11. Verily you are faithful and true.
12. And when you did often aid our fathers when hard pressed, and in low estate, and delivered them out of gret dangers,
13. see now, holy King, how through our many and great sins we are borne down, and made subject to our enemies, and are become weak and powerless.
14. We being in this low condition, this bold and profane man seeks to dishonor this your holy place, consecrated out of the earth to the name of your Majesty.
15. Your dwelling place, the heaven of heavens, is indeed unapproachable to men.
16. But since it seemed good to you to exhibit your glory among your people Israel, you did sanctify this place.
17. Punish us not by means of the uncleanness of their men, nor chastise us by means of their profanity; lest the lawless ones should boast in their rage, and exult in exuberant pride of speech, and say,
18. We have trampled upon the holy house, as idolatrous houses are trampled upon.
19. Blot out our iniquities, and do away with our errors, and show forth your compassion in this hour.
20. Let your mercies quickly go before us. Grant us peace, that the cast down and broken hearted may praise you with their mouth.
21. At that time God, who sees all things, who is beyond all Holy among the holy, heard that prayer, so suitable; and scourged the man greatly uplifted with scorn and insolence.
22. Shaking him to and fro as a reed is shaken with the wind, he cast him upon the pavement, powerless, with limbs paralyzed; by a righteous judgment deprived of the faculty of speech.
23. His friends and bodyguards, beholding the swift recompense which had suddenly overtaken him, struck with exceeding terror, and fearing that he would die, speedily removed him.
24. When in course of time he had come to himself, this severe check caused no repentance within him, but he departed with bitter threatenings.
25. He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his before mentioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;
26. and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.