<p class="poetry">at the head of the noisy<n id="1" /> streets she calls,p> <p class="poetry">in the entrances of the gates in the city<n id="2" /> she utters her words:<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I will pay back<n id="2" /> evil!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Wait<n id="3" /> for the <sc>Lord,sc> so that he may vindicate you.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not say to your neighbor, &#8220;Go! Return tomorrowp> <p class="poetry">and I will give it,&#8221; when<n id="1" /> you have it with you at the time.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not say, &#8220;I will do to him just as he has done to me;p> <p class="poetry">I will pay him back<n id="1" /> according to what he has done.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If you say, &#8220;But we did not know about this,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">does not the one who evaluates<n id="1" /> hearts consider?p> <p class="poetry">Does not the one who guards your life know?p> <p class="poetry">Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?<n id="2" />p>