They deviseinjustices,[saying], "We are readywith a well-conceivedplot";For the inwardthoughtand the heartof a manare deep.
"When he heardthat I raisedmy voiceand screamed,he lefthis garmentbesideme and fledand wentoutside."
He saysto himself,"Godhas forgotten;He has hiddenHis face;He will neverseeit."
Maliciouswitnessesriseup; They askme of things that I do not know.
Their innerthoughtis [that] their housesare forever[And] their dwellingplacesto allgenerations;They have calledtheir landsafter their own names.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
A planin the heartof a manis [like] deepwater,But a manof understandingdrawsit out.
Woeto those who deeplyhidetheir plansfrom the LORD,And whose deedsare [done] in a darkplace,And they say,"Whoseesus?" or "Whoknowsus?"
Nowthe chief priestsand the wholeCouncilkept trying to obtainfalse testimonyagainstJesus,sothat they might put Him to death.
The Jewsansweredhim, "We havea law,and by that lawHe oughtto diebecauseHe madeHimselfout [to] [be] the Sonof God."
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.
Then Doegthe Edomite,whowas standingby the servantsof Saul,said,"I sawthe sonof Jessecomingto Nob,to Ahimelechthe sonof Ahitub.
Davidsaidto Saul,"Whydo you listento the wordsof men,saying,'Behold,Davidseeksto harmyou'?
But NabalansweredDavid'sservantsand said,"Whois David?And whois the sonof Jesse?There are manyservantstodaywho are eachbreakingawayfrom his master.
