Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 TOL

Proverbs 10:18-22 One who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spread slander is a fool.

When words abound, transgression is unavoidable, but whoever restrains his lips is wise.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little value.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding.

Dread or Hope

The blessing of ADONAI brings wealth and He adds no trouble with it.

Ananias and Sapphira Lie to the Ruach

Acts 5:1-11 On the other hand, a man named Ananias together with his wife, Sapphira, sold a property.

He kept back some of the proceeds, with his wife's full knowledge, and brought part of it and set it at the feet of the emissaries.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has satan filled your heart to lie to the Ruach ha-Kodesh and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?

While it remained unsold, it was your own, wasn't it? And after it was sold, was it at your disposal?  How did this deed get into your heart? You haven't lied to men but to God."

As soon as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and died. Great fear came upon all who heard about it.

The young men got up and wrapped him in a shroud, then carried him out and buried him.

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter responded to her, "Tell me if you sold the land for this much." She said, "Yes, for that much."

Then Peter said to her, "How do you agree to test the Ruach ADONAI? Look, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door--they will carry you out, too!"

Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came back in, they found her dead and carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

And great fear came over the whole community and all who heard these things.

Economic Entanglements

Proverbs 6:1-5 My son, if you have become a consigner for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledgee with a stranger,

if you are trapped by your own words, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

then do this, my son, and free yourself, since you fell into your neighbor's hand; Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor!

Allow no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.

Escape like a gazelle from the hunter's hand, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

1 Corinthians 11:7-16 For surely a man out not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of man.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man.

Neither was man created for woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.

For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

In any case--in the Lord--woman is not independent of man and man is not independent of woman,

For just as the woman came from the man, so also the man comes through the woman--but all things are from God.

Judge for yourselves--is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Doesn't the natural order of things teach you--if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him;

but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory, for her hair was given to her as a covering.

But if anyone intends to be contentious, we have no such custom--nor do God's communities.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 A final word, when all has been heard; Fear God and keep His mitzvot! For this applies to all mankind.

God will bring every deed into judgment, including everything that is hidden, whether it is good or evil.