Mordecai was of high rank in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence continued to become greater and greater.

The wind goes to the south and circles around to the north; round and round the wind goes and on its rounds it returns.

Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.

A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

“Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die! What use is the birthright to me?”

When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.

But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare

May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.

Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”

Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.