Self-Condemnation

“When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.””

“When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,”

“then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.”

“Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.”

“and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!”

“I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.”

“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.”

“So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.”