Proverbs 21 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ [Like] channels of water, is the heart of a king, in the hand of Yahweh,––whithersoever he will, he turneth it.
² Every way of a man, may be right in his own eyes, but, he that testeth hearts, is Yahweh.
³ To do righteousness and justice, is more choice to Yahweh than sacrifice.
⁴ Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart––the lamp of the lawless, are sin.
⁵ The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
⁶ The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death.
⁷ The violence of the lawless, shall drag them away,––because they have refused to do justice.
⁸ Crooked is the way of a guilty man, but, as for the pure, straight is his dealing.
⁹ Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
¹⁰ The soul of the lawless man, craveth mischief, his own friend, findeth no favour in his eyes.
¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the simple, becometh wise, when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
¹² The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless,––He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.
¹³ He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.
¹⁴ A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.
¹⁵ It is a joy, to a righteous man, to do justice, but, dismay, to the workers of iniquity.
¹⁶ The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.
¹⁷ A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.
¹⁸ A ransom for the righteous, is the lawless, and, instead of upright men, the traitor.
¹⁹ Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
²⁰ Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.
²¹ He that pursueth righteousness and lovingkindness, shall find life, righteousness and honour.
²² A city of heroes, doth a wise man scale, and bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
²³ He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth, out of distresses, his soul.
²⁴ A haughty insolent one––Scoffer is his name, is he that acteth in a transport of pride.
²⁵ The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work. ²⁶ All the day, he greatly craveth, whereas, the righteous, giveth, and doth not spare.
²⁷ The sacrifice of the lawless, is an abomination, how much more, when, with wickedness, he bringeth it in!
²⁸ A false witness, shall perish, but, the man who hearkeneth, with abiding effect, shall speak.
²⁹ A lawless man emboldeneth his face, but, as for the upright, he, directeth his ways.
³⁰ There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, to confront Yahweh. ³¹ The horse, is prepared for the day of battle, but, to Yahweh, pertaineth the victory.

²² and kept the festival of unleavened cakes seven days, with joy,––for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria towards them, to strengthen their hands, in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

²⁷ Blessed be Yahweh, God of our fathers,––who hath put the like of this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of Yahweh, which is in Jerusalem; ²⁸ and, unto me, hath extended lovingkindness, before the king and his counselors, yea all the valiant captains of the king,––I, therefore have emboldened myself, according to the hand of Yahweh my God upon me, and gathered out of Israel, chief men, to go up with me.

¹¹ I beseech thee O My Lord, let––I pray thee––thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto the prayer of thy servants who delight to revere thy Name, and oh prosper, I pray thee, thy servant today, and grant him compassion before this man. Now, I, was cup–bearer unto the king.

⁴ Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens,

¹⁵ Thou, didst cleave open fountain and torrent, Thou, didst dry up rivers of steady flow:

⁴ With the sounds of many waters, Majestic are the breakers of the sea, Majestic on high, is Yahweh.

²⁵ He let them turn their heart––To hate his people, To deal treacherously with his servants;

⁴⁶ And granted them compassion before all their captors.

³ The sea, beheld, and fled, The Jordan, turned back;

⁵ What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, that thou turnest back?

¹ To man, belong the preparations of the heart, but, from Yahweh, cometh the answer of the tongue.

⁹ A man’s heart, deviseth his way, but, Yahweh, directeth his steps.

²⁴ From Yahweh, are a man’s steps, a son of earth, then––how can he discern his way?

¹⁹ Behold me! doing, a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set, In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:

²⁷ Who saith to the deep––Be dry! and, Thy rivers, will I drain!

³⁵ And, all the inhabitants of the earth, as nothing, are accounted, and, according to his own pleasure, dealeth he––with the army of the heavens, and the inhabitants of the earth,––and none there is who can smite upon his hand, or say to him, What hast thou done?

¹⁰ And rescued him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

⁴ And, the third, poured out his bowl into the rivers, and the fountains of waters; and they became blood.

¹² And, the sixth, poured out his bowl upon the great river: [the] Euphrates; and the water thereof, was dried up, that the way might be prepared, of the kings who were from the rising of the sun.

⁷ But Yahweh said unto Samuel––Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,––for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

² For he flattereth himself [too much] in his own eyes, to find his iniquity––to hate [it].

² All the ways of a man, [may be] pure in his own eyes, but, he that testeth spirits, is Yahweh.

²⁵ There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.

⁶ A kind man one may call, a great man,––but, a faithful man, who can find?

¹² Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

¹² A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed,

¹⁰ I––Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man, According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

¹⁵ And he said unto them––Ye, are they who justify themselves before men, but, God, knoweth your hearts; because, that which amongst men is lofty, is an abomination before God.

¹¹ The Pharisee, taking his stand, these things unto himself was praying: O God! I thank thee, that I am not like the rest of men,––extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or, even as this tax–collector; ¹² I fast twice in the week, I give a tenth of whatsoever things I gain!

²⁴ Jesus himself, however, was not trusting himself unto them, by reason of his understanding them all, ²⁵ and because he had, no need, that anyone should bear witness concerning man; for, he, understood what was in man.

³ For, if any one thinketh he is something, when he is, nothing, he deceiveth himself;

²² Become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only––reasoning yourselves astray;

²³ and, her children, will I slay with death; ––and all the assemblies shall get to know, that, I, am he that searcheth reins and hearts, and will give unto you, each one, according to your works.

²² Then said Samuel––Doth that which is pleasing unto Yahweh consist in ascending–offerings and sacrifices, So much as in hearkening unto the voice of Yahweh? Lo! to hearken, is, better, than, sacrifice. And, to give heed, than, the fat of rams;

⁸ Not, for thy sacrifices, will I reprove thee, Nor for thine ascending–offerings, before me continually:

⁸ The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.

¹¹ Of what use to me, is your multitude of sacrifices? Saith Yahweh: I am sated with ascending–offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts,––In the blood of bulls and young rams and he–goats, have I no pleasure. ¹² When ye enter to see my face, Who hath required this at your hand, trampling my courts? ¹³ Ye shall not again, bring in an empty, present, Incense, an abomination, is that, unto me! New moon, and sabbath, calling an assembly––I cannot endure, iniquity and sacred festival! ¹⁴ Your new moons, and your appointed feasts, my soul, hateth,––They have become unto me a burden I am too weary to bear: ¹⁵ Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply, prayers, I am not hearkening,––Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
¹⁶ Wash you, make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes,––Cease to do evil. ¹⁷ Learn to do well––Seek justice, Correct the oppressor,––Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of the widow.

²¹ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,––Your ascending–offerings, add ye unto your peace–offerings, and eat ye flesh. ²² For I bade not your fathers, Neither commanded I them, In the day I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,––Concerning the matter of ascending–offering and peace–offering; ²³ But, this thing, I commanded them––saying, Hearken ye unto my voice, So will I become unto you––a God, And, ye, shall become unto me––a people,––Ye shall therefore walk in all the way that I may command you, To the end it may be well with you;

⁶ For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice,––and the knowledge of God, more than ascending–offerings.

