፮ ይሁን እንጂ፣ ብዙ ጊዜ ሀተጠርቼ ለባለመስማቴ ልቤን አጠጥሬ ነበር፤ ስለዚህ እነዚህን ነገሮች በተመለከተ አወቅሁ፤ ሆኖም ይህን ለማወቅም አልፈቀድኩም፤ ስለዚህ በልቤ ክፋት በመሳፍንቱ አስረኛ ዓመት የንግስ ዘመን እስከ ሰባተኛው ወር አራተኛ ቀንም ድረስ እንኳን በእግዚአብሔር ላይ ለማመፅ ሄድኩ።
6 nevertheless, I did harden my heart, for I was called many times, and I would not hear; therefore I knew concerning these things, yet I would not know; therefore I went on rebelling against God, in the wickedness of my heart, even until the fourth day of this seventh month, which is in the tenth year of the reign of our Judges.