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³¹And so, the flax and the barley were damaged, because the barley was growing, and the flax was already developing grains.

⁶But she caused the men to ascend to the roof of her house, and she covered them with the stalks of flax that were there.

³The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.

²⁰He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

¹³She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.

⁹Those who work with linen, combing and weaving fine textiles, will be confounded.

⁹For this reason, I will turn back, and I will take away my grain in its time and my wine in its time, and I will set free my wool and my flax, which had covered her disgrace.

⁵For their mother has been fornicating; she who conceived them has been brought to ruin. For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’

¹⁴And when he had arrived at the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines, shouting aloud, had met him, the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him. And just as flax is usually consumed by a hint of fire, so were the ties with which he was bound broken and released.

¹¹You shall not wear a vestment which has been woven from both wool and linen.

⁵²And because of this, it shall be burned in flames.

³And he led me into that place. And behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a linen rope in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing at the gate.

⁵⁹This is the law about leprosy for any woolen or linen garment, in the weave and in the threads, and for all items made from skins, how it must be declared either clean or contaminated.

¹⁷who led out the chariot and the horse, the column of robust troops. They went to sleep together, and they will not arise. They have been crushed like flax, and they have been extinguished.

¹⁰Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price. ¹¹The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils. ¹²She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life. ¹³She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands. ¹⁴She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away. ¹⁵And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.