⁶ Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending–sacrifice? with calves of a year old? ⁷ Will Yahweh, be pleased, with thousands of rams? with myriads of torrents of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression? the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? ⁸ He hath told thee, O son of earth, what is good,––what then is, Yahweh, seeking of thee, but, to do justice, to delight in lovingkindness, and humbly to walk with thy God?

³³ And, to love him, with all the heart, and with all the understanding,––and with all the might; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is, abundantly more, than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

⁴ The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:

¹⁷ Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;

¹³ The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.

²⁷ The sacrifice of the lawless, is an abomination, how much more, when, with wickedness, he bringeth it in!

¹³ A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.

¹¹ The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down,––And Yahweh alone, shall be exalted, in that day.

¹⁷ And the haughtiness of mean men, shall be humbled,––And the loftiness of great men, shall be laid low,––And Yahweh alone, shall be exalted, in that day.

¹⁶ Because haughty, are the daughters of Zion, And they walk with neck thrown back, and wanton eyes,––Tripping along as they go, And, with their feet, making, a tinkling sound,

¹⁴ I tell you––This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

²³ But, he that is in doubt, if he eat, hath condemned himself,––because, [it was] not of faith, and, everything which is not of faith, is sin.

⁵ In like manner, ye younger men––submit yourselves unto elders; ––All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

⁴ He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

⁴ The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

²⁹ One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.

²¹ An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.

²³ Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds; ²⁴ For, not age–abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation:–– ²⁵ The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered; ²⁶ There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he–goats; ²⁷ With, enough goats–milk, for thy food––for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.

²² A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.

²⁸ Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling,––working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have [wherewith] to be giving away to him that hath need;

¹¹ And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands,––even as, unto you, we gave charge–– ¹² That ye should walk reputably toward those without, and, of no one, have, need.

³⁶ But, he that misseth me, wrongeth his own soul, all who hate me, love death.

² The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.

¹⁴ Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.

⁸ He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.

⁸ Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:

¹¹ [As] a partridge gathereth eggs she did not lay, [So] is he that maketh riches, but not with justice,––In the midst of his days, shall he leave them, And, in his latter end, prove to have been base.

³¹ Cast off from you, all your transgressions which ye have committed against me, And make you a new heart; And a new spirit,––For why, should ye die, O house of Israel?

⁹ But, they who are determined to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful covetings, the which, sink men into ruin and destruction,–– ¹⁰ For, a root of all the vices, is the love of money, which, some, being eager for, have been seduced from the faith, and have pierced, themselves, about with many pangs.

¹¹ Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not [to be taught]––for the sake of base gain.

³ And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.

¹⁶ His mischief, turneth back, on his own head,––and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.

¹⁶ To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. [Resounding music. Selah.]

¹⁸ Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life. ¹⁹ Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!

⁶ Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.

²¹ He that pursueth righteousness and lovingkindness, shall find life, righteousness and honour.

²² Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate; ²³ For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.

²³ Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards,––The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not. ²⁴ Therefore, Declareth the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel,––Alas! I must appease me on mine adversaries, I must avenge me on mine enemies;

⁹ Are ye to steal, commit murder, and commit adultery, and swear, falsely, and burn incense unto Baal,––and walk after other gods, whom ye have not known; ¹⁰ And will ye then come in, and stand before me, in this house, whereon my Name hath been called, and say,––We have set ourselves free,––for the purpose of committing all these abominations? ¹¹ A den of robbers, hath this house, on which my Name hath been called, become, in your own eyes? I, also,––lo! I have seen it, Declareth Yahweh.

¹⁵ And will cast you, out from before me,––Just as I have cast out, All your brethren, All the seed of Ephraim.

¹⁸ His father, Because he exacted unjust gain, Seized plunder of a brother, And, that which was not good, had done in the midst of his people, Therefore lo! he died, in his iniquity.

¹³ Lo! therefore, I have smitten my hand, At thine unjust gain which thou hast made––And over thy bloodshed, which they have caused in thy midst. ¹⁴ Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days when I, am dealing with thee? I, Yahweh, have spoken, and will perform.

⁹ Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel,––who abhor justice, and, all right, do pervert: ¹⁰ Building Zion, with deeds of blood,––and Jerusalem, with perversity. ¹¹ Her heads, for a bribe, pronounce sentence, and, her priests, for a price, give direction, and, her prophets, for silver, divine,––yet, on Yahweh, they lean, saying, Is not, Yahweh, in our midst? there shall not come upon us, calamity. ¹² Wherefore, for your sake, Zion, as a field, shall be ploughed, and, Jerusalem, unto heaps of ruins, shall be turned,––and, the mountain of the house, shall [be] like mounds in a jungle.

³ Then said he unto me, This, is the curse, which is going forth over the face of all the earth,––Because, every one who stealeth, on the one side, hath in one way been let off, and, every one who sweareth, on the other side, hath in another way been let off, ⁴ [therefore] have I brought it forth, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, And it shall enter––into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth by my name, falsely,––and it shall roost in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, both the timbers thereof, and the stones thereof.

⁶ Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

⁵ Then Yahweh saw that, great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;
⁶ and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth,––and he took sorrow unto his heart.

¹² And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself,––surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth.

¹⁴ What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman? ¹⁵ Lo! in his holy ones, he putteth not confidence, and, the heavens, are not pure in his eyes: ¹⁶ How much less when one is detested and corrupt, a man who drinketh in––like water––perversity.

² Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men,––to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God:–– ³ The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted,––There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

¹⁵ Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks:

²⁶ An abomination to Yahweh, are the plottings of the wicked, but, with the pure, are sayings of sweetness.

²⁹ Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.

³ This was a misfortune in all that was done under the sun, that, one destiny, had they all,––yea also, the heart of the sons of men, was full of wickedness, and, madness, was in their heart, while they lived, and, after that, [they went] unto the dead.

¹⁰ Many, will purify themselves and be made white and be refined, but the lawless, will act lawlessly, and none of the lawless, shall understand,––but, they who make wise, shall understand;

⁸ Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:

³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless, and its fruit worthless; for, from the fruit, the tree is known.

⁹ and made no distinction at all betwixt us and them, by their faith, purifying their hearts.

³ For ye are yet fleshly. For, whereas there are, among you, jealousy and strife, are ye not, fleshly, and, after the manner of men, walking?

² In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience, ³ Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger––even as the rest,––

¹⁵ All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;

¹⁴ Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure––zealous of noble works.

³ For, even we, used, at one time, to be––thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

⁵ Not by works which we had done in righteousness, but, according to his mercy, he saved us––through means of the bathing of a new birth, and the moulding anew of Holy Spirit.––

²² Having purified, your souls, by the obedience of the truth, unto unfeigned brotherly affection, from the heart, love, one another, earnestly; ²³ Having been regenerated––Not out of corruptible seed, but incorruptible––through means of the word of a Living and Abiding God;

²⁹ If ye know that he is, righteous, ye perceive that––whosoever doeth righteousness, of him, hath been born.

