The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil {\i man} out of the evil {\i treasure} bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.\par
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Ye are of {\i your} father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
{\b For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.}\par\par\tab The fool hath said in his heart,\par\tab There is no God.\par\tab Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;\par\tab There is none that doeth good.
Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.\par