For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
So they made their fatherdrinkwinethat nightalso,and the youngeraroseand laywith him; and he did not knowwhen she laydownor when she arose.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
"From sixtroublesHe will deliveryou, Even in sevenevilwill not touchyou.
Manyare the afflictionsof the righteous,But the LORDdelivershim out of them all.
Evilshall slaythe wicked,And those who hatethe righteouswill be condemned.
Whenhe falls,he will not be hurledheadlong,Becausethe LORDis the One who holdshis hand.
But Godwill breakyou downforever;He will snatchyou up and tearyou awayfrom [your] tent,And uprootyou from the landof the living.Selah.
His mischiefwill returnupon his own head,And his violencewill descendupon his own pate.
And returnto our neighborssevenfoldinto their bosomThe reproachwith whichthey have reproachedYou, O Lord.
A wickedmessengerfallsinto adversity,But a faithfulenvoy[brings] healing.
Adversitypursuessinners,But the righteouswill be rewardedwith prosperity.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
For their calamitywill risesuddenly,And whoknowsthe ruin[that comes] from bothof them?
Thereforehis calamitywill comesuddenly;Instantlyhe will be brokenand therewill be nohealing.
Like an eastwindI will scatterthem Beforethe enemy;I will showthem My backand not [My] faceIn the dayof their calamity.'"
"You shall sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"Do [men] falland not getup again? Does one turnawayand not repent?
"Thussaysthe LordGOD,A disaster,uniquedisaster,beholdit is coming!
She has fallen,she will not riseagain--The virginIsrael.She [lies] neglectedon her land;Thereis noneto raiseher up.
"[As for] those who swearby the guiltof Samaria,Who say,'As your godlives,O Dan,'And, 'As the wayof Beershebalives,'They will falland not riseagain."
"But ifyou will not doso,behold,you have sinnedagainst the LORD,and be sureyour sinwill findyou out.
And immediatelyan angelof the Lordstruckhim becausehe did not giveGodthe glory,and he was eaten by wormsand died.
Whilethey are saying,"Peaceand safety!"thendestructionwill comeupon them suddenlylikelabor painsupon a woman with child,and they will not escape.
Davidalso said,"As the LORDlives,surelythe LORDwill strikehim, orhis daywill comethat he dies,orhe will godowninto battleand perish.
Then Saulsaidto his armorbearer,"Drawyour swordand pierceme throughwith it, otherwisetheseuncircumcisedwill comeand pierceme throughand makesportof me." But his armorbearerwouldnot, for he was greatlyafraid.So Saultookhis swordand fellon it.
