The Wi d fS

Author
A Je i h be ie e f he a ge G ee c i f
A e a d ia, Eg .

Date
30 10 BC.

Major Theme
The grea ne of Wi dom. The Wi d fS a i e
ffe edifica i a Je i h c i d i g i e f
i ica , i i a , a d e igi hea a . I ai a
e c age he Je be fai hf hei c e a i h G d.
The a a i e ded a ac aga a d a ae
Je bac J dai .

Background
The c e f hi ich he gica ha e a ed f a d
dee i f e ced he Ch ch eachi g he I ca a i f
Ch i , a e a i de a di g f G d, a a i , a d he
a e f he Ch ch i e f. The Wi d fS i
fe e f d i he O d Te a e eadi g f he Ch ch
ec i a , e ecia d i g H Wee . Thi i i ed i i g
a ed i he ea Ch ch f he i c h e
ece ba i ed. Ch gica , i a he a b i e i
he O d Te a e Ca , a d i e e a a b idge he Ne
Te a e i e f he g a d e a a i f he Ad e
f Ch i .

Outline
I. Wi d Be E e a Life (1:1 6:21)
II. The Na e a d P e f Wi d a d Ki g S
P i f He (6:22 10:21)
III. Wi d G ide G d Ch e Pe e d i g he E d
(11:1 19:22)
 Wi d fS 1

Seek he Lo d
1L e igh e e , h j dge he ea h.

Thi ab he L d i g d e
A d ee Hi i h i ce i f hea ;
2Beca e He i f d b h e h d e
Hi ,
A d He i a ife h e h d di be ie e
Hi .
3F di h e ea i g e aae e e f
G d,
A d he Hi e e a i e e e,
I c ic he di ce i g;
4F i d i e e he ha e i,
N i i d e i ab d i ed i i .
5F a h i i f di ci i e f ee f decei
A d e d a a di ce i g ea i g;
I i gd i g ha e he i c e ea .

God E amine O Ac ion

6F i d i a i i ha e a i d,
B he i i h a b a he e beca e f hi
d ;
F G d i he i e f hi h gh ,
The e e a i e f hi hea , a d he hea e f
hi g e;
7Beca e he S i i f he L d fi he d,
A d He h h d a hi g ge he ha i
aid.
8The ef e e h ea igh e hi g
Wi e ca e ice,
N i j ice, he i c -e a i e , a hi
b .
9F he e ha be a c e e a i a i
I he de ibe a i fa g d a ,
A da e f hi d i c e he L d
A f f hi a e e ;
10F he ea ea hea a hi g ,
A d he i e f i gi hidde .
11The ef e ee eff ee i g
A d ef ai g ef e i eech;
F ec e d i g i hed,
A da i g h i de e .

God Made Life, No Dea h

12D be ea f dea h b he decei f
ife,
N b i g de ci e f b he f
ha d .
13F G d did a e dea h,
Nei he d e He ha e ea e e he de ci
f he i i g.
14F He c ea ed a hi g ha he igh e i ,
A d he ge e a i f he d he igh be
e e ed;
F he e a i f dea h i he ,
N a he eig f Hade he ea h.
15F igh e e d e die.
16B he g d ed dea h b hei d
a d ;
A h gh he h gh dea h d be a f ie d, he
e e di ed.
F he ade a c e a i h dea h,
Si ce he e e de e i g ha e i i c .
 Wi d fS 2

An Ungodl Vie of Life

1F he aid a g he e e ,a he ea ed i c ec :

O ife i h a d ai f ,
A d he e i c e f he dea h f a a ;
F e ha bee e f Hade ;
2Beca e e e e b b cha ce,
A d af e hi e ha be a h gh e e e
e i ed;
F he b ea h i i i e,
A d eech i he a i d ed b he bea i g
f hea .
3Whe he a i e i g i hed, b d i
a he ,
A d b ea h i di e e i e e ai .
4The a e i be f g e i d e i e,
A d e i e e be ;
S ife i a a a i e he ace f a c d
A d be ca e ed i e f g,
D i e a a b he a f he
A d e ed b i hea .
5F a i ed i e i he a i g f a had ,
A d he e i e f dea h;
Beca e i i ea ed , e ca bac .
6C e, he ef e, a d e e j he g d hi g
ha e i ,
A d a e he f c ea i a ic a
ib e,
A e did i h.
7Le be fi ed i h e e i e i e a d e f e ,
A d e f e f i gi e a b .
8Le c e e ih eb d
Bef e he i he a a .
9Le e f fai ha e i a ga ce.
Le ea e ig f g ad e e e he e,
Beca e hi i i , a d hi i .
10Le e he igh e a ;
Le a e a id ,
N e ec he aged g a hai f a d a .
11Le igh be a f igh e e ,
F ha i ea i h be e e .

Ha ed of he Righ eo
12 Le ie i a b h f he igh e a ,
Beca e he i ee a d e
deed ;
He de ce f i agai he a
A d acc e f i agai b i gi g.
13He c ai ha e edge f G d,
A d he ca hi e f a chi d f he L d.
14He ha bec e f a a ef a i f
e ;
E e eei g hi i a b de ,
15Beca e hi ife i i e ha f he ;
F hi a h g i a diffe e di ec i .
16We a e c ide ed b hi a a h b id,
A d he a id a a e hi g i a.
He c ide he a hi g f he igh e a
b e ed
A d e e d ha G d i hi Fa he .
17Le ee if hi d a e e,
A d e he e a hi g he e a he
e d f hi ife.
18F if he igh e a i a f G d, He i
he hi ,
A d de i e hi f he ha d f h e h e
hi .
19Le e hi ihi a d e
Tha e a hi ge e e
A d e hi a ie e d a ce.
20Le c de hi a ha ef dea h,
F he e ha be a i i a i beca e f hi
d .
21S he ea ed he e hi g
A d e e ed a a ,
F hei a ice b i ded he .
22B he did he e ie f G d,
N h e f he age f h i e ,
N j dge he e a d f b a e e .
23F G d c ea ed a f i ai
A d ade hi a i age f Hi ee i .
24B dea h e e ed he d b he e f he
de i ,
A d h e f hi i e i.
 Wi d fS 3

The Hope of he Righ eo

1B he f he igh e aei he ha d f G d,

A d e i e e ch he .
2I he e e f he di ce i g he ee ed
ha e died,
A d hei de a e a c ide ed be
i f e,
3A d hei a age f be hei de ci ;
B he a e a eace.
4F h gh i a ie he ee i hed,
Thei h e i f fi ai .
5Th gh cha e ed i a fe hi g ,
G ea i d e i be h he ,
F G d e ed he a d f d he h f
Hi e f.
6He e ed he i e g d i a f ace
A d acce ed he a a h e b ffe i g.
7I he i e f hei i i a i he i hi e f h,
A d he i ab i e a h gh a .
8The i j dge a i a d e e e e ,
A d he L d ha eig e he he age .
9Th e h i Hi i de a d h,
A d he fai hf ha c i e i h Hi i e,
Beca e g ace a d e c a e Hi e ec .

