1Have mercy upon us, O Lord, the God of all, and look upon us, 2and cause the fear of you to fall upon all the nations. 3Lift up your hand against foreign nations
and let them see your might. 4As in us you have been sanctified before them,
so in them be magnified before us; 5and let them know you, as we have known
that there is not God but you, O Lord. 6Show signs anew, and work further wonders; 7make your hand and your right arm glorious. 8Rouse your anger and pour out your wrath; 9destroy the adversary and wipe out the enemy. 10Hasten the day, and remember the appointed time,
and let people recount your mighty deeds. 11Let him who survives be consumed in the fiery wrath,
and may those who harm your people meet destruction. 12Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemy,
who say, "There is no one but ourselves." 13Have pity on the city of your sanctuary,
Jerusalem, the place of your rest, 14Fill Zion with the celebration of your wondrous deeds,
and your temple with your glory. 15Bear witness to those whom you created in the beginning,
and fulfil the prophecies spoken in your name. 16Gather all the tribes of Jacob,
and give them their inheritance, as at the beginning. 17Have mercy, O Lord, upon the people called by your name,
upon Israel, whom you have likened to a first-born son.
Choosing a wife.Sir.36.18-26
18Have pity on the city of your sanctuary,
Jerusalem, the place of your rest. 19Fill Zion with the celebration of your wondrous deeds,
and your temple with your glory. 20Bear witness to those whom you createed in the beginning,
and fulfil the prophecies spoken in your name. 21Reward those who wait for you,
and let your prophets be found trustworthy. 22Hearken, O Lord, to the prayer of your servants,
according to the blessing of Aaron for your people,
and all who are on the earth will know that you are the Lord,
the God of the ages. 23The stomach will take any food,
yet one food is better than another. 24As the palate tastes the kinds of game,
so an intelligent mind detects false words. 25A perverse mind will cause grief,
but a man of experience will pay him back. 26A woman will accept any man,
but one daughter is better than another. 27A woman's beauty gladdens the countenance,
and surpasses every human desire. 28If kindness and humility mark her speech,
her husband is not like other men. 29He who acquires a wife gets his best possession,
a helper fit for him and a pillar of support. 30Where there is no fence, the property will be plundered;
and where there is no wife, a man will wander about and sigh. 31For who will trust a nimble robber
that skips from city to city?
So who will trust a man that has no home,
and lodges wherever night finds him?