Foolsmockat sin,But amongthe uprightthere is goodwill.
Howmuchlessone who is detestableand corrupt,Man,who drinksiniquitylike water!
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
Doingwickednessis like sportto a fool,And [so is] wisdomto a manof understanding.
The perversein heartare an abominationto the LORD,But the blamelessin [their] walkare His delight.
A goodmanwill obtainfavorfrom the LORD,But He will condemna manwho devisesevil.
Goodunderstandingproducesfavor,But the wayof the treacherousis hard.
ThoughHe scoffsat the scoffers,Yet He givesgraceto the afflicted.
So you will findfavorand goodreputeIn the sightof Godand man.
Thisis the wayof an adulterouswoman:She eatsand wipesher mouth,And says,"I have donenowrong."
"For he who findsme findslifeAnd obtainsfavorfrom the LORD.
But ifhe cannotafforda lamb,then he shall bringto the LORDhis guiltofferingfor that in whichhe has sinned,twoturtledovesortwoyoungpigeons,onefor a sinofferingand the otherfor a burntoffering.
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
