Bible

1 The song of the stairs. Many a time have they fought against me from my youth up, (may Israel now say.) 2 Yea many a time have they fought against me from my youth up, but they have not overcome me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back, and made long furrows. 4 But the righteous LORD hath hewn the yoke of the ungodly in pieces. 5 Let them be confounded and turned backward, as many as have evil will at Sion. 6 Let them be even as the hay upon the house tops, which withereth afore it be plucked(pluckte) up. 7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither he that bindeth up the sheaves, his bosom. 8 So that they which go by, say not so much as: the LORD prosper you, we wish you good luck in the name of the LORD.