Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man:
The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not such knowledge.
The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceases: he has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, he regards no man.
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.
And he would not for awhile: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will respect him when they see him.
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?