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 <div class="label">20</div><div class="q1"> 1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging:</div><div class="q2">And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.</div><div class="q1"> 2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:</div><div class="q2"> Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.</div><div class="q1"> 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:</div><div class="q2">But every fool will be meddling.</div><div class="q1"> 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;</div><div class="q2"> Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.</div><div class="q1"> 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;</div><div class="q2">But a man of understanding will draw it out.</div><div class="q1"> 6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness:</div><div class="q2">But a faithful man who can find?</div><div class="q1"> 7The just man walketh in his integrity:</div><div class="q2">His children are blessed after him.</div><div class="q1"> 8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment</div><div class="q2">Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.</div><div class="q1"> 9Who can say, I have made my heart clean,</div><div class="q2">I am pure from my sin?</div><div class="q1"> 10Divers weights, and divers measures,</div><div class="q2">Both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.</div><div class="q1"> 11Even a child is known by his doings,</div><div class="q2">Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.</div><div class="q1"> 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,</div><div class="q2">The LORD hath made even both of them.</div><div class="q1"> 13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;</div><div class="q2">Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.</div><div class="q1"> 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:</div><div class="q2">But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.</div><div class="q1"> 15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:</div><div class="q2">But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.</div><div class="q1"> 16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger:</div><div class="q2">And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.</div><div class="q1"> 17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man;</div><div class="q2">But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.</div><div class="q1"> 18 Every purpose is established by counsel:</div><div class="q2">And with good advice make war.</div><div class="q1"> 19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets:</div><div class="q2">Therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.</div><div class="q1"> 20Whoso curseth his father or his mother,</div><div class="q2">His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.</div><div class="q1"> 21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;</div><div class="q2">But the end thereof shall not be blessed.</div><div class="q1"> 22Say not thou, I will recompense evil;</div><div class="q2"> But wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.</div><div class="q1"> 23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD;</div><div class="q2">And a false balance is not good.</div><div class="q1"> 24Man's goings are of the LORD;</div><div class="q2">How can a man then understand his own way?</div><div class="q1"> 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,</div><div class="q2">And after vows to make enquiry.</div><div class="q1"> 26A wise king scattereth the wicked,</div><div class="q2">And bringeth the wheel over them.</div><div class="q1"> 27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD,</div><div class="q2">Searching all the inward parts of the belly.</div><div class="q1"> 28Mercy and truth preserve the king:</div><div class="q2">And his throne is upholden by mercy.</div><div class="q1"> 29The glory of young men is their strength:</div><div class="q2">And the beauty of old men is the grey head.</div><div class="q1"> 30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil:</div><div class="q2">So do stripes the inward parts of the belly.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">21</div><div class="q1"> 1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD,</div><div class="q2"> As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.</div><div class="q1"> 2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes:</div><div class="q2">But the LORD pondereth the hearts.</div><div class="q1"> 3To do justice and judgment</div><div class="q2"> Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.</div><div class="q1"> 4An high look, and a proud heart,</div><div class="q2"> And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.</div><div class="q1"> 5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;</div><div class="q2">But of every one that is hasty only to want.</div><div class="q1"> 6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue</div><div class="q2"> Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.</div><div class="q1"> 7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;</div><div class="q2">Because they refuse to do judgment.</div><div class="q1"> 8The way of man is froward and strange:</div><div class="q2">But as for the pure, his work is right.</div><div class="q1"> 9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop,</div><div class="q2">Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.</div><div class="q1"> 10The soul of the wicked desireth evil:</div><div class="q2">His neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.</div><div class="q1"> 11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise:</div><div class="q2">And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.</div><div class="q1"> 12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked:</div><div class="q2"> But God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.</div><div class="q1"> 13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,</div><div class="q2">He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.</div><div class="q1"> 14A gift in secret pacifieth anger:</div><div class="q2">And a reward in the bosom strong wrath.</div><div class="q1"> 15 It is joy to the just to do judgment:</div><div class="q2">But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.</div><div class="q1"> 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding</div><div class="q2">Shall remain in the congregation of the dead.</div><div class="q1"> 17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:</div><div class="q2">He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.</div><div class="q1"> 18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,</div><div class="q2">And the transgressor for the upright.</div><div class="q1"> 19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness,</div><div class="q2">Than with a contentious and an angry woman.</div><div class="q1"> 20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise;</div><div class="q2">But a foolish man spendeth it up.</div><div class="q1"> 21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy</div><div class="q2">Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.</div><div class="q1"> 22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,</div><div class="q2">And casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.</div><div class="q1"> 23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue</div><div class="q2">Keepeth his soul from troubles.</div><div class="q1"> 24Proud and haughty scorner is his name,</div><div class="q2">Who dealeth in proud wrath.</div><div class="q1"> 25The desire of the slothful killeth him;</div><div class="q2">For his hands refuse to labour.</div><div class="q1"> 26He coveteth greedily all the day long:</div><div class="q2">But the righteous giveth and spareth not.</div><div class="q1"> 27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination:</div><div class="q2">How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?</div><div class="q1"> 28A false witness shall perish:</div><div class="q2">But the man that heareth speaketh constantly.</div><div class="q1"> 29A wicked man hardeneth his face:</div><div class="q2">But as for the upright, he directeth his way.</div><div class="q1"> 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding</div><div class="q2">Nor counsel against the LORD.</div><div class="q1"> 31The horse is prepared against the day of battle:</div><div class="q2">But safety is of the LORD.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">22</div><div class="q1"> 1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,</div><div class="q2"> And loving favour rather than silver and gold.</div><div class="q1"> 2The rich and poor meet together:</div><div class="q2">The LORD is the maker of them all.</div><div class="q1"> 3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself:</div><div class="q2">But the simple pass on, and are punished.</div><div class="q1"> 4By humility and the fear of the LORD</div><div class="q2"> Are riches, and honour, and life.</div><div class="q1"> 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:</div><div class="q2">He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.</div><div class="q1"> 6Train up a child in the way he should go:</div><div class="q2">And when he is old, he will not depart from it.</div><div class="q1"> 7The rich ruleth over the poor,</div><div class="q2">And the borrower is servant to the lender.</div><div class="q1"> 8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity:</div><div class="q2">And the rod of his anger shall fail.</div><div class="q1"> 9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;</div><div class="q2">For he giveth of his bread to the poor.</div><div class="q1"> 10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;</div><div class="q2">Yea, strife and reproach shall cease.</div><div class="q1"> 11He that loveth pureness of heart,</div><div class="q2"> For the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.</div><div class="q1"> 12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge,</div><div class="q2">And he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.</div><div class="q1"> 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without,</div><div class="q2">I shall be slain in the streets.</div><div class="q1"> 14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit:</div><div class="q2">He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.</div><div class="q1"> 15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;</div><div class="q2"> But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.</div><div class="q1"> 16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches,</div><div class="q2"> And he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.</div><div class="s1">Words of the Wise</div><div class="q1"> 17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,</div><div class="q2">And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.</div><div class="q1"> 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee;</div><div class="q2">They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.</div><div class="q1"> 19That thy trust may be in the LORD,</div><div class="q2">I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.</div><div class="q1"> 20Have not I written to thee excellent things</div><div class="q2">In counsels and knowledge,</div><div class="q1"> 21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth;</div><div class="q2">That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 22Rob not the poor, because he is poor:</div><div class="q2">Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:</div><div class="q1"> 23For the LORD will plead their cause,</div><div class="q2">And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.</div><div class="q1"> 24Make no friendship with an angry man;</div><div class="q2">And with a furious man thou shalt not go:</div><div class="q1"> 25Lest thou learn his ways,</div><div class="q2">And get a snare to thy soul.</div><div class="q1"> 26Be not thou one of them that strike hands,</div><div class="q2"> Or of them that are sureties for debts.