16 But to the wicked God says,

“What right have you to tell of My statutes

And to take aMy covenant in your mouth?

17 “For you ahate discipline,

And you bcast My words behind you.

18 “When you see a thief, you 1aare pleased with him,

And 2you bassociate with adulterers.

19 “You 1alet your mouth loose in evil

And your btongue frames deceit.

20 “You sit and aspeak against your brother;

You slander your own mother’s son.

21 “These things you have done and aI kept silence;

You thought that I was just like you;

I will breprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who aforget God,

Or I will btear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.

23 “He who aoffers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;

And to him who 1borders his way aright

I shall cshow the salvation of God.”