The Holy Bible

(12) Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

(13) But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

(16) And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

(8) And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

(31) And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

(31) And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

(20) So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

(25) And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

(11) All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

(16) Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

(6) For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

(12) And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

(12) Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

(15) Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

(16) Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

(7) Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

(5) Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

(6) Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

(12) Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

(22) Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

(23) Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

(23) Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

(12) Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

(3) Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

(4) Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

(10) If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

(8) Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

(9) Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

(22) Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

(3) Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

(7) Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

(3) Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

(3) Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

(11) Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

(4) How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

(16) It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

(18) No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

(5) If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

(9) If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

(13) If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

(16) If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

(17) Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

(19) If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

(24) If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

(26) If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

(27) And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

(29) If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

(34) Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

(38) If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

(39) If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: