12. Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
13. And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.
14. And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.
15. If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.
16. I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,
17. until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.