and he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat.

When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, 'Bless me, me also, O my father;'

and Laban saith, 'It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

and make their lives bitter in hard service, in clay, and in brick, and in every kind of service in the field; all their service in which they have served is with rigour.

Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?'

and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter; therefore hath one called its name Marah.

and the priest hath caused the woman to stand before Jehovah, and hath uncovered the woman's head, and hath given into her hands the present of the memorial, it is a present of jealousy, and in the hand of the priest are the bitter waters which cause the curse.

And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside to uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse;

And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters,

and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.

yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

in the second month, on the fourteenth day, between the evenings they prepare it; with unleavened and bitter things they eat it;

Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, and rams, sons of Bashan, And he-goats, with fat of kidneys of wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou dost drink wine!

Exhausted by famine, And consumed by heat, and bitter destruction. And the teeth of beasts I send upon them, With poison of fearful things of the dust.

For of the vine of Sodom their vine is, And of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of gall -- They have bitter clusters;

Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.

and he saith unto them, 'What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer?

And now, art thou at all better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he at all strive with Israel? did he at all fight against them?

and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister -- the young one -- better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.'

and they say to him, 'Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

And the sons of Dan say unto him, 'Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall upon you, and thou hast gathered thy life, and the life of thy household;'

for them do ye wait till that they grow up? for them do ye shut yourselves up, not to be to a husband? nay, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to you, for the hand of Jehovah hath gone out against me.'

and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee -- who is better to thee than seven sons -- hath borne him.'

And Elkanah her husband saith to her, 'Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?'

And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

And Samuel saith, 'Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;

And Samuel saith unto him, 'Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

and gather themselves unto him do every man in distress, and every man who hath an exactor, and every man bitter in soul, and he is over them for head, and there are with him about four hundred men.

And David saith unto his heart, 'Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'

and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

And Hushai saith, 'Thou hast known thy father and his men, that they are heroes, and they are bitter in soul as a bereaved bear in a field, and thy father is a man of war, and doth not lodge with the people;

And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- 'Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, have brought nigh for David, and for the people who are with him to eat, for they said, 'Thy people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.'

And the people say, 'Thou dost not go out, for if we utterly flee, they do not set their heart upon us; and if half of us die, they do not set their heart unto us -- for now like us are ten thousand; and now, better that thou be to us from the city for an helper.'

and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and his throne greater than thy throne; and the king boweth himself on the bed,

and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers.'

and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, 'Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it is near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver -- its price.'

And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.'

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury.

for Jehovah hath seen the affliction of Israel -- very bitter, and there is none restrained, and there is none left, and there is no helper to Israel;

and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, 'If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries -- without violence in my hands -- the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'

and thou dost walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and dost cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of thy father, who are better than thyself, thou hast slain;

If to the king it be good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who is better than she;

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth -- a cry loud and bitter,

Let darkness and death-shade redeem it, Let a cloud tabernacle upon it, Let them terrify it as the most bitter of days.

Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.

For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth:

He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

And this one dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

Also -- to-day is my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty -- He made my soul bitter.

When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock is with me rivulets of oil.

Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'

Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word.

And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock -- horned -- hoofed.

Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.

Better to me is the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!

For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.

And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.

For better is wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.

Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.

The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.

Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.

For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

Better is open reproof than hidden love.

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it is his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

And better than both of them is he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

The two are better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.

If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he is the untimely birth.'

Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart.

Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.