1 And in those days a change shall take place for the holy and elect, And the light of days shall abide upon them, And glory and honour shall turn to the holy, 2 On the day of affliction on which evil shall have been treasured up against the sinners. And the righteous shall be victorious in the name of the Lord of Spirits: And He will cause the others to witness (this) That they may repent And forgo the works of their hands. 3 They shall have no honour through the name of the Lord of Spirits, Yet through His name shall they be saved, And the Lord of Spirits will have compassion on them, For His compassion is great.

16 for nets are not without cause spread for birds. 17 For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil. 18 These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life. 19 Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. 20 And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,