Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁸ The Lord is ^(A)gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹ The Lord is ^(B)good to all,
    and his mercy is over all that he has made.

¹⁴ The Lord ^(A)upholds all who are falling
    and ^(B)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all ^(C)look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.
¹⁶ You ^(D)open your hand;
    you ^(E)satisfy the desire of every living thing.
¹⁷ The Lord is ^(F)righteous in all his ways
    and ^(G)kind in all his works.
¹⁸ The Lord is ^(H)near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him ^(I)in truth.
¹⁹ He ^(J)fulfils the desire of those who fear him;
    he also ^(K)hears their cry and saves them.
²⁰ The Lord ^(L)preserves all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.
²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
    and ^(M)let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

^(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
    ^(C)but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
^2 (D)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    ^(E)but righteousness delivers from death.
^3 (F)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    ^(G)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
⁴ A slack hand ^(H)causes poverty,
    ^(I)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵ He who ^(J)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps in harvest is ^(K)a son who brings shame.