A poor person makes supplications, ¹  but a rich man answers harshly. ² 

He rescued me from my strong enemy, ¹  from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

He rescued me from my strong enemy, ¹  from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

A gift given ¹  in secret subdues ²  anger, and a bribe given secretly ³  subdues ⁴  strong wrath. ⁵ 

ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare ¹  their food in the summer;

He flashes ¹  destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms ²  the fortified places.)

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel! ¹ 

a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of ¹  powerful nations will fear you.

This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,

I will bring the most wicked of the nations and they will take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong, and their sanctuaries ¹  will be desecrated.

Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts ¹  are complete, a rash ²  and deceitful ³  king will arise. ⁴ 

But ¹  the inhabitants ²  are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

But the Israelites ¹  defeated him in battle ²  and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strongly defended.

He said to them, “Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet.” They could not solve the riddle for three days.

You split the sea before them, and they crossed through ¹  the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers ²  into the depths, like a stone into surging ³  waters.

For look, they wait to ambush me; ¹  powerful men stalk ²  me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord. ³ 

The Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal ¹  over your heart, ²  like a signet ³  on your arm. ⁴  For love is as strong as death, ⁵  passion ⁶  is as unrelenting ⁷  as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, ⁸  it is a blazing flame. ⁹ 

I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the sovereign master, ¹  the Lord who commands armies.