¹⁹ And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for `am' I in the place of God?

¹⁹ not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

² And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, `Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

⁵ and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.

³⁵ Mine `are' vengeance and recompense, At the due time -- doth their foot slide; For near is a day of their calamity, And haste do things prepared for them.

⁷ And it cometh to pass, at the king of Israel's reading the letter, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, `Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this `one' is sending unto me to recover a man from his leprosy? for surely know, I pray you, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.'

¹⁹ That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands `are' all of them.

²⁰ `In' a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

²¹ For His eyes `are' on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

²² There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;

²³ For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

²⁴ He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.

²⁵ Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

²⁶ As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.

²⁷ Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

²⁸ To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

²⁹ And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, `It is' the same.

³⁰ for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance `is' Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --

²⁷ and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, `Be of good courage, I am `he', be not afraid.'

³⁷ and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

³⁸ And he said to them, `Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?