¹⁶ A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

¹⁴ As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form `is' for consumption. Sheol `is' a dwelling for him.

¹² These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

¹⁹ out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but -- that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.

²¹ for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged `it', to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

²² and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

³⁸ and `the righteous by faith shall live,' and `if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'

²⁶ For we -- willfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth -- no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

²⁷ but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;

⁴ for `it is' impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

⁶ and having fallen away, again to renew `them' to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

¹ Also you -- being dead in the trespasses and the sins,

¹⁹ `And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;

²⁰ for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

⁶ And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.

²⁰ Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

¹⁸ And he hath not known that Rephaim `are' there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

²⁶ For many `are' the wounded she caused to fall, And mighty `are' all her slain ones.

²⁷ The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

¹⁸ For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

¹⁹ None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

⁵ As to those turning `to' their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!