He who troubleshis own housewill inheritwind,And the foolishwill be servantto the wisehearted.
Then Jacobsaidto Simeonand Levi,"You have broughttroubleon me by makingme odiousamong the inhabitantsof the land,among the Canaanitesand the Perizzites;and my menbeing fewin number,they will gathertogether againstme and attackme and I will be destroyed,I and my household."
The evilwill bowdownbeforethe good,And the wickedat the gatesof the righteous.
He who profitsillicitlytroubleshis own house,But he who hatesbribeswill live.
Thisalsois a grievousevil--exactlyas a man is born,thuswill he die.So whatis the advantageto him whotoilsfor the wind?
For they sowthe windAnd they reapthe whirlwind.The standinggrainhasnoheads;It yieldsnograin.Shouldit yield,strangerswould swallowit up.
"Nowtherefore, knowand considerwhatyou should do,for evilis plottedagainstour masterand againstallhis household;and he is such a worthlessmanthat noone can speakto him."
(now the man'snamewas Nabal,and his wife'snamewas Abigail.And the womanwas intelligentand beautifulin appearance,but the manwas harshand evilin [his] dealings,and he was a Calebite),
About tendayslater, the LORDstruckNabaland he died.