</div><div class="q1"> 27If thou hast nothing to pay,</div><div class="q2">Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?</div><div class="q1"> 28Remove not the ancient landmark,</div><div class="q2">Which thy fathers have set.</div><div class="q1"> 29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;</div><div class="q2">He shall not stand before mean men.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">23</div><div class="q1"> 1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,</div><div class="q2">Consider diligently what is before thee:</div><div class="q1"> 2And put a knife to thy throat,</div><div class="q2">If thou be a man given to appetite.</div><div class="q1"> 3Be not desirous of his dainties:</div><div class="q2">For they are deceitful meat.</div><div class="q1"> 4Labour not to be rich:</div><div class="q2">Cease from thine own wisdom.</div><div class="q1"> 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?</div><div class="q2">For riches certainly make themselves wings;</div><div class="q2">They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.</div><div class="q1"> 6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,</div><div class="q2">Neither desire thou his dainty meats:</div><div class="q1"> 7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:</div><div class="q2">Eat and drink, saith he to thee;</div><div class="q2">But his heart is not with thee.</div><div class="q1"> 8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,</div><div class="q2">And lose thy sweet words.</div><div class="q1"> 9Speak not in the ears of a fool:</div><div class="q2">For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.</div><div class="q1"> 10Remove not the old landmark;</div><div class="q2">And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:</div><div class="q1"> 11For their redeemer is mighty;</div><div class="q2">He shall plead their cause with thee.</div><div class="q1"> 12Apply thine heart unto instruction,</div><div class="q2">And thine ears to the words of knowledge.</div><div class="q1"> 13Withhold not correction from the child:</div><div class="q2">For if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.</div><div class="q1"> 14Thou shalt beat him with the rod,</div><div class="q2">And shalt deliver his soul from hell.</div><div class="q1"> 15My son, if thine heart be wise,</div><div class="q2">My heart shall rejoice, even mine.</div><div class="q1"> 16Yea, my reins shall rejoice,</div><div class="q2">When thy lips speak right things.</div><div class="q1"> 17Let not thine heart envy sinners:</div><div class="q2">But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.</div><div class="q1"> 18For surely there is an end;</div><div class="q2">And thine expectation shall not be cut off.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise,</div><div class="q2">And guide thine heart in the way.</div><div class="q1"> 20Be not among winebibbers;</div><div class="q2">Among riotous eaters of flesh:</div><div class="q1"> 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty:</div><div class="q2">And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.</div><div class="q1"> 22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,</div><div class="q2">And despise not thy mother when she is old.</div><div class="q1"> 23Buy the truth, and sell it not;</div><div class="q2"> Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.</div><div class="q1"> 24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice:</div><div class="q2">And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.</div><div class="q1"> 25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad,</div><div class="q2">And she that bare thee shall rejoice.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 26My son, give me thine heart,</div><div class="q2">And let thine eyes observe my ways.</div><div class="q1"> 27For a whore is a deep ditch;</div><div class="q2">And a strange woman is a narrow pit.</div><div class="q1"> 28She also lieth in wait as for a prey,</div><div class="q2">And increaseth the transgressors among men.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 29Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow?</div><div class="q2">Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling?</div><div class="q1">Who hath wounds without cause?</div><div class="q2">Who hath redness of eyes?</div><div class="q1"> 30They that tarry long at the wine;</div><div class="q2">They that go to seek mixed wine.</div><div class="q1"> 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,</div><div class="q2">When it giveth his colour in the cup,</div><div class="q2"> When it moveth itself aright.</div><div class="q1"> 32At the last it biteth like a serpent,</div><div class="q2">And stingeth like an adder.</div><div class="q1"> 33Thine eyes shall behold strange women,</div><div class="q2">And thine heart shall utter perverse things.</div><div class="q1"> 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,</div><div class="q2">Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.</div><div class="q1"> 35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick;</div><div class="q2">They have beaten me, and I felt it not:</div><div class="q1">When shall I awake?</div><div class="q2">I will seek it yet again.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">24</div><div class="q1"> 1Be not thou envious against evil men,</div><div class="q2">Neither desire to be with them.</div><div class="q1"> 2For their heart studieth destruction,</div><div class="q2">And their lips talk of mischief.</div><div class="q1"> 3Through wisdom is an house builded;</div><div class="q2">And by understanding it is established:</div><div class="q1"> 4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled</div><div class="q2">With all precious and pleasant riches.</div><div class="q1"> 5A wise man is strong;</div><div class="q2">Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.</div><div class="q1"> 6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war:</div><div class="q2">And in multitude of counsellors there is safety.