Did Abraham not say to me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!”

那人岂不是自己对我说‘她是我的妹子’吗？就是女人也自己说：‘他是我的哥哥。’我做这事是心正手洁的。”

那人岂不是自己对我说‘她是我妹妹’吗？连这女人自己也说：‘他是我哥哥。’我做这事是心正手洁的。”

那人岂不是自己对我说‘她是我妹妹’吗？连这女人自己也说：‘他是我哥哥。’我做这事是心正手洁的。”

那人亲口对我说这女人是他妹妹，她也说那人是她哥哥。我问心无愧，没有做错。”

那人岂不是自己对我说：‘她是我的妹妹’吗？就是那女人自己也说：‘他是我的哥哥’。我作这事，是手洁心清的。”

那人难道不是对我说‘她是我的妹妹’吗？连那女人自己也说‘他是我的哥哥’。我做这事心纯手洁。”

那人豈不是自己對我說『她是我的妹子』嗎？就是女人也自己說：『他是我的哥哥。』我做這事是心正手潔的。」

那人豈不是自己對我說『她是我妹妹』嗎？連這女人自己也說：『他是我哥哥。』我做這事是心正手潔的。」

那人豈不是自己對我說『她是我妹妹』嗎？連這女人自己也說：『他是我哥哥。』我做這事是心正手潔的。」

那人親口對我說這女人是他妹妹，她也說那人是她哥哥。我問心無愧，沒有做錯。」

那人豈不是自己對我說：‘她是我的妹妹’嗎？就是那女人自己也說：‘他是我的哥哥’。我作這事，是手潔心清的。”

那人豈不是親自對我說：「她是我的妹妹」麼？就是那女人、也親自說：「他是我哥哥」呀：我作這事、是心端正手無辜的。』

那人難道不是對我說『她是我的妹妹』嗎？連那女人自己也說『他是我的哥哥』。我做這事心純手潔。」

彼非對我稱婦為妹、婦亦稱之為兄乎、我之為此、心正手潔、

彼非稱婦為妹、婦稱夫為兄乎。我之為此、心本純良、手無污衊。

彼曾與我言、婦為爾妹、婦亦言、彼為我兄、我之行此心正手潔、

Did he not say to me,‘ She is my sister,’ and didn’t she also say,‘ He is my brother’? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

Didn’t Abraham say to me,‘ She’s my sister’? And didn’t she also say,‘ He’s my brother’? I had no idea I was doing anything wrong.”

Did he not himself say to me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”

Didn’t Abraham tell me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ Yes, he is my brother.’ I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean.”

Didn’t he himself say to me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

Did he himself not say to me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”

Did he not say to me,‘ she is my sister’? And she, even she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”

Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.

Didn’t he himself say to me,‘ She is my sister’? And she herself said,‘ He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

Said he not unto me, She[ is] my sister? and she, even she herself said, He[ is] my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

Didn’t he tell me,‘ She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said,‘ He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”

‘ I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

“ El, God, the LORD! El, God, the LORD! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the LORD, don’t spare us today!

even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

David cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill.

I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.

“ Please, LORD. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,

You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

I concluded,“ Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.