I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’

我原是怕你，因为你是严厉的人；没有放下的，还要去拿，没有种下的，还要去收。’

我向来怕你，因为你是严厉的人：没有放的，也要去拿；没有种的，也要去收。’

我向来怕你，因为你是严厉的人：没有放的，也要去拿；没有种的，也要去收。’

因为你很严厉，没有存还要取，没有种还要收，所以我怕你。’

因为我怕你，你一向是严厉的人，没有存的要提取，没有种的要收割。’

我怕你，因为你是个严厉的人，不是你存放的，你提取；不是你播种的，你收获。’

我原是怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人；沒有放下的，還要去拿，沒有種下的，還要去收。』

我向來怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人：沒有放的，也要去拿；沒有種的，也要去收。』

我向來怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人：沒有放的，也要去拿；沒有種的，也要去收。』

因為你很嚴厲，沒有存還要取，沒有種還要收，所以我怕你。』

因為我怕你，你一向是嚴厲的人，沒有存的要提取，沒有種的要收割。’

我怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人，沒有放下的、就要拿取，沒有撒種的、就要收割。」

我怕你，因為你是個嚴厲的人，不是你存放的，你提取；不是你播種的，你收穫。』

蓋我畏爾嚴人也、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

蓋我畏爾、嚴人也、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

蓋我畏爾、以爾為人甚嚴、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

緣汝為人苛刻寡恩、不放而收、不播而獲、予甚懼主。」

I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’

I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in. You harvest what you did not plant.’

for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

because I was afraid of you since you’re a harsh man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’

For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

because I was afraid of you, for you’re a tough man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’

“ You have said,‘ What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”

to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

And yet they say to God,‘ Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’

“ Yet you say,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ Listen to me, O people of Israel. Am I the one not doing what’s right, or is it you?When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.And yet the people of Israel keep saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I.

And they said to Moses,“ You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”“ Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them,“ for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”

David was now afraid of the Lord, and he asked,“ How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?”So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed edom of Gath.The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed edom and his entire household.

For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.

“ Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said,‘ Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

“ Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them.“ You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the Lord with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him.

For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self discipline.

Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him,“ Abba, Father.”

But the Lord killed seventy men from Beth shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the Lord. And the people mourned greatly because of what the Lord had done.“ Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out.“ Where can we send the Ark from here?”So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath jearim and told them,“ The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord. Come here and get it!”