</div><div class="q1"> 7Wisdom is too high for a fool:</div><div class="q2">He openeth not his mouth in the gate.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8He that deviseth to do evil</div><div class="q2">Shall be called a mischievous person.</div><div class="q1"> 9The thought of foolishness is sin:</div><div class="q2">And the scorner is an abomination to men.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity,</div><div class="q2">Thy strength is small.</div><div class="q1"> 11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death,</div><div class="q2">And those that are ready to be slain;</div><div class="q1"> 12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not;</div><div class="q2">Doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it?</div><div class="q2">And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?</div><div class="q2">And shall not he render to every man according to his works?</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good;</div><div class="q2">And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:</div><div class="q1"> 14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul:</div><div class="q2">When thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward,</div><div class="q2">And thy expectation shall not be cut off.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;</div><div class="q2">Spoil not his resting place:</div><div class="q1"> 16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:</div><div class="q2">But the wicked shall fall into mischief.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,</div><div class="q2">And let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:</div><div class="q1"> 18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him,</div><div class="q2">And he turn away his wrath from him.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 19Fret not thyself because of evil men,</div><div class="q2">Neither be thou envious at the wicked;</div><div class="q1"> 20For there shall be no reward to the evil man;</div><div class="q2">The candle of the wicked shall be put out.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:</div><div class="q2"> And meddle not with them that are given to change:</div><div class="q1"> 22For their calamity shall rise suddenly;</div><div class="q2">And who knoweth the ruin of them both?</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q2"> 23These things also belong to the wise.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous;</div><div class="q2">Him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:</div><div class="q1"> 25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,</div><div class="q2">And a good blessing shall come upon them.</div><div class="q1"> 26 Every man shall kiss his lips</div><div class="q2">That giveth a right answer.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 27Prepare thy work without,</div><div class="q2">And make it fit for thyself in the field;</div><div class="q2">And afterwards build thine house.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;</div><div class="q2">And deceive not with thy lips.</div><div class="q1"> 29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me:</div><div class="q2">I will render to the man according to his work.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 30I went by the field of the slothful,</div><div class="q2">And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;</div><div class="q1"> 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,</div><div class="q2"> And nettles had covered the face thereof,</div><div class="q2">And the stone wall thereof was broken down.</div><div class="q1"> 32Then I saw, and considered it well:</div><div class="q2">I looked upon it, and received instruction.</div><div class="q1"> 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,</div><div class="q2">A little folding of the hands to sleep:</div><div class="q1"> 34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;</div><div class="q2">And thy want as an armed man.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">25</div><div class="s1">Proverbs of Solomon</div><div class="p"> 1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.</div><div class="q1"> 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:</div><div class="q2">But the honour of kings is to search out a matter.</div><div class="q1"> 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,</div><div class="q2">And the heart of kings is unsearchable.</div><div class="q1"> 4Take away the dross from the silver,</div><div class="q2">And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.</div><div class="q1"> 5Take away the wicked from before the king,</div><div class="q2">And his throne shall be established in righteousness.</div><div class="q1"> 6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,</div><div class="q2">And stand not in the place of great men:</div><div class="q1"> 7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither;</div><div class="q2">Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince</div><div class="q2">Whom thine eyes have seen.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 8Go not forth hastily to strive,</div><div class="q2">Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,</div><div class="q2">When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.</div><div class="q1"> 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself;</div><div class="q2">And discover not a secret to another:</div><div class="q1"> 10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame,</div><div class="q2">And thine infamy turn not away.</div><div class="q1"> 11A word fitly spoken</div><div class="q2"> Is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.</div><div class="q1"> 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,</div><div class="q2"> So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.</div><div class="q1"> 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,</div><div class="q2"> So is a faithful messenger to them that send him:</div><div class="q2">For he refresheth the soul of his masters.