Therefore God's people return there and drink it all in like water until they're satiated.

We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future.

For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.

There he shattered sharp arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Interlude

Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,

I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me including Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia "This one was born there," they say.

The LORD will record, as he registers the nations, "This one was born there." Interlude

We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we're healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away.

They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice."

the birds build their nests there, and the heron builds its nest among the evergreen.

There is the deep and wide sea, teeming with numberless creatures, living things small and great.

There, the ships pass through; Leviathan, which you created, frolics in it.

There he settled the hungry, where they built a city to live in.

There's exultation for deliverance in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD is victorious!

For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David.

For the sake of my relatives and friends I will now say, "May there be peace within you."

But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.

Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is gracious love, along with abundant redemption.

There I will create a power base for David I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on Zion's mountains. For there the LORD commanded his blessing life everlasting. A Song of Ascents

ears are attributed to them, but they do not hear, and there is no breath in their mouths.

There we sat down and cried by the rivers of Babylon as we remembered Zion.

On the willows there we hung our harps,

for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"

If I rise to heaven, there you are! If I lay down with the dead, there you are!

your hand will guide me there, too, while your right hand keeps a firm grip on me.

See if there is any offensive tendency in me, and lead me in the eternal way. To the Music Director: A Davidic Song

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

May our cattle grow heavy with young, with no damage or loss. May there be no cry of anguish in our streets!

Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.

When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.

Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth.

when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,

But he does not realize that the dead lurk there, and her invited guests wind up in the depths of Sheol.

The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death.

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but profits come through the strength of the ox.

Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions.

There is a pathway that seems right to a man, but in the end it's a road to death.

Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.

In hard work there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty.

When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

There is a road that seems right for a man to travel, but in the end it's the road to death.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

Discipline your son while there is still hope but don't set your heart on his destruction.

A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

for there is surely a future life, and what you hope for will not be cut off.

Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.

There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.

When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory, but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

By mere words a servant will not be corrected; even though he understands, there will be no response.

Do you see a man who speaks hastily? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.

What is crooked cannot be made straight; what is not there cannot be counted.

For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief.

Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.

There is a season for everything, and a time for every event under heaven:

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. "So for whom do I work," he asks, "and deprive myself of pleasure?" This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

If they stumble, the first will lift up his friend but woe to anyone who is alone when he falls and there is no one to help him get up.

There was no end to all of his subjects or to all of the people who had come before them. But those who come along afterward will not be happy with him. This is also pointless and a chasing after wind.

Don't be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.

and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.

There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

Indeed, there is an appropriate time and a response for every circumstance, since human misery weighs heavily upon him.

There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.

Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.

There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it.

Now there was found within it a poor, but wise man. He delivered the city by his wisdom, but not one person remembered that poor man.

If a serpent strikes despite being charmed, there's no point in being a snake charmer.

If the clouds are full of rain, they will pour out on the earth; if a tree falls toward the south or the north, wherever it falls, there it will lay.

Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come all of which are pointless.

So learn from them, my son. There is no end to the crafting of many books, and too much study wearies the body.

My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, looking through the windows, gazing through the lattice.

My darling, you are altogether beautiful and there is no blemish in you.

I was asleep, but my heart was awake. There's a sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open up for me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night."

There are sixty queens and eighty mistresses, and too many young women to count,

Let us go early to the vineyards, let us see whether the vine has budded, whether the blossom has opened, whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I'll give you my love.

Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved? Under theapple tree I awakened you. There your mother had gone into labor with you; there she went into labor and gave birth to you.

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there's no soundness evident only bruises, sores, and festering wounds that haven't been cleaned out, bandaged, or treated with oil."

"How the faithful city has become a whore, she who used to be filled with justice! Righteousness used to reside within her, but now only murderers live there.

Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.

"And it will come about that instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of a fine robe, sackcloth; and instead of beauty, shame.

Then the LORD will create over the entire site of Mount Zion including over those who assemble there a cloud by day

"How terrible it will be for you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you have settled yourselves alone in the middle of the land!"

Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.

They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

Until the LORD removes people far away, and there are many empty places in the middle of the land.

"At that time, every place where once there were a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briars and thorns will grow.

"People will come there armed with bows and arrows, because the entire land will be nothing but briers and thorns.

As for all the hills that used to be cultivated with a hoe, you won't go there, because you'll fear iron briars and thorns. Nevertheless, those hills will be reserved as a pasture where cattle will feed and where sheep will graze."

But there will be no gloom for her who was in distress. Formerly, he brought contempt to the region of Zebulun and the region of Naphtali, but in the future he will have made glorious the way of the sea, the territory beyond the Jordan Galilee of the nations.