to defraud a person in a lawsuit – the Lord ¹  does not approve ²  of such things!

Therefore, prophesy against them! Prophesy, son of man!”

Then the one who appeared to be a human being touched me again ¹  and strengthened me.

The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family. ¹ 

All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.

“‘If a man beats any person to death, ¹  he must be put to death.

“‘Whoever touches ¹  the corpse ²  of any person ³  will be ceremonially unclean ⁴  seven days.

but people ¹  are born ²  to trouble, as surely as the sparks ³  fly ⁴  upward. ⁵ 

But an empty man will become wise, when a wild donkey’s colt is born a human being. ¹ 

“Man, born of woman, ¹  lives but a few days, ²  and they are full of trouble. ³ 

and ¹  he contends with God on behalf of man as a man ²  pleads ³  for his friend.

Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment ¹  from God.”

how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot ¹  – a son of man, who is only a worm!”

For he repays a person for his work, ¹  and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him. ² 

All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar.

which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly.

He causes everyone to stop working, ¹  so that all people ²  may know ³  his work.

for the wicked seem to be everywhere, ¹  when people promote evil. ² 

As for the actions of people ¹  – just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men. ² 

You destroy their offspring ¹  from the earth, their descendants ²  from among the human race. ³