"Yea, I¹ hatedª°¹ all¹ my labourª which I¹¹ had takenª under¹ the sun:ª because I should leave²°¹¹ it unto the manª that shall be¹¹ afterª me. ... For¹ there isª a manª whose labourª¹ [is] in wisdom,ª and in knowledge,ª and in equity;ª yet to a manª that hath not¹¹ labouredª° therein shall he leaveª° it [for] his portion.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and a greatª evil.ª" {Ecc 2:18-21} + "A manª to whom¹ Godª hath givenª° riches,ª wealth,ª and honour,ª so that he wantethª nothing¹ for his soulª of all¹¹ that¹ he desireth,ª° yet Godª giveth him not powerª°¹ to eatª° thereof,¹ but¹ a strangerªª eatethª° it: this¹ [is] vanity,ª and it¹ [is] an evilª disease.ª" {Ecc 6:2} + "And I will cut offª° the inhabitantª° from Ashdod,ª¹ and him that holdethª° the sceptreª from Ashkelon,ª¹ and I will turnª° mine handª against¹ Ekron:ª and the remnantª of the Philistinesª shall perish,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ams 1:8} + "For¹ the dayª of the LORDª of hostsª [shall be] upon¹ every¹ [one that is] proudª and lofty,ª° and upon¹ every¹ [one that is] lifted up;ª° and he shall be brought low:ª° ... And the loftinessª of manª shall be bowed down,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be made low:ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª" {Isa 2:12-17} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath purposedª° it, to stainª° the prideª of all¹ glory,ª [and] to bring into contemptª° all¹ the honourableª° of the earth.ª" {Isa 23:9} + "Woeª to the crownª of pride,ª to the drunkardsª of Ephraim,ª whose gloriousª beautyª [is] a fadingª° flower,ª which¹ [are] on¹ the headª of the fatª valleysª of them that are overcomeª° with wine!ª" {Isa 28:1} + "Nowª Iª Nebuchadnezzarª praiseª° and extolª° and honourª° the Kingª of heaven,ª allª whose¹ worksª [are] truth,ª and his waysª judgment:ª and those¹ that walkª° in prideª he is ableª° to abase.ª°" {Dan 4:37} + "This¹ shall they have for¹ their pride,ª because¹ they have reproachedª° and magnifiedª° [themselves] against¹ the peopleª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zph 2:10} + "Likewise,ª ye younger,ª submit yourselvesª° unto the elder.ª Yea,ª allª [of you] be subjectª° one to another,ª and¹ be clothed²° with¹ humility:ª forª Godª resistethª° the proud,ª andª givethª° graceª to the humble.ª" {1Pe 5:5} |
