1 The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
^aMerciful men are taken away,
^bWhile no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from¹ evil. ‡

3 “But come here,
^aYou sons of the sorceress,
You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot! ‡

4 Whom do you ridicule?
Against whom do you make a wide mouth
And stick out the tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
Offspring of falsehood,