Let us cleave, therefore, to those who cultivate peace with godliness, and not to those who hypocritically profess to desire it. For [the Scripture] saith in a certain place, "This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me." [4066] And again: "They bless with their mouth, but curse with their heart." [4067] And again it saith, "They loved Him with their month, and lied [4068] to Him with their tongue; but their heart was not right with Him, neither were they faithful in His covenant." [4069] "Let the deceitful lips become silent, [4070] [and "let the Lord destroy all the lying lips, [4071] ] and the boastful tongue of those who have said, Let us magnify our tongue: our lips are our own; who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him." [4072]

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Footnotes:

[4066] Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:8; Mark 7:6.

[4067] Psalm 62:4.

[4068] I. epsexan (blamed).

[4069] Psalm 78:36, 37.

[4070] Psalm 31:18.

[4071] These words within brackets are not found in the ms., but have been inserted from the Septuagint by most editors.

[4072] Psalm 12:3-5.