²⁷ Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music?

²⁰ And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances.

²¹ And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music.

⁵⁹ So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.

⁶⁰ And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

³ Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

⁴ And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

⁵ And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

²⁰ And Jacob went away secretly, without giving news of his flight to Laban the Aramaean.

²¹ So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead.

³¹ And Jacob, in answer, said to Laban, My fear was that you might take your daughters from me by force.

²⁷ Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night.

¹¹ They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,

¹² They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.

¹³ Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.

¹⁴ Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

²³ Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

²⁴ With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

²⁵ When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

²⁶ Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.