"They spendthe nightnaked,withoutclothing,And havenocoveringagainst the cold.
"[Thus] I was: by daythe heatconsumedme and the frostby night,and my sleepfledfrom my eyes.
"For you have takenpledgesof your brotherswithoutcause,And strippedmen naked.
"They cause [the poor] to goabout nakedwithoutclothing,And they takeawaythe sheavesfrom the hungry.
"They harvesttheir fodderin the fieldAnd gleanthe vineyardof the wicked.
"They are wetwith the mountainrainsAnd hugthe rockfor wantof a shelter.
She is not afraidof the snowfor her household,For allher householdare clothedwith scarlet.
"Is it not to divideyour breadwith the hungryAnd bringthe homelesspoorinto the house;Whenyou seethe naked,to coverhim; And not to hideyourself from your own flesh?
Sothe churchthroughoutallJudeaand Galileeand Samariaenjoyedpeace,being builtup; and goingon in the fearof the Lordand in the comfortof the HolySpirit,it continued to increase.
