17, Ecclesiastes 10; Joshua 18-19; Jeremiah 11:1-17; Matthew 25
Ecclesiastes 10
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Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
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A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
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Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
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If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
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Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
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A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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Joshua 18
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And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
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And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.
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And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?
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Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
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And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
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Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
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But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.
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And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.
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And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
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And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
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And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
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And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
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And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
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And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
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And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
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And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
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And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
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And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
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And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
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And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
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Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
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And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
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And Avim, and Pharah, and Ophrah,
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And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
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Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
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And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
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And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
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And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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Joshua 19
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And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
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And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
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And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
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And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
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And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
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And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
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Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
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And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
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Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
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And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
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And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
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And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
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And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
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And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
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And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
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And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
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And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
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And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
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And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
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And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
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And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
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And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
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And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
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And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
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And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
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And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
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Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
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And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
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And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
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And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
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And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
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And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
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And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
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And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
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And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
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And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
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And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
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And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
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And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
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And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
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According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
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These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
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Jeremiah 11
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying,
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Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
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And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
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Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
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That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
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Then the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
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For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
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Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.
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And the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
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Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
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For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
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Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
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What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
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The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
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For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.
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Matthew 25
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Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
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And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
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They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
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But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
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While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
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And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
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Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
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And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
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And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
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Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
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But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
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Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
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For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
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Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
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And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
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But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
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After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
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And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
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His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
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His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
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And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
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His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
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Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
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For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
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And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
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And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
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Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
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Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
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Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
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When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
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Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
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And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
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For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
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I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
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Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
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And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.