The Pligh of he Ungodl

10B he g d ha e e ie ce
The i h e he he e e ed,
The h ejec ed he igh e a
A d ebe ed agai he L d.
11F h e e de i e i d a d i ci i
i e ab e,
A d hei h e i ai , hei ab a e ee ,
A d hei ae he .
12Thei i e a e f i h,
A d hei chi d e a e e i , hei e i e ce acc ed.

The Ble ing of Vi e

13B e ed i he defi ed ba e a
Wh ha e a i c i ;
She ha ha e f i i he i i a i f .
14B e ed a i he e ch h ha d e
a e deed,
N h gh e i hi g agai he L d;
F a ch e g ace f fai h i be gi e hi ,
A d a de igh f i i he e e f he L d.
15F he f i f g d ab i fg d e ,
A d he f di ce e i i fa ib e.

Child en of he Ungodl
16B he chi d e f ad e e ha each
a i ,
A d he eed f a a e bed ha e i h.
17F e e if he i e a g i e
The ha be c ide ed a hi g,
A d i he e d hei d age i be acc ed a
di h .
18B if he h d die g, he d ha e
h e
N c a i i he da f deci i .
19F he e d f a igh e ge e a i i
g ie .
 Wi d fS 4

When Vi e I P e en
1Chi d e e ih i e i be e ha hi ,

F i ai i i i e
Beca e i i b hb G da db a .
2Whe i ei e e , e ei iaei,
A d he i g e a a , he gf i.
Th gh e ife i e,
Vi e ead he gg e f defi ed i e ,
Wea i g a c a dc e i g.
3B he ific i de f he g d a e ef
e,
A d e f hei i egi i a e eed i g i g a
dee
O e ab i h a e f i g.
4F a h gh he a f i h i hei b a che
f a i e,
Ye i h a e f i g he i be ha e b he
i d
A d ed b he f ce f he i d .
5Thei ig ha be b e ff bef e he each
a i ,
A d hei f i i be e e ,
N i e f ea i g g d f a hi g.
6F chi d e b f a e i
A e i e e f e i agai hei a e
I hei c e e a i a i .
7B h gh a igh e a a die bef e hi
i e,
He ha be a e .
8F d age i h ed f i e gh f
e i e ce,
N ea ed b i be f ea ;
9B di ce e i g a hai f a i d,
A da e ife i he a i f d age.

The Righ eo Enoch

10The e a ce a a ea i g G d a d ed
b Hi ,
A d hi e i i g a g i e he a a e .
11He a ca gh e e i cha ge hi
de a di g
O decei decei e hi .
12F e ai i gf ac f j dg e b c e
ha i g d,
A d a hi i g f de i e de i e a i ce
hea .
13He a ade e fec ,
F i a h i e he f fi ed g ea ,
14F hi a ea i g he L d;
The ef e, He hi ea f he id fe i.
Ye e e a hi b did de a d,
N a e ch a hi g hea ,
15Tha he L d g ace a d e c a e i h Hi
e ec
A d ha He a che e Hi h e .

A S d in Con a
16B a igh e a h i dead
Sha c de he g d h a e i i g,
A da h h i ic e fec ed
Sha c de he i e d age f a gd e .
17F he i ee he e d f he i e a ,
B i de a d ha he L d ed f
hi
O h He e hi afe.
18The i ee a d de i e hi ,
B he L d i a gh he c .
19Af e hi he ha be dead i h h
A da i a g he dead c i a ,
Beca e He i da h he head g a d
eech e he g d
A d ha e he f he f da i .
The ha be ef d a d ba e he e e d;
The ha be i ai ,
A d hei e ha e i h.
20The i c e i h d ead
I he da f ec i g f hei i ,
A d hei a e deed i c ic he hei
face.
 Wi d fS 5

1The he igh e a i a d ihc fide ce

I he e e ce f h e h aff ic hi ;
A d h e h ejec hi ab ,
2Whe he ee hi , i be ha e i h d eadf
fea ;
A d he ha be a a ed a hi e ec ed
a ai .
3The i ea a g he e e i h eg e ,
A d i a g i h f i i he i g a a d a ,
4 Thi i he a h e f ce he d i
de i i
A d ade a b d f di g ace.
We c ide ed hi ife be ad e
A d hi dea h a ih h .
5H ha he bee be ed a g he f
G d?
A dh i hi i a g he ai ?
6The ef e e e a a f he a f h,
F he igh f igh e e did hi e ,
A d he did i e .
7We e e a i fied i h he a h f a e e ,
A d e a e ed h gh i a ab e de e ;
B he a f he L d e ha e .
8Wha ha a ga ce fi ed ?
A d h ha ea h i h i fa e e e i
he ed ?
9 A h e hi g ha e a ed b i e a had
A d i e e ha e ca e ice;
10Li e a hi ha a e h gh he a e f
ae,
Which af e a i g h gh, ace ca be f d,
N he a h a f i ee i he a e ;
11O i e a bi d, he i f ie h gh he ai ,
N f fi j e i f d;
A d he igh ai , hi ed b he bea i g f i
i i
A d di ided b he f ce f i hi g i ,
I a e ed h gh b he e e fi i g ,
B af e hi ig f i a ach i f d
he ei ;
12O i e a a , he i i h a a bjec ,
The di ided ai i edia e c e ge he ,
S ha e i ah a .
13Th e a , af e e a e b , c e a e d,
Ye ha e ig f i e h ,
B ha e bee e i e c ed i ice.
14Beca e he h e f he g d a
I i ed ca ied b he i d
A d i e a igh f di e a a b a ,
I i di e ed i e e bef e he i d,
A d i a e i e he e e b a ce f a g e
Wh a e da .
15B he igh e i ef e e,
A d hei e a d i i h he L d;
A d hei ca e i b he M High.
16The ef e he ha ecei e a i g d e i g f
dig i
A dac f bea f he ha d f he L d,
Beca e He i he e he i h Hi igh ha d
A d ec he i h Hi a .
17He i a e Hi ea a Hi f a
A d i Hi c ea i i ea agai Hi
e e ie .
18He i ea igh e e a a b ea ae
A d i a ia j dg e a a he e .
19He i a e h i e a a c e ab e hie d
20A d ha e Hi e e e ahf a d;
A d c ea i i figh i h Hi agai he
e ee .
21We -ai ed f a he f igh i g i i e
A d ea hei bjec a f a e -d a b f
c d ;
22A d hai e f f a ge i be h ed
A f a e gi e f a .
The a e f he ea i be e ed i h he ,
A d he i e i a h e he e ee .
23A ef i d i e he ,
A d i ea i i i he a a .
La e e i a a e a he ea h,
A d gd i g i e he h e f e .
 Wi d fS 6

To King and R le
1Li e he ef e, O i g , a d de a d;

Lea , O j dge f he e d f he ea h.
2Gi e ea , ha e e i de ,
A d a e ide i ef e a i de f
ai .
3F e a gi e f he L d,
A d d hi f he M High,
Wh i a e a ca ef ea ch f
A de a i ec e a .
4Beca e a e a f Hi i gd ,
Y did j dge igh ;
Nei he did ee Hi a ,
N did a acc di g he a f G d;
5He ha c e e ib a d ic ,
Beca e e e e j dg e fa h e h
g e .
6F he ea i a d ed i ec ,
B he ef ha be g e a i ed.
7F he Ma e f a i h i bac
F a e e e ce,
N e ec g ea e ;
Beca e He Hi e f ade b h a a d g ea ,
A d ca e f a a i e.
8B a ic i i i i i e f he igh .
9The ef e , O a , d ae
di ec ed,
Tha a ea i d a d fa a a .
10F he i be ade h h ee h hi g
i ,
A d h e h a e a gh h hi g i fi d a
defe e.
11The ef e gf d ;
Yea f he , a d i be i c ed.

