And when he said these things to them, the Pharisees and the wise men of the law began grievously to against-stand [him], and stop his mouth of many things,
God shall make Syria to come from the east, and Philistines from the west; and with all the mouth they shall devour Israel. In all these things the strong vengeance of the Lord is not turned away, but yet his hand is stretched forth;
And they said, Come ye, and think we thoughts against Jeremy; for why the law shall not perish from a priest, neither counsel shall perish from a wise man, neither word shall perish from a prophet; come ye, and smite we him with tongue, and take we none heed to all the words of him.
For I heard despisings of many men, and dread in compass, Pursue ye, and pursue we him, of all men that were peaceable to me, and keeping my side; if in any manner he be deceived, and we have the mastery against him, and get vengeance of him.
Woe to you, wise men of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowing; and ye yourselves entered not [in], and ye have forbidden them that entered.
And they espied, and sent spies, that feigned them[selves] just, that they should take him in word, and betake him to the power of the prince, and to the power of the justice.
it is not covetous, [or ambitious, or covetous of worships], it seeketh not those things that be his own [or her own], it is not stirred to wrath, it thinketh not evil,