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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:
And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
