Job 27 - 28 - Legacy Standard Bible

Job 27 - 28

I Hold Fast My Righteousness

Then Job continued to lift up his discourse and said, 2

“As God lives, who has removed my justice,

And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

For as long as breath is in me,

And the spirit from God is in my nostrils,

My lips certainly will not speak unrighteousness,

Nor will my tongue utter deceit.

Far be it from me that I should declare you right;

Till I breathe my last I will not remove my integrity from me.

I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.

My heart does not reproach any of my days.

“May my enemy be as the wicked

And the one who rises against me as the unjust.

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,

When God requires his soul?

Will God hear his cry

When distress comes upon him?

Will he take delight in the Almighty?

Will he call on God at all times?

I will instruct you in the power of God;

What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

Behold, all of you have seen it;

Why then do you speak with utter vanity?

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,

And the inheritance which the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;

And his offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

His survivors will be buried because of the plague,

And their widows will not be able to weep.

Though he piles up silver like dust

And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

He may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it,

And the innocent will divide the silver.

He has built his house like the moth,

Or as a hut which the watchman has made.

He lies down rich, but never again;

He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

Terrors overtake him like many waters;

A tempest steals him away in the night.

The east wind carries him away, and he goes,

And it whirls him away from his place.

For it will hurl at him without sparing;

He will surely try to flee from its power.

Men will clap their hands at him

And will hiss him from his place.

Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

“Surely there is a mine for silver,

And a place where they refine for gold.

Iron is taken from the dust,

And copper is smelted from rock.

Man puts an end to darkness,

And to the farthest limit he searches out

The rock in thick darkness and shadow of death.

He sinks a shaft far from habitation,

Forgotten by the foot;

They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

The earth, from it comes food,

And underneath it is overturned as fire.

Its rocks are the source of sapphires,

And its dust contains gold.

The path no bird of prey knows,

Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.

The proud beasts have not trodden it,

Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

He sends his hand forth to the flint;

He overturns the mountains at the base.

He breaks out channels through the rocks,

And his eye sees anything precious.

He dams up the streams from flowing,

And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

“But where can wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

Man does not know its worth,

And it is not found in the land of the living.

The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;

And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

Pure gold cannot be given in place of it,

Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,

In precious onyx or sapphire.

Gold or glass cannot meet its worth,

Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned;

And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot meet its worth,

Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Where then does wisdom come from?

And where is the place of understanding?

Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living

And concealed from the birds of the sky.

Abaddon and Death say,

‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’

“God understands its way,

And He knows its place.

For He looks to the ends of the earth

And sees everything under the heavens.

When He set weight to the wind

And meted out the waters by measure,

When He set a limit for the rain

And a course for the thunderbolt,

Then He saw it and recounted it;

He established it and also searched it out.

So He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Luke 10

The Seventy Sent Out

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2 And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go! Behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one on the way. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’ 6 And if a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him, but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house. 8 And whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But in whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.’ 12 I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades! 16 “The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

The Joyful Results

17 Now the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” 21 At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 22 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” 23 And turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see, 24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

The Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a scholar of the Law stood up and was putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” 29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. 31 And a priest happened to be going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him, and when he saw him, he felt compassion. 34 And he came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them, and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ 36 Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” 37 And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the preparations alone? Then tell her to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things, 42 but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

Psalm 40

The One Who Rescues Me

For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm.

I hoped earnestly for Yahweh;

And He inclined to me and heard my cry for help.

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,

And He set my feet upon a high rock, He established my steps.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;

Many will see and fear

And will trust in Yahweh.

How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,

And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.

Many, O Yahweh my God, are the wondrous deeds You have done,

And Your thoughts toward us;

There is none to compare with You.

I would declare and speak of them,

But they are too numerous to recount.

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;

My ears You have opened;

Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Then I said, “Behold, I come;

In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

I desire to do Your will, O my God;

Your law is within my inner being.”

I proclaim good news of righteousness in the great assembly;

Behold, I do not restrain my lips,

O Yahweh, You know.

I do not conceal Your righteousness within my heart;

I speak of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I do not hide Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.

You, O Yahweh, will not withhold Your compassion from me;

Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually guard me.

For evils beyond number have surrounded me;

My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;

They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,

And my heart has failed me.

Be pleased, O Yahweh, to deliver me;

Make haste, O Yahweh, to help me.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together

Who seek my life to sweep it away;

Let those be turned back and dishonored

Who delight in evil against me.

Let those be appalled because of their shame

Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;

Let those who love Your salvation say continually,

“Yahweh be magnified!”

As for me, I am afflicted and needy,

May the Lord think of me.

You are my help and the One who rescues me;

Do not delay, O my God.