1 Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all these things, for He [GOD] Himself through His Holy Spirit [Gabriel] calls us thus:— "Come, Children, hearken to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

2 Who is the man that desireth life, that loveth to see good days?

3 Make thy tongue cease from evil, and thy lips that they speak no guile.

4 Depart from evil, and do good.

5 Seek peace, and pursue it.

6 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their petition; but the face of the Lord is against those that do evil, to destroy the memory of them from off the earth.

7 The righteous cried, and the Lord heard him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions.

8 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass those that hope on the Lord."