12 Therefore olet us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education. 13 He professeth to have the knowledge of God: and he calleth himself the child of the Lord. 14 pHe was made qto reprove our thoughts. 15 rHe is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men’s, his ways are of another fashion. 16 We are esteemed of him as * scounterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: the pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and umaketh his boast that God is his father. 17 Let us see if his words be true: and let us prove what shall happen in wthe end of him. 18 For xif the just man be uthe son of God, he will help him, and deliver him from the hand of his enemies. 19 yLet us examine him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his zmeekness, and prove his apatience. 20 Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for bby his own saying he shall be crespected.

21 Such things they did imagine, and were deceived: for dtheir own wickedness hath blinded them. 22 As for the emysteries of God, they knew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor * discerned a reward for blameless souls.