Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
And when she came to the mountain to the man of God, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for she is in bitter distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
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