Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹¹ For the good of Your name, O Lord, forgive my sin, even as big as it is.

¹² Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will teach him in the way he should choose. ¹³ His soul will live a rich life. And his children will be given the land. ¹⁴ The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him. And He will make them know His agreement. ¹⁵ My eyes are always on the Lord. For He will take my feet out of the net.

¹⁶ Turn to me and show me Your loving-kindness. For I am alone and in trouble. ¹⁷ The troubles of my heart have grown. Bring me out of my suffering. ¹⁸ Look upon my troubles and my pain, and forgive all my sins. ¹⁹ Look upon those who hate me, for they are many. And how very much they hate me! ²⁰ Keep me safe, Lord, and set me free. Do not let me be put to shame for I put my trust in You.

19 A poor man who walks with honor is better than a fool who is sinful in his speaking.

² It is not good for a person to be without much learning, and he who hurries with his feet rushes into sin.

³ The foolish acts of man make his way bad, and his heart is angry toward the Lord.

⁴ Riches add many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.

⁵ A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will not get away.

⁶ Many will ask for the favor of a man who gives much, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him. How much more do his friends go far from him! He runs to them with words, but they are gone.

⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding will find good.

⁹ A man who tells lies about someone will be punished. He who tells lies will be lost.

¹⁰ It is not right for a fool to live in great comfort, and for sure, for a servant to rule over rulers.

¹¹ A man’s understanding makes him slow to anger. It is to his honor to forgive and forget a wrong done to him.

¹² The king’s anger is like the noise of a lion, but his favor is like morning water upon the grass.

¹³ A foolish son destroys his father. The arguing of a wife is like water falling drop by drop all the time.

¹⁴ House and riches are handed down from fathers, but an understanding wife is from the Lord.

¹⁵ Being lazy makes one go into a deep sleep, and a lazy man will suffer from being hungry.

¹⁶ He who keeps God’s Word keeps his soul, but he who is not careful of his ways will die.

¹⁷ He who shows kindness to a poor man gives to the Lord and He will pay him in return for his good act.

¹¹ This is what you have heard from the beginning, that we should love each other. ¹² Do not be like Cain. He was a child of the devil and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? It was because he did what was sinful and his brother did what was right.

¹³ Do not be surprised if the world hates you, Christian brothers. ¹⁴ We know we have passed from death into life. We know this because we love the Christians. The person who does not love has not passed from death into life. ¹⁵ A man who hates his brother is a killer in his heart. You know that life which lasts forever is not in one who kills.

¹⁶ We know what love is because Christ gave His life for us. We should give our lives for our brothers. ¹⁷ What if a person has enough money to live on and sees his brother in need of food and clothing? If he does not help him, how can the love of God be in him?