Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

12 (For the one directing. According to the Sheminit. Mizmor Dovid) Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam.

^2 (3) They speak vanity every one with his re’a (neighbor); with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

^3 (4) Hashem shall cut off all flattering lips, and the leshon that speaketh gedolot;

^4 (5) Who have said, With leshoneinu (our tongue) will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is Adon over us?

^5 (6) For the oppression of the aniyim, for the groaning of the needy, now will I arise, saith Hashem; I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him.

^6 (7) The words of Hashem are amarot tehorot (pure words); as kesef refined in the furnace on the earth, purified seven times.

^7 (8) Thou shalt be shomer over them, Hashem, Thou shalt preserve him [see 5(6)] from this generation forever.

^8 (9) The resha’im strut on every side, when the vilest among the Bnei Adam are exalted.

¹⁰ The nefesh of the rashah desireth rah; his re’a findeth no mercy in his eynayim.

¹¹ When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise, and when insight is disclosed to the chacham, he receiveth da’as.

¹² The tzaddik (righteous one) wisely considereth the bais of the rashah, and hurleth the resha’im to rah.

¹³ He who stoppeth his ozen at the cry of the dal (poor), he also shall cry out himself, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴ A mattan (gift) in secret pacifieth af (anger), and a shochad (bribe) in the kheyk (bosom, i.e., a concealed bribe) strong wrath.

¹⁵ It is simchah to the tzaddik to do mishpat, but terror for the po’alei aven (workers of iniquity).

¹⁶ The adam that wandereth astray from the derech haseichel (road of understanding) shall rest in the kahal of the refa’im (congregation of the dead).

⁴⁵ In the hearing of all the people, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim,

⁴⁶ Beware of the Sofrim (Rabbonim), the ones wanting to strut around in long kaftans and loving [obsequious] Birkat Shalom greetings in the marketplaces and the rashei hamoshavot (chief seats) in the shuls and the places of kavod at seudos tishen,

⁴⁷ Which devour the batim (houses) of the almanot (widows) and for the sake of appearance daven lengthy tefillos (prayers): the same shall receive greater damnation.

21 And having looked up, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw the ashirim (rich people) putting into the Beis Hamikdash Otzar (Treasury) their matanot (gifts).

² And he saw a certain poor almanah (widow) putting in there two leptas.

³ And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Omein, I say to you that this poor almanah (widow) put in more tzedakah than everyone.

⁴ For all these put in matanot (gifts) out of their abundance, but this almanah (widow), out of her need, put in her michyah (subsistence).