own honour, an honourable thing.

² Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

⁶ Then said I––Ah! My Lord, Yahweh! Lo! I know not how to speak,––For, a child, am, I! ⁷ Then said Yahweh unto me, Do not say, A child, am, I,––For, against whomsoever I send thee, shalt thou go, And, whatsoever I command thee, shalt thou speak: ⁸ Be not afraid of their faces, For, with thee, am, I, to deliver thee, Declareth Yahweh. ⁹ Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth,––and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words, in thy mouth. ¹⁰ See! I have set thee in charge, this day, over the nations, and over the kingdoms, To uproot and to break down, and to destroy and to tear in pieces,––To build and to plant.

¹² Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land of Judah––and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy; ¹³ But, at Bethel, not again, any more, mayest thou prophesy,––for, the holy place of the king, it is, and, the house of the kingdom, it is. ¹⁴ Then answered Amos, and said unto Amaziah, No prophet, was I,––nor the son of a prophet, was I,––but, a herdman, was I, and a preparer of sycamore fruit; ¹⁵ But Yahweh, took me away, from following the flock,––and Yahweh, said unto me, Go prophesy against my people Israel.

⁷ And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable,––observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them–– ⁸ Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been invited by him, ⁹ and he that invited both thee and him should come, and say unto thee––Give, unto this one, place! and, then, thou shouldst begin, with shame, the last place, to occupy. ¹⁰ But, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee––Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee. ¹¹ Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

¹⁴ I tell you––This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

⁵ In like manner, ye younger men––submit yourselves unto elders; ––All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

¹ After these things, I saw, and lo! a door set open in heaven; and, the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet, speaking with me, saying––Come up hither! and I will point out to thee the things which must needs come to pass. After these things,

¹⁴ Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said––Let them arise. ¹⁵ Then there arose, and went over by number,––twelve of Benjamin, pertaining to Ish–bosheth, son of Saul, and twelve, of the servants of David. ¹⁶ And they caught every one his fellow by the head, with his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell, together,––and that place was called Helkath–hazzadim[=" Field of Plotters"], which is in Gideon.

²⁶ then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said––To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren?

⁸ Then, sent Amaziah messengers unto Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,––Come now, let us look one another in the face. ⁹ And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying––Give thy daughter to my son to wife,––and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle: ¹⁰ Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,––Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee? ¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah. ¹² Then was Judah defeated before Israel,––and they fled, every man to his own home;

¹² There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!

¹⁴ A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.

⁶ The lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

³³ Surely, the pressing of milk, bringeth forth curd, and, the pressing of the nose, bringeth forth blood, and, the pressing of wrath, bringeth forth strife.

³¹ The prophets, have prophesied, falsely, And, the priests, tread down, by their means, And, my people, love it, so,––What then can ye do, as to her latter end?

²⁵ Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way,––lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.

³¹ Or, what king, moving on to encounter, another king, in battle, will not sit down first and take counsel, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who, with twenty thousand, is coming against him. ³² And, if not, by any means, while he is yet afar off, he sendeth, an embassy, and requesteth the conditions of peace.

¹³ He that goeth about talebearing, revealeth a secret, but, he that is faithful in spirit, concealeth a matter.

¹⁹ A revealer of secrets, is one who goeth about talebearing, therefore, with him who openeth his lips, shalt thou not have fellowship.

