<p class="poetry">Whether it is for punishment<n id="1" /> for his land,p> <p class="poetry">or whether it is for mercy,p> <p class="poetry">he causes it to find its mark.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;Now if his offering is a peace offering sacrifice,<n id="1" /> if he presents an offering from the herd, he must present before the <sc>Lordsc> a flawless male or a female.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Is my strength like that of stones?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or is my flesh made of bronze?p>

<p class="poetry">If it is a matter of strength,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">most certainly<n id="2" /> he is the strong one!p> <p class="poetry">And if it is a matter of justice,p> <p class="poetry">he will say, &#8216;Who will summon me?&#8217;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">my<n id="1" /> lips will not speak wickedness,p> <p class="poetry">and my tongue will whisper<n id="2" /> no deceit.p>

<p class="poetry">If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or if you have planned evil,p> <p class="poetry">put<n id="2" /> your hand over your mouth!p>

<p class="poetry">If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth,p> <p class="poetry">and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.p>

If he came<n id="1" /> in by himself<n id="2" /> he will go out by himself; if he had<n id="3" /> a wife when he came in, then his wife will go out with him.

If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.<n id="1" />p>

But now, if you will forgive their sin&#8230;,<n id="1" /> but if not, wipe me out<n id="2" /> from your book that you have written.&#8221;<n id="3" />

Samson said to them, &#8220;Because you did this,<n id="1" /> I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Joab answered, &#8220;Get serious!<n id="1" /> I don&#8217;t want to swallow up or destroy anything!

He ordered, &#8220;Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc> my God, if I have done what they say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or am guilty of unjust actions,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I will not enter my own home,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or get into my bed.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they are robbed of sleep<n id="2" /> until they make someone stumble.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even a young man<n id="1" /> is known<n id="2" /> by his actions,p> <p class="poetry">whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,p> <p class="poetry">and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,p>

<p class="poetry">Is not Calneh like Carchemish?p> <p class="poetry">Hamath like Arpad?p> <p class="poetry">Samaria like Damascus?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">If grape pickers came to pick your grapes,p> <p class="poetry">would they not leave a few grapes behind?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">If robbers came at night,p> <p class="poetry">would they not pillage only what they needed?<n id="2" />p>