Love justice, ye rulers of the earth; set your mind upon the Lord, as is your duty, and seek him in simplicity of heart; for he is found by those who trust him without question, and makes himself known to those who never doubt him.
Dishonest thinking cuts men off from God, and if fools will take liberties with his power, he shows them up for what they are.
Wisdom will not enter a shifty soul, nor make her home in a body that is mortgaged to sin.
This holy spirit of discipline will have nothing to do with falsehood; she cannot stay in the presence of unreason, and will throw up her case at the approach of injustice.
Wisdom is spirit devoted to man's good, and she will not hold a blasphemer blameless for his words, because God is a witness of his inmost being, who sees clear into his heart and hears every word he says.
For the spirit of the Lord fills the whole earth, and that which holds all things together is well aware of what men say. Hence no man can utter injustice and not be found out, nor will justice overlook him when she passes sentence.
The devices of a godless man will be brought to account, and a report of his words will come before the Lord as proof of his iniquity; no muttered syllable escapes that vigilant ear.
Beware, then, of futile grumbling, and avoid all bitter words; for even a secret whisper will not go unheeded, and a lying tongue is a man's destruction.
Do not stray from the path of life and so court death; do not draw disaster on yourselves by your own actions. For God did not make death, and takes no pleasure in the destruction of any living thing; he created all things that they might have being.
The creative forces of the world make for life; there is no deadly poison in them.
Death is not king on earth, for justice is immortal; but godless men by their words and deeds have asked death for his company. Thinking him their friend, they have made a pact with him because they are fit members of his party; and so they have wasted away.
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