¹⁵ Did not one God make them?^[a] But a remnant of the spirit is his.^[b] And what does the one God desire? An offspring of God.^[c] You must be attentive to^[d] your spirit, and you must not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. ¹⁶ “For I hate divorce,”^[e] says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and he who covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to^[f] your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”

¹⁷ You have wearied Yahweh with your words, but you ask, “With what have we wearied him?” You have done so when you say,^[g] “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight^[h] of Yahweh, and in them he delights,” or “Where is the God of justice?”