² For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

⁹ For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

³ For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

¹³ Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

²⁰ For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

⁵ I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

⁶ Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

¹⁷ But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.