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The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