⁵ And, whosoever shall give welcome unto one such child as this, upon my name, unto me, giveth welcome. ⁶ And, whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones who believe in me, it profiteth him, that there be hung a large mill–stone about his neck, and he be sunk in the wide main of the sea.
⁷ Alas for the world! by reason of the causes of stumbling; for it is, necessary, that the causes of stumbling come,––nevertheless, alas for the man through whom the cause of stumbling cometh! ⁸ But, if, thy hand or thy foot, be causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: It is, seemly for thee, to enter into life, maimed or lame, rather than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the age–abiding fire. ⁹ And, if, thine eye, causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: It is, seemly, for thee, one–eyed, into life, to enter, rather than, having two eyes, to be cast into the fiery gehenna. ¹⁰ Beware! do not despise one of these little ones; For I say unto you––that, their messengers in the heavens, do, continually, behold the face of my Father in the heavens. ¹¹ <> ¹² How, to you, doth it seem? If a certain man come to have a hundred sheep and one from among them go astray, Will he not leave the ninety–nine upon the mountains, and going, seek the straying one? ¹³ And, if it should be that he find it, Verily, I say unto you––He rejoiceth over it, more than over the ninety–nine that have not gone astray. ¹⁴ Thus, there is no desire, in the presence of my Father who is in the heavens, that, one of these little ones, should be lost.
¹⁵ But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,––If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother; ¹⁶ But, if he do not hearken, take with thee, yet one or two, that, at the mouth of two witnesses or three, every declaration, maybe established; ¹⁷ But, if he hear them amiss, tell it to the assembly,––And, if, even the assembly, he hear amiss, Let him be unto thee, just as the man of the nations and the tax–collector.

³⁹ Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.

²³ A man hath joy, in the answer of his own mouth, and, a word in its season,––how good!

²⁶ Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words.

¹⁰ The Proclaimer sought to find out words giving delight, and to note down rightly, the words of truth.

⁴ My Lord Yahweh, hath given unto me the tongue of the instructed, That I should know how to succour the fainting, with discourse,––He kept wakening––morning by morning, He kept wakening mine ear, to hearken, as do the instructed;

³¹ then shall this not become to thee a staggering and stumbling of heart, unto my lord––that thou didst either shed blood without need, or that the hand of my lord saved himself. And, when Yahweh hath dealt well with my lord, then remember thou thy handmaid.
³² Then said David unto Abigail,––Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me; ³³ and, blessed, be thy discreet judgment, and, blessed, be thou thyself,––who hast kept me, this day, from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving myself, with mine own hand. ³⁴ Nevertheless, by the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath restrained me from harming, thee, surely, except thou hadst hastened and come to meet me, there had not been left unto Nabal, by the light of the morning, so much as a little boy.

¹¹ Then came unto him all his brethren and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they did eat bread with him in his house,––and shewed sympathy with him and comforted him, over all the calamity which Yahweh had brought upon him,––and they gave him, every one a weight of money, and every one, a ring of gold.

⁵ Let a righteous man smite me––a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head [which] let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities.

⁸ Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother; ⁹ For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

⁸ Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate thee, Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁵ A foolish [son], spurneth the correction of his father, but, he that heedeth a reproof, sheweth prudence.

³¹ The ear that heareth the reproof which giveth life, in the midst of the wise, shall remain.
³² He that declineth correction, despiseth his own soul, but, he that heareth reproof, gaineth sense.

¹² The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.

⁵ Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed. ⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

¹⁷ A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.

²⁵ As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is a good report from a far country.

⁶ One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.

²⁵ Needful, nevertheless have I accounted it––Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your apostle and public minister to my need, to send unto you; ²⁶ Since he hath been longing to see, you all, and hath been in great distress, because ye had heard he was sick; –– ²⁷ And, in fact, he was sick, nigh unto death; but, God, had mercy on him,––and, not on him only, but, on me also, lest, sorrow upon sorrow, I should have. ²⁸ The more promptly, therefore, have I sent him, that, seeing him again, ye may rejoice, and, I, the less sorrowful, may be. ²⁹ Be giving him welcome, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy; and, such as he, in honour, be holding,–– ³⁰ Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.

¹¹ when Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron,––and said––Thus, saith Yahweh,––With these, shalt thou push down the Syrians, until thou hast consumed them.

⁶ A kind man one may call, a great man,––but, a faithful man, who can find?

