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Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
