Let there be noneto extendlovingkindnessto him, Norany to be graciousto his fatherlesschildren.
"His sonsare farfrom safety,They are even oppressedin the gate,And thereis nodeliverer.
And [their] bowswill mowdownthe youngmen,They will not even havecompassionon the fruitof the womb,[Nor] will their eyepitychildren.
When its limbsare dry,they are brokenoff; Womencome[and] makea firewith them, For they are not a peopleof discernment,Thereforetheir Makerwill not havecompassionon them. And their Creatorwill not be graciousto them.
Thereforethe Lorddoes not takepleasurein their youngmen,Nordoes He havepityon their orphansor their widows;For everyoneof them is godlessand an evildoer,And everymouthis speakingfoolishness.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
And allthe peoplesaid,"His bloodshall be on us and on our children!"
"Give,and it will be givento you. They will pourinto your lapa goodmeasure--pressed down,shaken together,[and] running over.For by your standardof measureit will be measured to you in return."
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
