He said, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

How beautiful you are! How lovely, O love, with your delights!

“Yet you say, ‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

The Lover to His Beloved: My lover spoke to me, saying: “Arise, my darling; My beautiful one, come away with me!

“Who is this who appears like the dawn? Beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as the stars in procession?”

To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

You are altogether beautiful, my darling! There is no blemish in you!

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity – every good way.

“Yet your people say, ‘The behavior of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their behavior that is not right.

In that day your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.

The Lover to His Beloved: Oh, you are beautiful, my darling! Oh, you are beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are like doves. Your hair is like a flock of female goats descending from Mount Gilead.

Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yokeon her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself!

The Lover to His Beloved: Oh, how beautiful you are, my beloved! Oh, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves!

I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.