O My people, remember, I pray you, What counsel did Balak king of Moab, What answer him did Balaam son of Beor, (From Shittim unto Gilgal,) In order to know the righteous acts of Jehovah.'

Hear, O My people, and I speak, O Israel, and I testify against thee, God, thy God am I.

Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:

What

Thus said Jehovah: What -- have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,

Wherein

And Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel,

Testify

Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

General references

And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?