To me belongs vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Hold up my steps in your paths, that my feet slip not.

When I said, My foot slips; your mercy, O LORD, held me up.

Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.

The light of the righteous rejoices: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Whosoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in utter darkness.

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass? or the ox lows over its fodder?

I also could speak as you do: if your soul were in my soul’s place, I could heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, who are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

That chant to the sound of the harp, and invent for yourselves instruments of music, like David;

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores,