Then Esau realized ¹  that the Canaanite women ²  were displeasing to ³  his father Isaac.

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, ¹  he enabled her to become pregnant ²  while Rachel remained childless.

‘Cursed ¹  is the one who disrespects ²  his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; ¹  Naphtali charged on to the battlefields. ² 

They detest me and maintain their distance; ¹  they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

You destroy ¹  liars; ²  the Lord despises ³  violent and deceitful people. ⁴ 

You have repudiated ¹  your covenant with your servant; ²  you have thrown his crown to the ground. ³ 

So the Lord was angry with his people ¹  and despised the people who belong to him. ² 

You despise ¹  all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable. ² 

For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. ¹  I hate all deceitful actions. ² 

I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions. ¹ 

which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor ¹  turning away from evil.

A poor person is disliked ¹  even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

The Lord abhors ¹  the way of the wicked, but he loves those ²  who pursue ³  righteousness.

The Lord abhors ¹  the plans ²  of the wicked, ³  but pleasant words ⁴  are pure. ⁵ 

The Lord abhors ¹  every arrogant person; ²  rest assured ³  that they will not go unpunished. ⁴ 

Doing wickedness ¹  is an abomination to kings, because a throne ²  is established in righteousness.

The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent ¹  – both of them are an abomination to the Lord. ² 

When a wicked person ¹  arrives, contempt ²  shows up with him, and with shame comes ³  a reproach.