Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 The wicked (A)plots against the righteous
and (B)gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord (C)laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his (D)day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and (E)bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose (F)way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their (G)bows shall be broken.
16 (H)Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For (I)the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord (J)upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord (K)knows the days of the blameless,
and their (L)heritage will remain forever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in (M)the days of famine they have abundance.
Solomon's Death
29 (A)Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from (B)first to last, are they not written in the history of (C)Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of (D)Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of (E)Iddo (F)the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in (G)the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 36 (A)Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he answered them, (B)“You give them something to eat.” And (C)they said to him, (D)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii[a] worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” 38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, (E)“Five, and two fish.” 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he (F)looked up to heaven and (G)said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
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