³ And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

⁴ A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.

¹⁷ Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.

¹ Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.

¹³ Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,––and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.

¹⁹ Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.

²⁴ Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.

¹⁵ A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: ¹⁶ He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.

⁸ Ask thy young men, that they may tell thee, that so my young men may find favour in thine eyes, for, on a good day, have we come! Give, I pray thee, what thy hand findeth, to thy servants, and to thy son, to David! ⁹ So David’s young men came, and spake unto Nabal, according to all these words, in the name of David,––and waited. ¹⁰ Then Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays, many are the servants that have broken away, every one from the presence of his lord: ¹¹ Shall I, then, take my bread, and my wine, and my slain beasts, that I have slaughtered for my shearers,––and give unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

⁴ Iniquity, deviseth he upon his bed,––he taketh his stand in a way, not good, Wrong, doth he not abhor!

² Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit; ³ Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. [Selah.]

⁵ Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

⁹ He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.

²⁹ Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.

¹² A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.

¹³ He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.

⁶ For, a base man, with baseness, will speak, And, his heart, will practise iniquity,––Practising profanity, And speaking, against Yahweh that which misleadeth, Emptying the soul of the hungry, And, the drink of the thirsty, he causeth to fail; ⁷ Yea, a knave, his weapons, are wicked,––He, base schemes, hath devised, To ruin the oppressed with speeches of falsehood, Even when the needy pleadeth for justice. ⁸ But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised,––And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

² Ye haters of right, and lovers of wrong,––tearing away their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; ³ Who indeed have eaten the flesh of my people, and, their skin from off them, have stript, and, their bones, have they broken in pieces,––and will spread them out, as flesh with a fork, and as flesh, in the midst of a pot.

²¹ For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth,––fornications, thefts, ²² murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness,––

⁶ But, in these things, they became, ensamples for us, to the end we should not be covetous of evil things, even as, they, also coveted;

¹³ For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.

¹ Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence––due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members? ² Ye covet––and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous––and cannot obtain,––ye fight and war. Ye have not––because ye do not really ask, ³ Ye ask and receive not, because that, basely, ye ask, in order that, in your pleasures, ye may spend [it]. ⁴ Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself. ⁵ Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?

⁴ Lo, the wage of the workers who have out down your fields––that which hath been kept back, by you, is crying out; and, the outcries of them who reaped, into the ears of the Lord of hosts, have entered: ⁵ Ye have luxuriated upon the land, and run riot, ye have pampered your hearts in a day of slaughter; ⁶ Ye sentenced––ye murdered the Righteous one! Is he not arraying himself against you?

¹⁶ Because, all that is in the world––the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life––is not of the Father, but is, of the world;

³⁴ And, all Israel who were round about them, fled at their cry,––for they said, Lest the earth, swallow us up.

¹¹ And, all Israel, shall hear and fear,––and shall not again do according to this wickedness, in thy midst.

²¹ Then shall all the men of his city stone him with stones, that he die, so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst,––and, all Israel, shall hear and fear.

⁷ Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds! ⁸ When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight. ⁹ Therefore have all men feared,––And have told the doing of God, And, his work, have considered.

⁵ A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,

⁹ Give to a wise man, and he will be wiser still, Inform a righteous man, and he will increase learning.

¹⁴ The heart of the intelligent, seeketh knowledge, but, the mouth of dullards, feedeth on folly.

¹ A man seeketh, for satisfaction, going his own way, through all safe counsel, he breaketh.

¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

²⁵ The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence––he will understand teaching.

⁵ And, as Ananias heard these words, he fell, and expired. And there came great fear upon all that heard;

¹¹ And there came great fear upon the whole assembly, and upon all them that heard these things.
¹² And, through the hands of the Apostles, were coming to pass many signs and wonders among the people; and they were all with one accord in the portico of Solomon; ¹³ Howbeit, of the rest, no one, durst join himself unto them,––nevertheless the people continued to magnify them; ¹⁴ And, the more, were being added, when they believed in the Lord, throngs both of men and women; ––

⁶ But, in these things, they became, ensamples for us, to the end we should not be covetous of evil things, even as, they, also coveted; ⁷ Neither become ye, idolaters, as some of them,––as it is written––The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to be making sport; ⁸ Neither let us commit fornication, as, some of them, committed fornication, and there fell, in one day, three and twenty thousand; ⁹ Neither let us be putting the Lord to the test, as, some of them, put him to the test, and, by the serpents, were perishing; ¹⁰ Neither be ye murmuring, even, as some of them, murmured, and perished by the destroyer. ¹¹ But, these things, by way of type, were happening unto them, and were written with a view to our admonition, unto whom, the ends of the ages, have reached along.

¹ For this cause, it behoveth us, with unwonted firmness, to be holding fast unto the things that have been heard, lest, at any time, we drift away. ² For, if the word through messengers spoken became firm, and, every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, ³ how shall, we, escape, if, so great a salvation as this, we have neglected,––which, indeed, having received, a beginning, of being spoken through the Lord, by them who heard, unto us was confirmed,

²⁸ Any one having set aside a law of Moses, apart from compassions, upon [the testimony of] two or three witnesses, dieth: ²⁹ Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be accounted worthy, who hath trampled underfoot the Son of God, and, the blood of the covenant, hath esteemed, a profane thing, by which he had been made holy, and, unto the Spirit of favour, hath offered wanton insult?

¹³ And, in that hour, there came to be a great earthquake; and, the tenth of the city, fell, and there were slain, in the earthquake, names of men––seven thousand. And, the rest, became, greatly afraid, and gave glory unto the God of heaven.

²⁹ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham,––and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.

³ I, have seen the foolish taking root, and then hath his home decayed, in a moment:

¹⁵ He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.

¹⁴ Uprooted, out of his tent, be his confidence, and let it drive him down to the king of terrors; ¹⁵ There shall dwell in his tent, what is naught–of–his, Let brimstone be strewed over his dwelling; ¹⁶ Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch; ¹⁷ His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field; ¹⁸ Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him; ¹⁹ Let him have neither scion nor seed among his people, neither any survivor in his place of sojourn: ²⁰ Over his day, have they been astounded who come behind, and, them who are in advance, a shudder hath seized. ²¹ Surely, these, are the dwellings of him that is perverse, and, this, is the place of him that knoweth not GOD.

²⁸ For ye say, Where is the house of the noble–minded? And where the dwelling–tent of the lawless? ²⁹ Have ye not asked the passers–by in the way? And, their signs, can ye not recognise? ³⁰ That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.

