5
Whether then indeed they shall hear or fear, (for it is a provoking house,) yet they shall know that thou art a prophet in the midst of them.
6
And thou, son of man, fear them not, nor be dismayed at their face; (for they will madden and will rise up against thee round about, and thou dwellest in the midst of scorpions): be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their countenance, for it is a provoking house.
7
And thou shalt speak my words to them, whether they will hear or fear: for it is a provoking house.
8
And thou, son of man, hear him that speaks to thee; be not thou provoking, as the provoking house: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee.
9
And I looked, and behold, a hand stretched out to me, and in it a volume of a book.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.