⁷ Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

⁹ Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.

³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰ But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

⁴¹ But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

⁴² but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

²⁰ Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

³ Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

¹⁰ For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹ For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

¹² O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Psalm 85 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

⁴ One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

⁸ Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, `and' that hear thy wisdom.

²⁸ But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.