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"Blessed is he who enlarges Gad;"

"Gad (patriarch)"

"Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:"

"Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,"

"As the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were humbled in the past by the Lord, so in the future he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, the district of the Gentiles."

"Rejoice Zebulun, who lives outdoors,"

"Most blessed of sons is Asher,"

"Ἀτθὶ κόρα μελίθρεπτε, λάλος λάλον ἁρπάξασα τέττιγα πτανοῖς δαῖτα φέρεις τέκεσιν, τὸν λάλον ἁ λαλόεσσα, τὸν εὔπτερον ἁ πτερόεσσα, τὸν ξένον ἁ ξείνα, τὸν θερινὸν θερινά; κοὐχὶ τάχος ῥίψεις; οὐ γὰρ θέμις, οὐδὲ δίκαιον, ὄλλυσθ᾽ ὑμνοπόλους ὑμνοπόλοις στόμασιν."

"Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:"

"As the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were humbled in the past by the Lord, so in the future he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, the district of the Gentiles."

"This book relates the story of Tobit, son of Tobiel, son of Hananiel, son of Aduel, son of Gabael of the family of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali. During the reign of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, Tobit was taken into captivity from Thisbe, which is south of Kedesh Naphtali in Upper Galilee, above Hazor and some distance to the west of Asher, north of Phogor. [...] All my kindred and the entire house of my ancestor Naphtali used to offer sacrifice on all the mountains of Galilee to the calf that Jeroboam, king of Israel, had erected in Dan."

"O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,"

"Dan is a lion’s whelp;"

"And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages."

"Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?”"

"The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people."

"I should seem to have on my face the brand of a coward, and to have cut the thread of my predestination, if I opposed myself to the call of God."

"After a number of people had come to me and encouraged me, I said, ‘You know what? The worst that can happen is I can lose. I’ve lost a lot more than I've won. I've learned more from the losses than I have from the victories. So what’s the worst that could happen?'"

"It’s not an easy choice, because you don't see the result of that choice until a few years later. They have to decide because the resources are finite. Do we put all our eggs in one basket or do we try to spread it and serve a community?"

"I've learned never to say never."

"Raphael called both men aside privately and said to them, “Bless God, and in the presence of all the living praise him and acknowledge all the good things he has done for you. Bless and extol his name with hymns of praise. Proclaim to all people the deeds of God, and never cease to offer thanksgiving to him. The secret of a king should be concealed, but the works of God should be publicly proclaimed as they deserve. Do what is good, and no evil will befall you."

"Do not be afraid. Peace be with you. Praise God forevermore. As for me, when I came to you, the decision was not in accord with my will but in accord with the will of God. Therefore, continue to bless him every day of your life and sing hymns of praise to him. When you thought that you saw me eating, that was only a vision—I did not eat anything. Now raise yourselves from the ground and give thanks to God. I am about to ascend to him who sent me. Make a written record of all these things that have happened to you."

"...and Raphael was sent to heal them both. He was to remove the white patches from Tobit’s eyes so that he might once again behold God’s light with his own eyes, and he was to give Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, in marriage to Tobiah, son of Tobit, and then free her from the wicked demon Asmodeus. For Tobiah had the right to claim her in marriage before any other suitor."

"So Tobiah went out to look for someone who knew the way to Media and would be willing to accompany him. Outside, he encountered the angel Raphael standing in front of him. Unaware that he was an angel of God..."

"Then Tobiah recalled Raphael’s instructions. He removed the liver and heart of the fish from the bag where he had stored them, and he placed them on the embers of the incense. 3 The odor of the fish so repelled the demon that he fled to Upper Egypt. However, Raphael followed him there and bound him hand and foot. Then he returned at once."

"Jeg kunde slet ikke sove For Nattergalens Røst, Som fra de dunkle Skove Sig trængte til mit Bryst. Jeg aabnede Vinduet stille Og stirred i Mulmet hen, Og lod hver Elskovstrille Mig synge om igjen."

"And finally, give me at least some vodka to drink And then puke because poets should be used."

"Be with me from head to toe, from heel to ear From knees to groin, from elbow to nails Under the armpit, under the tongue, from the clitoris to the eyelashes"

"Be my bra, panties, garter Be a cradle for my body, a nurse that rocks me Eat the dirt under my nails, drink my period blood"

"Do something so that I can undress even more I have long since thrown away the last leaf of shame And the thinnest memory of the dress I have also washed away"

"Give me a broom to sweep the public square Or a woman to love and impregnate."

"I can't write a poem For it to be like this body body I can't think."

"I walk around and ask: where is my gallows?"

"Oh, if only we could catch this son of a bitch this world has invented for us."

"I'm dying For my sins and my innocence"

"I walk here, I walk there Always alone in a crowd of people."

"Life is a theater."

"You could die like nothing else: To the veins There is a knife. Or down On the pavement From on high. But is it worth it? Maybe it's not worth it? I guess it's not worth it... No, no - it's not worth it."

"You will be happier with him, You will be much happier with him. Me, well – Vagabond, restless spirit, Only with me you can Go to the moor And forget everything."

"Anyone who has not crawled through the tunnel of loneliness does not know the taste of real life."

"More than dying, I wanted only one thing: to live."

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't often think about suicide as a way out of my hell. But it's not obvious to me. There is not a single obvious thing in my poor head."

"I'm only 42 years old, so I probably have a long time ahead of me. And wouldn't it be possible to meet death? Wouldn't that be normal in my situation?"

"I see no reason for my existence here on earth."

"Once upon a time, when I was still Edward Stachura, I thought that people live too long. That he should live one day like some butterflies. Or one year, from spring to winter. Schopenhauer says that, considering all the pros and cons, it would be better for man not to have been born. I'm 42 years old and I feel like I'm carrying 420 of them. I've lived hard. Something new every day. I didn't fall into any routine."

"When you think and think about death as the only salvation, how can you live then?"

"You have to be of a special constitution to be able to live the way most people live. Work, home, sleep. Work, home, sleep. This is how you survive life. Baptism, wedding, funeral."

"I have small towns in my asshole!"

"I like the slipper better from you, you son of a bitch"

"You didn't make me stutter a short-legged, epileptic dwarf hermaphrodite horse moss or anything from fauna and flora Thank You for this, Lord But why did you make me a Pole?"