¹¹ Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

¹⁰ Two men, went up into the temple to pray, one, a Pharisee, and, the other, a tax–collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee, taking his stand, these things unto himself was praying: O God! I thank thee, that I am not like the rest of men,––extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or, even as this tax–collector; ¹² I fast twice in the week, I give a tenth of whatsoever things I gain! ¹³ But, the tax–collector, afar off, standing,––would not so much as lift up, his eyes, unto heaven, but kept smiting his own breast saying––O God! be propitiated unto me, the sinner! ¹⁴ I tell you––This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

¹³ For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger of light! ¹⁵ No great thing, therefore, if, his ministers also, are transfiguring themselves as ministers of righteousness!––whose end, shall be according to their works.
¹⁶ Again, I say––let no one deem me to be, foolish; but, otherwise, at least, as foolish, give me welcome, that, I also, some little, may boast myself. ¹⁷ What I am saying, not according to the Lord, am I saying, but as in foolishness,––in this my boastful confidence! ¹⁸ Since, many, are boasting after the flesh, I also, will boast;

³¹ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus, knoweth––He who is blessed unto the ages––that I am not speaking falsely:

¹⁵ Forsaking a straight path, they have gone astray, following out the way of Balaam [son] of Beor, who loved, a reward of wrong, ¹⁶ But had, a reproof, of his own transgression, a dumb beast of burden, in man’s voice, finding utterance, forbade the prophet’s madness. ¹⁷ These, are fountains without water, and mists, by a tempest, driven along,––for whom, the gloom of darkness, hath been reserved; ¹⁸ For, great swelling words of vanity, uttering, they entice with carnal covetings––in wanton ways––them who are, well–nigh, escaping from the men who, in error, have their behaviour; ¹⁹ Promising, freedom to them, they themselves, being all the while, slaves of corruption,––for, by whom one hath been defeated, by the same, hath he become enslaved,––

¹² These are they––who, in your love–feasts, are hidden rocks, as they fare sumptuously together, fearlessly, themselves, shepherding,––clouds without water, by winds swept along, trees autumnal, fruitless, twice dead, uprooted, ¹³ Wild waves of sea, foaming out their own infamies, wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness age–abiding hath been reserved.

¹⁶ These, are murmurers, complainers, according to their covetings, going on,––and, their mouth, speaketh great swelling words,––holding persons in admiration, for profit’s sake.

⁴ And he commanded them, saying, Thus, shall ye say to my lord, to Esau, Thus, saith thy servant Jacob, With Laban, have I sojourned, and tarried until, now: ⁵ And I have oxen and asses, flocks and men–servants and maid–servants, So I must needs send to tell my lord, that I might find favour in thine eyes. ⁶ And the messengers returned unto Jacob, saying,––We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, moreover also, he is on his way to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. ⁷ Then was Jacob greatly afraid, and in distress. So he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and the herds and the camels, into two camps. ⁸ And he said, Should Esau come upon the one camp, and smite it, yet shall the camp that is left escape.
⁹ And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac,––Yahweh, who wast saying unto me,––Return to thy land and to thy kindred, that I may deal well with thee; –– ¹⁰ I am too small for all the lovingkindnesses, and for all the faithfulness, which thou hast done unto thy servant,––For, with my staff, passed I over this Jordan, But, now, have I become two camps. ¹¹ Deliver me, I pray thee, out of the hand of my brother, out of the hand of Esau,––for, I, am afraid, of him, lest he come in and smite––mother, as well as sons! ¹² But, thou thyself, saidst,––I will, deal well, with thee,––So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
¹³ And he tarried there that night, and took of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:–– ¹⁴ She–goats, two hundred; And he–goats, twenty; Ewes, two hundred; And rams, twenty; ¹⁵ Milch camels, with their colts, thirty; Cows, forty; And bulls, ten; She–asses, twenty; And young he–asses, ten. ¹⁶ And he gave them into the hand of his servants, each drove by itself,––and said unto his servants––Pass over before me, and, a breathing–space, shall ye put betwixt drove and drove. ¹⁷ And he commanded the first one, saying: When Esau my brother shall fall in with thee, and shall ask thee, saying, Whose art, thou? and whither wouldst thou go? and to whom belong these before thee? ¹⁸ then shalt thou say, To thy servant Jacob: It is, a present, sent to my lord, to Esau; And behold, he himself also, is behind us. ¹⁹ And he commanded the second also, and the third, yea all that were going on behind the droves, saying,––According to this word, shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. ²⁰ Then shall ye say, Also, lo! thy servant Jacob, is behind us. For he said: I must pacify him with the present that goeth on before me, And, after that, will I see his face: Peradventure he will accept me. ²¹ So the present passed over before him,––whereas, he himself, tarried that night in the camp.

