Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

The descendants of Mishma: His son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.

For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others –