Now when eveningcameDavidarosefrom his bedand walkedaroundon the roofof the king'shouse,and from the roofhe sawa womanbathing;and the womanwas verybeautifulin appearance.
It cameabout whenhe camenearto Egypt,that he saidto Saraihis wife,"Seenow,I knowthat you are a beautifulwoman;
When the womansawthat the treewas goodfor food,and that it was a delightto the eyes,and that the treewas desirableto make [one] wise,she tookfrom its fruitand ate;and she gavealsoto her husbandwith her, and he ate.
When Shechemthe sonof Hamorthe Hivite,the princeof the land,sawher, he tookher and laywith her by force.
So he lefteverythinghe owned in Joseph'scharge;and with him [there] he did not concernhimself with anythingexceptthe foodwhichhe ate.Now Josephwas handsomein formand appearance.
that the sonsof Godsawthat the daughtersof menwere beautiful;and they tookwivesfor themselves, whomeverthey chose.
Now it was afterthisthat Absalomthe sonof Davidhad a beautifulsisterwhose namewas Tamar,and Amnonthe sonof Davidlovedher.
To Absalomthere were bornthreesons,and onedaughterwhose namewas Tamar;she was a womanof beautifulappearance.
So the sonsof Rimmonthe Beerothite,Rechaband Baanah,departedand cameto the houseof Ish-boshethin the heatof the daywhile he was takinghis middayrest.
Now when they cameinto the house,as he was lyingon his bedin his bedroom,they struckhim and killedhim and beheadedhim. And they tookhis headand traveledby wayof the Arabahallnight.
"I have madea covenantwith my eyes;Howthen could I gazeat a virgin?
Turnawaymy eyesfrom lookingat vanity,And reviveme in Your ways.
Lazinesscastsinto a deepsleep,And an idlemanwill sufferhunger.
Charmis deceitfuland beautyis vain,[But] a womanwho fearsthe LORD,she shall be praised.
Do not desireher beautyin your heart,Norlet her captureyou with her eyelids.
Passingthrough the streetnearher corner;And he takesthe wayto her house,
"The housesof Jerusalemand the housesof the kingsof Judahwill be defiledlike the placeTopheth,because of allthe houseson whoserooftopsthey burnedsacrificesto allthe heavenlyhostand pouredout drinkofferingsto othergods."'"
"WhatI tellyou in the darkness,speakin the light;and whatyou hear[whispered] in [your] ear,proclaimupon the housetops.
"Whoeveris on the housetopmust not go downto getthe things out that are in his house.
but I sayto you that everyonewho looksat a womanwith lustfor her has alreadycommitted adulterywith her in his heart.
On the next day,as they were on their wayand approachingthe city,Peterwentup on the housetopaboutthe sixthhourto pray.
"Whenyou builda newhouse,you shall makea parapetfor your roof,so that you will not bringbloodguilton your houseifanyonefallsfrom it.
You shall not covetyour neighbor'swife,and you shall not desireyour neighbor'shouse,his fieldor his maleservantor his femaleservant,his oxor his donkeyor anythingthat belongs to your neighbor.'
The endof all thingsis near;therefore,be of sound judgmentand sober[spirit] for the purpose of prayer.
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
When they camedownfrom the highplaceinto the city,[Samuel] spokewith Saulon the roof.