¹⁴ But a certain one of her young men told, Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying,––Lo! David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he treated them with contempt.

²⁴ yea she fell at his feet, and said––On me, even me, my lord, be the transgression,––But, I pray thee, let thy handmaid speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. ²⁵ Let it not be, I pray thee, that my lord regard this abandoned man––Nabal; For, as his name is, so, is he. Nabal[=Base], is his name, and, baseness, is with him,––But, I, thy handmaid, saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. ²⁶ Now, therefore, my lord––By the life of Yahweh, and by the life of thine own soul,––seeing Yahweh hath withholden thee from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving thyself, with thine own hand, now, therefore, like Nabal, be thine enemies, and they who are making search for my lord, wrongfully. ²⁷ Now, therefore, this blessing which thy maid–servant hath brought to my lord, let it even be given unto the young men who are going to and fro at the feet of my lord. ²⁸ Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid,––for Yahweh, will certainly make, for my lord an assured house, for, the battles of Yahweh, is my lord fighting, and, wrong, shall not be found in thee, all thy days; ²⁹ yea, though there hath arisen a sun of earth to pursue thee, and to seek thy life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of the living, with Yahweh thy God, but, as for the life of thine enemies, he shall sling it out with the middle of the hollow of the sling. ³⁰ And it shall be, when Yahweh shall do for my lord, according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee,––and shall put thee in charge as leader over Israel, ³¹ then shall this not become to thee a staggering and stumbling of heart, unto my lord––that thou didst either shed blood without need, or that the hand of my lord saved himself. And, when Yahweh hath dealt well with my lord, then remember thou thy handmaid.
³² Then said David unto Abigail,––Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me; ³³ and, blessed, be thy discreet judgment, and, blessed, be thou thyself,––who hast kept me, this day, from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving myself, with mine own hand. ³⁴ Nevertheless, by the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath restrained me from harming, thee, surely, except thou hadst hastened and come to meet me, there had not been left unto Nabal, by the light of the morning, so much as a little boy. ³⁵ So David received at her hand, that which she had brought him,––and, unto herself, he said––Go up, in peace, unto thy house, see! I have hearkened unto thy voice, and accepted thy person.
³⁶ And, when Abigail came unto Nabal, lo! he, had a banquet in his house, like the banquet of a king, and, the heart of Nabal, was glad accordingly, he having drunk deeply,––so she told him nothing––less or more, until the light of the morning. ³⁷ And it came to pass, in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, and his wife told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. ³⁸ And it came to pass, in about ten days, that Yahweh smote Nabal, that he died. ³⁹ And, when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said––Blessed, be Yahweh, who hath maintained the plea of my reproach, at the hand of Nabal, and hath restrained, his servant, from wrong, yea, the wrong of Nabal, hath Yahweh turned back on his own head. Then sent David, and spake with Abigail, to take her to himself wife. ⁴⁰ And the servants of David came unto Abigail the Carmelitess,––and spake unto her, saying, David, hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to himself to wife. ⁴¹ And she arose, and bowed herself down with her face to the earth,––and said––Lo! thy handmaid, as serving–woman to bathe the feet of the servants of my lord. ⁴² And Abigail hastened, and mounted, and rode upon her ass, with her five damsels that used to journey at her feet,––and she went her way after the messengers of David, and became his wife. ⁴³ David took, Ahinoam also, out of Jezreel,––and, they two, became his wives. ⁴⁴ Saul, indeed, had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife,––to Palti, sun of Laish, who was of Gallim.