¹³ This, is the portion of a lawless man with GOD, That, the heritage of tyrants––from the Almighty, he shall receive. ¹⁴ If his children be multiplied, for them, [there is] the sword, and, his offspring, shall not be filled with bread; ¹⁵ His survivors, by pestilence, shall come to the grave, and, his widows, shall not weep; ¹⁶ Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing, ¹⁷ He may prepare, but, the righteous, shall put on, and, the silver, shall the innocent apportion. ¹⁸ He hath built, like a moth, his house,––like a hut, which a watcher hath made. ¹⁹ The rich man, shall lie down, and not do it again, his eyes, hath he opened, and then is not. ²⁰ There shall reach him––like waters––terrors, By night, a storm–wind hath stolen him away; ²¹ An east wind shall lift him up, and he shall depart, and it shall sweep him away out of his place; ²² And He will cast upon him and not spare, Out of his hand, shall he, swiftly flee; ²³ He shall clap over him his hands, and shall hiss him forth out of his place.

³⁵ I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon; ³⁶ Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found.

⁵ GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]

⁴³ Who is wise? then let him observe these things! and diligently consider the lovingkindness of Yahweh.

³ The integrity of the upright, shall guide them, but, the crookedness of the treacherous, shall be their ruin.
⁴ Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.

⁶ Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.

¹¹ The house of the lawless, shall be destroyed, but, the tent of the upright, shall flourish.

³² By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

⁹ Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.

¹¹ I have made an overthrew among you, like the divine overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye have become like a brand snatched out of the burning,––Yet hate ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.

⁹ Alas! for him who extorteth an extortion of wrong for his own house,––that he may set on high his nest, that he may be delivered from the grasp of calamity. ¹⁰ Thou hast counseled shame to thy house––making an end of many peoples, and endangering thine own life. ¹¹ Surely, the stone out of the wall, will make outcry,––and, the tie out of the timber, will answer it. ¹² Alas! for him who buildeth a city with deeds of blood,––and establisheth a town with perversity.

⁵ Nevertheless, with the most of them, God, was not well–pleased, for they were strewed along in the desert.

⁴ For––if, God, spared not, messengers, when they sinned, but, to pits of gloom, consigning them, in the lowest hades, delivered them up to be kept, unto judgment,–– ⁵ And, an ancient world, spared not, but, with seven others, preserved, Noah, a proclaimer, of righteousness, a flood, upon a world of ungodly persons, letting loose,–– ⁶ And, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, reducing to ashes, he condemned, an example of such as should be ungodly, having set forth,––
⁷ And, righteous Lot, when getting worn out by the behaviour of them who were impious in wantonness, he rescued–– ⁸ For, in seeing and hearing, since he dwelt right among them, as a righteous man, he used to torment his soul, day by day, with their lawless deeds–– ⁹ [Then] the Lord knoweth how to rescue, the godly out of trial; but to keep, the unrighteous unto a day of judgment to be punished; ––

⁶ By which means, the world that then was, with water being flooded, perished; ⁷ While, the heavens and the earth that now are, by the same word, have been stored with fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly men.

⁷ When there cometh to be among you a needy person, any one of thy brethren, within any one of thy gates, in thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother: ⁸ but thou shalt, open, thy hand unto him,––and, lend, him, enough to meet the poverty which doth impoverish him. ⁹ Take thou heed to thyself, lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying––Drawing nigh, is the seventh year, the year of release, and so thine eye be, evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him,––and he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it become in thee, a sin! ¹⁰ Thou shalt, give, unto him, and thy heart, shall not be evil, when thou givest unto him,––for, on account of this very thing, will Yahweh thy God bless thee, in all that thou doest, and in all whereunto thou puttest thy hand. ¹¹ For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land––for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt, open, thy hand unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

¹ Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives,––against their brethren the Jews. ² And there were some who were saying, Our sons and our daughters, are we pledging,––that we may obtain corn, and eat, and keep ourselves alive. ³ And there were some who were saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses, are we pledging,––that we may obtain corn in the dearth. ⁴ And there were others who were saying, We have borrowed silver, for the king’s tribute,––[upon] our lands and our vineyards. ⁵ Now, therefore, as is the flesh of our brethren, so is our flesh, as are their children, so are our children. Yet lo! we are putting in subjection our sons and our daughters, for bondservants, yea there are some of our daughters already trodden down, and we are powerless, and, our fields and our vineyards, belong to others.

¹³ Also, my lap, shook I out, and said––Thus and thus, may God shake out every man who shall not confirm this promise, out of his house and out of his labour, yea, thus and thus, let him be shaken out and empty,––And all the convocation said, Amen! and praised Yahweh, and the people did according to this promise.

⁴¹ They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not.

⁴ Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;

²⁸ Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.

²⁷ One who giveth to the poor, shall have no want, but, he that hideth his eyes, shall receive many a curse.

⁶ Is not, this, the fast that I must ever choose––To unbind the tight cords of lawlessness, To unloose the bands of the yoke,––and, To let the crushed go free, and, That, every yoke, ye tear off? ⁷ Is it not to break, unto the hungry, thy bread, And, the thrust–out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,––When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And, from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?
⁸ Then, shall break forth, as the dawn, thy light, And, thy new flesh, shall, speedily, grow,––Then shall go, before thee, thy righteousness, The glory of Yahweh, shall bring up thy rear: ⁹ Then, shalt thou, Call, and, Yahweh, will answer, Cry out, and he will say, Behold me! If thou remove, out of thy midst, The yoke, The pointing of the finger, and, The speaking of iniquity;

¹⁶ yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire,––and have brought them into subjection, to become your, servants and handmaids. ¹⁷ Therefore––Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty, Declareth Yahweh, unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth;

⁹ Thus, spake Yahweh of hosts, saying,––With true justice, give ye judgment, and, lovingkindness and compassions, observe ye, one with another; ¹⁰ And, the widow and the fatherless, the sojourner and the humbled, do not ye oppress,––and, wickedness between one man and another, do not ye devise in your hearts. ¹¹ Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder,––and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear; ¹² and, their heart, turned they into adamant, that they might not hear the law, nor the words which Yahweh of hosts sent by his spirit, through the former prophets,––and so there came great wrath from Yahweh of hosts. ¹³ Therefore came it to pass that––just as he cried out and they hearkened not, so, used they to cry out, and I used not to hearken, saith Yahweh of hosts;

¹⁴ For, if ye forgive men their faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;

² For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged,––and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.

³⁰ He, however, would not, but went away and cast him into prison,––until he should pay what was owing. ³¹ His fellow–servants, therefore, seeing, the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly,––and went and made quite plain to their master all the things which had been done. ³² Then, calling him near, his master saith unto him––O wicked servant! All that debt, forgave I thee, because thou didst beseech me. ³³ Was it not binding, upon thee also, to have mercy upon thy fellow–servant, as, I also, on thee, had mercy? ³⁴ And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing. ³⁵ Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.

⁴¹ Then, will he say unto those also, on his left hand: Depart ye from me, accursed ones! Into the age–abiding fire, which hath been prepared for the adversary and his messengers; ⁴² For I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat, [and] I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink, ⁴³ A stranger, was I, and ye took me not home, naked, and ye clothed me not, sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. ⁴⁴ Then, will, they also, answer, saying: Lord! when saw we thee––hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and ministered not unto thee? ⁴⁵ Then, will he answer them, saying: Verily, I say unto you––Inasmuch as ye did it not, unto one of these least, neither unto me, did ye it. ⁴⁶ And, these, shall go away, into, age–abiding, correction, but, the righteous, into, age–abiding, life.

