1<\/sup>THE just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth; for the just man is taken away from before the face of evil.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath walked in his uprightness.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>Upon whom have you jested? upon whom have you opened your mouth wide, and put out your tongue? are not you wicked children, a false seed,<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Who seek your comfort in idols under every green tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks?<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things?<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>And behind the door, and behind the post thou best set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself near me, and hast received an adulterer: thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made a covenant with them: thou hast loved their bed with open hand.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy ways: yet thou saidst not: I will rest: thou hast found life of thy hand, therefore thou hast not asked.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>For whom hast thou been solicitous and afraid, that thou hast lied, and hast not been mindful of me, nor thought on me in thy heart? for I am silent, and as one that seeth not, and thou hast forgotten me.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>I will declare thy justice, and thy works shall not profit thee.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>When thou shalt cry, let thy companies deliver thee, but the wind shall carry them all off, a breeze shall take them away, but he that putteth his trust in me, shall inherit the land, and shall possess my holy mount.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>And I will say: Make a way: give free passage, turn out of the path, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be angry unto the end: because the spirit shall go forth from my face, end breathings I will make.<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my face from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>I saw his ways, and I healed him, and brought him back, and restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>But the wicked are like the raging sea, which cannot rest, and the waves thereof cast up dirt and mire.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God.<\/span> <\/p>\n