“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear ¹  me, you learned men. ² 

by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.

Remove the dross from the silver, and material ¹  for the silversmith will emerge;

Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.

King Solomon made a sedan chair ¹  for himself of wood imported from Lebanon. ² 

festive dresses, robes, shawls, purses,

When that time comes, ¹  sing about a delightful vineyard! ² 

Then the disciples replied, ¹  “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

The brothers in Lystra ¹  and Iconium ²  spoke well ³  of him. ⁴ 

I have desired ¹  no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments ¹  that sound reasonable. ² 

Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you – a land with large, fine cities you did not build,

butter from the herd and milk from the flock, along with the fat of lambs, rams and goats of Bashan, along with the best of the kernels of wheat; and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.

So Jesse had him brought in. ¹  Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”

If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’ ¹  then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me. ² 

Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. ¹  He imposed on the land a special tax ²  of one hundred talents ³  of silver and a talent of gold.

Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! ¹  The time for you to be slaughtered has come. You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery. ² 

The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers, ¹  basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels. ² 

“‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” ¹  when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, ²  they coat it with whitewash.