²⁵ when once the householder shall rouse himself, and lock the door, and ye begin to stand, outside, and to knock at the door, saying––Lord! open to us; and he shall answer and say unto you––I know you not, whence ye are.

⁵⁷ And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;

¹³ For, the judgment, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, over judgment.
¹⁴ What profit, my brethren,––if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him? ¹⁵ If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the daily food, ¹⁶ And one from among you should say unto them––Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What the profit?

²⁰ Then shall ye say, Also, lo! thy servant Jacob, is behind us. For he said: I must pacify him with the present that goeth on before me, And, after that, will I see his face: Peradventure he will accept me.

¹¹ Then Israel their father said unto them––If so, then, do, this,––Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man, a present,––A little balsam, and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

³⁵ So David received at her hand, that which she had brought him,––and, unto herself, he said––Go up, in peace, unto thy house, see! I have hearkened unto thy voice, and accepted thy person.

⁸ A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.

²³ A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.

¹⁶ The gift of a man, maketh room for him, and, before great men, setteth him down.

⁶ Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.

³ But, thou, when doing an alms, let not, thy left hand, know what thy right hand is doing; ⁴ that thine alms may be in secret,––and, thy Father, who seeth in secret, will give it back to thee.

¹² Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper; ¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy; ¹⁴ Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice; ¹⁵ Eyes, became I to the, blind, and, feet to the lame, was, I! ¹⁶ A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out; ¹⁷ And I shivered the fangs of the perverse,––and, out of his teeth, I tare the prey.

⁸ To do thy good–pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:

¹ Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;

¹⁶ In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.

⁹² Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.

²⁰ Wherefore, then, shouldst thou stray, my son, with a strange woman? or embrace the bosom of a woman unknown?

²⁹ A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, [awaiteth] the workers of iniquity.

¹² The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless,––He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.

¹² I know that there is no blessedness in them,––save to be glad, and to do well with one’s life.

⁵ Yet didst thou meet, Him who was rejoicing, and working righteousness, Even them who, in thy ways, remembered thee,––Lo! thou, hast been vexed, And truly we had sinned, Among them, was [the prospect of] an age [to come], That we might be saved.

²³ And, then, will I confess unto them, Never, have I acknowledged you,––Depart from me, ye workers of lawlessness!

⁴¹ The Son of Man will send forth his messengers, and they will collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of lawlessness, ⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

²⁷ And he will speak, saying unto you––I know not whence ye are; Depart from me, all workers of unrighteous–– ²⁸ There, will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, as soon as ye see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and, yourselves, being thrust forth outside.

³⁴ Jesus saith unto them––My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his work.

²² I have, in fact, a sympathetic pleasure in the law of God; according to the inner man.

¹⁴ Like sheep––into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,––And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.

⁵ As for them who turn aside unto their crooked ways, Yahweh, will lead them forth, with the workers of iniquity, Prosperity on Israel!

¹⁸ For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses; ¹⁹ None who go in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life:

²⁶ For, many, wounded, hath she caused to fall,––yea strong men, slain wholly by her: ²⁷ Ways to hades, are in her house, descending into the chambers of death.

¹⁸ But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.

²⁰ He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

⁶ And them who turn away from following Yahweh,––and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.

¹⁹ And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world,––and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works. ²⁰ For, whosoever doth practise corrupt things, hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light, lest his works should be reproved;

¹ [Unto] you also––being dead by your offences and sins,

⁴ For it is impossible––as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free–gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit, ⁵ And have tasted God’s utterance to be, sweet, mighty works also of a coming age, ⁶ And who have fallen away, again, to be remoulding them into repentance; seeing they are again crucifying unto themselves the Son of God, and holding him up as an example.

²⁶ For, if, by choice, we be sinning, after the receiving of the full–knowledge of the truth, no longer, for sins, is there left over, a sacrifice, ²⁷ But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.

³⁸ But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

²¹ For, better, had it been for them––not to have obtained a personal knowledge of the way of righteousness, than, having obtained such knowledge, to turn back out of the holy commandment delivered unto them. ²² There hath befallen them the thing [spoken of] in the true proverb––A dog, turning back unto his own vomit, and––A sow, as soon as washed, unto wallowing in mire.

¹⁹ From among us, they went out, but they were not of us; for, if, of us, they had been, they would in that case have abode with us; but [it came to pass] in order that they might be made manifest, because, all, are not of us.

¹² These are they––who, in your love–feasts, are hidden rocks, as they fare sumptuously together, fearlessly, themselves, shepherding,––clouds without water, by winds swept along, trees autumnal, fruitless, twice dead, uprooted,

¹⁰ Lest strange men, be well fed, by thy strength, and, thy toils, be in the house of the alien. ¹¹ So shalt thou grieve in thy latter end, in the failing of thy flesh and of thy healthy condition;

²⁰ Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.

²¹ For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!

¹³ And, after not many days, the younger son, gathering all together, left home for a country far away, and, there, squandered his substance with riotous living. ¹⁴ And, when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine throughout that country,––and, he, began to be in want. ¹⁵ And he went his way, and joined himself unto one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to be feeding swine. ¹⁶ And he used to long to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and, no man, was giving unto him.

²⁴ And, he, calling out, said––Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue,––because I am in anguish in this flame. ²⁵ But Abraham said––Child! remember––That thou didst duly received thy good things in thy life, and, Lazarus, in like manner, the evil things; but, now, here, he is comforted, and, thou, art in anguish.

⁶ Whereas, she that runneth riot, while living, is, dead:

⁴ traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

⁸ The righteous man, out of distress, is delivered, then cometh a lawless man into his place.

³ For, I––Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel, Ready to save thee,––I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead. ⁴ Because thou, art precious in mine eyes, art honoured, And, I, love thee,––And will give, mankind, in thy stead, Yea, peoples, for thy life,

⁴ Yet surely, our sicknesses, he, carried, And, as for our pains, he bare the burden of them,––But, we, accounted him stricken, Smitten of God, and humbled. ⁵ Yet, he, was pierced for transgressions that were ours, was crushed for iniquities that were ours,––The chastisement for our well–being, was upon him, And, by his stripes, there is healing for us.

⁸ For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,––Declareth Yahweh. ⁹ For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,––So, higher, are, My ways, than, your ways, and, My thoughts, than, your thoughts.

¹⁸ Because, Christ also, once for all, concerning sins, died,––Just in behalf of unjust,––in order that he might introduce us unto God; being put to death, indeed, in flesh, but made alive in spirit,––

⁶ Then I said––Oh that there were given me a pinion, like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest: ⁷ Lo! I would take a distant flight, I would tarry in the wilderness. [Selah.]

⁵ Woe is me, That I sojourn in Meshek,––That I abide near the tents of Kedar! ⁶ Long, hath my soul had her dwelling with him that hateth peace:

⁹ Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.

