Proverbs 17:1

17:1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness

than a house full of feasting with strife.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

4:6 Better is one handful with some rest

than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

Lamentations 3:26

3:26 It is good to wait patiently

for deliverance from the Lord.

Lamentations 3:2

3:2 He drove me into captivity and made me walk

in darkness and not light.

Lamentations 3:12

3:12 He drew his bow and made me

the target for his arrow.

Lamentations 3:1

The Prophet Speaks:

א (Alef)

3:1 I am the man who has experienced affliction

from the rod of his wrath.

Lamentations 2:2

ב (Bet)

2:2 The Lord destroyed mercilessly

all the homes of Jacob’s descendants.

In his anger he tore down

the fortified cities of Daughter Judah.

He knocked to the ground and humiliated

the kingdom and its rulers.

Lamentations 2:1

The Prophet Speaks:

א (Alef)

2:1 Alas! The Lord has covered

Daughter Zion with his anger.

He has thrown down the splendor of Israel

from heaven to earth;

he did not protect his temple

when he displayed his anger.

Lamentations 3:4

ב (Bet)

3:4 He has made my mortal skin waste away;

he has broken my bones.