Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

⁶ And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

⁷ Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

⁸ Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.

⁹ For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.

¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

3 It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more? shall not that woman be polluted, and defiled? but thou hast prostituted thyself to many lovers: nevertheless return to me, saith the Lord, and I will receive thee.

² Lift up thy eyes on high: and see where thou hast not prostituted thyself: Thou didst sit in the ways, waiting for them as a robber in the wilderness: and thou hast polluted the land with thy fornications, and with thy wickedness.

³ Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.

⁴ Therefore at least at this time call to me: Thou art my father, the guide of my virginity:

⁵ Wilt thou be angry for ever, or wilt thou continue until the end? Behold, thou hast spoken, and hast done evil things, and hast been able.

¹⁸ And when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

¹⁹ Saying: Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I shall lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said to him:

²⁰ Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

²¹ Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

²² Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness; and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

²³ For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bonds of iniquity.

²⁴ Then Simon answering, said: Pray you for me to the Lord, that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me.