1	The righteous perisheth# , and no man layeth# it to heart: and merciful men are taken away# , none considering# that the righteous is taken away# from the evil to come . [merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness] [from...: or, from that which is evil]
			2	He shall enter# into peace: they shall rest# in their beds, each one walking# in his uprightness. [enter into: or, go in] [in his...: or, before him]
			3	But draw near# hither, ye sons of the sorceress# , the seed of the adulterer# and the whore# .
			4	Against whom do ye sport# yourselves? against whom make ye a wide# mouth, and draw out# the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
			5	Enflaming# yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying# the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? [with...: or, among the oaks]
			6	Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured# a drink offering, thou hast offered# a meat offering. Should I receive comfort# in these?
			7	Upon a lofty and high# mountain hast thou set# thy bed: even thither wentest thou up# to offer# sacrifice.
			8	Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up# thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered# thyself to another than me, and art gone up# ; thou hast enlarged# thy bed, and made# thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst# their bed where thou sawest# it . [made...: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs] [where...: or, thou providedst room]
			9	And thou wentest# to the king with ointment, and didst increase# thy perfumes, and didst send# thy messengers far off, and didst debase# thyself even unto hell. [thou...: or, thou respectedst]
			10	Thou art wearied# in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst# thou not, There is no hope# : thou hast found# the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved# . [life: or, living]
			11	And of whom hast thou been afraid# or feared# , that thou hast lied# , and hast not remembered# me, nor laid# it to thy heart? have not I held my peace# even of old, and thou fearest# me not?
			12	I will declare# thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit# thee.
			13	When thou criest# , let thy companies deliver# thee; but the wind shall carry them all away# ; vanity shall take# them : but he that putteth his trust# in me shall possess# the land, and shall inherit# my holy mountain;
			14	And shall say# , Cast ye up# , cast ye up# , prepare# the way, take up# the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
			15	For thus saith# the high# and lofty One# that inhabiteth# eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell# in the high and holy place , with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive# the spirit of the humble, and to revive# the heart of the contrite ones# .
			16	For I will not contend# for ever, neither will I be always wroth# : for the spirit should fail# before me, and the souls which I have made# .
			17	For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth# , and smote# him: I hid# me, and was wroth# , and he went on# frowardly in the way of his heart. [frowardly: Heb. turning away]
			18	I have seen# his ways, and will heal# him: I will lead# him also, and restore# comforts unto him and to his mourners.
			19	I create# the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith# the LORD; and I will heal# him.
			20	But the wicked are like the troubled# sea, when it cannot# rest# , whose waters cast up# mire and dirt.
			21	There is no peace, saith# my God, to the wicked.