11 And this was so with six hundred thousand men, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts. And if even a single obstinate person had escaped unpunished, it would be a wonder.
12 For mercy and wrath are with him. He is powerful in forgiveness, and he pours forth wrath.
13 As is his mercy, so also is his correction; he judges a man according to his works.
14 The sinner, in his violations, will not escape; but the patience of the One who shows mercy will not be diminished.
15 Every mercy will make a place for each man, according to the merit of his works, and according to the understanding of his sojourn.
16 You should not say: "I am hidden from God," or, "Who, from on high, will take note of me?"
17 or, "Among a great number of people, I will not be noticed. For what is my soul amid such an immense creation?"