"But ifyou will not doso,behold,you have sinnedagainst the LORD,and be sureyour sinwill findyou out.
Now the menof Sodomwere wickedexceedinglyand sinnersagainst the LORD.
"Ifyou dowell,will not [your countenance] be liftedup? And ifyou do not dowell,sinis crouchingat the door;and its desireis for you, but you must masterit."
So Judahsaid,"Whatcan we sayto my lord?Whatcan we speak?And howcan we justifyourselves? Godhas foundout the iniquityof your servants;behold,we are my lord'sslaves,bothwe and the one in whosepossessionthe cuphas been found."
"I am weaktoday,though anointedking;and thesementhe sonsof Zeruiahare toodifficultfor me. May the LORDrepaythe evildoeraccording to his evil."
"The LORDwill returnhis bloodon his own head,becausehe fellupon twomenmorerighteousand betterthanhe and killedthem with the sword,while my fatherDaviddid not know[it]: Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof the armyof Israel,and Amasathe sonof Jether,commanderof the armyof Judah.
"So shall their bloodreturnon the headof Joaband on the headof his descendantsforever;but to Davidand his descendantsand his houseand his throne,may there be peacefrom the LORDforever."
If I say,"Surelythe darknesswill overwhelmme, And the lightaroundme will be night,"
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
You have placedour iniquitiesbeforeYou, Our secret[sins] in the lightof Your presence.
Adversitypursuessinners,But the righteouswill be rewardedwith prosperity.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
For our transgressionsare multipliedbeforeYou, And our sinstestifyagainst us; For our transgressionsare with us, And we knowour iniquities:
Eachmansaidto his mate,"Come,let us castlotsso we may learnon whoseaccountthiscalamity[has struck] us." So they castlotsand the lotfellon Jonah.
[There will be] tribulationand distressfor everysoulof manwho doesevil,of the Jewfirstand alsoof the Greek,
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
He broughthis householdnearmanby man;and Achan,sonof Carmi,sonof Zabdi,sonof Zerah,from the tribeof Judah,was taken.