¹ A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

¹⁴ The wrath of a king, [meaneth] messengers of death, but, a man who is wise, will appease it.

⁴ If, the spirit of a ruler, riseth up against thee, thy place, do not leave, for gentleness, pacifieth such as have greatly erred.

⁸ And he returned, after a time, to take her, and went aside to see the carcass of the lion,––and lo! a swarm of bees, in the body of the lion, and, honey, ⁹ which he took into his hands, and went on––eating as he went, and came unto his father and unto his mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat,––but he told them not that, out of the carcass of the lion, he had taken the honey.

²⁵ And, all the land, had entered into the forest,––and there was honey upon the face of the ground. ²⁶ So the people came into the forest, and lo! there were streams of honey,––but no man reached his hand to his mouth, because the people revered the oath. ²⁷ But, Jonathan, heard not his father putting the people on oath, so he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honey–copse,––and brought back his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened.

⁸ As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good,––and droppings from the comb [because they are] sweet to thy palate: ¹⁴ Thus, take knowledge of wisdom, for thine own soul; If thou find it, then there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Curds and honey, shall he eat, by the time that he knoweth to refuse the bad and choose the good;

²² Yea it shall come to pass, for the abundance of the yield of milk, that he shall eat curds,––for, curds and honey, shall every one eat, that is left in the midst of the land.

³⁴ But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy––with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,

¹⁸ And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; ––

² And he said, Behold, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into the house of your servant,––and tarry the night, and bathe your feet, so shall ye rise early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay, but, in the broadway, will we tarry the night. ³ But he became exceeding urgent with them, so they turned aside unto him, and entered into his house,––and he made for them a banquet, unleavened cakes, also did he bake, and they did eat.

¹⁸ And he said unto him––We, are passing along, from Bethlehem–judah, unto the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, whence I am, but I have been as far as Bethlehem–judah, and now, unto the house of Yahweh, am I going, and there is no one minded to take me into a house. ¹⁹ Nevertheless, straw and fodder too, is there for our asses, yea moreover, bread and wine, there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants,––there is lack, of nothing. ²⁰ And the old man said––Thou art welcome! only, all thy wants, be on me,––by no means, in the broadway, mayest thou lodge. ²¹ So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses,––and they bathed their feet, and did eat and drink.

²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain,––I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither,––if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied.

² Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

²¹ Smoother than curds, were [the words of] his mouth, But, war, was [in] his heart,––Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!

⁴ My soul, is in the midst of lions, I lie down amidst flames, As for the sons of men, Their teeth, are spear and arrows, And, their tongue, is a sharp sword.

³ What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue? ⁴ The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.

³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent,––The poison of the asp, is under their lips. [Selah.]

¹⁸ There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

²⁸ Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

³ Who have prepared their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land,––For, from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But, me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh.

⁸ A pointed arrow, is their tongue, Deceit, hath it spoken,––With his mouth, peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But, within himself, he layeth his ambush.

⁶ And, the tongue, is a fire,––[as], the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!

²⁰ And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, came against him,––and distressed him, but strengthened him not. ²¹ For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Yahweh, and out of the house of the king, and the rulers,––and gave unto the king of Assyria, but he helped him not.

¹⁴ The despairing, from his friend, should have lovingkindness, or, the reverence of the Almighty, he may forsake. ¹⁵ Mine own brethren, have proved treacherous like a torrent, like a channel of torrents which disappear: ¹⁶ Which darken by reason of the cold, over them, is a covering made by the snow: ¹⁷ By the time they begin to thaw, they are dried up, as soon as it is warm, they have vanished out of their place. ¹⁸ Caravans turn aside by their course, they go up into a waste, and are lost: ¹⁹ The caravans of Tema looked about, the travelling companies of Sheba, hoped for them: ²⁰ They are ashamed that they had trusted, They have come up to one of them, and are confounded.

