Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful. To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.

慈爱的人，你以慈爱待他；完全的人，你以完全待他。

慈爱的人，你以慈爱待他；完全的人，你以完善待他。

慈爱的人，你以慈爱待他；完全的人，你以完善待他。

仁慈的人，你以仁慈待他；纯全的人，你以纯全待他；

对慈爱的人，你显出你的慈爱；对完全的人，你显出你的完全；

对忠信的人，你显出信实；对纯全的人，你显出纯全；

慈愛的人，你以慈愛待他；完全的人，你以完全待他。

慈愛的人，你以慈愛待他；完全的人，你以完善待他。

慈愛的人，你以慈愛待他；完全的人，你以完善待他。

仁慈的人，你以仁慈待他；純全的人，你以純全待他；

對慈愛的人，你顯出你的慈愛；對完全的人，你顯出你的完全；

有堅愛的，你以堅愛待他；完善的人，你以完善待他。

對忠信的人，你顯出信實；對純全的人，你顯出純全；

爾於仁慈者應以仁慈、純全者應以純全、

仁者爾賞以仁兮、義者爾報以義兮、

主歟、仁義之人、主依其仁義待之、完全之人、主依其完全待之、

感吾主之相酬兮。實無微而不至。

To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

With the faithful you prove yourself faithful, with the blameless you prove yourself blameless,

With the faithful You show Yourself faithful; With the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;

With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be shown mercy.

Shouldn’t you have had mercy on the other servant just as I had mercy on you?’In anger his master handed him over to the jailers. He would be punished until he paid back everything he owed.“ This is how my Father in heaven will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Blessed are those who care about weak people. When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.The Lord guards them and keeps them alive. They are counted among those who are blessed in the land. The Lord won’t hand them over to the wishes of their enemies.The Lord will take care of them when they are lying sick in bed. He will make them well again.I said,“ Lord, have mercy on me. Heal me, because I have sinned against you.”

Even in the darkness light shines on honest people. It shines on those who are kind and tender and godly.Good things will come to those who are willing to lend freely. Good things will come to those who are fair in everything they do.Those who do what is right will always be secure. They will be remembered forever.

“ But you say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. What I do is always fair. What you do is not.Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And they sin. Then they will die because of it. They will die because of the sin they have committed.But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will save their life.They think about all the evil things they have done. And they turn away from them. So you can be sure they will live. They will not die.But the Israelites still say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ People of Israel, what I do is always fair. What you do is not.“ So I will judge you Israelites. I will judge each of you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord and King.“ Turn away from your sins! Turn away from all the evil things you have done. Then sin will not bring you down.

Those who are right with God die. And no one really cares about it. People who are faithful to the Lord are swept away by trouble. And no one understands why that happens to those who do what is right.Those who lead honest lives will enjoy peace and rest when they die.

When they do, listen to them from heaven. Take action. Judge between the person and their neighbor. Punish the guilty one. Do to that person what they have done to their neighbor. Deal with the one who isn’t guilty in a way that shows they are free from blame. That will prove they aren’t guilty.

But love your enemies. Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will receive a lot in return. And you will be children of the Most High God. He is kind to people who are evil and are not thankful.So have mercy, just as your Father has mercy.“ If you do not judge other people, then you will not be judged. If you do not find others guilty, then you will not be found guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.Give, and it will be given to you. A good amount will be poured into your lap. It will be pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same amount you give will be measured out to you.”

The other is that your love, Lord, never ends. You will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.

The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.

They refused to listen to you. They forgot the miracles you had done among them. So they became stubborn. When they refused to obey you, they appointed a leader for themselves. They wanted to go back to being slaves in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives. You are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. So you didn’t desert them.

Share your food with hungry people. Provide homeless people with a place to stay. Give naked people clothes to wear. Provide for the needs of your own family.Then the light of my blessing will shine on you like the rising sun. I will heal you quickly. I will march out ahead of you. And my glory will follow behind you and guard you. That’s because I always do what is right.

What should we say then? Is God unfair? Not at all!