Old/New Testament
5 “Call out now, if any will answer you. And to which of the saints will you turn?
2 “Doubtless, anger kills the foolish and envy slays the idiot.
3 “I have seen the foolish well-rooted. And suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4 “His children shall be far from salvation. And they shall be destroyed in the gate. And no one shall deliver them.
5 “The hungry shall eat up his harvest. Indeed, they shall take it from among the thorns. And the thirsty shall drink up their wealth.
6 “For misery does not come forth from the dust. Nor does affliction spring out of the earth.
7 “But man is born to toil, as the sparks fly upward.
8 “But I would inquire of God, and turn my talk to God,
9 “Who does great things, and unsearchable, marvelous things without number.
10 “He gives rain upon the earth, and pours water upon the streets,
11 “and sets those who are low up on high, so that the sorrowful may be exalted to salvation.
12 “He scatters the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot accomplish that which they undertake.
13 “He takes the wise in their craftiness. And the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
14 “They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noon as in the night.
15 “But He saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth and from the hand of the violent man,
16 “so that the poor has hope. But iniquity shall shut her mouth.
17 “Behold, blessed is the man whom God corrects. Therefore, do not refuse the discipline of the Almighty.
18 “For He makes the wound and binds it up. He strikes, and His Hands make whole.
19 “He shall deliver you in six troubles. And in the seventh, misery shall not touch you.
20 “In famine He shall deliver you from death, and in battle from the power of the sword.
21 “You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue. And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 “You shall laugh at destruction and dearth, and shalt not be afraid of the beast of the Earth.
23 “For the stones of the field shall be in league with you. And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 “And you shall know that peace is in your tent. And you shall visit your habitation, and shall not sin.
25 “You shall also perceive that your seed shall be great, and your posterity as the grass of the earth.
26 “You shall go to your grave at a full age, as a stack of grain comes in due season.
27 “Lo, thus have we examined it. And so it is. Hear this and know it for yourself.”
6 But Job answered and said,
2 “Oh that my grief was well-weighed, and that my miseries were laid with it on the scale!
3 “For it would now be heavier than the sand of the sea. Therefore, my words have been rash.
4 “For the arrows of the Almighty are in me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God fight against me.
5 “Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox bellow when he has fodder?
6 “That which is unsavory, shall it be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 “Such things my soul refused to touch, like food that made me ill.
8 “Oh that I might have my desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for:
9 “that is, that God would destroy me, that He would let His Hand go and cut me off.
10 “Then I would still have comfort (though I burn with sorrow, Him not sparing) because I have not denied the Words of the Holy One.
11 “What strength do I have, that I should hope? Or what is my end if I should prolong my life?
12 “Is my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh of bronze?
13 “Is it not so, that there is no help in me, and that strength is taken from me?
14 “He who is in misery ought to be comforted by his neighbor. But men have forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
15 “My brothers have deceived me as a brook. As the rising of the rivers, they pass away,
16 “which are black with ice and wherein the snow is hidden.
17 “But in time they are dried up with heat and are consumed. And when it is hot, they vanish from their places.
18 “They depart from their way and course. They vanish and perish.
19 “Those who went to Tema, considered them. Those who went to Sheba, waited for them.
20 “They were confounded. When they were confident, they came there and were embarrassed.
21 “Surely, now, you are like that. You have seen my fearful plague and are afraid.
22 “Did I say, ‘Bring to me,’ or ‘Give a reward to me from your substance,’
23 “or ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand,’ or ‘Ransom me out of the hand of tyrants?’
24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue. And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25 “How steadfast are the words of righteousness! And what can any of you justly prove?
26 “Do you plan to reprove words, so that the talk of the afflicted should be as the wind?
27 “You make your wrath fall upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
28 “Now, therefore, be content to look at me. For I will not lie to your face.
29 “Relent, please. Let there be no iniquity. Relent, I say, and you shall still see my righteousness. Is there iniquity on my tongue? Does not my mouth discern desire?”
7 “Is there not an appointed time for man upon Earth? And are not his days as the days of a hired servant?
2 “As a servant longs for the shade, and as a hireling looks for the end of his work,
3 “so I have inherited months of emptiness. And painful nights have been appointed to me.
4 “If I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, and the night be over?’ For I’ve had enough of tossing to and fro until dawn.
5 “My flesh is clothed with worms and filthiness of the dust. My skin is broken and has become loathsome.
6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle. And they are spent without hope.
7 “Remember that my life is but a breath. My eye shall not return to see pleasure.
8 “The eye that has seen me, shall see me no more. Your eyes are upon me, and I shall be no longer.
9 “As the cloud vanishes and goes away, so he who goes down to the grave shall come up no more.
10 “He shall return no more to his house. Nor shall his place know him anymore.
11 “Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth, but will speak in the trouble of my spirit, and muse in the bitterness of my mind.
12 “Am I a sea or a dragon, that You keep me under guard?
13 “When I say, ‘My couch shall relieve me. My bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,’
14 “then You scare me with dreams, and astonish me with visions.
15 “Therefore, my soul chooses to be strangled and to die, rather than to be in my bones.
16 “I abhor it. I would not live forever. Spare me, then. For my days are without meaning.
17 “What is man, that You magnify him, and that You set Your Heart upon him,
18 “and visit him every morning, and test him every moment?
19 “How long will it be before You depart from me? You will not leave me alone while I can swallow my spittle.
20 “I have sinned. What did I do to You, O You, Preserver of men? Why have You set me against Yourself, so that I am a burden to myself?
21 “And why do You not pardon my trespass, and take away my iniquity? For now, I shall sleep in the dust. And if You seek me in the morning, I shall no longer be.”
8 And Saul consented to his death. And at that time, there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles.
2 Then God-fearing men carried Stephen to be buried and made great lamentation for him.
3 But Saul defiled the Church, and entered into every house, and drew out both men and women, and put them into prison.
4 Therefore, those who were scattered throughout, went to and fro preaching the word.
5 Then Philip came into the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6 And the people paid attention to those things which Philip spoke, with one mind, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed. And many taken with palsies, and who were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 And there had been in the city, a certain man called Simon, who used witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great man;
10 to whom they paid attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God!”
11 And they paid attention to him because he had bewitched them with sorceries for a long time.
12 But as soon as they believed Philip (who preached things concerning the Kingdom of God and the Name of Jesus Christ), they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Then Simon himself also believed and was baptized. And he continued with Philip. And when he saw the signs and great miracles which were done, he wondered.
14 Now when the Apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 Who, when they had come down, prayed for them to receive the Holy Ghost.
16 For as yet He had not fallen down on any of them. But they had been baptized only in the Name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then they laid their hands on them. And they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles’ hands, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 saying, “Give me this power also! So that whomever I lay hands upon may receive the Holy Ghost!”
20 Then Peter said to him, “Your money dies with you because you think that the gift of God may be obtained with money.
21 “You have neither part nor fellowship in this Word. For your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 “Therefore repent of this, your wickedness. And pray to God that if it be possible, the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 “For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”
24 Then Simon answered, and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have spoken come upon me!”
25 So after they had testified and preached the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem and preached the Gospel in many Samaritan towns.
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