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Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door--opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful--the true who will entrust to you?

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil. — read the full passage →

and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee every sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt (which thou hast known) doth He put on thee, and He hath put them on all hating thee.

And Jehovah answereth me and saith: `Write a vision, and explain on the tables, That he may run who is reading it.

And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews, — read the full passage →