But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.

And it shall come to pass, {that} every one that is left in thine house shall come {and} crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. {Put: Heb. Join} {one of...: or, somewhat about the priesthood}

That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: {loud: Heb. great}

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it {is} for his life.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the {women} that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive {that come} unto you? {armholes: or, elbows}

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I {am} against you, saith the Lord GOD.

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise {men} turn away wrath. {bring...: or, set a city on fire}

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours {be} in the house of a stranger; {thy wealth: Heb. thy strength}

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength {lieth}, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? {is it} not {so}? {take...: Heb. possess us, or, impoverish us?}

But he knoweth not that the dead {are} there; {and that} her guests {are} in the depths of hell.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.