If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?

All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

Worship the Lord with joy! Enter his presence with joyful singing!

when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

Now obey the Lord and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the Lord.

Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.

For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

Then Laban said to Jacob, “Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”

Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.

“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied, “and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

So now, get back to work! You will not be given straw, but you must still produce your quota of bricks!”

“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he will go out free without paying anything.