Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
Ecclesiastes 11:2 - American Standard Version 2015 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give a portion to seven, yes, even [divide it] to eight, for you know not what evil may come upon the earth. American Standard Version (1901) Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Common English Bible Give a portion to seven people, even to eight: you don’t know what disaster may come upon the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Give a portion to seven, and indeed even to eight. For you do not know what evil may be upon the earth in the future. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. |
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar {\i a day of} gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.\par
as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
He will deliver thee in six troubles;\par\tab Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;\par\tab His righteousness endureth for ever:\par\tab His horn shall be exalted with honor.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,\par\tab And his good deed will he pay him again.
There are six things which Jehovah hateth;\par\tab Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.\par
Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.\par
And this {\i man} shall be {\i our} peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.\par
And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.}\par
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.
Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.