Wi dom Radiance
12Wi d i adia a d fadi g
A d i ea i e cei ed b h e h e he ;
F he i f d b h e h ee he .
13She c e h e h g he
bef eha d.
14He h i e ea i he i g ee he
Wi g ea ,
F he i fi d he i i g a hi ga e .
15F hi dee ab he
I he e fec i f di ce e ,
A d he h ee a ch f he
Wi be f ee f ;
16Beca e he g e ab ee i g h e h f
he ,
A d he a ea he fa ab i hei a h
A d ee he i e e h gh .
17F he begi i g f i d
I a e ge i e de i e f i ci ,
A d ca ef a e i i c i i he e f he .
18N hi e i he ee i g f he a ,
A d gi i g heed he a i he a a ce f
i c i ;
19A d i c i bi g e ea G d.
20S de i e f i d ead a i gd .
21The ef e if a e ea e i h e a d
ce e , O a ,
H i d , ha a eig f e e .
22I ie ha i d i a dh he ca e
be,
A d I i hide e ie f ;
B I i ea ch he f he begi i g f
c ea i
A d a e he edge c ea .
I i a b he h,
23N i deed a e i h e , hich ca e e
a ea a ,
Beca e e i ha e ha e i i d .
24B a i de f i e e i he a a i f he
d,
A da de i g i he abi i f hi e e.
25The ef e be i c ed b d ,a d i
fi .
 Wi d fS 7

The King I a Me e Man

1N Ia a a a , he a e a a e ,

A d ea hb , a de ce da f he fi -f ed
a ;
F i he b f a he I a e g a ed a
f e h.
2I a e i d f e h ,I a c c ed i h
b d
F he eed f a a a d he ea e f
a iage.
3Whe I a b , I b ea hed he c ai ,
The fe he ea h he a e a a ;
A da fi d, I c ied i e e e e e e.
4I a ed i h ca e i add i g c h .
5Th i g had a diffe e begi i g f
e i e ce,
6F he e i e e a ce i ife f a ,
A dac de a e.

Solomon Lo e of Wi dom
7The ef e I a ed, a d di ce e a gi e
e;
I a ea ed G d, a d he i i f i d ca e
e.
8I efe ed he ce e a d h e ,
A d ega ded ea h a hi g i c ai
he .
9N did I i e he a ice e e,
Beca e a g d i a i e a d i he igh .
A d i e i be c ed a c a bef e he .
10I ed he e ha hea h a d bea ,
A d I ch e he i ead f igh ,
Beca e he igh i ee e .
11A g d hi g ca e e ge he i h he ,
A d i he ha d c e ea h.
12I a g adde ed b a f he
Beca e i d e he ;
B I did he a hei he .
13S I ea ed b h h e a d g dgi g ,
A dId hide he ea h,
14F i i a fai i g ea e f e
Wh , he he ge i , b ai f ie d hi i h G d,
F he de a e he gif ha c e f
i ci .
15Ma G d g a e ea acc di g Hi
e
A d hi hi f ha I a gi e ,
F He i a he g ide f i d a d he
c ec f he i e.
16F b h e a d d a e i Hi ha d,
A d a e a i igh a d edge f
ha dic af .
17F He gi e e edge f he hi g ha
e i :
T he hf c e f he d,
The e a i e e fi ee e a i ci e ,
18The begi i g, e d, a d idd e f he i e ,
The cha ge f he ice a d he a i i f
he ea ,
19The c c e f he ea a d he a a gi g f he
a ,
20The a e f a i a a d he e e f
bea ,
The f ce f i d a d he ea i g f a i d,
The di i c i f a a d he e g h f ,
21A d ha e e i hidde a d ha e e i
i ib e.
F i d , he a i a f a hi g , a gh e.
22S i he e f, i d i a i i ha i a i a ,
H , -beg e , a if d, b e, ea i ed,
c ea ,
U defi ed, a ife , i e ab e, i g ha i
g d, ee ,
23U hi de ed, be efice , a - i g, eadfa ,
fai i g,
F ee f ,a - ef ,a - e i g,
A d e e ai g a ii ha a e a i a , e,
a d b e.
24F i d e f e ace a he
M e ea i ha i i e f,
A d beca e f he i , he e e a e a hi g .
25S he i he e ha a i f he e fG d
A d he e a a i f he e g f he
A igh ;
The ef e hi g defi ed e e he .
26F he i he adia ce f e e a igh ,
A e i f he e a i e e fG d
A d he i age f Hi g d e .
27Th gh he i e, he ca d a hi g ;
S hi e e ai i g i he e f, he e e a hi g ;
A d i e e ge e a i , he a e i h
A d a e he f ie d f G d a d he .
28Th G d e hi g a ch
A he e h i e ih i d .
29F i d i e bea if ha he
A d e ha e e c e ai f a .
C a ed i h igh he i f d be ei ,
30F igh cceed he igh ,
B e i ca ec e i d .
 Wi d fS 8

A Home i h Wi dom
1Wi d e che f e e d f he ea h he he ,

A d he g e a hi g e .
2I ed he a d gh he f h,
A d de i ed a e he a a b ide f e f;
A d I beca e a e f he bea .
3She g ifie he b e bi h b i i g i h G d,
A d he Ma e f a e he .
4F he i he i i ia e f he edge f G d
A d e h ch e Hi .
5N if iche a e a e i be de i ed i ife,
Wha i iche ha i d , h a hi g ?
6A d if di ce e h i e f i ac i ,
Wh e ha i d i i c af a ?
7If a e e igh e e ,
The d c f igh e e a e he i e .
F i d eache e f-c , di ce e ,
igh e e a d c age,
C ce i g hich hi g he e i hi g e
a ab e i he ife f a .
8B a , if a e g f g ea e e ie ce,
She he hi g f d a d a he hi g
c e;
She de a d b e f d a d he i
f idd e ;
She ha f e edge f ig a d de
A d he c e f i e a d ea .
9The ef e I decided a e he i e i h e,
K i g he d gi e e g d c e
A d e c age e i ca e a d .
10Beca e f he I i ha e g a g he
i de
A d h i he e e ce f he e de , h gh I
a g.
11I i be f d ee i j dg e
A d be ad i ed i he igh f e .
12Whe I a i e , he i ai f e,
A d he I ea , he i gi e heed e;
A d he I ea ge ,
The i hei ha d e hei h.
13I i ha e i a i beca e f he
A d i ea e a e e a e e b a ce
F h e h e i af e e.
14I ha g e e e ,
A d ai i be bjec e.
15D ead a ha be af aid f e he he
hea f e;
A g he e e I i h ef
T be g d a d c age i a.
16Whe I e e h e, I ha fi d e i h he ,
F a cia i i h he ha bi e e ,
Nei he d e i i g i h he ha e a ,
B g ad e a d j .
17Whe I c ide ed he e hi g i hi ef
A d h gh ab he i hea ,
Tha i i hi ih i d he e i i ai ,
18A d i f ie d hi i h he he e i g d ea e,
A d i he ab f he ha d he e i fai i g
ea h,
A d i he ha ed ai i g f he c a he e i
di ce e ,
A d i he fe hi f he d he e i g d
e e
Th I ea ched ab ha I igh a e he f
e f.
19A a chi d I a g d b a e a d ecei ed a
g d ;
20A d ch e, i ce I a g d,
I e e ed a defi ed b d .
21Ye I e he i e ha I d be e f-
c ed
U e G d ga e e i d ,
A d ha i a a a f di ce e
T h e gif he a
S I e ea ed he L d a d be gh Hi ,
A d iha hea , I aid:
 Wi d fS 9

