Today's Bibliomancy for Nellie McKay

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:

RTH 2:22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

RTH 2:23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

RTH 3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

RTH 3:2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

RTH 3:3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment

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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:

falleth on men,

JOB 4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

JOB 4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

JOB 4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

JOB 4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

JOB 4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he

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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:

his reign.

EST 2:17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

EST 2:18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

EST 2:19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

EST 2:20 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as

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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:

strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

LEV 19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

LEV 19:36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

LEV 19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

LEV 20:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LEV 20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in

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