3 For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.
4 For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.
5 They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.
6 Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.
7 Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
8 They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.
9 They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.