Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
21 Yes,[a] my spirit was bitter,[b]
and my insides felt sharp pain.[c]
22 I was ignorant[d] and lacked insight;[e]
I was as senseless as an animal before you.[f]
23 But I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide[g] me by your wise advice,
and then you will lead me to a position of honor.[h]
25 Whom do I have in heaven but you?
On earth there is no one I desire but you.[i]
26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak,[j]
but God always[k] protects my heart and gives me stability.[l]
27 Yes,[m] look! Those far from you[n] die;
you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.[o]
28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need.[p]
I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter,
as[q] I declare all the things you have done.
29 The one who stiffens his neck[a] after numerous rebukes[b]
will suddenly be destroyed[c] without remedy.[d]
2 When the righteous become numerous,[e] the people rejoice;
when the wicked rule, the people groan.[f]
3 The man[g] who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,[h]
but whoever associates[i] with prostitutes wastes[j] his wealth.[k]
4 A king brings stability to[l] a land[m] by justice,
but one who exacts tribute[n] tears it down.
5 The one[o] who flatters[p] his neighbor
spreads a net[q] for his steps.[r]
6 In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare,[s]
but a righteous person can sing[t] and rejoice.[u]
7 The righteous person cares for[v] the legal rights[w] of the poor;
the wicked person does not understand such[x] knowledge.
8 Scornful people[y] inflame[z] a city,[aa]
but those who are wise turn away wrath.
9 When[ab] a wise person goes to court[ac] with a foolish person,
there is no peace[ad] whether he is angry or laughs.[ae]
10 Bloodthirsty people[af] hate someone with integrity;[ag]
as for the upright, they seek his life.[ah]
11 A fool lets fly with all his temper,[ai]
but a wise person keeps it back.[aj]
12 If a ruler listens to[ak] lies,[al]
all his ministers[am] will be wicked.[an]
13 The poor person and the oppressor[ao] have this in common:[ap]
the Lord gives light[aq] to the eyes of them both.
14 If a king judges the poor in truth,[ar]
his throne[as] will be established forever.
15 A rod and reproof[at] impart[au] wisdom,
but a child who is unrestrained[av] brings shame to[aw] his mother.[ax]
16 When the wicked increase,[ay] transgression increases,
but the righteous will see[az] their downfall.
17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest;[ba]
he will bring you[bb] happiness.[bc]
18 When there is no prophetic vision[bd] the people cast off restraint,[be]
but the one who keeps the law,[bf] blessed is he![bg]
19 A servant[bh] cannot be corrected[bi] by words,
for although[bj] he understands, there is no answer.[bk]
20 You have seen[bl] someone[bm] who is hasty in his words[bn]—
there is more hope for a fool than for him.[bo]
21 If[bp] someone pampers his servant from youth,
he will be a weakling[bq] in the end.
22 An angry person[br] stirs up dissension,
and a wrathful person[bs] is abounding in transgression.[bt]
23 A person’s pride[bu] will bring him low,[bv]
but one who has a lowly spirit[bw] will gain honor.
24 Whoever shares with a thief[bx] is his own enemy;[by]
he hears the oath to testify,[bz] but does not talk.
25 The fear of people[ca] becomes[cb] a snare,[cc]
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.[cd]
26 Many people seek the face[ce] of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.[cf]
27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
and the one who lives an upright life[cg] is an abomination to the wicked.
Questions About Jesus’ Identity
25 Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man[a] they are trying[b] to kill? 26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly,[c] and they are saying nothing to him.[d] Do the ruling authorities[e] really know that this man[f] is the Christ?[g] 27 But we know where this man[h] comes from.[i] Whenever the Christ[j] comes, no one will know where he comes from.”[k]
28 Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts,[l] cried out,[m] “You both know me and know where I come from![n] And I have not come on my own initiative,[o] but the one who sent me[p] is true. You do not know him,[q] 29 but[r] I know him, because I have come from him[s] and he[t] sent me.”
30 So then they tried to seize Jesus,[u] but no one laid a hand on him, because his time[v] had not yet come. 31 Yet many of the crowd[w] believed in him and said, “Whenever the Christ[x] comes, he won’t perform more miraculous signs than this man did, will he?”[y]
32 The Pharisees[z] heard the crowd[aa] murmuring these things about Jesus,[ab] so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers[ac] to arrest him.[ad] 33 Then Jesus said, “I will be with you for only a little while longer,[ae] and then[af] I am going to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me[ag] but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”
35 Then the Jewish leaders[ah] said to one another, “Where is he[ai] going to go that we cannot find him?[aj] He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed[ak] among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?[al] 36 What did he mean by saying,[am] ‘You will look for me[an] but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
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