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11 Shall I take my bread and my water and the meat that I have butchered for my shearers and give it to 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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But the officials of Succoth said, “Do you already have in your possession the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna, that we should give bread to your army?”(A)

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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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10 So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.(A)

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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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Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

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

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as unknown and yet are well known, as dying and look—we are alive, as punished and yet not killed,(A)

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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, we do not know where he comes from.”(A) 30 The man answered, “Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, 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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The Value of Diligence

11 Send out your bread upon the waters,
    for after many days you will get it back.(A)
Divide your means seven ways, or even eight,
    for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.(B)

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

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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 orphan has not eaten from it—(A)

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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, “David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master, and he shouted insults at them. 15 Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we never missed anything when we were in the fields as long as we were with them;(A)

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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 was Abigail. The woman was clever and beautiful, but the man was surly and mean; 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 ancient proverb says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness,’ but my hand shall not be against you.(A)

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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 Do not say to yourself, ‘My power and the might of my own 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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