Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.
But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you (as) a pure virgin to Christ.
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty reigneth.
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright (and) pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.