The righteous perisheth
, and no man
layeth
it to heart
: and merciful
men
are taken away
, none considering
that the righteous
is taken away
from
the evil
to come .
He shall enter into peace
: they shall rest
in their beds
, each one walking
in his uprightness
.
But draw near hither, ye sons
of the sorceress
, the seed
of the adulterer
and the whore
.
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide
mouth
, and draw out
the tongue
? are ye not children
of transgression
, a seed
of falsehood
,
Enflaming yourselves with idols
under every green
tree
, slaying
the children
in the valleys
under the clifts
of the rocks
?
Among the smooth stones of the stream
is thy portion
; they, they are thy lot
: even to them hast thou poured
a drink offering
, thou hast offered
a meat offering
. Should I receive comfort
in these?
Upon a lofty and high
mountain
hast thou set
thy bed
: even thither wentest thou up
to offer
sacrifice
.
Behind the doors
also and the posts
hast thou set up
thy remembrance
: for thou hast discovered
thyself to another than me, and art gone up
; thou hast enlarged
thy bed
, and made
thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst
their bed
where
thou sawest
it .
And thou wentest to the king
with ointment
, and didst increase
thy perfumes
, and didst send
thy messengers
far off
, and didst debase
thyself even unto hell
.
Thou art wearied in the greatness
of thy way
; yet saidst
thou not, There is no hope
: thou hast found
the life
of thine hand
; therefore thou wast not grieved
.
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared
, that thou hast lied
, and hast not remembered
me, nor laid
it to thy heart
? have not I held my peace
even of old
, and thou fearest
me not?
I will declare thy righteousness
, and thy works
; for they shall not profit
thee.
When thou criest, let thy companies
deliver
thee; but the wind
shall carry them all away
; vanity
shall take
them : but he that putteth his trust
in me shall possess
the land
, and shall inherit
my holy
mountain
;
And shall say, Cast ye up
, cast ye up
, prepare
the way
, take up
the stumblingblock
out of the way
of my people
.
For thus saith the high
and lofty One
that inhabiteth
eternity
, whose name
is Holy
; I dwell
in the high
and holy
place , with him also that is of a contrite
and humble
spirit
, to revive
the spirit
of the humble
, and to revive
the heart
of the contrite ones
.
For I will not contend for ever
, neither will I be always
wroth
: for the spirit
should fail
before
me, and the souls
which I have made
.
For the iniquity of his covetousness
was I wroth
, and smote
him: I hid
me, and was wroth
, and he went on
frowardly
in the way
of his heart
.
I have seen his ways
, and will heal
him: I will lead
him also, and restore
comforts
unto him and to his mourners
.
I create the fruit
of the lips
; Peace
, peace
to him that is far off
, and to him that is near
, saith
the LORD
; and I will heal
him.
But the wicked are like the troubled
sea
, when it cannot
rest
, whose waters
cast up
mire
and dirt
.
There is no peace, saith
my God
, to the wicked
.