And the Lord said to me, Give your love again to a woman who has a lover and is false to her husband, even as the Lord has love for the children of Israel, though they are turned to other gods and are lovers of grape-cakes.

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

Chief

There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

But

Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;

The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.

Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.

And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

Affliction

In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came and took Ijon and Abel-beth-maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali; and he took the people away to Assyria.

Against him came up Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant and sent him offerings.

Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.

General references

And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.

There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.

And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink.

I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your instruments of music will be gone for ever.

For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.