Like the coldof snowin the timeof harvestIs a faithfulmessengerto those who sendhim, For he refreshesthe soulof his masters.
A wickedmessengerfallsinto adversity,But a faithfulenvoy[brings] healing.
To make you knowthe certaintyof the wordsof truthThat you may correctlyanswerhim who sentyou?
[Like] coldwaterto a wearysoul,So is goodnewsfrom a distantland.
He cutsoff[his own] feet[and] drinksviolenceWho sendsa messageby the handof a fool.
Then Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priestand the leadersreturnedfrom the sonsof Reubenand from the sonsof Gad,from the landof Gileadto the landof Canaan,to the sonsof Israel,and broughtbackwordto them.
