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When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