</div><div class="q1"> 14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift</div><div class="q2"> Is like clouds and wind without rain.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,</div><div class="q2">And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.</div><div class="q1"> 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,</div><div class="q2">Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.</div><div class="q1"> 17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house;</div><div class="q2">Lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.</div><div class="q1"> 18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour</div><div class="q2"> Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.</div><div class="q1"> 19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble</div><div class="q2"> Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.</div><div class="q1"> 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre,</div><div class="q2">So is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.</div><div class="q1"> 21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;</div><div class="q2">And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:</div><div class="q1"> 22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,</div><div class="q2">And the LORD shall reward thee.</div><div class="q1"> 23The north wind driveth away rain:</div><div class="q2">So doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.</div><div class="q1"> 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,</div><div class="q2">Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.</div><div class="q1"> 25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul,</div><div class="q2">So is good news from a far country.</div><div class="q1"> 26A righteous man falling down before the wicked</div><div class="q2"> Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.</div><div class="q1"> 27 It is not good to eat much honey:</div><div class="q2">So for men to search their own glory is not glory.</div><div class="q1"> 28He that hath no rule over his own spirit</div><div class="q2"> Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">26</div><div class="q1"> 1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,</div><div class="q2">So honour is not seemly for a fool.</div><div class="q1"> 2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,</div><div class="q2">So the curse causeless shall not come.</div><div class="q1"> 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,</div><div class="q2">And a rod for the fool's back.</div><div class="q1"> 4Answer not a fool according to his folly,</div><div class="q2">Lest thou also be like unto him.</div><div class="q1"> 5Answer a fool according to his folly,</div><div class="q2">Lest he be wise in his own conceit.</div><div class="q1"> 6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool</div><div class="q2">Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.</div><div class="q1"> 7The legs of the lame are not equal:</div><div class="q2">So is a parable in the mouth of fools.</div><div class="q1"> 8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,</div><div class="q2">So is he that giveth honour to a fool.</div><div class="q1"> 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,</div><div class="q2">So is a parable in the mouth of fools.</div><div class="q1"> 10The great God that formed all things</div><div class="q2">Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.</div><div class="q1"> 11As a dog returneth to his vomit,</div><div class="q2"> So a fool returneth to his folly.</div><div class="q1"> 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?</div><div class="q2"> There is more hope of a fool than of him.</div><div class="q1"> 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way;</div><div class="q2">A lion is in the streets.</div><div class="q1"> 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges,</div><div class="q2">So doth the slothful upon his bed.</div><div class="q1"> 15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;</div><div class="q2">It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.</div><div class="q1"> 16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit</div><div class="q2">Than seven men that can render a reason.</div><div class="q1"> 17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him,</div><div class="q2"> Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.</div><div class="q1"> 18As a mad man who casteth firebrands,</div><div class="q2">Arrows, and death,</div><div class="q1"> 19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour,</div><div class="q2">And saith, Am not I in sport?</div><div class="q1"> 20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out:</div><div class="q2">So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.</div><div class="q1"> 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire;</div><div class="q2">So is a contentious man to kindle strife.</div><div class="q1"> 22The words of a talebearer are as wounds,</div><div class="q2">And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.</div><div class="q1"> 23Burning lips and a wicked heart</div><div class="q2"> Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.</div><div class="q1"> 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips,</div><div class="q2">And layeth up deceit within him;</div><div class="q1"> 25When he speaketh fair, believe him not:</div><div class="q2">For there are seven abominations in his heart.</div><div class="q1"> 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit,</div><div class="q2">His wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.</div><div class="q1"> 27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:</div><div class="q2">And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.</div><div class="q1"> 28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;</div><div class="q2">And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">27</div><div class="q1"> 1Boast not thyself of to morrow;</div><div class="q2">For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.