O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;You maintain my lot.

I cried out to You, O Lord:I said, “You are my refuge,My portion in the land of the living.

Will you not from this time cry to Me,‘My Father, You are the guide of my youth?

And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”

I am my beloved’s,And my beloved is mine.He feeds his flock among the lilies.

casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Surely even now my witness is in heaven,And my evidence is on high.

Therefore understand today that the Lord your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the Lord has said to you.

For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;I would beg mercy of my Judge.

Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”