to curse Meroz: Curse [it], said the angel of the Lord; cursed [is] everyone that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to His help among the mighty.

And these are the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nabajoth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ishmaelite travelers came from Gilead, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.

And the men, the merchants of Midian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.

And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays there are an abundance of servants who depart, everyone from his master.

And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not who they are?

And the king of Israel answered and said, Let it be sufficient; let not the humpbacked boast as he that is upright.

And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife; and the wild beasts of the field that were in Lebanon passed by and trod down the thistle.

[This translation omits this verse.]

For all seek their own interests, not the things of Christ Jesus.