²³ And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, `Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?

²² and they fall on their faces, and say, `God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'

¹⁷ And David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, `Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these -- the flock -- what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.'

⁴ And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

⁴ `Jehovah `is' in his holy temple: Jehovah -- in the heavens `is' His throne. His eyes see -- His eyelids try the sons of men.

⁵ Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

⁶ He poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind `is' the portion of their cup.

⁷ For righteous `is' Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'

¹⁷ Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;

²² may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

⁵ And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

⁶ let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

²¹ And his honourable one hath been of himself, And his ruler from his midst goeth forth, And I have caused him to draw near, And he hath drawn nigh unto Me, For who `is' he who hath pledged his heart To draw nigh unto Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

²⁸ And I -- nearness of God to me `is' good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!

¹⁷ Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

³ Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

²⁵ Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'