“‘If in spite of these things ¹  you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me, ² 

so that he may initiate a search of the records ¹  of his predecessors ²  and discover in those records ³  that this city is rebellious ⁴  and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts ⁵  from long ago. ⁶  It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.

“With God ¹  are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his. ² 

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms ¹  the powerful. ² 

With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, ¹  and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness. ² 

He delivers the afflicted by ¹  their ²  afflictions, he reveals himself to them ³  by their suffering.

But ¹  you are willing to forgive, ²  so that you might ³  be honored. ⁴ 

Look, we heard about it ¹  in Ephrathah, ²  we found it in the territory of Jaar. ³ 

To receive ¹  moral instruction ²  in skillful living, ³  in ⁴  righteousness, ⁵  justice, ⁶  and equity. ⁷ 

To discern ¹  the meaning of ²  a proverb and a parable, ³  the sayings of the wise ⁴  and their ⁵  riddles. ⁶ 

Go to the ant, you sluggard; ¹  observe its ways and be wise!

Abandon your foolish ways ¹  so that you may live, ²  and proceed ³  in the way of understanding.”

The discerning person ¹  acquires knowledge, and the wise person ²  seeks ³  knowledge.

Judgments ¹  are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before ¹  you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”

For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee. ¹ 

Therefore, be ¹  imitators of God as dearly loved children

since he wants ¹  all people ²  to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

David realized ¹  that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.