Solomon P a e fo Wi dom
1 OG d f fa he a d he L d f ec ,

Wh ade a hi g b Y d
2A d i Y i d b i a a ,
Tha b Y He igh be he a e f ha i
c ea ed,
3A d a age he d i h i e a d
igh e e ,
A d a j dg e ih igh e f :
4Gi e e he i d ha i b Y h e,
A dd ejec e f a gY e a ;
5Beca e I a Y e a a d he f Y
aid e a ,
A ea a a d a i gb a h i e,
A d i fe i i he de a di g f j dg e a d
a .
6F h gh e i e fec a g he f e ,
Ye if Y i d i ab e f hi ,
He i be ega ded a hi g.
7Y ch e e be he i g f Y e e
A d be he j dge e Y a d da gh e .
8Y ga e c a d b id a e e Y h
ai
A d a a a i he ci fY habi a i ,
Ac fY h abe ac e
Which Y e a ed f he begi i g.
9Wi h Y i i d , h Y
A d a e e he Y ade he d,
A d h de a d ha i ea i g i Y igh
A d ha i igh i hi Y c a d e .
10Se d he f h f Y h hea e ,
A d e d he f Y g i h e,
Tha he igh be e e i h e a d ab
A d ha I igh ha i e - ea i g Y .
11F he a d de a d a hi g ,
A d he i g ide e i e i ac i
A d g a d e i h he g .
12The ha be acce ab e,
A d I i j dge Y e e igh e
A d ha be h f fa he h e.
13F ha a i he c e f G d?
O h i hi ab ha he L d i ?
14F he ea i g f a i c ad ,
A d i e ae afe;
15F a c ib e b d eigh d he ,
A d hi ea h e b de a hea f f
h gh .
16We ca ba e f a c jec e f he hi g
he ea h,
A d he hi g a ha d e fi d i h i ;
B h ha ea ched he hi g i he
hea e ?
17Wh ha Y c e,
U e Y ha e gi e hi i d
A d e hi Y H S ii f high?
18A d h he a h f h e ea h e e ade
aigh ,
A d a i d a a gh ha ea e Y ;
S he e e a ed b i d .
 Wi d fS 10

Wi dom in Hi o : Adam
1Wi d ca e f he fi -f ed fa he f he d

Whe he a e a c ea ed;
A d he de i e ed hi f hi a g e i
2A d ga e hi e gh e a hi g .

Cain
3B he a igh e a de a ed f he
i hi a h,
He e i hed i a ge f de i g hi b he .

Noah
4Whe he ea h a f ded beca e f hi ,
Agai i d a ed i
A d i ed he igh e a b a chea iece f
d.

Ab aham
5A he he a i i e i c c d ee
c f ed,
Wi d e he igh e a
A d e e ed hi b a e e bef e G d,
A d e hi g i he i e f hi affec i f
hi chi d.

Lo
6Wi d e c ed a igh e a
Whe he g d e e e i hi g,
F he e ca ed he fi e ha de ce ded he fi e
ci ie ,
7C ce i g hich a e i i e ai :
A ba e a d c i a b ac e ed i h e,
T ee bea i g f i hich d e i e i ea ,
A da i a f a a di g a a e
T a be ie i g .
8F i ce he a ed b i d ,
The e e i j ed b i g g d
hi g ,
B a ef behi d f he i i g a e ia f hei
f ,
S he c d f ge hei fa .
9Wi d e c ed f b e h e h e ed
he .

Jacob
10She g ided a igh e a aigh a h
Whe he f ed f hi b he a h.
She h ed hi he i gd fG d
A d ga e hi edge f h hi g .
She e ed hi i ha d hi
A d i c ea ed he f i f hi ab .
11Whe he di h ed hi i hei c e e ,
She d b hi a d ade hi ich.
12She ec ed hi f hi e e ie ,
Ke hi afe f h e h ed agai hi ,
A d a bi a ed a g c e f hi ,
S he igh ha g d i e i e ef
ha a hi g.

Jo eph
13Whe a igh e a a d,
Wi d did aba d hi ,
B de i e ed hi f i .
14She e d i h hi i a i,
A d he did ea e hi i chai
U i he b gh hi he ce e f a i gd
A da h i e h e h a i ed hi .
She h ed h e h b a ed hi be i g
A d ga e hi e e a i g g .

Mo e
15She de i e ed a h e e a d a ba ee
eed
F a ai f e .
16She e e ed he fa e a f he L d
A d ed fea f i g i h ig a d de .
17She ga e h e he e a d f hei ab .
She g ided he i a a e a
A d beca e f he a he e b da
A d a f a e f a b igh .
18She ca ied he ac he Red Sea
A d ed he h gh dee ae;
19B he d ed hei e e ie
A d ca he f he de h f he ab .
20The ef e he igh e i ed he g d ,
A d he a g, O L d, Y h a e
A d ai ed i h e acc d Y defe di g ha d;
21Beca e i d e ed he h f he d b
A d ade he g e f i fa ea c ea .
 Wi d fS 11

Wi dom in he Wilde ne
1Wi d e ed hei b he ha d f a h he .
2The a e ed h gh a i habi ed de e
A d i ched hei e i i a ab e ace .
3The he d hei g di a
A d defe ded he e e agai hei e e ie .
4The hi ed a d ca ed Y ,
A d a e a gi e he f afi c ,
A d a e chi g f hi f a ha d e;
5F h gh he hi g b hich hei e e ie
ee i hed,
The he e e he i eed
Had i d e h he .
6I ace f a i g f a e e -f i g i e,
T b ed a d defi ed i h b d,
7I eb e f he dec ee a he i fa
Y ga e he ab da ae e ec ed ,
8Sh i g h gh hei hi a ha i e
H Y i hed hei e e ie .
9F he he e e e ed,
Th gh he e e di ci i ed i ec ,
The ea ed h he g d ee e ed
Whe j dged i a h.
10F Y e ed he , ad i hi g he i e a
fa he ,
B Y e a i ed he g d
Li e a e e e i g a i g e e ce.
11Whe he e e ab e ,
The ee i e i ec ed,
12F f d g ief e ed he
A d a g a i g e he e f a ha
ha e ed.
13F he he hea d ha h gh hei
i h e
The h e e had i d e h he ,
The de d i a he L d d i g.
14F he a e ed a he c e f he a
The had ca c i g a d e ed g
bef e,
F he did hi f g di e a d he
igh e .
15I e f he gd i g f hei e e e
ea i g,
I hich he e e ed a a
A d hi ed i a i a e e a d he
a i a ,
Y e he a i de f a i a i
e gea ce,
16S he igh ea ha ei i hed
B he hi g b hich he i .
17F Y a - e f ha d,
Which c ea ed he d f f ed a e ,
Did ac he e ce e d he
A i de f bea b d i ,
18O e c ea ed bea f f a ge ,
Ei he i g a b ea h f fi e
O ca e i g i e chaff a hic c d f e,
O f a hi g e ib e a f hei e e .
19N c d hei da age e de e ,
B hei ee a d a ea a ce c d e if
a d i he .
20E e ih he e, e c d fa i a i g e
b ea h
Whe he a e ed b j ice
A d ca e ed i e chaff b he b ea h f Y
e;
B Y ha e de ed a hi g b ea e,
be , a d eigh .

