Genesis 49:14

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them.

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.

Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.

Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.

while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”

She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, “Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also.” She named him Simeon.

The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.

Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

“These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.

In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.

The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. As was Issachar, so was Barak. They rushed into the valley at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben, there were great resolves of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.

After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.

There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

“Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,

Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?

Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,

There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs the wind in her craving. When she is in heat, who can turn her away? All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.

The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.

He was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals’, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky; until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whomever he will.

For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

Yahweh’s voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.

In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?

He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.

If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.