"And if you say to me, 'We are depending on the Lord our God'--isn't he the one who
"'Woe to the obstinate children,' declares the Lord. 'Thos who carry out plans that
"These people come near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their heart is fa
“You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’
“When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, t
“Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possessi
“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong . . . Do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, and d
“Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possessi
" Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, 'The Lord will surely exclude me
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song