1 Take pity on us, Master, Lord of the universe, look at us, spread fear of yourself throughout all other nations.
2 Raise your hand against the foreign nations and let them see your might.
3 As, in their sight, you have proved yourself holy to us, so now, in our sight, prove yourself great to them.
4 Let them acknowledge you, just as we have acknowledged that there is no God but you, Lord.
5 Send new portents, do fresh wonders, win glory for your hand and your right arm.
6 Rouse your fury, pour out your rage, destroy the opponent, annihilate the enemy.
7 Hasten the day, remember the oath, and let people tell of your mighty deeds.
8 Let fiery wrath swallow up the survivor, and destruction overtake those who oppress your people.
9 Crush the heads of hostile rulers who say, 'There is no one else but us!'
10 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob, restore them their heritage as at the beginning.
11 Take pity, Lord, on the people called by your name, on Israel whom you have made your first-born.
12 Have compassion on your holy city, on Jerusalem, the place where you rest.
13 Fill Zion with your praises and your sanctuary with your glory.
14 Vindicate those whom you created first, fulfil what has been prophesied in your name.
15 Give those who wait for you their reward, let your prophets be proved true.
16 Grant, Lord, the prayer of your servants, in the terms of Aaron's blessing on your people,
17 so that all the earth's inhabitants may acknowledge that you are the Lord, the everlasting God.
18 The stomach takes in all kinds of food, but some foods are better than others.
19 As the palate discerns the flavour of game, so a shrewd listener detects lying words.
20 A perverse character causes depression in others; it needs experience to know how to repay such a one.
21 A woman will accept any husband, but some daughters are better than others.
22 A woman's beauty delights the beholder, a man likes nothing better.
23 If her tongue is kind and gentle, her husband is the happiest of men.
24 The man who takes a wife has the makings of a fortune, a helper to match himself, a pillar of support.
25 When property has no fence, it is open to plunder, when a man has no wife, he is aimless and querulous.
26 Will anyone trust an armed thief who flits from town to town?
27 So it is with the man who has no nest, and lodges wherever night overtakes him.
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Chapter 36 of the Ecclesiastical Book begins with a prayer by the author asking God to hear him and help him in his need. Then he talks about the importance of humility and forgiveness, saying that God approaches those who are humble and forgiven. The chapter ends with the author asking God to bless his people and to protect him from those who oppress him. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in ecclesiastical 36:
Proverbs 15:33: "The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and humility precedes honor." This verse highlights the importance of humility, which is a central ecclesiastical theme 36.
Colossians 3:13: "By enduring one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; as Christ forgiven you, so do you." This verse talks about the importance of forgiveness, another theme highlighted in ecclesiastical 36.
Psalm 102:17: "He will pay attention to the prayer of the helplessness, and will not despise his prayer." Just as the author of ecclesiastical asks God to hear his prayer, this verse points out that God always hears the prayer of the helpless.
Psalm 68:5: "Father of the orphans and judge of widows is God in their holy place." This verse highlights God's concern with those who are oppressed, a theme addressed by the author of Ecclesiastical 36.
1 Peter 5:7: "By casting upon him all your anxiety, because he takes care of you." This verse highlights the confidence that the author of ecclesiastical deposits in God and the request for God to take care of his people.
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