If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, ¹  and the light will turn to night all around me,” ² 

Blessings ¹  are on the head of the righteous, but the speech ²  of the wicked conceals ³  violence. ⁴ 

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, ¹  and the one who spreads ²  slander ³  is certainly ⁴  a fool.

A generous woman ¹  gains honor, and ruthless men ²  seize wealth. ³ 

The one who forgives ¹  an offense seeks ²  love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends. ³ 

His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen ¹  is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.

Look, the Lord will throw you far away, ¹  you mere man! ²  He will wrap you up tightly. ³ 

According to their uncleanness and rebellion I have dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.

There was a chamber with its door by the porch of the gate; ¹  there they washed the burnt offering.

So the young men came, ¹  wrapped him up, ²  carried him out, and buried ³  him.

But until this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds, ¹ 

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

Gideon said to God, “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. ¹  Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.” ² 

David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ¹ 

When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame. They say ¹  to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” I will gloat over them. ²  Then they will be trampled down ³  like mud in the streets.

Now ¹  the earth ²  was without shape and empty, ³  and darkness ⁴  was over the surface of the watery deep, ⁵  but the Spirit of God ⁶  was moving ⁷  over the surface ⁸  of the water. ⁹ 

“But Esau my brother is a hairy man,” Jacob protested to his mother Rebekah, “and I have smooth skin! ¹ 

He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob. ¹ 

When ¹  the magicians attempted ²  to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.