who are always ready to do wrong ¹  or offer a bribe. ² 

For if someone ¹  comes into your assembly ²  wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

But now, put off all such things ¹  as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

The Beloved to Her Lover: “I have already taken off my robe – must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet – must I soil them again?”

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

The heavens reveal his iniquity; the earth rises up against him.

Deliver me from evildoers! ¹  Rescue me from violent men! ² 

I will humiliate his enemies, ¹  and his crown will shine.

One who acts wickedly ¹  pays attention to evil counsel; ²  a liar listens ³  to a malicious tongue. ⁴ 

You make us like filthy scum ¹  in the estimation ²  of the nations.

Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes ¹  as he stood there before the angel.

My body ¹  is clothed ²  with worms ³  and dirty scabs; ⁴  my skin is broken ⁵  and festering.

or have wronged my ally, ¹  or helped his lawless enemy, ² 

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ¹ 

They say, ¹  ‘An awful disease ²  overwhelms him, ³  and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’ ⁴ 

My accusers will be covered ¹  with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

Like a muddied ¹  spring and a polluted ²  well, so is a righteous person who gives way ³  before the wicked.

Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving.

Yet these men, ¹  as a result of their dreams, ²  defile the flesh, reject authority, ³  and insult ⁴  the glorious ones. ⁵ 

Hiram asked, ¹  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ² ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ³