^{4 Ref} For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast `them' down to Tartarus, did deliver `them' to judgment, having been reserved,

^{5 Ref} and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,

^{6 Ref} and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set `them';

^{7 Ref} and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,

^{8 Ref} for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.

^{9 Ref} The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,