And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

A recompence

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense.

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb ? saith thy God.

For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

General references

but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.