DO NO EVIL

8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another,e and be compassionatef and humble,A 9 not paying back evil for evilg or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,h since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

10 For thei one who wants to love life

and to see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evilj

and his lips from speaking deceit,k

11 and let him turn awayl from evil

and do what is good.

Let him seek peacem and pursue it,

12 because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous

and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against

those who do what is evil.B

UNDESERVED SUFFERING

13 Who then will harm you if you are devoted to what is good?