The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

The one who robs his father and mother and says, “There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.

Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.

The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

For these are rebellious people – they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the Lord’s law.

This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king – he will deliver us.

The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says, ‘Here I am.’”

But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.