The God Who Lo e Mankind

21F g ea e i a a e e ihY ,
A d h ca e he igh f Y a ?
22Beca e he e i e d bef e Y
I i ea a addi i a eigh ca e ,
A d i ead f de ea i he i g
Tha fa he g d.
23B Y a e e cif a , f Y ca d a
hi g ;
A dY e he i f e b i g he
e e a ce.
24F Y e a he hi g ha e i ,
A d Y de e hi g f he hi g Y ade;
F Y d e e a e a hi g Y ha ed.
25H c d a hi g c i e e i e Y
i ed i ?
O h c d a hi g be e e ed
U e i a ca ed i e i e ce b Y ?
26Y a e a hi g , beca e he a e Y ,
O Ma e h e h a bei g .
 Wi d fS 12

1F Y i a S i i i i a hi g .
2F hi ea Y c ec i e b i e h e h
fa a a ,
A d Y e i d a d a he f he i he
c i
S he a be f eed f e i a d be ie e i Y ,
O L d.

The Canaani e Vice

3F Y ha ed he i habi a f Y h a d
g ag ,
4Beca e he ac iced e ha ef f
ce a d h ie .
5The e e cif de e f chi d e
Wh a e ac ificia ea f h a f e h a d b d,
The e i i ia e i he id fa g ,
6The e a e a d de e f he e chi d e

Y i ed de b he ha d f fa he ,
7Tha he a d eci fa Y
Migh be a h c f he e a f G d.
8B e e he e Y a ed, i ce he ee e ,
A d e a a f e e fY a
Tha Y igh de he i e b i e.
9Y ee e e gi e he g d
T he igh e i eg a ba e,
O de he b e ib e i d bea
O b e e ee d;
10B j dgi g he i eb i e
Y ga e he a cha ce f e e a ce,
F Y ee a a e ha hei ge e a i a
e i,
Thei ice i a ed,
A d hei ea i g d cha ge f e e .
11F he e e a acc ed eed f he
begi i g,
N did Y gi e he a e f hei i
Beca e Y fea ed a e.

God O King
12F h i a , Wha ha e Y d e?
O h i eY j dg e ?
Wh i b i g a cha ge agai Y
F de i g he a i Y ade?
O h i a d bef e Y
T ead a a ad ca e f igh e e ?
13F ei he i he e a g d e ce Y ,
Wh e ca e i f a hi g ,
S Y a h ha Y d j dge j ;
14N ca a i g a ee Y face face
C ce i g h e Y i h.
15Y a e igh e a d de a hi g igh ,
A dY c ide i a ie Y e
T a e e ce hi h h d be
i hed.
16F Y e g h i he igi f igh e e ,
A d i ca e Y h a e he L d f a ae
a .
17F hi h di be ie e he e fec i fY
e,
Y h f hY e gh
A d eb e he i e ce a g h e h
i.
18B Y h gai he a e b Y e gh
J dge i h ge e e ,
F Y g e i h g ea f bea a ce;
A d e i e e ihY e he Y i
i.

God Cha en Hi Child en

19Th gh ch Y a gh Y e e
Tha he igh e a h d e a i d;
A dY ade Y chi d e h ef
B ffe i g he e e a ce e hei i .
20F if Y i hed he e e ie f Y chi d e
A d h e iab e dea h i h ch a e i
a d de ibe a i ,
A d g a ed he i e a d i de a
f hei e i ,
21Wi h h ch ic e did Y j dge Y
chi d e ,
T h e fa he Y ga e a h a d c e a f
g d i e ?
22S he Y cha e ed ,
B e e ie ih e h a d hi ,
Tha e a ca e ab Y g d e he e
j dge
B e ec Y e c he e a e j dged.

The Eg p ian We e J dged

23The ef e h e h i ed j i hei
f i h e f ife
Y e ed b ea f hei
ab i a i .
24F he e fa a a he a h f e ,
Ta i g g d hich e e de i ed e e a g
hei e e ie ,
Bei g decei ed af e he a e f f i h chi d e .
25The ef e h e h gh e chi d e
Y e Y j dg e c he ;
26B h e h ee a ed b hi igh
ge e f ce e
Wi be he e b he de e ed j dg e f
G d.
27F he he ffe ed, he e e i dig a
A h e he i agi ed be g d ,
Rea i i g he e e bei g i hed beca e f
he .
The a ca e ec g i e he e G d
Wh he ef ed g ag ;
The ef e, he f c de a i ca e
he .
 Wi d fS 13

The F ili of Fal e God

1F a e hi e ig a fG d ee ee i hei c di i .

S f he g d hi g ha a e ee
The e e ab e Hi h e i ,
N did he he C af a b a i g
a e i Hi .
2B he ed ha he g d h e he
d
We e ei he fi e i d if ai ,
O he ci c e f he a i e ae he
i a ie f hea e .
3If hi e de igh i g i hei bea e a ed
he be g d ,
Le he h ch be e ha he e hi g
i hei L d,
F he C ea f bea c ea ed he ;
4A d if he e e a a ed a hei e a d
i g,
Le he de a d f he
H ch e ef ha he e i He h
ade he .
5F f he g ea e a d bea f c ea ed
hi g
The C ea i ee b a a g .
6Ne e he e he e i i e ea f c ai
agai he ,
F e ha he g a a hi e ee i g G d a d
i h fi d Hi .
7F a he i e a g Hi , he e a i e
he c e
A d a e e aded b ha he ee,
Beca e he hi g he ee a e bea if .
8H e e , he a e be e c ed;
9F if he e e ab e ch
Wi h hei abi i i e iga e he d,
H i i ib e he did ic fi d
The L d f a he e hi g ?
10B he a e i e ab e, a d a e hei h e i
dead hi g ,
Th e h ca g d he f e ha d ,
G d, i e , a d he ac ice f c af a hi ,
A d he i e e fa i a ,
O a he e f a a cie ha d.
11B a , if e ca e e a d a ea i
ed ee
A d i f c a e a a a i ba ,
He he b i d a ef e e bea if ade b
hi i
F he e ice f he i i g,
12A d e he ca - ff iece f hi ade
T e a e hi f d a d be fi ed.
13B a ca - ff iece f a g he , ef f
hi g,
Tha g e i h he ee, c ed a d f f
,
He a e a d ca e i h ca e i hi ei e
A df i i h i e ige i ,
A d de i i he i e e fa a .
14O he i e i e he a i a
A d ea i i h b igh ed ai ,
Ma i g i face ed,
C e i g e e b e i h i i i h ai .
15The he a e a fi i g f i
A d i a a a d fa e i i h i ai
Tha i a fa .
16He a e ca e f i , i g ha i ca he
i e f;
F i i a i age ha ha eed f he .
17Whe he a ab hi e i ,
Hi a iage a d hi chi d e ,
He i a ha ed ea a ife e hi g,
A d he a ea a ea hi g c ce i g hi
hea h.
18C ce i g ife he a e hi g dead;
C ce i g aid he ica e e hi g ig a ;
A d c ce i g a j e , e hi g ha ca
a ea e ;
19C ce i g ea f i e ih d,
P fi a d cce i h hi ha d ;
He e e b di e gh
F e hi g e e i h i ha d .
 Wi d fS 14

