⁵ And now, do not be distressed^(A) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,^(B) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.^(C)

¹⁹ Do not take revenge,^(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a](B) says the Lord.

³⁰ For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a](A) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”^[b](B)