</div><div class="q1"> 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;</div><div class="q2">A stranger, and not thine own lips.</div><div class="q1"> 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;</div><div class="q2">But a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.</div><div class="q1"> 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous;</div><div class="q2">But who is able to stand before envy?</div><div class="q1"> 5Open rebuke is better</div><div class="q2">Than secret love.</div><div class="q1"> 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend;</div><div class="q2">But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.</div><div class="q1"> 7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;</div><div class="q2">But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.</div><div class="q1"> 8As a bird that wandereth from her nest,</div><div class="q2">So is a man that wandereth from his place.</div><div class="q1"> 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:</div><div class="q2">So doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.</div><div class="q1"> 10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;</div><div class="q2">Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity:</div><div class="q2"> For better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.</div><div class="q1"> 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,</div><div class="q2">That I may answer him that reproacheth me.</div><div class="q1"> 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;</div><div class="q2"> But the simple pass on, and are punished.</div><div class="q1"> 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,</div><div class="q2">And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.</div><div class="q1"> 14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,</div><div class="q2">It shall be counted a curse to him.</div><div class="q1"> 15A continual dropping in a very rainy day</div><div class="q2">And a contentious woman are alike.</div><div class="q1"> 16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,</div><div class="q2">And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.</div><div class="q1"> 17Iron sharpeneth iron;</div><div class="q2">So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.</div><div class="q1"> 18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof:</div><div class="q2">So he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.</div><div class="q1"> 19As in water face answereth to face,</div><div class="q2">So the heart of man to man.</div><div class="q1"> 20Hell and destruction are never full;</div><div class="q2">So the eyes of man are never satisfied.</div><div class="q1"> 21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold;</div><div class="q2">So is a man to his praise.</div><div class="q1"> 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,</div><div class="q2"> Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,</div><div class="q2"> And look well to thy herds.</div><div class="q1"> 24For riches are not for ever:</div><div class="q2">And doth the crown endure to every generation?</div><div class="q1"> 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself,</div><div class="q2">And herbs of the mountains are gathered.</div><div class="q1"> 26The lambs are for thy clothing,</div><div class="q2">And the goats are the price of the field.</div><div class="q1"> 27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,</div><div class="q2">And for the maintenance for thy maidens.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">28</div><div class="q1"> 1The wicked flee when no man pursueth:</div><div class="q2">But the righteous are bold as a lion.</div><div class="q1"> 2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof:</div><div class="q2">But by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.</div><div class="q1"> 3A poor man that oppresseth the poor</div><div class="q2"> Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.</div><div class="q1"> 4They that forsake the law praise the wicked:</div><div class="q2">But such as keep the law contend with them.</div><div class="q1"> 5Evil men understand not judgment:</div><div class="q2">But they that seek the LORD understand all things.</div><div class="q1"> 6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness,</div><div class="q2">Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.</div><div class="q1"> 7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son:</div><div class="q2">But he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.</div><div class="q1"> 8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance,</div><div class="q2">He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.</div><div class="q1"> 9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,</div><div class="q2">Even his prayer shall be abomination.</div><div class="q1"> 10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way,</div><div class="q2">He shall fall himself into his own pit:</div><div class="q2">But the upright shall have good things in possession.</div><div class="q1"> 11The rich man is wise in his own conceit;</div><div class="q2">But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.</div><div class="q1"> 12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory:</div><div class="q2">But when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.</div><div class="q1"> 13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:</div><div class="q2">But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.</div><div class="q1"> 14Happy is the man that feareth alway:</div><div class="q2">But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.</div><div class="q1"> 15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear;</div><div class="q2"> So is a wicked ruler over the poor people.</div><div class="q1"> 16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor:</div><div class="q2"> But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.