² Oh that I had in the wilderness, a wayfarers’ lodge, That I might leave my people, and go from them,––For, they all, are, Adulterers, An assemblage of traitors;

¹⁵ Wealth, hath he swallowed, and hath vomited the same, Out of his belly, shall, GOD, drive it forth:

¹⁸ In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!

⁵ Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.

³ Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.

²² The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.

⁶ The household of the righteous man, is a great treasure, but, in the increase of the lawless, is disturbance.

¹⁹ yet, as regardeth every man, to whom God hath given wealth and goods, and granted him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to find gladness in his toil, this, is, the gift of God.

¹¹ Good is wisdom, with an inheritance,––and a profit, to such as see the sun.

¹⁹ Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life,––but, money, answereth all things.

⁸ But, ten men, were found among them, who said unto Ishmael––Do not put us to death, for we have secret treasures in the field, wheat and barley and oil and honey. So he forbare, and put them not to death, in the midst of their brethren.

¹⁹ Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal; ²⁰ but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal:

³ For, the foolish––though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil: ⁴ But, the prudent, took oil in their vessels, with their torches.

⁸ And, the foolish, unto the prudent, said––Give us of your oil, because, our torches, are going out.

⁴⁵ The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.

¹⁴ And, when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine throughout that country,––and, he, began to be in want.

¹ And he went on to say, unto his disciples also,––There was, a certain rich man, who had a steward, and, the same, was accused to him as squandering his goods.

¹⁹ Now, a certain man, was rich, and he used to clothe himself with purple and fine linen, making merry day by day, brilliantly. ²⁰ And, a certain beggar, by name Lazarus, used to be cast near his gate, full of sores, ²¹ and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores. ²² And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried away by the messengers, into the bosom of Abraham. And, the rich man also, died, and was buried. ²³ And, in hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

⁹ An abomination to Yahweh, is the way of the lawless, but, the pursuer of righteousness, he loveth.

⁴ The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.

¹ Hearken unto me, Ye that pursue righteousness, Ye that seek Yahweh,––Look well unto the rock whence ye were hewn, And unto the quarry whence ye were digged:

³ Then let us know––let us press on to know––Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured,––that he may come like a down–pour upon us, like the harvest–rain, [and] the seed–rain of the land.

⁶ Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:

⁷ Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age–abiding, ⁸ Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish––against every soul of man who worketh out what is base, both of Jew first and of Greek,–– ¹⁰ But glory and honour and peace––unto every one who worketh what is good, both unto Jew first and unto Greek:

¹⁹ Hence, then, the things pertaining to peace, let us pursue, and the things which belong to the upbuilding one of another:

⁵⁸ So, then, my beloved brethren,––become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

¹² Not that I have, already, received, or have, already, reached perfection, but I am pressing on––if I may even lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by Christ [Jesus]:––

²¹ [But], all things, put to the proof––what is comely, hold ye fast:

¹¹ But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

²² But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

⁷ The noble contest, have I contested, the race, have I finished, the faith, have I kept: ⁸ Henceforth, lieth by for me––the crown, of righteousness, which the Lord will render unto me in that, day,––The righteous judge,––Ye, not alone unto me, but unto all them also who have loved his forthshining.

¹⁴ Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness,––without which no one shall see the Lord:

⁷ In order that the proving of your faith––much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved––may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ,––

⁶ Then went the king and his men, to Jerusalem, against the Jebusites, inhabiting the land,––and they spake to David, saying––Thou canst not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind and lame––Thinking, David will not come in hither. ⁷ So then David captured the citadel of Zion,––the same, is the city of David. ⁸ And David said, on that day––Whosoever is smiting the Jebusites, then let him reach as far as the aqueduct. But, as for the lame and the blind, they were the hated of David’s soul,––for which cause, they kept on saying, Blind and lame! he will not enter the place. ⁹ So then David dwelt in the citadel, and called it, The City of David,––and David built round about, from Millo and inwards.

¹⁶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city,––Hear ye! hear ye! I pray you, say unto Joab, Come near hither, and let me speak unto thee. ¹⁷ So he came near unto her, and the woman said,––Art thou Joab? And he said,––I am. And she said unto him,––Hear thou the words of thy handmaid. And he said, I do hear. ¹⁸ Then spake she, saying,––They, used to speak, in former times, saying, Enquire, in Abel! And, so, they ended it. ¹⁹ I, am of the peaceable among the faithful in Israel,––thou, art seeking to put to death a city, and a mother in Israel, wherefore wouldst thou swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh? ²⁰ Then answered Joab and said,––Far be it! far be it from me! I will neither swallow up nor lay waste. ²¹ Not so, is the matter! but, a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri, his name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David, give up him alone, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Lo! his head, shall be cast unto thee, through the wall. ²² So the woman came unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it out unto Joab. And he blew with a horn, and they dispersed themselves from the city, every man to his home; but, Joab, returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

⁵ A wise man, is mighty, and, a man of knowledge, becometh alert in vigour.

¹⁹ Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.

¹³ Even this, had I seen of wisdom, under the sun,––and, of great import, was the same unto me:–– ¹⁴ A little city, and men therein few,––and there came against it a great king, and surrounded it, and built against it large siege–works; ¹⁵ but there was found therein, a man, poor [but] wise, and, he, delivered the city by his wisdom,––yet, no one, remembered that poor man. ¹⁶ Then said, I, Better is wisdom than strength,––although, the wisdom of the poor man, be despised, and, his words, not heard. ¹⁷ The words of the wise, in quietness, are heard,––beyond the outcry of one who ruleth over dullards. ¹⁸ Better is wisdom, than weapons of war,––but, one sinner, may destroy much good.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.

¹³ By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.

³ He that watcheth his mouth, guardeth his soul, He that openeth wide his lips, [it shall be] his ruin.

²⁷ Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence. ²⁸ Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise,––He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.

²¹ Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.

²⁶ If any thinketh he is observant of religion, not curbing his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this one’s, religious observance is, vain:

² For, oft, are we stumbling, one and all: If anyone, in word, doth not stumble, the same, is a mature man, able to curb even the whole body. ³ Now, if, the horses bits, into their mouths, we thrust, to the end they may be yielding to us, their whole body also, do we turn about. ⁴ Lo! the ships also, large as they are, and, by rough winds, driven along, are turned about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the steersman inclineth. ⁵ So, also, the tongue, is, a little member, and yet, of great things, maketh boast. Lo! how small a fire, kindleth, how great a forest; ⁶ And, the tongue, is a fire,––[as], the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna! ⁷ For, every nature––both of wild beasts and of birds, both of reptiles and of things in the sea, is to be tamed, and hath been tamed, by the human nature; ⁸ But, the tongue, none of mankind can, tame,––A restless mischief! Full of deadly poison ⁹ Therewith, are we blessing our Lord and Father, and, therewith, we are cursing the men who, after the likeness of God, have been brought into being! ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth, come forth blessing and cursing! Not meet, my brethren, for, these things, thus, to be coming to pass! ¹¹ Doth, the fountain, out of the same opening, teem forth the sweet and the bitter? ¹² Is it possible, my brethren, for, a fig–tree, to produce, olives, or, a vine, figs? Neither can, salt, water yield, sweet.
¹³ Who is wise and well–instructed–among you? Let him show, out of his comely behaviour, his works, in meekness of wisdom.

