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Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
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.
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
