The kingansweredthe peopleharshly,for he forsookthe adviceof the elderswhichthey had givenhim,
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
Wordsfrom the mouthof a wisemanare gracious,while the lipsof a foolconsumehim;
The poormanutterssupplications,But the richmananswersroughly.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
The lipsof the righteousbringforthwhatis acceptable,But the mouthof the wickedwhatis perverted.
The mouthof the righteousis a fountainof life,But the mouthof the wickedconcealsviolence.
But the menof Israelansweredthe menof Judahand said,"We have tenpartsin the king,therefore we alsohave more[claim] on Davidthanyou. Whythen did you treatus with contempt?Was it not our advicefirstto bringbackour king?"Yet the wordsof the menof Judahwere harsherthanthe wordsof the menof Israel.
Then Davidsaidto Jonathan,"Whowill tellme ifyour fatheranswersyou harshly?"
Then Pharaohsaidto him, "Getawayfrom me! Beware,do not seemy faceagain,for in the dayyou seemy faceyou shall die!"
But Pharaohsaid,"Whois the LORDthat I should obeyHis voiceto letIsraelgo?I do not knowthe LORD,and besides,I will not letIsraelgo."
"The man,the lordof the land,spokeharshlywith us, and tookus for spiesof the country.
When Josephsawhis brothershe recognizedthem, but he disguisedhimself to them and spoketo them harshly.And he saidto them, "Wherehave you comefrom?" And they said,"From the landof Canaan,to buyfood."
But Abramsaidto Sarai,"Behold,your maidis in your power;doto her whatis goodin your sight."So Saraitreatedher harshly,and she fledfrom her presence.
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
Then Jeroboamand allthe peoplecameto Rehoboamon the thirddayas the kinghad directed,saying,"Returnto me on the thirdday."
and he spoketo them according to the adviceof the youngmen,saying,"My fathermadeyour yokeheavy,but I will addto your yoke;my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I will disciplineyou with scorpions."
And whoknowswhether he will be a wisemanora fool?Yet he will have controloverallthe fruitof my laborfor whichI have laboredby actingwiselyunderthe sun.Thistoois vanity.
