I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!”

我在圣会里，几乎落在诸般恶中。”

在聚集的会众中，我几乎坠入深渊。”

在聚集的会众中，我几乎坠入深渊。”

在众人面前，我几乎身败名裂。”

在众民的集会中，我几乎落在万劫不复之地。”

在聚集的会众里，我几乎身败名裂！”

我在聖會裏，幾乎落在諸般惡中。

在聚集的會眾中，我幾乎墜入深淵。」

在聚集的會眾中，我幾乎墜入深淵。」

在眾人面前，我幾乎身敗名裂。」

在眾民的集會中，我幾乎落在萬劫不復之地。”

如今我在會眾公會中幾乎受到極刑了！』

在聚集的會眾裡，我幾乎身敗名裂！」

於羣眾大會中、幾干諸咎、

在大會中、幾遭扑責。○

我幾乎在群眾、在大會、遭遇諸禍、遭遇諸禍或作受諸責罰

And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God’s people.”

I was soon in deep trouble. It happened right in front of the whole assembly of God’s people.”

I am at the brink of utter ruin in the assembled congregation.”

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace.”

I am on the verge of complete ruin before the entire community.”

I was almost in total ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

I was on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

I was well- nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

I am on the verge of complete ruin before the entire community.”

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,yet even angels, who are much more powerful, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.But these men, like irrational animals– creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed– do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,suffering harm as the wages for their harmful ways. By considering it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight, they are stains and blemishes, indulging in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you.Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,yet was rebuked for his own transgression( a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.For by speaking high- sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written,“ The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and twenty- three thousand died in a single day.

Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!I will not punish your daughters when they commit prostitution, nor your daughters- in- law when they commit adultery. For the men consort with harlots, they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. It is true:“ A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!”

When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab.These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods.When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, the anger of the LORD flared up against Israel.The LORD said to Moses,“ Arrest all the leaders of the people, and hang them up before the LORD in broad daylight, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”So Moses said to the judges of Israel,“ Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor.”Just then one of the Israelites came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the plain view of Moses and of the whole community of the Israelites, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said,“ May the Lord rebuke you!”But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah’s rebellion.These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit– twice dead, uprooted;wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.