1 Come to our aid, O God of the universe, and put all the nations in dread of you!
2 Raise your hand against the heathen, that they may realize your power.
3 As you have used us to show them your holiness, so now use them to show us your glory.
4 Thus they will know, as we know, that there is no God but you.
5 Give new signs and work new wonders; show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm;
6 Rouse your anger, pour out wrath, humble the enemy, scatter the foe.
7 Hasten the day, bring on the time;
8 Let raging fire consume the fugitive, and your people's oppressors meet destruction.
9 crush the heads of the hostile rulers.
10 Gather all the tribes of Jacob, that they may inherit the land as of old,
11 Show mercy to the people called by your name; Israel, whom you named your first-born.
12 Take pity on your holy city, Jerusalem, your dwelling place.
13 Fill Zion with your majesty, your temple with your glory.
14 Give evidence of your deeds of old; fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name,
15 Reward those who have hoped in you, and let your prophets be proved true.
16 Hear the prayer of your servants, for you are ever gracious to your people;
17 Thus it will be known to the very ends of the earth that you are the eternal God.
18 The throat can swallow any food, yet some foods are more agreeable than others;
19 As the palate tests meat by its savor, so does a keen mind insincere words.
20 A deceitful character causes grief, but an experienced man can turn the tables on him.
21 Though any man may be accepted as a husband, yet one girl will be more suitable than another:
22 A woman's beauty makes her husband's face light up, for it surpasses all else that charms the eye;
23 And if, besides, her speech is kindly, his lot is beyond that of mortal men.
24 A wife is her husband's richest treasure, a helpmate, a steadying column.
25 A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun; a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
26 Who will trust an armed band that shifts from city to city?
27 Or a man who has no nest, but lodges where night overtakes him?
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiasticus, 36:
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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