Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed:

And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.

I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.

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The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

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So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

General references

Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.