Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

Madmenah flees, the residents of Gebim have hidden.

Your prophets have become like jackals among the ruins, O Israel.

As for teqel – you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.

The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed; his punishment is being stored up for the future.

He called a child, had him stand among them,

But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.

The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,

Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.

Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

“On six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest; even at the time of plowing and of harvest you are to rest.

You must not make use of the name of the Lord your God for worthless purposes, for the Lord will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.

When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”

Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made – they are still there, just as the Lord commanded me.

The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.