“Then the king of the south ¹  and one of his subordinates ²  will grow strong. His subordinate ³  will resist ⁴  him and will rule a kingdom greater than his. ⁵ 

Ephraim boasts, ¹  “I am very rich! I have become wealthy! ²  In all that I have done to gain my wealth, ³  no one can accuse me of any offense ⁴  that is actually sinful.” ⁵ 

To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.

If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, ¹  what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ² 

You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit. ¹ 

He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family’s inheritance. ¹ 

Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, ¹  the eyes of his children will fail.

His sons must recompense ¹  the poor; his own hands ²  must return his wealth.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, ¹  when God takes away his life? ² 

By God’s power we will conquer; ¹  he will trample down ²  our enemies.

By God’s power we will conquer; ¹  he will trample down ²  our enemies.

The wicked person ¹  earns ²  deceitful wages, ³  but the one who sows ⁴  righteousness reaps ⁵  a genuine ⁶  reward. ⁷ 

The one who refuses correction despises himself, ¹  but whoever hears ²  reproof acquires understanding. ³ 

When a scorner is punished, the naive ¹  becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, ²  he gains knowledge.

A faithful person ¹  will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens ²  to gain riches will not go unpunished.

The one who reproves ¹  another ²  will in the end ³  find more favor than the one who flatters ⁴  with the tongue.

When the wicked gain control, ¹  people ²  hide themselves, ³  but when they perish, ⁴  the righteous increase.

A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost; ¹  a time to keep, and a time to throw away;

Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?