Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
8 Also, those who dwell in the uttermost parts shall be afraid of Your signs. You shall make the outgoings of the morning and the evening rejoice.
9 You visit the Earth and water it. You make it very rich. The river of God is full of water. You prepare their grain, for so You have appointed it.
10 You water the furrows thereof abundantly. You cause the rain to descend into the valleys thereof. You make it soft with showers and bless the bud thereof.
11 You crown the year with Your goodness; and Your steps drop fatness.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; and the hills shall be surrounded with gladness.
13 The pastures are clad with sheep. The valleys, also, shall be covered with grain. They shout for joy and sing. To him who excels: A song or psalm
25 And as soon as Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away so that I may go to my place and to my country.
26 “Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go. For you know what service I have done you.”
27 To whom Laban answered, “If I have now found favor in your sight. I have perceived that the LORD has blessed me for your sake.”
28 Also, he said, “Name your wages and I will give it to you.”
29 But he said to him, “You know what service I have done you, and in what state your cattle has been under me.
30 “For the little that you had before I came has increased into a multitude. And the LORD has blessed you by my coming. But now, when shall I work for my own house also?”
31 Then he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob answered, “You shall give me nothing at all. If you will do this thing for me, I will return, feed, and keep your sheep.
32 “I will pass through all your flocks today, separate from them all the sheep with little spots and great spots and all black lambs among the sheep, and the great spotted, and little spotted among the goats. And that shall be my wages.
33 “So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when my reward comes before your face. Every one that has no little or great spots among the goats, or is black among the sheep, the same shall be considered stolen if with me.
34 Then Laban said, “Go to! Would that it might be according to your saying.”
35 Therefore, the same day, he took out the male goats that were parti-colored and with great spots, and all the female goats with little and great spots, and all that had white in them, and all the black among the sheep, and put them in the keeping of his sons.
36 And he set three days journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob kept the rest of Laban’s sheep.
13 Who is wise among you and endowed with knowledge? Let him show the good behavior of his works in the gentleness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not boast. And do not be liars against the truth.
15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 For where there is envying and strife, there is upheaval, and all kinds of evil works.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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