And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into the land which he swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee: great and good cities which thou buildedst not,

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And he made him suck honey out of the crag, 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 drunken to excess; so she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

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

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;

A recompence

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

Give them according to their doing, and according to the wickedness of their deeds; give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.

According to deeds, so will he repay: fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

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

For if the word which was spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution,

General references

But Jehovah hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.

They knew not that he spoke to them of the Father.