²³ And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?

²² Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?

¹⁷ And when David saw the angel who was causing the destruction of the people, he said to the Lord, Truly, the sin is mine; I have done wrong: but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand be against me and against my family.

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?

⁴ The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

⁵ The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.

⁶ On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

⁷ For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

¹⁷ Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no rain on the earth for three years and six months.

²² Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

⁵ But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

⁶ In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?

²¹ And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.

²⁸ But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

¹⁷ How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

³ Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

²⁵ Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?