The U e of Wood
1Agai , e e ge i g ead f a age

A d ab ai h gh i d a e
C ie d a iece f d
M e f agi e ha he hi ha ca ie hi .
2F i a de i e f gai ha c i ed ha b a ,
A d i d a he c af a h b i i;
3B Y ide ce, O Fa he , g e i c e,
Beca e Y ha e gi e i a a h i he ea
A d a afe ac i he a e ,
4Sh i g ha Y ca a e f e e da ge ,
A d ha e e ih i e a e ba
he ea.
5F Y d i ha he fY i d
be e e ;
The ef e, e hei i e e e he a e
iece f d,
A d a i g h gh he a e a hi
The a e b gh afe h gh.
6F e e i he begi i g, he a ga gia
e i hed,
The h e f he d ef ge i a b a ,
A d i ed b Y ha d i ef he d he
eed f a fa i .
7F he d a b e ed h gh hich
igh e e c e .
8B ha a ade b h a ha d i e f i
acc ed,
A d i he h ade i
He beca e he ade i ,
A d he e i hab e hi g beca e i a ca ed a
g d.
9F e a ha ef G d a e he g d a
a d hi g di e .
10F ha a d e i be i hed a g i h
hi h did i .
11The ef e he e ha a be a i i a i he
id f he a i ,
Beca e, h gh he d a a f G d
c ea i ,
I a ade i a ab i a i
A d beca e a b i g-b c f he f e
A d a a f he fee f f .
12F he i e i f id a he begi i g f
f ica i ,
A d he c ce i f he he c i f ife,
13F ei he e e he f he begi i g
N ha he be f e e .
14F b he ai g f a i d he e e ed he
d,
A d he ef e hei eed e d ha bee a ed.
15F a fa he c ed i h i e g ief
Whe hi chi d a a e f hi
Made a i age f he ce-dead h a bei g
A dh ed hi a a g d,
A d ha ded d h e de hi ec e
e ie a d i i ia i .
16The he g d c , e g he ed b i e,
a e a a a ,
A d a he c a d f a ca ed i age ee
hi ed.
17Whe e c d h a a bef e hi
face
Beca e he i ed fa a a ,
The i agi ed hi face f a di a ce
A d ade a i ib e i age f he h ed i g,
Tha b hei ea he igh f a e he e ab e
a h gh e e .
18The he a bi i f he c af a e c aged
E e h e h did he i g i c ea e
hei hi .
19F i hi g e ha ea e he e h ed
e hi ,
He i f f ced he i e e i a e bea if
f ,
20A d he i de, a ac ed b he ai f
hi ,
N c ide ed hi a a bjec f hi
Wh a h i e bef e he h ed a a a .
21B hi beca e a a f hei ife,
Beca e e , i b dage ei he ca a i
i g e,
C fe ed e a d da a e ha ed
i h a he .

Idola B ing E il
22F he e, i a e gh f he
T be decei ed ab he edge f G d,
B he i e i a g ea c f ic f ig a ce,
A d he ca ch e i eace.
23F he ei he h d chi d- de i g i e f
i i ia i ,
O ce eb a e ec e e ie ,
O e gage i he f a ic e e f ecia c .
24M e e , he ee ei he ife a iage
e,
B e ei he i a he i a b h,
O e ca e a he g ief he he c hi
a iage.
25E e hi g i i ed ge he :
B da d de , hef a d eache ,
De a i , fai hf e , , ej ,
26C f i e ha i g d, i g a i de,
c i f fa i ,
B ea f a iage , di de , ad e , a d
deba che .
27F he hi f id be a ed
I he begi i g, ca e, a d e d f e e e i .
28F ei he he a e d i e a fe i hei
ce eb a i ,
O he ie ,
O i e igh e , eadi ea fa e ;
29F i ce he i ife e id ,
The ea i h g i e a d e ec ffe
ha .
30B j ice i ca ch i h he c :
Beca e he h gh g ab G d i hei
de i id ,
A d b ea i g h i e ihc e
The e j i decei .
31F i i he e f a i g ah ,
B he i h e f h e h i
Tha a a ec e he a g e i f he
igh e .
 Wi d fS 15

O Me cif l God
1B Y , G d, a e i d, e, a ie ,

A d g e a hi g i ec .
2F e e if e i , e be g Y a d
Y igh ;
B e i i ,
Beca e e ha e ae c ed a
be gi g Y .
3F Y i c e e igh e e ,
A d Y igh i he fi ai .
4F ei he ha e he e i ac ice f h a a
decei ed ,
N af ai ed i h di e e c ,
The ba e ab f ai i g,
5Wh e a ea a ce c ea e a de i e i f
Tha g f he ife e f f a dead i age.
6L e f e i hi g a d fi f ch bjec f
h e
A e h e h ei he a e de i e hi
he .

Idol of Cla
7F e e he a e c e e f ea h,
He ab i f each e e f e ice;
B he de f he a e c a
B h e e ha e e c ea e a d i e i e
h e he c a .
B ha i be he f c i f e he he
I he deci i f he c af a .
8S , i g e i , he f a he g d f
he a e c a ,
He h a i e hi e bef e a ade f he
ea h
A di a h hi e e he ea h f hich
he a a e ,
Whe he ha a a ed hi
I de a ded i e a dea h.
9B he i c ce ed ha he i ab be ic
O ha hi ife i be e di g h ;
S he c ee ih g d ih a d e e f
i e
A di iae b e- e ;
A d he c ide i a g ha he f fa e
g d .
10Hi hea i a he , a d hi h e a chea a di ;
A d hi ife i e di h ed ha hi c a ,
11Beca e he di ega d he O e h f ed hi ,
A d h i i ed hi iha eai e ,
A d b ea hed i hi a ife-gi i g i i .
12B he c ide ed ife be a a hi g
A d ife a fe i a he d f fi ;
F he a , O e a ea i i gh e e e
ca ,
E e b e i ea .
13F hi a , e ha a he , ha he
i
Whe he fab ica e f ea h a e
Ea i b e e e a d ca ed i age .