⁵ And, when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bend nor bow down unto him, then was Haman filled with wrath; ⁶ but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai,––and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

¹ [BOOK THE FIRST]
¶ How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,––and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

¹² Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

²⁹ Prepared for scoffers, are punishments, and stripes, for the back of dullards.

⁸ Better the latter end of a thing, than the beginning thereof,––Better a patient spirit, than a haughty spirit. ⁹ Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant,––for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.

⁶ We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Proud exceedingly! His haughtiness and his arrogance and his passion, Not true, are his boastings.

²⁹ We have heard the arrogance of Moab––proud exceedingly: His loftiness and his arrogance and his majesty, and his elevation of heart!

¹⁶ Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged,––and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; ⁷ Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, ⁸ Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance. ⁹ How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep? ¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:–– ¹¹ So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent, shall bear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.

²⁷ Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard, is like a thorn hedge, but, the path of the upright, is a raised road.

²⁴ A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.

⁴ By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

¹³ Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.

³⁰ By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense; ³¹ And lo! there had come up all over it––thorns, there had covered the face thereof––thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down. ³² So I observed it, for myself, I applied my heart, I looked––I accepted correction: ³³ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: ³⁴ So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

¹³ Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.

¹⁶ Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.

²⁶ And his lord, answering, said unto him––O wicked servant, and cowardly, knewest thou that I reap, where I have not sown, and gather, whence I have not winnowed?

²⁶ All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

⁴² To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.

³⁰ To every one asking thee, give, and, from him that taketh away thy possessions, ask them not back. ³¹ And, according as ye desire that men be doing unto you, be ye doing unto them, in like manner. ³² And, if ye love them that love you, what sort of thanks are there for you? for, even sinners, love, such as love them. ³³ [For], if ye even do good unto them that do good unto you, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, the same, are doing. ³⁴ And, if ye lend to them from whom ye are hoping to receive, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, unto sinners, do lend, that they may receive back, as much. ³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for, nothing, back; and your reward shall be, great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High,––for, he, is, gracious, unto the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶ Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;

³³ The silver or gold or apparel of no one, did I covet: ³⁴ yourselves, acknowledge that, for my necessities and for those who were with me, hard wrought these hands! ³⁵ In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said––Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!

⁷ But, just as, in everything, ye superabound,––in faith, and discourse, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in the love among you which proceedeth from us, in order that, in this favour also, ye would superabound. ⁸ Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others’, earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test. ⁹ For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ], ––how that, for your sakes, he became destitute––although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.

⁹ Even as it is written––He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy,––his righteousness, abideth to futurity. ¹⁰ Now, he that supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and cause to grow your fruits of righteousness: ¹¹ In every thing, being enriched, unto every kind of liberality,––which, indeed, worketh out, through us, thanksgiving unto God; ¹² Because, the ministry of this public service, is not only towards filling up the deficiencies of the saints, but also superabounding, through the thanksgiving of many, unto God,–– ¹³ [Of many] who, through the proof of this ministry, are glorifying God for your acknowledged submission unto the glad–message of the Christ, and for the liberality of the fellowship, unto them, and unto all,–– ¹⁴ Themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, longing after you, by reason of the surpassing favour of God [resting] upon you:––

⁵ For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery,––even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed––God, is witness! ⁶ Nor, of men, seeking glory––either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;
⁷ But we became gentle in your midst,––as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children: ⁸ Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well–pleased to impart unto you––not only the glad–message of God, but, our own lives also,––because, very dear to us, had ye become. ⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad–message of God,

¹² therefore I said––Now, will the Philistines come down against me, at Gilgal, but, the face of Yahweh, have I not appeased: So I forced myself, and offered up the ascending–sacrifice. ¹³ And Samuel said unto Saul––Thou hast shewn thyself foolish,––thou hast not kept the commandment of Yahweh thy God, which he commanded thee, for, now, would Yahweh have established thy kingdom unto Israel until times age–abiding;

²¹ And the people took, of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things so devoted,––to sacrifice unto Yahweh thy God, in Gilgal. ²² Then said Samuel––Doth that which is pleasing unto Yahweh consist in ascending–offerings and sacrifices, So much as in hearkening unto the voice of Yahweh? Lo! to hearken, is, better, than, sacrifice. And, to give heed, than, the fat of rams; ²³ For, as the sin of divination, is, rebelliousness,––and, as transgression with household gods, is, stubbornness,––Because thou hast rejected the word of Yahweh, therefore hath he rejected thee from being king.

⁸ Not, for thy sacrifices, will I reprove thee, Nor for thine ascending–offerings, before me continually: ⁹ I will not take out of thy house––a bullock, Nor out of thy folds––he–goats; ¹⁰ For, mine, is every wild–beast of the forest, The cattle on the mountains, in their thousands; ¹¹ I know every bird of the mountains, And, the moving things of the plain, are with me: ¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof. ¹³ Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he–goats, will I drink?

⁹ He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.

¹¹ Of what use to me, is your multitude of sacrifices? Saith Yahweh: I am sated with ascending–offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts,––In the blood of bulls and young rams and he–goats, have I no pleasure. ¹² When ye enter to see my face, Who hath required this at your hand, trampling my courts? ¹³ Ye shall not again, bring in an empty, present, Incense, an abomination, is that, unto me! New moon, and sabbath, calling an assembly––I cannot endure, iniquity and sacred festival! ¹⁴ Your new moons, and your appointed feasts, my soul, hateth,––They have become unto me a burden I am too weary to bear: ¹⁵ Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply, prayers, I am not hearkening,––Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
¹⁶ Wash you, make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes,––Cease to do evil.

³ He that slaughtereth an ox, [is as one] who smiteth a man, He that sacrificeth a lamb, [is as one] who beheadeth a dog, He that causeth a meal–offering to ascend, [offereth it with] the blood of swine, He that maketh a memorial of frankincense, [is as one] who blesseth iniquity: They indeed, have chosen their own ways, And, in their own abominations, their soul hath found delight;

²⁰ What then is, it to me, that––Frankincense from Shebah, come in, or, Sweet cane, from a land afar off? Your own ascending–offerings, are not acceptable, Nor are, your sacrifices, pleasing to me.

¹¹ A den of robbers, hath this house, on which my Name hath been called, become, in your own eyes? I, also,––lo! I have seen it, Declareth Yahweh. ¹² For go, I pray you, unto my place which was in Shiloh, Where I made my Name to dwell, at first,––And see what I did to it, because of the wickedness of my people Israel!

