He did this when he revealed ¹  to us the secret ²  of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth ³  in Christ, ⁴ 

complete my joy and be of the same mind, ¹  by having the same love, being united in spirit, ²  and having one purpose.

“But these things ¹  you have concealed in your heart; I know that this ²  is with you: ³ 

If God ¹  were to set his heart on it, ²  and gather in his spirit and his breath,

Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, ¹  he ²  is mighty, and firm ³  in his intent. ⁴ 

The Lord’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages. ¹ 

and listened to me. ¹  As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help. ² 

he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers; ¹ 

The teaching ¹  of the righteous is a fountain of life, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked conceals ⁴  violence. ⁵ 

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord ¹  condemns a person with wicked schemes. ² 

A person who has a quick temper ¹  does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes ²  is hated. ³ 

All a person’s ways ¹  seem right ²  in his own opinion, ³  but the Lord evaluates ⁴  the motives. ⁵ 

Of what ¹  use is money in the hand of a fool, ²  since he has no intention ³  of acquiring wisdom? ⁴ 

One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

For God will evaluate every deed, ¹  including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

The Beloved about Her Lover: He brought me ¹  into the banquet hall, ²  and he looked ³  at me lovingly. ⁴ 

For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated ¹  –

Ephraim will be oppressed, ¹  crushed ²  under judgment, ³  because he was determined to pursue worthless idols. ⁴ 

But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,