Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
12 Who is the man who (C)fears the Lord?
He will (D)instruct him in the way he should choose.
13 His soul will (E)abide in [a]prosperity,
And his [b]descendants will (F)inherit the [c]land.
14 The [d](G)secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
[e]And He will (H)make them know His covenant.
15 My (I)eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will [f](J)pluck my feet out of the net.
16 (K)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am (L)lonely and afflicted.
17 [g]The (M)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me (N)out of my distresses.
18 (O)Look upon my affliction and my [h]trouble,
And (P)forgive all my sins.
19 Look upon my enemies, for they (Q)are many,
And they (R)hate me with violent hatred.
20 (S)Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me (T)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs
24 “(A)Why are [a]times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see (B)His days?
2 “[b]Some (C)remove the landmarks;
They seize and [c]devour flocks.
3 “They drive away the donkeys of the (D)orphans;
They take the (E)widow’s ox for a pledge.
4 “They push (F)the needy aside from the road;
The (G)poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
5 “Behold, as (H)wild donkeys in the wilderness
They (I)go forth seeking food in their activity,
As [d]bread for their children in the desert.
6 “They harvest their fodder in the field
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7 “(J)They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
8 “They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
The Sin of Partiality
2 (A)My brethren, (B)do not hold your faith in our (C)glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of (D)personal favoritism. 2 For if a man comes into your [a]assembly with a gold ring and dressed in [b](E)fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in (F)dirty clothes, 3 and you [c]pay special attention to the one who is wearing the (G)fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,” 4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges (H)with evil [d]motives? 5 Listen, (I)my beloved brethren: did not (J)God choose the poor [e]of this world to be (K)rich in faith and (L)heirs of the kingdom which He (M)promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and [f]personally (N)drag you into [g]court? 7 (O)Do they not blaspheme the fair name [h]by which you have been called?
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