Proverbs 31:17–18

³Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

³Gird vp nowe thy loines like a man; for I will demaund of thee, and ^†answere thou me.

¹³Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

¹³Wherefore gird vp the loynes of your minde, bee sober, and hope ^†to the end, for the grace that is to bee brought vnto you at the reuelation of Iesus Christ:

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, & in the power of his might.

⁴⁶And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

⁴⁶And the hand of the LORD was on Eliiah; and hee girded vp his loynes, and ranne before Ahab, ^†to the entrance of Iezreel.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁴Stand therefore, hauing your loynes girt about with trueth, and hauing on the breast-plate of righteousnesse:

³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

^35*Let your loines be girded about, and your lights burning,

²⁹Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

²⁹Then he said to Gehazi, Gird vp thy loines, and take my staffe in thine hand, and goe thy way: if thou meete any man, salute him not: and if any salute thee, answere him not againe: and lay my staffe vpon the face of the childe.

¹²The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

^12*‖The smith with the tonges both worketh in the coales, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his armes: yea he is hungrie, and his strength faileth; hee drinketh no water, and is faint.

²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel,

¹⁵Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

^15‖Though I haue bound, and strengthened their armes, yet doe they imagine mischiefe against me.

⁹For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

⁹For yee remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for labourng night and day, because wee would not bee chargeable vnto any of you, wee preached vnto you the Gospel of God.

³They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

⁴But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁵While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

⁷Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

⁸And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

⁹But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

³They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:

⁴But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

⁵While the bridegrome taried, they all slumbred and slept.

⁶And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him.

⁷Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.

⁸And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are ^‖gone out.

⁹But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but goe ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your selues.

¹⁰And while they went to buy, the bridegrome came, and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the doore was shut.

⁷For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

⁸Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

⁹Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

⁷For your selues know how yee ought to follow vs: for wee behaued not our selues disorderly among you,

⁸Neither did wee eate any mans bread for nought: but wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, that wee might not bee chargeable to any of you.

⁹Not because we haue not power, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

⁴⁰Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

⁴⁰ Thus I was in y ^e day, the drought consumed mee, and the frost by night, aud my sleep departed from mine eyes.

²It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

² It is vaine for you to rise vp early, to sit vp late, to eate the bread of sorrowes: for so hee giueth his beloued sleepe.