you say, ‘I have not done anything wrong, so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! ¹  I will bring down judgment on you because you say, ‘I have not committed any sin.’

My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”

The next day Moses ¹  saw two men ²  fighting, and tried to make peace between ³  them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

The evildoer must continue to do evil, ¹  and the one who is morally filthy ²  must continue to be filthy. The ³  one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”

You must not do injustice in the regulation of measures, whether of length, weight, or volume. ¹ 

He preys on ¹  the barren and childless woman, ²  and does not treat the widow well.

Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

who delight ¹  in doing ²  evil, ³  they rejoice in perverse evil; ⁴ 

Plans fail ¹  when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established. ² 

For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick, ¹  is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them ²  to your governor! Will he be pleased with you ³  or show you favor?” asks the Lord who rules over all.

All unrighteousness ¹  is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death. ² 

Doesn’t my master drink from this cup ¹  and use it for divination? ²  You have done wrong!’” ³ 

No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, ¹  but you must fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘When ¹  a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit, ²  thereby breaking faith ³  with the Lord, and that person is found guilty, ⁴ 

From the city the dying ¹  groan, and the wounded ²  cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing. ³ 

With Job’s ¹  three friends he was also angry, because they could not find ²  an answer, and so declared Job guilty. ³ 

When ¹  he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, ²  Moses ³  came to his defense ⁴  and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.

David went out to meet them and said, ¹  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ²  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ³  may the God of our ancestors ⁴  take notice and judge!”