Proverbs 29:26–27

⁶Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

^6†Many will entreate the fauour of the Prince: and euery man is a friend to him that giueth gifts.

²¹There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

^21* There are many deuices in a mans heart: neuerthelesse the counsell of the LORD, that shall stand.

⁹Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.

⁹Saue LORD, let the King heare vs when we call.

⁹Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

¹⁰Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

¹¹Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

⁹Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is none else, I am God, and there is none like me,

^10*Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I wil doe all my pleasure:

^11†Calling a rauenous bird from the East, the man that executeth my counsell from a farre countrey; yea I haue spoken it, I will also bring it to passe, I haue purposed it, I will also doe it.

¹²Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

^12*Also vnto thee, O LORD, belongeth mercie: for thou renderest to euery man according to his worke.

⁴For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

⁴For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not hereby iustified: but hee that iudgeth me is the Lord.

³⁵And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

^35*And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and hee doth according to his will in the armie of heauen, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say vnto him, What doest thou?

¹⁶Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

¹⁶Goe, gather together all the Iewes that are ^†present in Shushan, and fast yee for me, and neither eate nor drinke three dayes, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I goe in vnto the king, which is not according to the Law, and if I perish, I perish.

²⁷¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

²⁸And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

²⁷¶ Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this, in the kings heart, to beautifie the house of the LORD which is in Ierusalem:

²⁸And hath extended mercy vnto me, before the king and his counsellers, and before all the kings mighty princes, and I was strengthned as the hand of the LORD my God was vpon me, and I gathered together out of Israel, chiefe men to goe vp with me.

¹⁴And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

¹⁴And God Almightie giue you mercie before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Beniamin: ^‖If I be bereaued of my children, I am bereaued.

⁴Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

^4‖Then I said; I haue laboured in vaine, I haue spent my strength for nought, and in vaine, yet surely my iudgement is with the LORD, and my worke with my God.

¹¹O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

¹¹O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine eare be attentiue to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy seruant this day, and grant him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.

⁷When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁷When a mans wayes please the LORD, he maketh euen his enemies to be at peace with him.

¹THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

¹¶ The kings heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the riuers of water: hee turneth it whithersoeuer he will.

¹³Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

¹³Marueile not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

¹⁷These things I command you, that ye love one another.

¹⁸If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

¹⁹If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

¹⁷These things I commaund you, that ye loue one another.

¹⁸If the world hate you, yee know that it hated me before it hated you.

¹⁹If ye were of the world, the world would loue his owne: But because yee are not of the world, but I haue chosen you out of the world, therfore the world hateth you.

²¹Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

²¹Doe not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieued with those that rise vp against thee?

²³He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

²³He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

⁷The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

⁷The world cannot hate you, but me it hateth, because I testifie of it, that the workes thereof are euill.

¹⁰The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

^10†The bloodthirstie hate the vpright: but the iust seeke his soule.

⁹The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

⁹The thought of foolishnesse is sinne: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

⁸Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

^8†Three shepheards also I cut off in one moneth, and my soule loathed them, and their soule also abhorred mee.

¹¹⁵Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

^115*Depart from me, ye euil doers: for I will keepe the Commandements of my God.