³⁰ He that shutteth his eyes, `it is' to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

¹² A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

¹³ That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

¹⁴ In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

¹⁰ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

²⁷ A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

¹⁰ Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they sea with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.

³ Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge `is ready' for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

¹⁵ For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸ And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

²³ And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

²⁴ So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye `to it'.

²⁵ And all the people answered and said, His blood `be' on us, and on our children.

²⁶ Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.