Psalm 69:19-36

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¹⁹You know my ^(A)reproach,
    and my shame and my dishonor;
    my foes are all known to you.
²⁰^(B)Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in ^(C)despair.
I ^(D)looked for ^(E)pity, but there was none,
    and for ^(F)comforters, but I found none.
²¹They gave me ^(G)poison for food,
    and for my thirst they gave me ^(H)sour wine to drink.

²²^(I)Let their own ^(J)table before them become a snare;
    ^(K)and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.^[a]
²³^(L)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,
    ^(M)and make their loins tremble continually.
²⁴Pour out your indignation upon them,
    and let your burning anger overtake them.
²⁵^(N)May their camp be a desolation;
    let no one dwell in their tents.
²⁶For they ^(O)persecute him whom ^(P)you have struck down,
    and they recount the pain of ^(Q)those you have wounded.
²⁷^(R)Add to them punishment upon punishment;
    may they have no acquittal from you.^[b]
²⁸Let them be ^(S)blotted out of the book of the living;
    let them not be ^(T)enrolled among the righteous.

²⁹But I am afflicted and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, ^(U)set me on high!

³⁰I will ^(V)praise the name of God with a song;
    I will ^(W)magnify him with ^(X)thanksgiving.
³¹This will ^(Y)please the Lord more than an ox
    or a bull ^(Z)with horns and hoofs.
³²When ^(AA)the humble see it they will be glad;
    you who seek God, ^(AB)let your hearts revive.
³³For the Lord hears the needy
    and ^(AC)does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

³⁴Let ^(AD)heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and everything that moves in them.
³⁵For ^(AE)God will save Zion
    and build up the cities of Judah,
and people shall dwell there and possess it;
³⁶    ^(AF)the offspring of his servants shall inherit it,
    and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

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Footnotes

Psalm 69:22 Hebrew; a slight revocalization yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome) a snare, and retribution and a trap
Psalm 69:27 Hebrew may they not come into your righteousness

Proverbs 26

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26 Like snow in summer or ^(A)rain in harvest,
    so ^(B)honor is ^(C)not fitting for a fool.
²Like ^(D)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
    ^(E)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
³^(F)A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    and ^(G)a rod for the back of fools.
⁴^(H)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
⁵^(I)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be ^(J)wise in his own eyes.
⁶Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and ^(K)drinks violence.
⁷Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
⁸Like one who binds the stone in the sling
    is ^(L)one who gives honor to a fool.
⁹Like ^(M)a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
¹⁰Like an archer who wounds everyone
    is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.^[a]
¹¹Like ^(N)a dog that returns to his vomit
    is ^(O)a fool who repeats his folly.
¹²Do you see a man who is ^(P)wise in his own eyes?
    ^(Q)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
¹³^(R)The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    There is a lion in the streets!”
¹⁴As a door turns on its hinges,
    so does a sluggard on his bed.
¹⁵^(S)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
¹⁶The sluggard is ^(T)wiser in his own eyes
    ^(U)than seven men who can answer sensibly.
¹⁷Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
    is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
¹⁸Like a madman who throws ^(V)firebrands, arrows, and death
¹⁹is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”
²⁰For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no ^(W)whisperer, ^(X)quarreling ceases.
²¹As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
    so is ^(Y)a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
²²^(Z)The words of ^(AA)a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.
²³^(AB)Like the ^(AC)glaze^[b] covering an earthen vessel
    are fervent lips with an evil heart.
²⁴Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
²⁵^(AD)when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are ^(AE)seven abominations in his heart;
²⁶though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
²⁷^(AF)Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
    and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
²⁸A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Footnotes

Proverbs 26:10 Or hires a fool or passersby
Proverbs 26:23 By revocalization; Hebrew silver of dross

Ephesians 6:10-24

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The Whole Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, ^(A)be strong in the Lord and in ^(B)the strength of his might. ¹¹^(C)Put on ^(D)the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against ^(E)the schemes of the devil. ¹²For ^(F)we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against ^(G)the rulers, against the authorities, against ^(H)the cosmic powers over ^(I)this present darkness, against ^(J)the spiritual forces of evil ^(K)in the heavenly places. ¹³Therefore ^(L)take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in ^(M)the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. ¹⁴Stand therefore, ^(N)having fastened on the belt of truth, and ^(O)having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵and, ^(P)as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In all circumstances take up ^(Q)the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all ^(R)the flaming darts of ^(S)the evil one; ¹⁷and take ^(T)the helmet of salvation, and ^(U)the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸praying ^(V)at all times ^(W)in the Spirit, ^(X)with all prayer and supplication. To that end, ^(Y)keep alert with all perseverance, making ^(Z)supplication for all the saints, ¹⁹and ^(AA)also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth ^(AB)boldly to proclaim ^(AC)the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰for which I ^(AD)am an ambassador ^(AE)in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Final Greetings

²¹^(AF)So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, ^(AG)Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. ²²I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may ^(AH)encourage your hearts.

²³^(AI)Peace be to the brothers,^[a] and ^(AJ)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴Grace be with all who ^(AK)love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.