The Eg p ian Enemie

14Ye e f i h a d i fa i e a e he e e ie
Wh e ed Y e e,
15Beca e he h gh ha a he id f he
ai eeg d ,
Th gh he e ha e ei he he e f hei e e f
i i ,
N e f i ha i g ai ,
N ea hea i h,
N fi ge hei ha d f chi g;
A d hei fee a e e e f a i g.
16F a a ade he ,
A d he h e i i i b ed f ed he ;
F a ca f a g d i e hi e f.
17A a h a dead hi g i h a e
ha d i a,
F he i be e ha hi bjec f hi ,
Beca e he i a i e, b he e e a e.
18The e e ie f Y e e hi he
ha ef a i a ,
F he a e e ha a he i idi .
19N e e a a i a a e he bea if i
a ea a ce
Tha e d de i e he ,
B he e ca ed b h he ai e f G d a d Hi
b e i g.
 Wi d fS 16

1The ef e he ee hi i hed h gh
c ea e i e he e,
A d ee e ed h gh a i de f i d
a i a .
2I ead f ch i h e Y h ed i d e
Y e e
A d e a ed ai a f d i h a de ici a e
a i f hei h ge ,
3Tha h e e , he he de i ed f d,
Migh a a hei ece a h ge
Beca e f he g f he c ea e e
he ,
Whi e Y e e, bei g i eed f a b ief e i d,
Migh a a e f f d i h a de ici a e.
4F i a ece a f h e e e ie
Tha a idab e eed c e he a d
a i e he ,
Whi e Y e ei a h
H hei e e ie e e bei g e ed.
5F e e he he e ib e age f i d a i a
Ca e Y e e,
A d he e e bei g de ed b he bi e f
i i g e e ,
Y a h did c i e he e d.
6The ee b ed f a h hi e a a a i g,
A d ecei ed a edge f a a i
I e e b a ce f Y a c a d.
7F he e h ed i a a ed, b
ha he a ,
B b Y , he Sa i fa .
8S i hi Y e aded e e ie
Tha Y a e he O e h a e f e e e i.
9F he bi e f c a d f ie i ed he ,
A d hea i g a f d f hei ife,
Beca e he de e ed be i hed b ch
hi g .
10B he ee h f i e e
Did ec eY chi d e ,
F Y e c ca e hei aid a d hea ed he .
11F he e e g aded e i d he f Y
ac e
A d e e ic a ed,
Le he h d fa i dee f ge f e
A d be c i a i df fY i d e .
12F ei he he b edici a a e hea ed
he ,
B i a Y d, O L d, hich hea a e .
13F Y ha e a h i e ife a d dea h,
A dbi g e d he ga e f Hade
A d ead he bac agai .
14A a i hi a ice i a he ,
B he ca b i g bac a de a ed i i
N e a ha i a e .

God J dge Eg p
15T e ca e f Y ha d i i ib e,
16F he g d h ef e Y
We e f gged b he e g h f Y a .
The ee ed b ai , hai , a d
h de
A dc ed b fi e.
17F he fi e, e c a e ec a i ,
Wa e effec i e i he a e , hich e i g i he
e e hi g;
F he d i a defe de f he igh e .
18F a e i e he f a e a bd ed
Tha i igh b he c ea e e agai
he g d ,
B eei g hi he igh
Tha he ee c b he j dg e f G d;
19A d a a he i e e e de a e
The f a e b ed e i e e ha fi e
T de he ha e f he igh e a d.

B ead f om Hea en fo I ael

20I ead f he e hi g Y fed Y e e he
f d f a ge ,
A d ih hei ab Y ided he
Wi h ead - ade b ead f hea e ,
Fi i g f e e ea e a d i ab e e e
a e.
21F Y i i a ife ed ee e ad
Y e e,
A d he b ead e ed he eed f h e h i
A d cha ged ha e i hed.
22S a d ice e d ed fi e i h e i g
S he igh ha fi e de ed he ha e
f hei e e ie ,
The fi e ha b ed i he hai
A d f a hed i e igh i g i he ai
23Agai ha fi e hich f g i a a e
Tha he igh e igh be fed.
24F he c ea i e e Y h ade i
A d i c ea e i i e i i h he
igh e ,
B i i d e ea e i ef beha f f h e h
i Y .
25The ef e a a ha i e,
I e ed a h gh i a i e Y a - i hi g
b
A d e ed he i f h e h ica ed Y ,
26Tha Y chi d e h Y ed, O L d,
igh ea
Tha i i he d ci f c ha feed
a ,
B Y d ha ai ai h e h be ie e i
Y .
27F ha a de ed b fi e
Wa e ed he i a ed b a a a f
he ,
28T a e i ha e ge bef e
i e
T gi e Y ha ,
A d i e cede bef e Y a he da i g f he
igh .
29F he h e f a ha f a i e i e
he i f
A df a a i e ee ae.
 Wi d fS 17

The Sin of Eg p
1G ea a e Y j dg e a d ha d e ai ;

The ef e, ig a ha e g e a a .
2F he a e e h gh he e e ci ed
e
O e Y h ai ,
The he e e ee i e f da e a d
g igh ,
Sh i de hei f , e ie f ee a
ide ce.
3F he he h gh he e ca ed ice
Wi h hei ec e i behi d a c ai f
f ge f e ,
The e e ca e ed a d i a e ib e a e f h c
A d h i c f i b a aii .
4F e e he i a f he h e ha he d
he
P ec ed he f fea ,
B bi g i e ded a a d he ,
A d g a aii ih d ca face
a ea ed he .
5N f ce f fi e had he e g h gi e he igh ,
N did he e b igh igh f he a
Ta i i a e ha ha ef igh .
6N a e f-ac i g fi e f f fea a e h e
h gh he ,
B he e e g ea e ified he ha a a i i
a e cei ed;
S he c ide ed he hi g he e e eei g
be e.
7The de i f hei agic e e i effec i e,
A d a he a ga ce ai f hei ee e
ha e i igh .
8F h e h i ed d i e a a
The fea a d b e f a ic
We e he e e ic i h a ab d i idi .
9F e e if hi g d eadf f igh e ed he ,
Ye , ca ed b he a i g f bea a d hi i g f
e e ,
The e i hed f f fea ,
E e ef i g a he ai , hich c d be
a ided.
10F e i i a c a d hi g,
A d c de ed b i i e ;
A d e ed b c cie ce,
I a a e c e hi g f f b e.
11F fea i hi g b he be a a
Of he a i a ce ha c e f ea i g;
12A d he e ec a i f i hi c ide i e f
be ea e
Tha ig a ce f he ca e hich ie he
e .
13B he e he a e ee h gh he
igh ,
Which a ac a e e ,
A d hich a a ed he f he i a f
a e e Hade .
14The e e d i e b he e fa aii
A d e e a a ed b he be a a f hei ;
F dde a d e ec ed fea a ed
he .
15S he h e e a he e fe d
A d h a e h i a i ade f
i .
16F he he e e a a fa e a
he he d
O a e h ab ed i he i de e ,
He a e a e b f ce a d e d ed
i e ca ab e i h e ;
F a eeb d i h e chai f da e .
17Whe he he e ca e a hi i g i d,
O he ica d f bi d i ide- eadi g
b a che ,
O he i f i e hi g a e ,
O he ha d c a h f c h d ,
18O he ee i g f ea i g a i a ,
O he a f fie ce i d a i a ,
O a ech ef ec ed f he h f ai ,
I a a ed he ih e .
19F he h e d a i i ed i h b igh igh
A d e b aced hi de ed ,
20Whi e e h e e a e hea igh a
ead,
A i age f da e ha a ab ecei e
he ;
B he e e hea ie ha da e he e e .
 Wi d fS 18

Ligh Shine on I ael

1B f Y h e he e a a e g ea igh .

