²⁹ A wicked man hardens his face; But as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

¹¹ Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

¹⁷ But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!

¹⁸ I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

¹⁸ 'Consider, please, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Yahweh's temple was laid, consider it.

¹⁹ Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven't brought forth. From this day will I bless you.'"

¹⁵ Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in the temple of Yahweh.

⁷ This is what Yahweh of Hosts says: "Consider your ways.

⁵ Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Hosts says: Consider your ways.

²⁸ Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

¹⁶ As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of Yahweh, we will not listen to you.

¹⁷ But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

¹² Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says Yahweh.

³ O Yahweh, don't your eyes look on truth? you have stricken them, but they were not grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

² Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and you have polluted the land with your prostitution and with your wickedness.

³ Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.

¹ He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

¹⁴ Blessed is the man who always fears; But one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

⁵⁹ I considered my ways, And turned my steps to your statutes.

⁵ Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!