Them

…the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.

He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

…let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

…my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

…for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.

…for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

…but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.

So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”

Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.

Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?

Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.

Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

So mankind is brought low, and man is humbled—do not forgive them!

“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.

…the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.

Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

The remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.

On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.