So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time! The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.

“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods – do not let them be heard on your lips.

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go quickly, descend, because your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly.

“Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.

Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have taken away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So that place is called Gilgal even to this day.

The men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us – you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.”

But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!”

In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day.”

Therefore you are great, O Lord God, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”

Now listen to me! Send back those you have seized from your brothers, for the Lord is very angry at you!”

I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.

You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.