‘The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come.”’

Wisdom calls out in the street, she shouts loudly in the plazas;

A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent overlooks an insult.

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’

but God raised him up on the third day and caused him to be seen,

God said, “Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

He asked the men who were there, “Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?” But they replied, “There has been no cult prostitute here.”

“Set apart to me every firstborn male – the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”

then you must give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. Every firstling of a beast that you have – the males will be the Lord’s.

But if the man came across the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped her, then only the rapist must die.

When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man said, “Where are you heading? Where do you come from?”

Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways.

For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”

Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the rulers really know that this man is the Christ?

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.

My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long.