¹⁷ Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

²⁷ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²³ But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.

²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn't give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

¹⁰ She fell down immediately at his feet, and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

⁵ Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.

¹⁶ Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

³² It shall be accomplished before his time. His branch shall not be green.

³³ He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive tree.

³⁸ It happened about ten days after, that Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.

⁷ Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.

⁸ Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother."

⁹ Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

¹⁰ The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.

²¹ Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls{or, preserve your life.}.

²⁰ Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and these have you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your prostitution a small matter,

¹⁷ Then he said to me, Have you seen [this], son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, behold, they put the branch to their nose.

³³ How trimmest you your way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women have you taught your ways.

³⁴ Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: you did not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.