Baruch 3:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ You have made us fear you, so that we might pray to you. Here in exile we will praise you because we have turned away from the sins of our ancestors. ⁸ You have scattered us among the nations, and you have made them despise and curse us. You are punishing us for the sins of our ancestors when they rebelled against you, the Lord our God.

In Praise of Wisdom

^9 (A)Listen, Israel, to the commands that promise life; pay attention, and you will become wise.