Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price ¹  of wisdom is more than pearls. ² 

I cry out to you, ¹  but you do not answer me; I stand up, ²  and you only look at me. ³ 

Of what importance is the human race, ¹  that you should notice ²  them? Of what importance is mankind, ³  that you should pay attention to them, ⁴ 

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

You held my eyelids open; ¹  I was troubled and could not speak. ² 

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, ¹  that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, ²  that you should be concerned about them? ³ 

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, ¹  for he will despise the wisdom of your words. ² 

Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship. ¹  Don’t spare them! ² 

Don’t prophesy at Bethel ¹  any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” ² 

But the Lord ¹  answered her, ²  “Martha, Martha, ³  you are worried and troubled ⁴  about many things,

But if you want anything in addition, ¹  it will have to be settled ²  in a legal assembly. ³ 

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

Take note of ¹  the field where the men ²  are harvesting and follow behind with the female workers. ³  I will tell the men ⁴  to leave you alone. ⁵  When you are thirsty, you may go to ⁶  the water jars ⁷  and drink some of the water ⁸  the servants draw.” ⁹ 

You must be loyal ¹  to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name. ²  If I am guilty, ³  you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; ¹  I appeared to those who did not look for me. ²  I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke ³  my name.

He went and found the corpse lying in the road with the donkey and the lion standing beside it; ¹  the lion had neither eaten the corpse nor attacked the donkey.

Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; ¹  fight only the king of Israel.”

Now the king of Syria had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high ranking officers; ¹  fight only the king of Israel!”

Wait patiently for the Lord! ¹  Wait confidently ²  for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, ³  a man who carries out wicked schemes!

For he never bothered to show kindness; ¹  he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened. ²