Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

130 Lord, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wonderful things above me.

² If I was not humbly minded, but exalted my soul: As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, so reward in my soul.

³ Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.

²⁵ But in all Israel there was not a man so comely, and so exceedingly beautiful as Absalom: from the sole of the foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

²⁶ And when he polled his hair (now he was polled once a year, because his hair was burdensome to him) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred sicles, according to the common weight.

²⁷ And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose, name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful.

²⁸ And Absalom dwelt two years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

²⁹ He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him,

³⁰ He said to his servants: You know the field of Joab near my field, that hath a crop of barley: go now and set it on fire. So the servants of Absalom set the corn on fire. And Joab's servants coming with their garments rent, said: The servants of Absalom have set part of the field on fire.

³¹ Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said: Why have thy servants set my corn on fire?

³² And Absalom answered Joab: I sent to thee beseeching thee to come to me, that I might send thee to the king, to say to him: Wherefore am I come from Gessur? it had been better for me to be there: I beseech thee therefore that I may see the face of the king: and if he be mindful of my iniquity, let him kill me.

³³ So Joab going in to the king, told him all: and Absalom was called for, and he went in to the king: and prostrated himself on the ground before him: and the king kissed Absalom.

6 Brethren, and if a man be overtaken in any fault, you, who are spiritual, instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

² Bear ye one another's burdens; and so you shall fulfill the law of Christ.

³ For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

⁴ But let every one prove his own work, and so he shall have glory in himself only, and not in another.

⁵ For every one shall bear his own burden.

⁶ And let him that is instructed in the word, communicate to him that instructeth him, in all good things.

⁷ Be not deceived, God is not mocked.

⁸ For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.

⁹ And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.

¹⁰ Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.