And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.

Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?