</div><div class="q1"> 17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person</div><div class="q2">Shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.</div><div class="q1"> 18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved:</div><div class="q2">But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.</div><div class="q1"> 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread:</div><div class="q2">But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.</div><div class="q1"> 20A faithful man shall abound with blessings:</div><div class="q2">But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.</div><div class="q1"> 21To have respect of persons is not good:</div><div class="q2">For for a piece of bread that man will transgress.</div><div class="q1"> 22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye,</div><div class="q2">And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.</div><div class="q1"> 23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour</div><div class="q2">Than he that flattereth with the tongue.</div><div class="q1"> 24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression;</div><div class="q2">The same is the companion of a destroyer.</div><div class="q1"> 25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife:</div><div class="q2">But he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.</div><div class="q1"> 26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool:</div><div class="q2">But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.</div><div class="q1"> 27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack:</div><div class="q2">But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.</div><div class="q1"> 28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves:</div><div class="q2">But when they perish, the righteous increase.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">29</div><div class="q1"> 1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck,</div><div class="q2">Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.</div><div class="q1"> 2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:</div><div class="q2">But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.</div><div class="q1"> 3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:</div><div class="q2">But he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.</div><div class="q1"> 4The king by judgment establisheth the land:</div><div class="q2">But he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.</div><div class="q1"> 5A man that flattereth his neighbour</div><div class="q2">Spreadeth a net for his feet.</div><div class="q1"> 6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare:</div><div class="q2">But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.</div><div class="q1"> 7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:</div><div class="q2"> But the wicked regardeth not to know it.</div><div class="q1"> 8Scornful men bring a city into a snare:</div><div class="q2">But wise men turn away wrath.</div><div class="q1"> 9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man,</div><div class="q2">Whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.</div><div class="q1"> 10The bloodthirsty hate the upright:</div><div class="q2">But the just seek his soul.</div><div class="q1"> 11A fool uttereth all his mind:</div><div class="q2">But a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.</div><div class="q1"> 12If a ruler hearken to lies,</div><div class="q2">All his servants are wicked.</div><div class="q1"> 13The poor and the deceitful man meet together:</div><div class="q2">The LORD lighteneth both their eyes.</div><div class="q1"> 14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,</div><div class="q2">His throne shall be established for ever.</div><div class="q1"> 15The rod and reproof give wisdom:</div><div class="q2">But a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.</div><div class="q1"> 16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth:</div><div class="q2">But the righteous shall see their fall.</div><div class="q1"> 17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;</div><div class="q2">Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.</div><div class="q1"> 18Where there is no vision, the people perish:</div><div class="q2">But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.</div><div class="q1"> 19A servant will not be corrected by words:</div><div class="q2">For though he understand he will not answer.</div><div class="q1"> 20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?</div><div class="q2"> There is more hope of a fool than of him.</div><div class="q1"> 21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child</div><div class="q2">Shall have him become his son at the length.</div><div class="q1"> 22An angry man stirreth up strife,</div><div class="q2">And a furious man aboundeth in transgression.</div><div class="q1"> 23A man's pride shall bring him low:</div><div class="q2">But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.</div><div class="q1"> 24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul:</div><div class="q2">He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.</div><div class="q1"> 25The fear of man bringeth a snare:</div><div class="q2">But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.</div><div class="q1"> 26Many seek the ruler's favour;</div><div class="q2">But every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.</div><div class="q1"> 27An unjust man is an abomination to the just:</div><div class="q2">And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">31</div><div class="s1">Words of Lemuel</div><div class="p"> 1The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb?</div><div class="q2">And what, the son of my vows?</div><div class="q1"> 3Give not thy strength unto women,</div><div class="q2">Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.</div><div class="q1"> 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;</div><div class="q2">Nor for princes strong drink:</div><div class="q1"> 5Lest they drink, and forget the law,</div><div class="q2">And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.