Psalm 37:12-22

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¹²The wicked plot^(A) against the righteous
and gnash their teeth^(B) at them;
¹³but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.^(C)

¹⁴The wicked draw the sword^(D)
    and bend the bow^(E)
to bring down the poor and needy,^(F)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
¹⁵But their swords will pierce their own hearts,^(G)
    and their bows will be broken.^(H)

¹⁶Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth^(I) of many wicked;
¹⁷for the power of the wicked will be broken,^(J)
but the Lord upholds^(K) the righteous.

¹⁸The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,^(L)
and their inheritance will endure forever.^(M)
¹⁹In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰But the wicked will perish:^(N)
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.^(O)

²¹The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;^(P)
²²those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses^(Q) will be destroyed.^(R)

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2 Chronicles 9:29-31

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Solomon’s Death^(A)

²⁹As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan^(B) the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah^(C) the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam^(D) son of Nebat? ³⁰Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. ³¹Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David^(E) his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

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Mark 6:35-44

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³⁵By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. ³⁶Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

³⁷But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”^(A)

They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages^[a]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”

³⁸“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”^(B)

³⁹Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. ⁴¹Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.^(C) Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. ⁴²They all ate and were satisfied, ⁴³and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ⁴⁴The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.