Manya manproclaimshis ownloyalty,But whocan finda trustworthyman?
Help,LORD,for the godlymanceasesto be, For the faithfuldisappearfrom among the sonsof men.
They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
A planin the heartof a manis [like] deepwater,But a manof understandingdrawsit out.
[Like] cloudsand windwithoutrainIs a manwho boastsof his giftsfalsely.
Let anotherpraiseyou, and not your own mouth;A stranger,and not your own lips.
whichI am stillseekingbut have not found.I have foundonemanamonga thousand,but I have not founda womanamong allthese.
"Roamto and frothrough the streetsof Jerusalem,And looknowand takenote.And seekin her opensquares,Ifyou can finda man,Ifthereis one who doesjustice,who seekstruth,Then I will pardonher.
Woeis me! For I amLike the fruitpickers,like the grapegatherers.Thereis not a clusterof grapes to eat,[Or] a first-ripefig[which] I crave.
The godlypersonhas perishedfrom the land,And thereis noupright[person] among men.Allof them liein waitfor bloodshed;Eachof them huntsthe otherwith a net.
"Sowhenyou giveto the poor, do not sound a trumpetbeforeyou, as the hypocritesdoin the synagoguesand in the streets,sothat they may be honoredby men.TrulyI sayto you, they havetheir rewardin full.
"The Phariseestoodand was prayingthisto himself:'God,I thankYou that I amnot likeother people:swindlers,unjust,adulterers,orevenlikethistax collector.
Petersaid,"Behold,we have leftour own[homes] and followedYou."
"I tellyou that He will bring aboutjusticefor them quickly.However,when the Sonof Mancomes,will He findfaithon the earth?"
But he saidto Him, "Lord,with You I amreadyto gobothto prisonand to death!"
JesussawNathanaelcomingto Him, and saidof him, "Behold,an Israeliteindeed,in whomthereis nodeceit!"
I have becomefoolish;you yourselvescompelledme. ActuallyI shouldhave been commendedby you, for in norespectwas I inferiorto the most eminentapostles,eventhoughI ama nobody.