Thei e e ie hea d hei ice b did ee

hei f ;
A d he c ide ed he b e ed beca e he
had a ffe ed,
2F Y h e did ha h e
Wh e i ged he .
S he e e ha f a d begged f g ace
F bei g a a ia ce i h he .
3The ef e Y ided a f a i g i a f fi e
A a g ide f hei j e ,
A d a ha e f hei g i e i e.
4F hei e e ie de e ed be de i ed f igh
A di i ed i da e ,
Th e h i i ed Y chi d e ,
Th gh h he i c ib e igh f he a
Wa be gi e he d.

Dea h Vi i Eg p
5Whe he e ed i he babe f Y h
e
A d e chi d a e ed a d e c ed,
Y a a a a eb e a i de f hei
chi d e ;
A d Y de ed he ge he i he i e
ae.
6Tha igh a ade bef eha d
fa he
S he igh ej ice i h e edge i he
a h he ed.
7The a a i f he igh e a d he de ci
f e e ie
We e e ec ed b Y e e,
8F Y i hed e e ie i h he a e
ea
B hich Y ca ed a d g ified .
9F i ec e he h chi d e f g d e e
ffe ed ac ifice ,
A d i ha i h he di i e a ade a
c e a ,
Tha he ai d ha e a i e i g d hi g
a d i da ge ;
A d a ead he e e i gi g he ai e f hei
fa he .
10B he di c da c f hei e e ie
e ded,
A d hei i if c a d i g f hei
chi d e ead ab ad.
11The e a a i hed i h he a e e a
a he a e ,
A d he c a ffe ed he a e hi g a
he i g.
12The a ge he b he e a e f dea h
Had i e ab e dead e ,
F he e e e e gh i i g e e b he ;
Beca e i e c i ica e hei a ed
chi d e e e de ed.
13F he di be ie ed e e hi g beca e f hei
ce ie ,
B a he de ci f hei fi b ,
The ac edged he e e be G d .
14F hi e ge e i e ce e b aced e e hi g
A d igh a i eed a ha f e ,
15Y a - e f W d ea ed f hea e , f
he a h e,
I he id fad ed a d,
A ee e a i ca i g he ha d
Of Y i e cab e c a d,
16A d He d a d fi ed a hi g i h dea h
A d ched hea e hi e a di g ea h.
17The i edia e a a i i i e if i g d ea
b ed he ,
A d e ec ed fea e he ,
18A d he he he e e he g d ha f-
dead,
O e a a i i he e a d a he he e,
T a e he he ea he ee
d i g.
19F he d ea hich di bed he e ea ed
hi bef eha d,
S he igh die i h de a di g
Wh i a he ffe ed.

Aa on P a fo I ael
20The e e ie ce f dea h a ched he
igh e ,
A d a ag e ca e he i de i he
de e ;
B he a h did a g.
21F a b a e e a ha e ed a d ac ed a hei
cha i .
He ca ied he i e f hi i i :
P a e a d he a e e f i ce e,
A d ih d he a ge a d a e d he
ca a i ,
Sh i g ha he a Y e a .
22He c e ed he a h b e gh fb d ,
A d b he e f ea ,
B b a d he bd ed he i he ,
Beca e he e e be ed he a h a d c e a
f he fa he .
23F he he dead had a ead fa e e
a he i hea ,
He d i he id a d d e bac he a h
A dc ff i ah he i i g.
24F he h e d a hi g be,
A d he g ie f he fa he e e a ca ed
A a ged i f f e ;
A dY aje a he diade hi head.
25T he e he de e ie ded
A d he e he fea ed;
F he ia f hi aha e a e gh.
 Wi d fS 19

The Fooli hne of Eg p

1B e cif a ge ca e he g d he e d,

F G d e f he a d hei f e bef eha d,

2Tha he da Y e e de a
A d eage e d he f h,
B he cha ge hei i d a d e he .
3F hi e he ee e i g
A d a e i g a he g a e f hei dead,
The ade a he f i h deci i
A d ed a f gi i e
Th e h he had begged a d had e a a .
4F a de e ed de i d e he hi e d
A d ade he f ge ha had ha e ed,
S he igh fi he i h e
Which a ac i g i hei e ,
5A d ha Y e e igh a e a i c edib e
j e ,
B ha he he e e igh c e a
a ge dea h.

C ea ion Se e I God
6F he h e c ea i i i i d a fa hi ed
agai f ab e
T e eY c a d ,
Tha Y e a igh be e ha ed.
7The c d a ee e had i g he ca
A d he e e gi g f d a d f he a e
e i e e ,
A hi de ed a f he Red Sea
A d a ga ai f he i e ce f gh
ae,
8Th gh hich h e he e ed b Y ha d
Pa ed i h he h e a i
Af e b e i g a e de .
9F he g a ed i e h e
A d ea ed ab i e a b ,
P ai i g Y , O L d, h a ed he .
10F he i e e be ed hei j i a
f eig a d,
H i ead f he bi h f a i a he a d b gh
f h a f ie ,
A d i ead f hi g i i g i ae
The i e i ed f h a i de f f g .
11Af e a d he a a a e i d f bi d ,
Whe ed b hei a i he e e ed ea f
e f-i d ge ce;
12F hei e ief, ai ca e f he ea.

The P ni hmen of Eg p
13The i h e did c e he i e
Wi h e i ig i he i e ce f h de ,
A d he ffe ed j beca e f hei e i ;
F he ac iced a e bi e ha ed f a ge .
14O he did ec e h e he
he he a i ed,
B he e e a ed f eig be efac .
15A d hi , b he e ha be a ce ai
i iai
Beca e he ecei ed f eig e ha ef ;
16F af e ecei i g he i h fe i a ,
The i ea ed i h e ib e ffe i g
Th e h had a ead ha ed he a e igh .
17The eea ic e ihbi d e
Li e h e a he d f he igh e a ,
Whe , c hed i da e , each gh he a
h gh hi d .

God D ell i h Hi People

18F he e e e c bi ed a g he e e i
diffe e a ,
Which ca be acc a e c jec ed f he igh
f ha ace,
A a ha he d f he h h diffe i
e e i
Whi e a a e ai i g he a e i d.
19F a d a i a e e cha ged i ae
c ea e ,
A d c ea e ha i c ed e he a d.
20I a e , fi e e ai ed i h i e,
A d ae f g i e chi g e ie .
21F a e , he c a , did c e
The f e h f e i hab e a i a ha a ed a g
he ,
N a he ecie f i a f d ca ab e f
bei g e ed
Li e ea i e ed ice.
22F i e e hi g, O L d, Y ha e e a ed a d
g ified Y e e,
A d ha e eg ec ed be e e i h he i
e e i e a d ace.