The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
And he responded to him: "I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.
They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.
How long can I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart throughout the day?
Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance,
Rescue me from those who work iniquity, and save me from men of blood.
For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.
Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, "Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand."
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body go into Hell.
I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live in eternity.