<p class="poetry">A cheerful heart<n id="1" /> brings good healing,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a crushed spirit<n id="3" /> dries up the bones.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Sorrow<n id="1" /> is better than laughter,p> <p class="poetry">because sober reflection<n id="2" /> is good for the heart.<n id="3" />p>

So tell them<n id="1" /> you are my sister<n id="2" /> so that it may go well<n id="3" /> for me because of you and my life will be spared<n id="4" /> on account of you.&#8221;p>

and he did treat Abram well<n id="1" /> on account of her. Abram received<n id="2" /> sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.p>

Aaron is to burn sweet incense<n id="1" /> on it morning by morning; when he attends<n id="2" /> to the lamps he is to burn incense.<n id="3" />

I thought this was a good idea,<n id="1" /> so I sent<n id="2" /> twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s sight.<n id="1" />

The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,<n id="1" />

You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.&#8221;p>

Then he<n id="1" /> will bring you to the land your ancestors<n id="2" /> possessed and you also will possess it; he will do better for you and multiply you more than he did your ancestors.

<t /><p class="bodytext">At that time,<n id="1" /> Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, &#8220;My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure.<n id="2" />

So Saul said to his servants, &#8220;Find<n id="1" /> me a man who plays well and bring him to me.&#8221;

The Lord<n id="1" /> was pleased that Solomon made this request.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.

<p class="poetry">He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May men praise you, for you have done well!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Learn to do what is right!p> <p class="poetry">Promote justice!p> <p class="poetry">Give the oppressed reason to celebrate!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Take up the cause of the orphan!p> <p class="poetry">Defend the rights of the widow!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Take the harp,p> <p class="poetry">go through the city,p> <p class="poetry">forgotten prostitute!p> <p class="poetry">Play it well,p> <p class="poetry">play lots of songs,p> <p class="poetry">so you&#8217;ll be noticed!&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

Then the <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8220;You have observed correctly. This means<n id="1" /> I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;My, how good you have becomep> <p class="poetry">at chasing after your lovers!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But there is little hope for you ever doing good,p> <p class="poetry">you who are so accustomed to doing evil.p> <p class="poetry">Can an Ethiopian<n id="1" /> change the color of his skin?p> <p class="poetry">Can a leopard remove its spots?<n id="2" />p>