²⁶ He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

³⁴ He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

²³ And if by these things you will not be turned to me, but still go against me;

²⁴ Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.

²⁷ And if, after all this, you do not give ear to me, but go against me still,

²⁸ Then my wrath will be burning against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for your sins.

¹⁷ As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

¹⁸ He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

¹⁹ Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

⁴ Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

⁵ But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

⁶ Who will give to every man his right reward:

⁹ Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

¹³ For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.