I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last.

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.

The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Lord God who rules over all.

Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for good to come to these people!

Then I said, “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.

Ebed Melech departed the palace and went to speak to the king. He said to him,

He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.

“‘When you allot the land as an inheritance, you will offer an allotment to the Lord, a holy portion from the land; the length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. This entire area will be holy.

Israel cries out to me, “My God, we acknowledge you!”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.