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:
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard, and the men were furious, and they were very angry, because he had done disgraceful folly in Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob; and it should not be done in this way.
And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool, even so it will happen to me; and why then was I more wise? And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
Rise up, sanctify the people, and you shall say, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow. For so says Jehovah, the God of Israel, A devoted thing is among you, Israel; you are not able to stand before your enemies until you take away the cursed thing from among you.