Yahweh tests the righteous,
but the wicked and the lover of violence
his soul hates.
See, he travails with evil.
He is pregnant with trouble,
and he gives birth to deception.
He makes a pit and digs it out,
then falls in the trap he has made.
His trouble comes back on his head,
and his violence comes down on his skull.
Do not envy a man of violence,
and do not choose any of his ways,
Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to do justice.
A man of anger will stir strife,
and the owner of anger, much transgression.
“For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and he who covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”