She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens.
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
See, I have told you beforehand.
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