Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do {it} with thy might; for {there is} no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

{Is it} time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house {lie} waste?

{Is it} time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house {lie} waste?

And there was set {meat} before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, {is it} not because {there is} no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: {As for me}, I {had} in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: