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Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.
