And I turned my heart about, to know, and to search out, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, and the foolishness of madness:
This is an evil event among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil purpose, and madness is in their heart while they are alive, and after that they go to those who died.
The days of her calling to account have come; Israel shall know the days of her retribution. The prophet is a fool, the man of spirit is mad, for great is your iniquity and your hatred much.
And often punishing them through all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being exceedingly furious against them, I even persecuted them as far as the outer cities.