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And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
