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CHAPTER 57.
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.
2 Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath
walked in his uprightness.
3 But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the
seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.
4 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,
5 Who seek your comfort in idols under every green
tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks?
6 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?
7 Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy
bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 I will declare thy justice, and thy works shall not
profit thee.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
16 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.
17 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.
18 I saw his ways, and I healed him, and brought him
back, and restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him.
19 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.
20 But the wicked are like the raging sea, which cannot
rest, and the waves thereof cast up dirt and mire.
21 There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God.
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