Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD. And on His Law does he meditate day and night.
3 For he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters, that will bring forth her fruits in due season; whose leaf shall not fade. So, whatever he shall do shall prosper.
4 The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous. And the way of the wicked shall perish.
18 There are three things hidden from me. Indeed, four that I do not know:
19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a stone, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is also the way of an adulterous woman. She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, “I have done no wickedness.”
21 For three things the Earth is moved. Indeed, for four it cannot sustain itself:
22 for a servant when he reigns, a fool when he is filled with meat,
23 for the hateful woman when she is married, and for a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 These are four small things on the Earth, yet they are wise and full of wisdom:
25 The ants, a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in summer:
26 The hyrax, a people not mighty, yet they make their houses in the rock.
27 The locust has no king, yet they all go forth by ranks.
28 The spider takes hold with its hands; and is in king’s palaces.
29 There are three things that order well their going. Indeed, four are stately in going:
30 A lion (which is strong among beasts and does not turn at the sight of any),
31 a lusty greyhound, a goat, and a king against whom there is no rising up.
32 If you have been foolish in lifting yourself up. And if you have thought wickedly. Lay your hand upon your mouth.
33 When one churns milk, he brings forth butter. And he who squeezes his nose causes blood to come out. So, he who forces wrath brings forth strife.
25 For I do not wish you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers (lest you be wise in your own eyes), that partial blindness has come to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved. As it is written, “The Deliverer shall come out of Zion, and shall turn away the ungodliness from Jacob.
27 And this is My covenant to them, When I shall take away their sins.”
28 Concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the Fathers’ sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
30 For even as you, in times past, had not believed God and yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief,
31 so now have they not believed by the mercy shown to you, so that they may also obtain mercy.
32 For God has shut up all in unbelief, so that He might have mercy on all.
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