It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; ¹  its branches turning toward him, ²  its roots were under itself. ³  So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.

Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither completely away, and his right eye become completely blind!”

They asked him, ¹  “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man ²  must marry ³  the widow and father children ⁴  for his brother. ⁵ 

He deprives the leaders of the earth ¹  of their understanding; ²  he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste. ³ 

For what is his interest ¹  in his home after his death, ²  when the number of his months has been broken off? ³ 

Its underparts ¹  are the sharp points of potsherds, it leaves its mark in the mud like a threshing sledge. ² 

I said, “I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.” ¹  (Selah)

Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die. ¹ 

Hope ¹  deferred ²  makes the heart sick, ³  but a longing fulfilled ⁴  is like ⁵  a tree of life.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, ¹  but the righteous have refuge ²  even in the threat of death. ³ 

Severe discipline ¹  is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof ²  will die.

A wise person’s good sense protects him, ¹  but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable. ² 

I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!

A whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings; they will be brought to shame because of their idolatrous worship. ¹ 

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven. ¹ 

He watches over ¹  his holy ones, ²  but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.

My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. ¹ 

When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ²  he thinks of ways to defame me, ³  and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; ¹  he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. ²  But sinful rebels live in the desert. ³ 

Even when my strength leaves me, ¹  you watch my footsteps. ²  In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.