The righteousperisheth, and nomanlayeth it toheart: and mercifulmen are taken away, noneconsideringthatthe righteousis taken awayfromthe evil to come . He shall enterinto peace: they shall restintheir beds, each one walking in his uprightness. But draw nearhither, yesonsof the sorceress, the seedof the adultererand the whore. Againstwhomdo ye sport yourselves? againstwhommake ye a widemouth, and draw outthe tongue? are yenotchildrenof transgression, a seedof falsehood, Inflaming yourselveswith idolsundereverygreentree, slayingthe childrenin the valleysunderthe cleftsof the rocks? Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: evento them hast thou poureda drink offering, thou hast offereda meat offering. Should I receive comfortinthese? Upona loftyand highmountainhast thou setthy bed: eventhitherwentest thou upto offersacrifice. Behindthe doorsalso and the postshast thou set upthy remembrance: forthou hast discovered thyself to another thanme, and art gone up; thou hast enlargedthy bed, and madethee a covenant withthem; thou lovedsttheir bedwherethou sawest it . And thou wentestto the kingwith ointment, and didst increasethy perfumes, and didst sendthy messengersfar off, and didst debase thyself even untohell. Thou art weariedin the greatnessof thy way; yet saidstthou not, There is no hope: thou hast foundthe lifeof thine hand; thereforethou wast notgrieved. And of whomhast thou been afraidor feared, thatthou hast lied, and hast notrememberedme, norlaid it tothy heart? have notIheld my peaceeven of old, and thou fearestme not? Iwill declarethy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall notprofitthee. When thou criest, let thy companiesdeliverthee; but the windshall carry them all away; vanityshall take them : but he that putteth his trustin me shall possessthe land, and shall inheritmy holymountain; And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, preparethe way, take upthe stumblingblockout of the wayof my people. Forthussaiththe highand lofty Onethat inhabitetheternity, whose name is Holy; I dwellin the highand holy place , withhim also that is of a contriteand humblespirit, to revivethe spiritof the humble, and to revivethe heartof the contrite ones. ForI will notcontendforever, neitherwill I be always wroth: forthe spiritshould failbeforeme, and the souls which Ihave made. For the iniquityof his covetousnesswas I wroth, and smotehim: I hidme, and was wroth, and he wenton frowardlyin the wayof his heart. I have seenhis ways, and will healhim: I will leadhim also, and restorecomfortsunto him and to his mourners. I createthe fruitof the lips; Peace, peaceto him that is far off, and to him that is near, saiththe LORD; and I will healhim. But the wicked are like the troubledsea, whenit cannotrest, whose waterscast upmireand dirt. There is nopeace, saithmy God, to the wicked.