"Behold,I am insignificant;whatcan I replyto You? I laymy handon my mouth.
And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
I am unworthyof allthe lovingkindnessand of allthe faithfulnesswhichYou have shownto Your servant;for with my staff[only] I crossedthisJordan,and nowI have becometwocompanies.
Now David'shearttroubledhim afterhe had numberedthe people.So Davidsaidto the LORD,"I have sinnedgreatlyin whatI have done.But now,O LORD,pleasetakeawaythe iniquityof Your servant,for I have actedveryfoolishly."
But he himselfwenta day'sjourneyinto the wilderness,and cameand satdownundera junipertree;and he requestedfor himselfthat he might die,and said,"It is enough;now,O LORD,takemy life,for I am not betterthanmy fathers."
"O LORDGodof Israel,You are righteous,for we have been leftan escapedremnant,as [it is] thisday;behold,we are beforeYou in our guilt,for noonecan standbeforeYou becauseof this."
and I said,"O my God,I am ashamedand embarrassedto liftup my faceto You, my God,for our iniquitieshave risenaboveour headsand our guilthas grownevento the heavens.
"However, You are justin allthat has comeupon us; For You have dealtfaithfully,but we have actedwickedly.
"O that a manmight pleadwith GodAs a manwith his neighbor!
"Lookat me, and be astonished,And put[your] handover[your] mouth.
"The princesstoppedtalkingAnd put[their] handson their mouths;
"I would declareto Him the numberof my steps;Likea princeI would approachHim.
"Teachus whatwe shall sayto Him; We cannotarrange[our case] becauseof darkness.
Then Jobansweredthe LORDand said,
ThereforeI retract,And I repentin dustand ashes."
"I have becomemute,I do not openmy mouth,Becauseit is You who have done[it].
Ifyou have beenfoolishin exaltingyourself Or ifyou have plotted[evil], [put your] handon your mouth.
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.
Let him puthis mouthin the dust,Perhapsthereis hope.
so that you may rememberand be ashamedand neveropenyour mouthanymorebecauseof your humiliation,when I have forgivenyou for allthat you have done,"the LordGODdeclares.
we have sinned,committediniquity,actedwickedlyand rebelled,even turningasidefrom Your commandmentsand ordinances.
"Righteousnessbelongs to You, O Lord,but to us openshame,as it is thisday--to the menof Judah,the inhabitantsof Jerusalemand allIsrael,those who are nearbyand those who are faraway in allthe countriesto whichYou have driventhem, because of their unfaithfuldeedswhichthey have committedagainst You.
"Ifthe leprosybreaksout fartheron the skin,and the leprosycoversallthe skinof [him who has] the infectionfrom his headeven to his feet,as faras the priestcan see,
Nationswill seeand be ashamedOf alltheir might.They will put[their] handon [their] mouth,Their earswill be deaf.
"But the LORDis in His holytemple.Let allthe earthbe silentbeforeHim."
"Be silent,allflesh,beforethe LORD;for He is arousedfrom His holyhabitation."
"But the tax collector,standingsome distance away,was evenunwillingto liftup his eyesto heaven,but was beatinghis breast,saying,'God,be mercifulto me, the sinner!'
But when SimonPetersaw[that], he fell downat Jesus'feet,saying,"Go awayfrom me Lord,for I ama sinfulman,O Lord!"
It is a trustworthystatement,deservingfullacceptance,that ChristJesuscameinto the worldto savesinners,among whomI amforemost[of all].
They saidto him, "Be silent,putyour handoveryour mouthand comewith us, and be to us a fatherand a priest.Is it betterfor you to be a priestto the houseof oneman,orto be priestto a tribeand a familyin Israel?"
