Nowthat no oneis justifiedby the LawbeforeGodis evident;for, "THE RIGHTEOUS MANSHALL LIVEBY FAITH."
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto the landof the enemy,faroff ornear;
"Behold,I am insignificant;whatcan I replyto You? I laymy handon my mouth.
ThereforeI retract,And I repentin dustand ashes."
"Ifone wishedto disputewith Him, He could not answerHim oncein a thousand[times].
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
Whocan discern[his] errors?Acquitme of hidden[faults].
Indeed,thereis not a righteousmanon earthwho[continually] doesgoodand who neversins.
Allof us like sheephave goneastray,Eachof us has turnedto his own way;But the LORDhas caused the iniquityof us allTo fallon Him.
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
For allof us have becomelike one who is unclean,And allour righteousdeedsare like a filthygarment;And allof us witherlike a leaf,And our iniquities,like the wind,takeus away.
"Behold,as for the proudone, His soulis not rightwithin him; But the righteouswill liveby his faith.
For in it [the] righteousnessof Godis revealedfrom faithto faith;as it is written,"BUT THE RIGHTEOUS[man] SHALL LIVEBY FAITH."
neverthelessknowingthat a manis not justifiedby the worksof the Lawbut throughfaithin ChristJesus,evenwe have believedin ChristJesus,sothat we may be justifiedby faithin Christand not by the worksof the Law;sinceby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justified.
BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONESHALL LIVEBY FAITH;AND IFHE SHRINKS BACK,MY SOULHASNOPLEASUREIN HIM.
Pureand undefiledreligionin the sightof [our] Godand Fatheris this:to visitorphansand widowsin their distress,[and] to keeponeselfunstainedby the world.
For we allstumblein many[ways]. Ifanyonedoes not stumblein what he says,he is a perfectman,ableto bridlethe wholebodyas well.
And they sanga newsong,saying,"Worthyare You to takethe bookand to breakits seals;for You were slain,and purchasedfor Godwith Your blood[men] from everytribeand tongueand peopleand nation.
