Above the foundation<n id="1" /> the best<n id="2" /> stones, chiseled to the right size,<n id="3" /> were used along with cedar.

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> valuesp> <p class="poetry">the lives of his faithful followers.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">It cannot be measured out for purchase<n id="1" /> with the gold of Ophir,p> <p class="poetry">with precious onyx<n id="2" /> or sapphires.p>

<p class="poetry">if I looked at the sun<n id="1" /> when it was shining,p> <p class="poetry">and the moon advancing as a precious thing,p>

<p class="poetry">We will seize<n id="1" /> all kinds<n id="2" /> of precious wealth;p> <p class="poetry">we will fill our houses with plunder.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">She is more precious than rubies,p> <p class="poetry">and none of the things<n id="1" /> you desire<n id="2" /> can compare<n id="3" /> with her.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The lazy person does not roast<n id="1" /> his prey,p> <p class="poetry">but personal possessions<n id="2" /> are precious to the diligent.p>

<p class="poetry">by knowledge its rooms are filledp> <p class="poetry">with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.p>

On that day there will be no light &#8211; the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.<n id="1" />

By royal order<n id="1" /> they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple&#8217;s foundation with chiseled stone.

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.<n id="1" />

He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim.<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">How precious<n id="1" /> is your loyal love, O God!p> <p class="poetry">The human race finds shelter under your wings.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But<n id="1" /> evil men will die;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s enemies will be incinerated<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">they will go up in smoke.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Princesses<n id="1" /> are among your honored guests,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">your bride<n id="3" /> stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">for on account<n id="1" /> of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread,p> <p class="poetry">but the wife of another man<n id="2" /> preys on your precious life.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">One dead fly<n id="1" /> makes the perfumer&#8217;s ointment give off a rancid stench,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">so a little folly can outweigh<n id="3" /> much wisdom.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1489; (<i>Beti>)p> <p class="poetry">The precious sons of Zionp> <p class="poetry">were worth their weight in gold &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">Alas! &#8211; but now they are treated like<n id="1" /> broken clay pots,p> <p class="poetry">made by a potter.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now the boy Samuel continued serving the <sc>Lordsc> under Eli&#8217;s supervision.<n id="1" /> Word from the <sc>Lordsc> was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.p>

All of these were built with the best<n id="1" /> stones, chiseled to the right size<n id="2" /> and cut with a saw on all sides,<n id="3" /> from the foundation to the edge of the roof<n id="4" /> and from the outside to the great courtyard.