The righteous{H6662} perisheth,{H6} and no man{H376} layeth{H7760} it to heart;{H3820} and merciful{H2617} men{H582} are taken away,{H622} none considering{H995} that the righteous{H6662} is taken away{H622} from{H6440} the evil{H7451} [to come].

He entereth{H935} into peace;{H7965} they rest{H5117} in their beds,{H4904} each one that walketh{H1980} in his uprightness.{H5228}

But draw near{H7126} hither, ye sons{H1121} of the sorceress,{H6049} the seed{H2233} of the adulterer{H5003} and the harlot.{H2181}

Against whom do ye sport{H6026} yourselves? against whom make ye a wide{H7337} mouth,{H6310} and put out{H748} the tongue?{H3956} are ye not children{H3206} of transgression,{H6588} a seed{H2233} of falsehood,{H8267}

ye that inflame{H2552} yourselves among the oaks,{H410} under every green{H7488} tree;{H6086} that slay{H7819} the children{H3206} in the valleys,{H5158} under the clefts{H5585} of the rocks?{H5553}

Among the smooth{H2511} [stones] of the valley{H5158} is thy portion;{H2506} they, they are thy lot;{H1486} even to them hast thou poured{H8210} a drink-offering,{H4503} thou hast offered{H5927} an oblation.{H5262} Shall I be appeased{H5162} for these things?

Upon a high{H5375} and lofty{H1364} mountain{H2022} hast thou set{H7760} thy bed;{H4904} thither also wentest thou up{H5927} to offer{H2076} sacrifice.{H2077}

And behind{H310} the doors{H1817} and the posts{H4201} hast thou set up{H7760} thy memorial:{H2146} for thou hast uncovered{H1540} [thyself] to another than me, and art gone up;{H5927} thou hast enlarged{H7337} thy bed,{H4904} and made{H3772} thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst{H157} their bed{H4904} where{H3027} thou sawest{H2372} it.

And thou wentest{H7788} to the king{H4428} with oil,{H8081} and didst increase{H7235} thy perfumes,{H7547} and didst send{H7971} thine ambassadors{H6735} far off,{H7350} and didst debase{H8213} thyself even unto Sheol.{H7585}

Thou wast wearied{H3021} with the length{H7230} of thy way;{H1870} yet saidst{H559} thou not, It is in vain:{H2976} thou didst find{H4672} a quickening{H2416} of thy strength;{H3027} therefore thou wast not faint.{H2470}

And of whom hast thou been afraid{H1672} and in fear,{H3372} that thou liest,{H3576} and hast not remembered{H2142} me, nor laid{H7760} it to thy heart?{H3820} have not I held my peace{H2814} even of long time,{H5769} and thou fearest{H3372} me not?

I will declare{H5046} thy righteousness;{H6666} and as for thy works,{H4639} they shall not profit{H3276} thee.

When thou criest,{H2199} let them that thou hast gathered deliver{H5337} thee; but the wind{H7307} shall take{H3947} them, a breath{H1892} shall carry{H3947} them all away:{H5375} but he that taketh refuge{H2620} in me shall possess{H5157} the land,{H776} and shall inherit{H3423} my holy{H6944} mountain.{H2022}

And he will say,{H559} Cast ye up,{H5549} cast ye up,{H5549} prepare{H6437} the way,{H1870} take up{H7311} the stumbling-block{H4383} out of the way{H1870} of my people.{H5971}

For thus saith{H559} the high{H7311} and lofty One{H5375} that inhabiteth{H7931} eternity,{H5703} whose name{H8034} is Holy:{H6918} I dwell{H7931} in the high{H4791} and holy{H6918} place, with him also that is of a contrite{H1793} and humble{H8217} spirit,{H7307} to revive{H2421} the spirit{H7307} of the humble,{H8217} and to revive{H2421} the heart{H3820} of the contrite.{H1792}

For I will not contend{H7378} for ever,{H5769} neither will I be always{H5331} wroth;{H7107} for the spirit{H7307} would faint{H5848} before{H6440} me, and the souls{H5397} that I have made.{H6213}

For the iniquity{H5771} of his covetousness{H1215} was I wroth,{H7107} and smote{H5221} him; I hid{H5641} [my face] and was wroth;{H7107} and he went on{H3212} backsliding{H7726} in the way{H1870} of his heart.{H3820}

I have seen{H7200} his ways,{H1870} and will heal{H7495} him: I will lead{H5148} him also, and restore{H7999} comforts{H5150} unto him and to his mourners.{H57}

I create{H1254} the fruit{H5108} of the lips:{H8193} Peace,{H7965} peace,{H7965} to him that is far off{H7350} and to him that is near,{H7138} saith{H559} Jehovah;{H3068} and I will heal{H7495} him.

But the wicked{H7563} are like the troubled{H1644} sea;{H3220} for it cannot{H3201} rest,{H8252} and its waters{H4325} cast up{H1644} mire{H7516} and dirt.{H2916}

There is no peace,{H7965} saith{H559} my God,{H430} to the wicked.{H7563}