The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
Behold, he travails with wickedness,
And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the hole which he made.
His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they refuse to act with justice.
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with wrong,” says the Lord of hosts. “So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”