14. Here is what you have said: “It's foolish to serve the Lord God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying him and from going around looking sad?
15. See how happy those arrogant people are. Everyone who does wrong is successful, and when they put God to the test, they always get away with it.”
16. All those who truly respected the Lord and honoured his name started discussing these things, and when God saw what was happening, he had their names written as a reminder in his book.
17. Then the Lord All-Powerful said:You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.
18. Then everyone will once again see the difference between those who obey me by doing right and those who reject me by doing wrong.