what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of their ancestors,

“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

‘Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.’

Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed?

Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.

I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty’s mind I will not conceal.