⁹ “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and ^(A)serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing ^[a]mind; ^(B)for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. ^(C)If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

²⁴ but let the one who boasts ^(A)boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who ^(B)exercises ^[a]mercy, justice, and righteousness on the earth; for I ^(C)delight in these things,” declares the Lord.