²¹ I hate, I despise your festivals,––and can scent no fragrance in your solemn feasts. ²² Nay, though ye cause to ascend unto me ascending–sacrifices, and your meal–offerings, I will not accept [them], ––nor, the peace–offering of your fat heifers, will I regard.

¹³ But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye are locking up the kingdom of the heavens before men,––for, ye, are not entering, neither, them who are entering, suffer ye to enter.

¹ Thou shalt not utter a false report. Do not lay thy hand with a lawless man, to become a witness helping forward violence and wrong.

¹⁶ When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man,––to answer against him, perversely, ¹⁷ then shall the two men who are at variance, stand before Yahweh,––before the priests and the judges, who shall be in those days; ¹⁸ and the judges shall make diligent inquisition,––and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother, ¹⁹ then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to de unto his brother,––so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst;

¹⁹ One that uttereth lies––a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.

¹⁹ A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.

⁵ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.

⁹ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.

¹⁸ A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.

¹⁵ She, however, kept on strongly declaring that, so, it was. But, they, were saying––It is his, messenger.

¹⁷ This, then, being my purpose, perhaps, after all, with lightness, I dealt [with the matter]? or, the things that I purpose, according to the flesh, I purpose,––that, with me, should be the Yea, yea, and the Nay, nay? ¹⁸ Faithful, however, is God, in that, our discourse, which was [delivered] unto you, is not Yea and Nay; ¹⁹ For, the Son of God, Christ Jesus––who, among you, through us, was proclaimed,––through me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, became not Yea and Nay,––but Yea, in him, hath it become; ²⁰ For, how many soever be the promises of God, in him, is the Yea,––wherefore also, through him, [be] the Amen, unto God, for glory, through us.

¹³ Howbeit, seeing that we have the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written––I believed, therefore I spake, we, also believe, therefore also we speak:

⁸ Faithful, the saying! And, concerning these things, I am minded that thou be strongly affirming, in order that they who have believed God may be careful to be forward, in noble works. These things, are honourable, and profitable unto men;

⁵ Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.

⁵⁹ I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless, shall smooth his way, but, by his own lawlessness, shall the lawless one, fall.

¹⁴ How happy the man who is ever circumspect, whereas, he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into calamity.

¹ He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.

² Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see––where thou hast not been unchastely embraced! beside the ways, hast thou sat to them, like the Arabian in the desert,––and hast defiled the land, with thine unchastities, and with thy wickedness. ³ Therefore have been withholden the showers, And, the latter rain, hath not come,––Yet, the forehead of an unchaste woman, hast thou, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.

³ O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them––They have refused to receive correction,––They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.

¹² Were they led to turn pale, because, an abominable thing, they had done? Nay! they did not, at all, turn pale, Nay! they did not so much as know how, to exhibit shame! Therefore, shall they fall among them who are falling, In the time when they are punished, shall they be overthrown, Saith Yahweh:

¹⁶ As touching the word which thou hast spoken unto us, in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to hearken unto thee; ¹⁷ but, we will certainly do, the whole thing that hath gone forth out of our own mouth, by burning incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her drink–offerings, just as, we and our fathers, and our kings and our princes, did, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem,––then were we filled with bread, and became prosperous, and, calamity, saw we none;

²⁸ When he considered, then he turned away from all his transgressions, which he had committed, He shall, surely live, He shall not die.

⁵ Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,––Apply your heart unto your own experience––

⁷ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts,––Apply your heart to your own experience:

¹⁵ Now, therefore, I pray you apply your heart, from this day and upwards,––So long as there had not been laid one stone upon another in the temple of Yahweh,

¹⁸ Apply your heart, I pray you, from this day and upwards,––from the twenty–fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day when was founded the temple of Yahweh, apply your heart: ¹⁹ Is the seed yet in the store–house? Howbeit, though at present neither, the vine nor the fig–tree nor the pomegranate nor the olive tree, hath brought forth, from this very day, will I bless you.

¹⁷ But coming, to himself, he said––How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing! ¹⁸ I will arise, and go unto my father, and will say unto him––Father! I have sinned against heaven, and before thee:

¹¹ Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you:

²¹ Many are the devices in a man’s heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.

⁵ Because Syria, hath taken counsel, against thee, for mischief,––[with] Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying, ⁶ Let us go up against Judah, and besiege it, and break it open, for ourselves,––and set up a king in the midst thereof, even the son of Tabeal. ⁷ Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh,––It shall not stand, Neither shall it come to pass!

⁹ Rage, O ye peoples,––and be overthrown, And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth,––Gird yourselves and be overthrown, Gird yourselves, and be overthrown: ¹⁰ Determine a plan,––and it shall be frustrated,––Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With–us–is–GOD!

²⁷ For, Yahweh of hosts, hath purposed,––And who, shall frustrate? And, his, is the hand outstretched, And who, shall turn it back?

¹⁰ Declaring, from the beginning, the latter end, And, from olden time, that which had never been done,––Saying, My purpose shall stand, and, All my pleasure, will I perform; ¹¹ Calling, From the East, a Bird of Prey, From a far country, the Man I intended,––Yea I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass, I have planned, I will also do it.

²³ Thus, saith Yahweh, Let not, the wise man, glory, in his wisdom, Neither let, the mighty man, glory, in his might,––Let not, the rich man, glory, in his riches;

¹³ Nevertheless the men, wrought hard, to bring it back unto the land, but could not,––for, the sea, was raging over them more and more.

²⁷ For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed,––both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; –– ²⁸ To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass.

³⁹ But, if it is, of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them: lest once, even fighters against God, ye be found.

¹⁹ For, the wisdom of this world, is, foolishness with God; for it is written––He that taketh the wise in their knavery,–– ²⁰ And again––The Lord taketh note of the speculations of the wise, that they are vain.

⁸ And a stone to strike against, and a rock to stumble over: Who stumble because, unto the word, they do not yield,––unto which also they have been appointed;

³ But, thou, Yahweh, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

⁸ To Yahweh, belongeth Salvation! Upon thy people, be thy blessing. [Selah.]

⁷ These, by chariots, and, those, by horses, but, we, by the Name of Yahweh our God, will prevail.

¹⁷ A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver. ¹⁸ Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

²⁰ The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

¹⁰ Who giveth victory unto kings––Who snatcheth away David his servant, from the calamitous sword.

¹⁰ Not in the strength of the horse, doth he delight, Not in the legs of a man, hath he pleasure:

¹¹ I again saw under the sun, that not, to the swift, was the race, nor, to the strong, the battle, nay! nor, to the wise, food, nor yet, to the intelligent, riches, nor, even to the well–informed, comeliness,––for, time and accident, happened to them all.

¹ Alas! for them who are going down to Egypt for help, On horses, would rely,––And have trusted––In chariots––because they are many, and, In horsemen, because they are very bold, But have not looked unto the Holy One of Israel, And, onto Yahweh, have not sought.

²³ Surely, to falsehood, pertain the hills, The noisy throng on the mountains,––Surely, in Yahweh our God, is the salvation of Israel!