I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad ¹  tree bears bad fruit.

he makes the Bear, ¹  Orion, ²  and the Pleiades, ³  and the constellations of the southern sky; ⁴ 

He takes away ¹  every branch that does not bear ²  fruit in me. He ³  prunes ⁴  every branch that bears ⁵  fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.

Then the man will be free from iniquity, but that woman will bear the consequences ¹  of her iniquity.’” ² 

But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

It is good for a man ¹  to bear ²  the yoke ³  while he is young. ⁴ 

Like ¹  a roaring lion or a roving bear, ²  so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. ³ 

ד (Dalet) To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, ¹  like a hidden lion ²  stalking its prey. ³ 

Can you lead out the constellations ¹  in their seasons, or guide the Bear with its cubs? ² 

It is better for a person to meet ¹  a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than ²  to encounter ³  a fool in his folly. ⁴ 

A person’s spirit ¹  sustains him through sickness – but who can bear ²  a crushed spirit? ³ 

Under three things the earth trembles, ¹  and under four things it cannot bear up:

“I have many more things to say to you, ¹  but you cannot bear ²  them now.

We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced. ¹ 

Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment ¹  is too great to endure! ² 

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit. ¹ 

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit. ¹