They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring ¹  to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

And you will get a serious, chronic intestinal disease which will cause your intestines to come out.” ¹ 

The one who gathers crops ¹  in the summer is a wise ²  son, but the one who sleeps ³  during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself. ⁴ 

For as the churning ¹  of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger ²  produces strife. ³ 

“So when you see the abomination of desolation ¹  – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

And we know that all things work together ¹  for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble. ¹ 

“If a man grazes ¹  his livestock ²  in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

It claps ¹  its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place. ² 

¹ Yet God ²  finds occasions ³  with me; he regards me as his enemy!

to turn a person from his sin, ¹  and to cover a person’s pride. ² 

I weep and refrain from eating food, ¹  which causes others to insult me. ² 

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; ¹  their thoughts are sinful. ² 

who plan ways to harm me. ¹  All day long they stir up conflict. ² 

Anxiety ¹  in a person’s heart ²  weighs him down, ³  but an encouraging ⁴  word brings him joy. ⁵ 

A toss of a coin ¹  ends ²  disputes, and settles the issue ³  between strong opponents. ⁴ 

The north wind ¹  brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue ²  brings forth ³  an angry look. ⁴ 

A lying tongue ¹  hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. ² 

He flashes ¹  destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms ²  the fortified places.)

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.