ThenPaulsaidto him, "Godis goingto strikeyou, you whitewashedwall!Do you sitto tryme accordingto the Law,and in violation of the Laworderme to be struck?"
"Our Lawdoes not judgea manunlessit firsthearsfrom him and knowswhathe is doing,does it?"
[For] those who turnjusticeinto wormwoodAnd castrighteousnessdownto the earth."
Furthermore,I have seenunderthe sun[that] in the placeof justicethereis wickednessand in the placeof righteousnessthereis wickedness.
Can a throneof destructionbe alliedwith You, One which devisesmischiefby decree?
You shall donowrongin judgment,in measurementof weight,or capacity.
You shall donoinjusticein judgment;you shall not be partialto the poornordeferto the great,but you are to judgeyour neighborfairly.
SoAnnassentHim boundto Caiaphasthe high priest.
Then Zedekiahthe sonof Chenaanahcamenearand struckMicaiahon the cheekand said,"Howdid the Spiritof the LORDpassfrom me to speakto you?"
But the bystanderssaid,"Do you revileGod'shigh priest?"