³ Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you ^(A)whitewashed ^(B)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet ^(C)contrary to the law you ^(D)order me to be struck?”

25 “If there is a ^(A)dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, ^(B)acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, ² then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense.

^51 (A)“Does our law judge a man without first ^(B)giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”

^27 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like ^(B)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and ^(C)all uncleanness. ²⁸ So you also ^(D)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of ^(E)hypocrisy and lawlessness.

From Dust to Dust

¹⁶ Moreover, ^(A)I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even ^(B)there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Rescue the Weak and Needy

A Psalm of ^(A)Asaph.