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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
