1Woe to the provocatrix and the redeemed city, the dove. 2She has not heeded the voice, nor has she accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she did not draw near to her God. 3Her leaders are in her midst like roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing for the morning. 4Her prophets are crazed; men without faith. Her priests have polluted what is holy; they have acted unjustly against the law. 5The just Lord is in their midst; he will not do iniquity. In the morning, in the morning, he will bring his judgment into the light, and it will not be hidden. But the impious one has not known shame. 6I have dispersed the nations, and their towers have been torn down. I have made their ways deserts, until there were none who passed through. Their cities have become desolate, with no man remaining, nor any inhabitant. 7I said: Nevertheless, you will fear me; you will accept discipline. And her dwelling place will not perish, despite all the things about which I have visited her. Yet truly, they arose with the dawn and corrupted all their thoughts. 8Because of this, expect me, says the Lord, in the day of my resurrection in the future, for my judgment is to gather together the Gentiles, and to collect the kingdoms, and to pour out over them my indignation, all the fury of my anger. For by the fire of my zeal, all the earth will be devoured. 9For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder. 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my supplicants, the sons of my diaspora, will carry a gift to me. 11In that day, you will not be ashamed over all of your inventions, by which you have transgressed against me. For then I will take away from your midst your arrogant boasters, and you will no longer be exalted on my holy mountain. 12And I will bequeath into your midst a poor and needy people, and they will hope in the name of the Lord. 13The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. For they will pasture and will recline, and there will be no one to strike them with terror.
2I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth. 3In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice. 4Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself. 5I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations. 6Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded. 7This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations. 8The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them. 9Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him. 10Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him. 11The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing. 12Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 13Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days? 14Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. 15Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it. 16The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers. 17But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth. 18The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations. 19The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit. 20Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them. 21The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken. 22The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly. 23The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.
28But how does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And approaching the first, he said: ‘Son, go out today to work in my vineyard.’ 29And responding, he said, ‘I am not willing.’ But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went. 30And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, ‘I am going, lord.’ And he did not go. 31Which of the two did the will of the father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them: “Amen I say to you, that tax collectors and prostitutes shall precede you, into the kingdom of God. 32For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Yet even after seeing this, you did not repent, so as to believe him.