August 31, 2039
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος: In the beginning was the Word(John 1:1)
καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free(John 8:32)
Today's Reading
Ecclesiastes 11:1–12:14
Psalm 102:15–22 (MT: 103)
Proverbs 24:13–14
1 Corinthians 11:1–16
Old TestamentSeptuagint (Brenton)
Ecclesiastes 11:1–12:14
1Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth. 3If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour [it] out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be. 4He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap. 5Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: as the bones [are hid] in the womb of a pregnant [woman], so thou shalt not know the works of God, [even] all things whatsoever he shall do. 6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike. 7Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun. 8For even if a man should live many years, [and] rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity. 9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart blameless, but not in the sight of thine eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity. Chapter 121And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake [thee] in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. 2While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain: 3in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding [women] cease because they have become few, and the [women] looking out at the windows be dark; 4and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds [at the mill]; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low; 5and they shall look up, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market: 6before the silver cord be [let go], or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern; 7[before] the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it. 8Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity. 9And because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables. 10The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth. 11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement. 12And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man. 14For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil.
PsalmSeptuagint (Brenton)
Psalm 102:15–22(MT: 103)
MT Psalm 103 = LXX Psalm 102 (standard offset).
15and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart. 16The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap; even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. 17There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. 18The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits. 19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down. 20Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad: 21[even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God. 22The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
ProverbSeptuagint (Brenton)
Proverbs 24:13–14
13[My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened. 14Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.
New TestamentKing James Version
1 Corinthians 11:1–16
1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 8For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 9Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 11Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. 13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 16But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
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