¹⁴ Frowardness `is' in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

¹ Wo `to' those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

¹⁸ A heart devising thoughts of vanity -- Feet hasting to run to evil --

¹⁹ A false witness `who' doth breathe out lies -- And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

⁷ Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow -- that also he shall reap,

⁸ because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;

¹⁷ And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

⁷ For wind they sow, and a hurricane they reap, Stalk it hath none -- a shoot not yielding grain, If so be it yield -- strangers do swallow it up.

² And He saith unto me, `Son of man, these `are' the men who are devising iniquity, and who are giving evil counsel in this city;

²⁰ And the wicked `are' as the driven out sea, For to rest it is not able, And its waters cast out filth and mire.

⁷ And the miser -- his instruments `are' evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.

¹⁷ Laying hold on the ears of a dog, `Is' a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

¹⁸ As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

¹⁹ So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

²⁰ Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

²¹ Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

²² The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.

⁸ Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

⁸ Froward `is' the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright `is' his work.

²⁸ A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

²⁹ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

³⁰ Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

²⁹ Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

¹⁴ Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

⁴ Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'