But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I put my name at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil-doing of my people Israel.
But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.
For the children of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, says the Lord: they have put their disgusting images in the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.
Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.
And death will be desired more than life by the rest of this evil family who are still living in all the places where I have sent them away, says the Lord of armies.
I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.
Let everyone keep watch on his neighbour, and put no faith in any brother: for every brother will certainly be tricking his brother, and every neighbour will go about saying evil.
So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing.
That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.
What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?
Though you see that I am not an evil-doer; and there is no one who is able to take a man out of your hands?
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.
For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.
If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;
But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
And that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,
What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them.
And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.
How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!
The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.
For the band of the evil-doers gives no fruit, and the tents of those who give wrong decisions for reward are burned with fire.
Evil has made them with child, and they give birth to trouble; and the fruit of their body is shame for themselves.
God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.
The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.
And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?
Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?
Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.
That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.
Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)
How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?
For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?
How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?
Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!
If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;
Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.
And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
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