"Will they not teachyou [and] tellyou, And bringforthwordsfrom their minds?
"I thoughtageshould speak,And increasedyearsshould teachwisdom.
"Can the papyrusgrowup withouta marsh?Can the rushesgrowwithoutwater?
"For we are [only] of yesterdayand knownothing,Becauseour dayson earthare as a shadow.
One generationshall praiseYour worksto another,And shall declareYour mightyacts.
The heartof the wiseinstructshis mouthAnd addspersuasivenessto his lips.
The mindof the prudentacquiresknowledge,And the earof the wiseseeksknowledge.
"The goodmanbringsout of [his] goodtreasurewhat is good;and the evilmanbringsout of [his] eviltreasurewhat is evil.
"You shall teachthem to your sons,talkingof them when you sitin your houseand when you walkalong the roadand when you liedownand when you riseup.
You shall teachthem diligentlyto your sonsand shall talkof them when you sitin your houseand when you walkby the wayand when you liedownand when you riseup.
By faithAbelofferedto Goda bettersacrificethanCain,throughwhichhe obtainedthe testimonythat he was righteous,Godtestifyingabouthis gifts,and throughfaith, though he is dead,he stillspeaks.
Therefore,since we haveso greata cloudof witnessessurroundingus, let us alsolay asideeveryencumbranceand the sinwhich so easily entanglesus, and let us runwith endurancethe racethat is set beforeus,
