Their innerthoughtis [that] their housesare forever[And] their dwellingplacesto allgenerations;They have calledtheir landsafter their own names.
Cainhadrelationswith his wifeand she conceived,and gavebirthto Enoch;and he builta city,and calledthe nameof the cityEnoch,after the nameof his son.
Now Absalomin his lifetimehad takenand setup for himself a pillarwhichis in the King'sValley,for he said,"I havenosonto preservemy name."So he namedthe pillarafterhis own name,and it is calledAbsalom'sMonumentto thisday.
He saysto himself,"I will not be moved;Throughout allgenerationsI will not be in adversity."
"And now,Lord,for whatdo I wait?My hopeis in You.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
They deviseinjustices,[saying], "We are readywith a well-conceivedplot";For the inwardthoughtand the heartof a manare deep.
The wiseman'seyesare in his head,but the foolwalksin darkness.And yetI knowthat onefatebefallsthem both.
Whenthereis a manwhohas laboredwith wisdom,knowledgeand skill,then he giveshis legacyto onewhohas not laboredwith them. Thistoois vanityand a greatevil.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"It will comeabout on that day,that thoughtswill comeinto your mindand you will devisean evilplan,
But the Lordsaidto him, "Nowyou Phariseescleanthe outsideof the cupand of the platter;but insideof you, you are fullof robberyand wickedness.
"Thereforerepentof thiswickednessof yours,and praythe Lordthat, ifpossible,the intentionof your heartmay be forgivenyou.
Jairthe sonof Manassehtookallthe regionof Argobas faras the borderof the Geshuritesand the Maacathites,and calledit, [that is], Bashan,afterhis own name,Havvoth-jair,[as it is] to thisday.)
Samuelroseearlyin the morningto meetSaul;and it was toldSamuel,saying,"Saulcameto Carmel,and behold,he setup a monumentfor himself, then turnedand proceededon downto Gilgal."
