Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Way of Wisdom
9 (A)Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her (B)seven (C)pillars.
2 She has (D)slaughtered her beasts; she has (E)mixed her wine;
she has also (F)set her table.
3 She has (G)sent out her young women to (H)call
from (I)the highest places in the town,
4 (J)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
(K)To him who lacks sense she says,
5 “Come, (L)eat of my bread
and (M)drink of (N)the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave (O)your simple ways,[a] and (P)live,
(Q)and walk in the way of insight.”
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 (A)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who (B)seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 (C)Come, O children, listen to me;
(D)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 (E)What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may (F)see good?
13 (G)Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from (H)speaking deceit.
14 (I)Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and (J)pursue it.
15 (A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (B)making the best use of the time, because (C)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (D)the will of the Lord is. 18 And (E)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (F)debauchery, but (G)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (H)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 (I)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (J)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
51 I am the living bread (A)that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give (B)for the life of the world is (C)my flesh.”
52 The Jews then (D)disputed among themselves, saying, (E)“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (F)the Son of Man and drink his blood, you (G)have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (H)has eternal life, and (I)I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (J)abides in me, and I in him. 57 As (K)the living Father (L)sent me, and (M)I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 (N)This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread[a] the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.