Look not thou upon the wine when it The wicked flee when no man puris red, When it giveth his colour in the cup, If thine enemy be hungry, give him And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD shall reward thee. sueth: But the righteous are bold as a lion. Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: But he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. He that turneth away his ear from Even his prayer shall be abomination. astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit: But the upright shall have good things in possession. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of He that covereth his sins shall not him. prosper: Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall there- But whoso confesseth and forsaketh in: them shall have mercy. And he that rolleth a stone, it will Whoso walketh uprightly shall be return upon him. Boast not thyself of to morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not. saved: But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: But he that followeth after vain per sons shall have poverty enough. He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and Than he that flattereth with the hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and are punished. Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: So he that waiteth on his master shall As in water face answereth to face, tongue. Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; The same is the companion of a destroyer. He that is of a proud heart stirreth But he that putteth his trust in the He that trusteth in his own heart is But whoso walketh wisely, he shall Every word of God is pure: be delivered. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have A man that flattereth his neighbour Spreadeth a net for his feet. The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: But the wicked regardeth not to know it. He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. CHAPTER 138 REMEMBER THY CREATOR EMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, While the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, When thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, Nor the clouds return after the rain: If a wise man contendeth with a fool- In the day when the keepers of the ish man, house shall tremble, Whether he rage or laugh, there is And the strong men shall bow themno rest. A fool uttereth all his mind: But a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him. An angry man stirreth up strife, And a furious man aboundeth in transgression. A man's pride shall bring him low: But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: selves, And the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look out of the windows be darkened, And the doors shall be shut in the streets, When the sound of the grinding is low, And he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, And all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, And fears shall be in the way, He heareth cursing, and bewrayeth And the almond tree shall flourish, it not. The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. And the grasshopper shall be a burden, And desire shall fail: Because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the And the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. streets: Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, Or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. HE vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Therefore the Lord himself shall And it shall come to pass in the last give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteous ness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have |