"They sayto God,Departfrom us! We do not even desirethe knowledgeof Your ways.
"They saidto God,'Departfrom us!' And 'Whatcan the Almightydoto them?'
Becausethey turnedasidefrom followingHim, And hadnoregardfor anyof His ways;
"But noone says,'Whereis Godmy Maker,Who givessongsin the night,
He saysto himself,"Godhas forgotten;He has hiddenHis face;He will neverseeit."
The wicked,in the haughtinessof his countenance,does not seek[Him]. Allhis thoughtsare, "Thereis noGod."
"For fortyyearsI loathed[that] generation,And saidthey are a peoplewho errin their heart,And they do not knowMy ways.
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
Becausethey hatedknowledgeAnd did not choosethe fearof the LORD.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof knowledge;Foolsdespisewisdomand instruction.
"Getout of the way,turnasidefrom the path,Let us hearnomoreabout the HolyOneof Israel."
"O generation,heedthe wordof the LORD.Have I beena wildernessto Israel,Ora landof thickdarkness?Whydo My peoplesay,We [are free to] roam;We will nolongercometo You'?
"Your dwellingis in the midstof deceit;Through deceitthey refuseto knowMe," declaresthe LORD.
[The Chaldeans] bringallof them up with a hook,Dragthem awaywith their net,And gatherthem together in their fishingnet.Thereforethey rejoiceand are glad.
SeeingJesus,he criedout and fell beforeHim, and saidin a loudvoice,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesus,Sonof the Most HighGod?I begYou, do not tormentme."
And allthe peopleof the countryof the Gerasenesand the surrounding districtaskedHim to leavethem, for they were grippedwith greatfear;and He gotinto a boatand returned.
And justas they did not see fitto acknowledgeGodany longer, Godgave them overto a depravedmind,to dothosethings which are not proper,
becausethe mind seton the fleshis hostiletowardGod;for it does not subjectitself to the lawof God,for it is not evenable[to do so],
