First ReadingDeuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32
From the Book of Deuteronomy
18Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul.You shall bind them for a sign on your hand,and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. verses 19–25 are not read26Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:27the blessing, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God,which I command you today;28and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the Lord your God,but turn away out of the way which I command you today,to go after other gods which you have not known. verses 29–31 are not read32You shall observe to do all the statutesand the ordinances which I set before you today.