“Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, ¹  her husband can confirm or nullify. ² 

But she said to him, “No, my brother! Don’t humiliate me! This just isn’t done in Israel! Don’t do this foolish thing!

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit ¹  – O God, a humble and repentant heart ²  you will not reject. ³ 

If they do this, tell ¹  them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’” ² 

so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. ¹  Do not be conceited. ² 

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, ¹  but not forever.” ² 

he sets ¹  the lowly ²  on high, that those who mourn ³  are raised ⁴  to safety.

Your beginning ¹  will seem so small, since your future will flourish. ² 

Scatter abroad ¹  the abundance ²  of your anger. Look at every proud man ³  and bring him low;

But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity. ¹ 

Fools ¹  are placed in many positions of authority, ²  while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

The Beloved to Her Lover: I am a ¹  meadow flower ²  from Sharon, ³  a lily ⁴  from the valleys.

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, ¹ 

So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Sound your battle cry ¹  against the wild beast of the reeds, ²  and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! ³  They humble themselves ⁴  and offer gold and silver as tribute. ⁵  God ⁶  scatters ⁷  the nations that like to do battle.

this is what the sovereign Lord says: Tear off the turban, ¹  take off the crown! Things must change! ²  Exalt the lowly, bring down the proud! ³ 

He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: ¹  He wants you to ²  promote ³  justice, to be faithful, ⁴  and to live obediently before ⁵  your God.

I tell you that this man went down to his home justified ¹  rather than the Pharisee. ²  For everyone who exalts ³  himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Now I, Paul, appeal to you ¹  personally ²  by the meekness and gentleness ³  of Christ (I who am meek ⁴  when present among ⁵  you, but am full of courage ⁶  toward you when away!) –