They holdfastto themselves an evilpurpose;They talkof layingsnaressecretly;They say,"Whocan seethem?"
and it cameabout, whenGodcaused me to wanderfrom my father'shouse,that I saidto her, 'Thisis the kindnesswhichyou will showto me: everywherewe go,sayof me, "He is my brother."'"
"You say,Whatdoes Godknow?Can He judgethroughthe thickdarkness?
He saysto himself,"Godhas forgotten;He has hiddenHis face;He will neverseeit."
Our soulhas escapedas a birdout of the snareof the trapper;The snareis brokenand we have escaped.
The proudhave hiddena trapfor me, and cords;They have spreada netby the wayside;They have setsnaresfor me. Selah.
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
They have said,"The LORDdoes not see,Nordoes the Godof Jacobpayheed."
"The enemysaid,'I will pursue,I will overtake,I will dividethe spoil;My desireshall be gratifiedagainst them; I will drawout my sword,my handwill destroythem.'
Eachonehelpshis neighborAnd saysto his brother,"Be strong!"
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,do you seewhatthe eldersof the houseof Israelare committingin the dark,eachmanin the roomof his carvedimages?For they say,The LORDdoes not seeus; the LORDhas forsakenthe land.'"
"Now,therefore, pleasecome,cursethispeoplefor me sincethey are toomightyfor me; perhapsI may be ableto defeatthem and drivethem out of the land.For I knowthat he whomyou blessis blessed,and he whomyou curseis cursed."
"Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou travel aroundon seaand landto makeoneproselyte;and whenhe becomesone, you makehim twice as mucha sonof hellas yourselves.
And thosewho dwellon the earth[will] rejoiceoverthem and celebrate;and they will sendgiftsto one another,becausethesetwoprophetstormentedthosewho dwellon the earth.
But the people,the menof Israel,encouragedthemselves and arrayedfor battleagainin the placewherethey had arrayedthemselves the firstday.
