and if he has no daughter, then you are to give his inheritance to his brothers;

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally<n id="1" /> so that he dies,

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.<n id="1" />

But if you continue to do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Does God pervert<n id="1" /> justice?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Or does the Almighty pervert<n id="3" /> what is right?p>

<p class="poetry">If it is a matter of strength,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">most certainly<n id="2" /> he is the strong one!p> <p class="poetry">And if it is a matter of justice,p> <p class="poetry">he will say, &#8216;Who will summon me?&#8217;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Should not this<n id="1" /> abundance of words be answered,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or should this<n id="3" /> talkative man<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">be vindicated?<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Is my<n id="1" /> complaint against a man?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">If so,<n id="3" /> why should I not be impatient?<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;If this is not so, who can prove me a liarp> <p class="poetry">and reduce my words to nothing?&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;If you have<n id="1" /> understanding, listen to this,p> <p class="poetry">hear what I have to say.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do you really think<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">that one who hates justice can govern?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">And will you declare guiltyp> <p class="poetry">the supremely righteous<n id="3" /> One,p>

<p class="poetry">But if they refuse to listen,p> <p class="poetry">they pass over the river of death,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and expire without knowledge.p>

<p class="poetry">Do you have an arm as powerful as God&#8217;s,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and can you thunder with a voice like his?p>

<p class="poetry">When you walk, your steps<n id="1" /> will not be hampered,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and when you run,<n id="3" /> you will not stumble.p>

<p class="poetry">for riches do not last<n id="1" /> forever,p> <p class="poetry">nor does a crown last<n id="2" /> from generation to generation.p>

<p class="poetry">If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or if you have planned evil,p> <p class="poetry">put<n id="2" /> your hand over your mouth!p>

<p class="poetry">Can spoils be taken from a warrior,p> <p class="poetry">or captives be rescued from a conqueror?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">These people make promises in the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">But the fact is,<n id="2" /> what they swear to is really a lie.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

that I must go down<n id="1" /> and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests.<n id="2" /> If not,<n id="3" /> I want to know.&#8221;p>

But if you do not agree to our terms<n id="1" /> by being circumcised, then we will take<n id="2" /> our sister<n id="3" /> and depart.&#8221;p>