</div><div class="q1"> 6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,</div><div class="q2">And wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.</div><div class="q1"> 7Let him drink, and forget his poverty,</div><div class="q2">And remember his misery no more.</div><div class="q1"> 8Open thy mouth for the dumb</div><div class="q2">In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.</div><div class="q1"> 9Open thy mouth, judge righteously,</div><div class="q2">And plead the cause of the poor and needy.</div><div class="s2">The Good Wife</div><div class="q1"> 10Who can find a virtuous woman?</div><div class="q2">For her price is far above rubies.</div><div class="q1"> 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,</div><div class="q2">So that he shall have no need of spoil.</div><div class="q1"> 12She will do him good and not evil</div><div class="q2">All the days of her life.</div><div class="q1"> 13She seeketh wool, and flax,</div><div class="q2">And worketh willingly with her hands.</div><div class="q1"> 14She is like the merchants' ships;</div><div class="q2">She bringeth her food from afar.</div><div class="q1"> 15She riseth also while it is yet night,</div><div class="q2">And giveth meat to her household,</div><div class="q2">And a portion to her maidens.</div><div class="q1"> 16She considereth a field, and buyeth it:</div><div class="q2">With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.</div><div class="q1"> 17She girdeth her loins with strength,</div><div class="q2">And strengtheneth her arms.</div><div class="q1"> 18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good:</div><div class="q2">Her candle goeth not out by night.</div><div class="q1"> 19She layeth her hands to the spindle,</div><div class="q2">And her hands hold the distaff.</div><div class="q1"> 20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;</div><div class="q2">Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.</div><div class="q1"> 21She is not afraid of the snow for her household:</div><div class="q2">For all her household are clothed with scarlet.</div><div class="q1"> 22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry;</div><div class="q2">Her clothing is silk and purple.</div><div class="q1"> 23Her husband is known in the gates,</div><div class="q2">When he sitteth among the elders of the land.</div><div class="q1"> 24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it;</div><div class="q2">And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.</div><div class="q1"> 25Strength and honour are her clothing;</div><div class="q2">And she shall rejoice in time to come.</div><div class="q1"> 26She openeth her mouth with wisdom;</div><div class="q2">And in her tongue is the law of kindness.</div><div class="q1"> 27She looketh well to the ways of her household,</div><div class="q2">And eateth not the bread of idleness.</div><div class="q1"> 28Her children arise up, and call her blessed;</div><div class="q2">Her husband also, and he praiseth her.</div><div class="q1"> 29Many daughters have done virtuously,</div><div class="q2">But thou excellest them all.</div><div class="q1"> 30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:</div><div class="q2"> But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.</div><div class="q1"> 31Give her of the fruit of her hands;</div><div class="q2">And let her own works praise her in the gates.</div><div class="b"></div>
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 <div class="label">4</div><div class="s2">His Princes</div><div class="p"> 1So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 6and Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.</div><div class="p"> 7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9the son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 10the son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 13the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: 15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 16Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.</div><div class="p"> 20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl. 24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.</div><div class="p"> 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 33And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.</div>
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 <div class="label">5</div><div class="s2">Building the Temple</div><div class="p"> 1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. 4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. 6Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.</div><div class="p"> 7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.</div><div class="p"> 13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.</div>
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 <div class="label">6</div><div class="p"> 1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.</div><div class="s1">The House of the Lord</div><div class="p"> 2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 6the nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. 10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.</div><div class="p"> 11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 13and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.</div><div class="p"> 14So Solomon built the house, and finished it. 15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. 21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.</div><div class="p"> 23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. 26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.</div><div class="p"> 29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. 30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. 31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. 34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.</div><div class="p"> 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 38and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.</div>
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