Lexicon :: Strong's H3708 - kaʿas

When the LORD saw this, he despised them,

angered by his sons and daughters.

“if I had not feared provocation from the enemy,

or feared that these foes might misunderstand

and say, ‘Our own hand has prevailed;

it wasn’t the LORD who did all this.’ ”

Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the LORD had kept Hannah from conceiving.

“Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”

This was because Jeroboam had angered[fn] the LORD God of Israel by the sins he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

“I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have angered me and caused Israel to sin.’

In spite of all that, the LORD did not turn from the fury of his intense burning anger, which burned against Judah because of all the affronts with which Manasseh had angered him.

For anger kills a fool,

and jealousy slays the gullible.

If only my grief could be weighed

and my devastation placed with it on the scales.

“You produce new witnesses[fn] against me

and multiply your anger toward me.

Hardships assault me, wave after wave.[fn]

My eyes have grown dim from grief,

and my whole body has become but a shadow.

My eyes are swollen from grief;

they grow old because of all my enemies.

But you yourself have seen trouble and grief,

observing it in order to take the matter into your hands.

The helpless one entrusts himself to you;

you are a helper of the fatherless.

Be gracious to me, LORD,

because I am in distress;

my eyes are worn out from frustration —

my whole being[fn] as well.

Return to us, God of our salvation,

and abandon your displeasure with us.

A fool’s displeasure is known at once,

but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.

A foolish son is grief to his father

and bitterness to the one who bore him.

Better to live in a wilderness

than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,

but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

For with much wisdom is much sorrow;

as knowledge increases, grief increases.

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

Grief is better than laughter,

for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,

for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Remove sorrow from your heart,

and put away pain from your flesh,

because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

“When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices and presented their offensive offerings there. They also sent up their pleasing aromas and poured out their drink offerings there.