¹ Alas! for sons who are rebellious, Declareth Yahweh. Executing a purpose, but not from me, And pouring out a libation, but not from my spirit,––That they may add sin to sin: ² Who are setting out to go down to Egypt, But, at my mouth, have not asked,––Betaking them to the protection of Pharaoh, And seeking refuge under the shadow of Egypt. ³ Therefore shall, the protection of Pharaoh, become to you, a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult;

⁶ Lo! thou dost trust on the support of this bruised cane, on Egypt, whereon, if a man lean, it will enter his hand, and lay it open,––So, is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who trust upon him.

⁶ So shall all the inhabitants of Egypt know, that, I, am Yahweh,––Because they were a staff of reed to the house of Israel: ⁷ Whensoever they took hold of thee by the hand, thou didst run through, and tear open for them every hand,––And, whensoever they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and caused all their loins, to halt.

¹⁶ In my first defence, no man, came in to help me, but, all, forsook me,––unto them, may it not be reckoned!––

¹² And, if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep in his pledge: ¹³ thou shalt, restore, to him the pledge, at the going in of the sun, so shall he sleep in his own mantle, and bless thee,––and, unto thee, shall it be righteousness, before Yahweh thy God.
¹⁴ Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant, that is poor and needy,––of thy brethren or of thy sojourners that are in thy land, within thy gates; ¹⁵ for his day, shalt thou give his hire, neither shall the sun, go in upon it, for, poor, he is, and, unto it, is he lifting up his soul,––lest he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it be, in thee, a sin. ¹⁶ Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor shall, sons, be put to death for fathers,––every man, for his own sin, shall he put to death. ¹⁷ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,––neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;

⁷ Ill–clad, they are left to lodge without clothing, and have no covering in the cold; ⁸ With the sweeping rain of the mountains, are they wet, and, through having no shelter, they embrace a rock. ⁹ Men tear, from the breast, the fatherless, and, over the poor, they take a pledge; ¹⁰ Naked, they go about without clothing, and, famished, they carry the sheaves;

³ For, there, our captors asked of us words of song, and our plunderers––gladness,––Sing us of the songs of Zion! ⁴ How shall we sing the song of Yahweh, on a foreign soil?

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.

⁴ A time to weep, and a time to laugh,––A time to wail, and a time to dance for joy;

⁷ Is it not to break, unto the hungry, thy bread, And, the thrust–out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,––When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And, from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?

¹⁸ Then the king departed to his palace, and spent the night fasting, and no, table, was brought in before him,––and, his sleep, fled from him.

¹⁵ Rejoice with them that rejoice, weep with them that weep:

¹⁵ If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the daily food, ¹⁶ And one from among you should say unto them––Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What the profit?

¹⁵ And, the prayer of faith, shall save the exhausted one, and the Lord will raise him up, and, if he have committed, sins, it shall be forgiven him.

⁴ When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him. ⁵ When thou seest the ass of him that hateth thee, sinking down under his burden, and mightest have foreborne to unload him, thou shalt, surely help him to unload.

²² And he said––Thou shalt not smite. Them whom thou hadst taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow, wouldst, thou, have been smiting? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go their way unto their lord.

¹⁵ Then rose up the men who have been expressed by name––and took the captives, and, all who were naked among them, clothed they out of the spoil, and arrayed them and sandalled them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and conducted them with asses for every one that was exhausted, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm–trees, near unto their brethren,––and then returned to Samaria.

¹⁷ When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:

⁴⁴ But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

³³ But, a certain Samaritan, going on his journey, came down to him, and, seeing him, was moved with compassion; ³⁴ and, coming near, bound up his bruises, pouring thereon oil and wine,––and, setting him on his own beast, brought him into an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ And, on the morrow, throwing out two denaries, he gave them to the inn–keeper, and said––Take care of him, and, whatsoever thou shall further spend, I, when on my way back, will duly pay thee. ³⁶ Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers?

²⁰ But––if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head. ²¹ Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

¹² It may be, that Yahweh will behold with his eye,––and that Yahweh will return me good, for his cursing this day.

