And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!