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Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
