Today's Bibliomancy for David Letterman

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

CH1 11:24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

CH1 11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

CH1 11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

CH1 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

CH1 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

ZEP 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

ZEP 3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

ZEP 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

ZEP 3:12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor

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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible:

upon them.

JOB 29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

JOB 29:24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

JOB 29:25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

JOB 30:1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

JOB 30:2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in

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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible:

them none remaining.

JOS 11:9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

JOS 11:10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

JOS 11:11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

JOS 11:12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he

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