¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.

⁴ Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

¹⁷ And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

¹⁸ Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

¹¹ Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

²⁴ And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

¹⁹ I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.

¹² Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

²⁷ For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

⁴ The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

¹⁴ Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.

¹⁵ What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?