Then the LORD said unto me again, Go, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the sons of Israel, who look to other gods and love flagons of wine.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

Chief

a woman came unto him having an alabaster box of very precious ointment and poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

But

And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing aromas and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a fountain, whose daughters run over the wall.

The posts went out in haste by the king's commandment, and the law was given in Shushan, the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

Rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice together.

Affliction

In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, came Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abelbethmaachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali and carried them captive to Assyria.

Against him came up Shalmaneser, king of Assyria; and Hosea became his slave and gave him presents.

Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

General references

And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.

They jump at the sound of the timbrel and harp and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

They shall not drink wine with a song; the drink shall be bitter to them that would drink it.

In the same manner thou shalt not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall no longer be heard.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

Thou didst not anoint my head with oil; but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.