Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he {is} an holy God; he {is} a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. {holy God: Heb. holy Gods}

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air {have} nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay {his} head.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top {may reach} unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting {you} in remembrance;

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

A wise man's heart {is} at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised {is} wisdom.

That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and {it is} cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. {large: Heb. through-aired} {windows: or, my windows}