The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing.

It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.

How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time – a hundred and eighty days, to be exact!

And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”

The king asked, “What great honor was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?” The king’s attendants who served him responded, “Not a thing was done for him.”

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”

Because of this, the Lord said, “You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.