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Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
