My guests ¹  and my servant girls consider ²  me a stranger; I am a foreigner ³  in their eyes.

“Do you think this to be ¹  just: when ²  you say, ‘My right before God.’ ³ 

Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested ¹  by affliction.

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, ¹  when people promote evil. ² 

You prove to be reliable ¹  to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive ²  to one who is perverse. ³ 

By David. Do not fret ²  when wicked men seem to succeed! ³  Do not envy evildoers!

There is one who pretends to be rich ¹  and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor ²  and yet possesses great wealth. ³ 

The dice are thrown into the lap, ¹  but their every decision ²  is from the Lord. ³ 

Even a fool who remains silent is considered ¹  wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. ² 

Answer a fool according to his folly, ¹  lest he be wise in his own estimation. ² 

The one who hates others disguises ¹  it with his lips, but he stores up ²  deceit within him. ³ 

There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed ¹  from their filthiness. ² 

All of man’s labor is for nothing more than ¹  to fill his stomach ²  – yet his appetite ³  is never satisfied!

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” ¹  They all condemned him as deserving death.

For you are bringing some surprising things ¹  to our ears, so we want to know what they ²  mean.”

For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating ¹  the charges against him.”

If we sowed spiritual blessings among you, is it too much to reap material things from you?

But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Does not nature ¹  itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,