“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully ¹  must surely be put to death.

Surely ¹  those favored by the Lord ²  will possess the land, but those rejected ³  by him will be wiped out. ⁴ 

“‘If anyone ²  curses his father and mother ³  he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself. ⁴ 

“You must not blaspheme ¹  God ²  or curse the ruler of your people.

This is an easy task for the Lord; ¹  he will also hand Moab over to you.

My days ¹  are swifter ²  than a weaver’s shuttle ³  and they come to an end without hope. ⁴ 

“My days ¹  are swifter than a runner, ²  they speed by without seeing happiness.

“Indeed, I am completely unworthy ¹  – how could I reply to you? I put ²  my hand over my mouth to silence myself. ³ 

They curse, but you will bless. ¹  When they attack, they will be humiliated, ²  but your servant will rejoice.

The scorner ¹  seeks wisdom but finds none, ²  but understanding is easy ³  for a discerning person.

The one who curses ¹  his father and his mother, his lamp ²  will be extinguished in the blackest ³  darkness.

Do not slander ¹  a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty. ² 

There is a generation ¹  who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. ² 

I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!

Then Noah ¹  sent out a dove ²  to see if the waters had receded ³  from the surface of the ground.

I will bless those who bless you, ¹  but the one who treats you lightly ²  I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another ³  by your name.”

He had sexual relations with ¹  Hagar, and she became pregnant. ²  Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. ³ 

You must not curse a deaf person or put a stumbling block in front of a blind person. ¹  You must fear ²  your God; I am the Lord.

Moreover, ¹  you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If any man curses his God ²  he will bear responsibility for his sin,

Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved ¹  during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.