¹³ And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return.

¹⁸ Hence also, they who are fallen asleep in Christ, are lost:

²² Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

³ Hath not carried slander on his tongue, hath not done his friend a wrong, nor, a reproach, taken up against his neighbour;

⁵ He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

²⁰ Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.

³⁰ Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding,

²⁰ For I fear––lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; ––lest, by any means, [I should find] strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; ––

¹³ Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,––and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.

⁹ Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.

¹⁹ Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.

¹⁵ A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: ¹⁶ He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.

¹⁶ and went and sat her down over against him, at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child,––So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept. ¹⁷ And God heard the voice of the boy, and a messenger of God called unto Hagar out of the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Do not fear, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the boy, where he is. ¹⁸ Arise, lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand,––for, a great nation, will I make him. ¹⁹ And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water,––and went and filled the skin with water, and gave drink unto the boy.

² And the people found fault with Moses, and said––Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why should ye find fault with me? Why should ye put Yahweh to the proof? ³ So the people thirsted, there, for water, and the people murmured against Moses,––and said––Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill me and my sons, and my cattle, with thirst?

⁶ Behold me! standing before thee, there, upon the rock in Horeb, then shalt thou smite the rock, and there shall come forth therefrom water, and the people shall drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

¹⁸ And he was sore athirst, so he cried unto Yahweh, and said, Thou thyself, hast given, into the hand of thy servant, this great salvation,––and, now, must I die of thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? ¹⁹ So then God clave open the hollow that is in Lehi, and there came therefrom water, and he drank, and his spirit came back, and he revived,––for this cause, called he the name thereof––Ain–hakkore, which is in Lehi, until this day.

¹⁵ And David longed, and said,––Who will give me to drink water out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate?

¹ [BOOK THE SECOND]
¶ [To the Chief Musician. An Instructive Psalm for the Sons of Korah.]
As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God. ² My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth,––When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?

¹ [A Melody of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.]
O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee,––My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land––dry, and weary for want of water,––

³⁰ The sparkling of bright eyes, rejoiceth the heart, Good news, giveth marrow to the bones.

⁷ How beautiful, upon the mountains, are the feet––Of him, That bringeth good tidings, That publisheth peace, That bringeth good tidings of blessing, That publisheth salvation,––That saith unto Zion, Thy God, hath become king.

¹ Ho! every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters, Yea he that hath no money,––Come ye––buy corn, and eat, Yea come––buy corn, without money, And, without price, wine and milk.

¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon, fail from the rock of the field? Or shall waters from afar, deep, overflowing, be dried up?

¹⁵ Lo! upon the mountains, The feet of one, who bringeth Good Tidings! who publisheth Prosperity! Celebrate, O Judah, thy pilgrim festivals, fulfill thy vows, for, not again, any more, shall the Abandoned One, pass through thee, he hath been wholly cut off.

¹⁰ And the messenger said unto them––Be not afraid! For lo! I bring you good tidings of a great joy, the which shall be for all the people: ¹¹ That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,––Who is Christ the Lord––in the city of David!

³⁷ Now, on the last––the great––day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying––If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink:

¹⁵ And how shall they proclaim, except they be sent? Even as it is written––How beautiful the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!

¹⁵ Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy,––that, Christ Jesus, came into the world, sinners, to save: of whom, the chief, am, I; ––

⁶ And he said unto me––Accomplished! I, am the A, and the Z, the Beginning and the End: I, unto him that is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely:

¹⁷ And, the Spirit and the Bride, say––Come! and, he that heareth, let him say––Come! and, he that is athirst, let him come,––he that will, let him take of the water of life, freely.

