My guests ¹  and my servant girls consider ²  me a stranger; I am a foreigner ³  in their eyes.

and throw ¹  your gold ²  in the dust – your gold ³  of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines –

“Even today my complaint is still bitter; ¹  his ²  hand is heavy despite ³  my groaning.

You have made our neighbors dislike us, ¹  and our enemies insult us.

They treat me like ¹  those who descend into the grave. ²  I am like a helpless man, ³ 

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! ¹ 

So now, children, ¹  listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak. ² 

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, ¹  but one who has understanding ²  follows an upright course. ³ 

Listen to this, you who trample ¹  the needy, and do away with ²  the destitute in the land.

“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, ¹  do good to those who hate you,

but we preach about a crucified Christ, ¹  a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

Now God indeed raised the Lord and he will raise us by his power.

You must ¹  observe the Sabbath ²  rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. ³  You must look forward to the Sabbath ⁴  and treat the Lord’s holy day with respect. ⁵  You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals. ⁶ 

“I thought to myself, ¹  ‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! ²  What a joy it would be for me to give ³  you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ ⁴  I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ ⁵  and would never cease being loyal to me. ⁶ 

The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want ¹  to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

So tell them ¹  you are my sister ²  so that it may go well ³  for me because of you and my life will be spared ⁴  on account of you.”

and he did treat Abram well ¹  on account of her. Abram received ²  sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

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

He prayed, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. ¹  Be faithful ²  to my master Abraham.

“I will grant this people favor with ¹  the Egyptians, so that when ²  you depart you will not leave empty-handed.