In a multitudeof peopleis a king'sglory,But in the dearthof peopleis a prince'sruin.
"Nowtherefore arise,goout and speakkindlyto your servants,for I swearby the LORD,ifyou do not goout, surelynot a manwill passthe nightwith you, and thiswill be worsefor you thanallthe evilthat has comeupon you from your youthuntilnow."
But Joabsaidto the king,"Now may the LORDyour Godaddto the peoplea hundredtimesas many as they are, while the eyesof my lordthe king[still] see;but whydoes my lordthe kingdelightin thisthing?"
The sonsof Israelwere musteredand were provisionedand wentto meetthem; and the sonsof Israelcampedbeforethem like twolittleflocksof goats,but the Arameansfilledthe country.
For he leftto Jehoahazof the armynot morethanfiftyhorsemenand tenchariotsand 10,000footmen,for the kingof Aramhad destroyedthem and madethem like the dustat threshing.
But the morethey afflictedthem, the morethey multipliedand the morethey spreadout, so that they were in dreadof the sonsof Israel.
Then Pharaohcommandedallhis people,saying,"Everysonwho is bornyou are to castinto the Nile,and everydaughteryou are to keepalive."
The fearof the LORDis a fountainof life,That one may avoidthe snaresof death.
He whois slowto angerhas greatunderstanding,But he whois quick-temperedexaltsfolly.
"Liftup your eyesand seeThose comingfrom the north.Whereis the flockthat was givenyou, Your beautifulsheep?