⁸ And Cain said unto Abel his brother [Let us go into the field]. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

¹⁴ Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said,––But who, among all thy servants, like David, is, faithful, being son–in–law to the king, and, cometh near to have audience with thee, and is, honoured in thy household? ¹⁵ Did I, that day, begin to enquire for him of God? Far from me! Let not the king impute to his servant such a thing, nor to any of the household of my father, for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more. ¹⁶ And the king said: Thou shalt, die, Ahimelech,––thou and all the household of thy father. ¹⁷ And the king said unto the runners that were stationed by him––Turn ye round and put to death the priests of Yahweh, because, their hand also, is with David, and because they knew that he was, in flight, and unveiled not mine ear. But the servants of the king were not willing to thrust forth their hand, to fall upon the priests of Yahweh. ¹⁸ Then said the king to Doeg, Turn, thou, and fall upon the priests. So Doeg the Edomite turned, and, himself, fell upon the priests, and put to death, that day, four score and five men bearing an ephod of linen;

²¹ So they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones, by the commandment of the king,––in the court of the house of Yahweh. ²² Thus Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son,––and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!

² Son of man, Take up a dirge, over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and thou shalt say unto him, The young lion of the nations, thou didst deem thyself,––Whereas, thou, wast like the crocodile in the seas, And didst cause thy streams to burst forth, And didst trouble the waters with thy feet, And foul their rivers.

¹⁸ Is it too small a thing for you that, on the good pasture, ye feed, But, the remainder of your pastures, ye must needs trample down with your feet? Or that, of the pure waters, ye drink, But, the waters left remaining––with your feet, ye must needs foul? ¹⁹ And, my flock, On what hath been trampled down by your feet, may feed, And, of what hath been fouled by your feet, may drink?

³⁴ For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes,––some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will––scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city: ³⁵ That there may come upon you––all righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the Temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily, I say unto you––All these things, will have come, upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her,––how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,––and ye would not!

⁶⁹ Now, Peter, was sitting without, in the court; and there came unto him a certain female servant, saying––Thou also, wast with Jesus, the Galilaean. ⁷⁰ But, he, denied before all, saying––I know not what thou sayest. ⁷¹ And, when he went out into the porch, another female saw him, and said unto them who were there––This, one was with Jesus the Nazarene. ⁷² And, again, he denied, with an oath––I know not the man. ⁷³ And, after a little, the by–standers, coming forward, said unto Peter: Truly, thou also, art, from among them, for, thy very speech, maketh thee, manifest. ⁷⁴ Then, began he to be cursing and swearing––I know not the man! And, straightway, a cock crowed.

⁵² Which of the prophets, did not your fathers persecute? Yea they slew them who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One––of whom, now, ye, have become, betrayers and murderers!

¹⁵ Who have both slain the, Lord, Jesus––and the prophets, and, us, have persecuted, and, unto God, are displeasing, and, unto all men, are contrary,––

⁶ And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I was astonished, when I beheld her, with great astonishment.

¹⁶ Honey having found, eat to suffice thee, lest thou loathe it, and vomit it forth.

⁴⁴ How can, ye, believe,––Glory from one another, receiving; and, the glory which is from the only God, are not seeking?

¹ To be boasting, is needful,––it is not, indeed, profitable, yet will I come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord:––

¹¹ I have become foolish,––ye, compelled me:––I, in fact, ought, by you, to have been commended; for, not a whit, have I come behind the exceeding overmuch apostles,––even if I am nothing:

³ Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain–glory,––but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves,––

³⁰ Then was Saul’s anger kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of rebellious perversity! do I not know that thou art, confederate, with the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and to the confusion of the shame of thy mother?

¹⁷ Now, therefore, know thou, and see, what thou canst do, for mischief is determined against our lord, and against all his household,––but, he, is such an abandoned man, that one cannot speak unto him.

⁵ And he took courage, and built all the wall that was broken down and carried up thereon towers, and, on the outside, another wall, and strengthened Millo, the city of David,–and made weapons in abundance, and bucklers,

³ And they said unto me, The remnant who are left of the captivity, there in the province, are in great misfortune and reproach, the wall of Jerusalem, is broken down, and, the gates thereof, are burned with fire.

³² Better he that is slow to anger, than a hero, and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that captureth a city.

²⁴ Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in: