11 Shall I take (A)my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to (B)men who come from I do not know where?”

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11 Why should I take my bread(A) and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”

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And the officials of Succoth said, (A)“Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, (B)that we should give bread to your army?”

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But the officials of Sukkoth(A) said, “Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread(B) to your troops?”(C)

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(A)Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.

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Offer hospitality(A) to one another without grumbling.(B)

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10 So then, (A)as we have opportunity, let us (B)do good to everyone, and especially to those who are (C)of the household of faith.

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10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(A) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(B) of believers.

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as unknown, and (A)yet well known; (B)as dying, and behold, we live; (C)as punished, and yet not killed;

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known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(A) and yet we live on;(B) beaten, and yet not killed;

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29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, (A)we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Why, this is (B)an amazing thing! (C)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.

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29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(A)

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

11 (A)Cast your bread upon the waters,
    (B)for you will find it after many days.
(C)Give a portion to (D)seven, or even to eight,
    (E)for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

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Invest in Many Ventures

11 Ship(A) your grain across the sea;
    after many days you may receive a return.(B)
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
    you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

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Their (A)eyes swell out through fatness;
    their hearts overflow with follies.
They scoff and (B)speak with malice;
    loftily they threaten oppression.

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From their callous hearts(A) comes iniquity[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
They scoff, and speak with malice;(B)
    with arrogance(C) they threaten oppression.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
    and the fatherless has not eaten of it

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17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(A)

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14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them. 15 Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, (A)and we did not miss anything when we were in the fields, as long as we went with them.

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14 One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings,(A) but he hurled insults at them. 15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat(B) us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.(C)

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Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; (A)he was a Calebite.

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His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.(A) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.(B)

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13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

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13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(A)’ so my hand will not touch you.

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17 Beware (A)lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’

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17 You may say to yourself,(A) “My power and the strength of my hands(B) have produced this wealth for me.”

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