12. One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13. This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, in order for them to be sound in the belief,
14. not paying attention to Yehuḏite fables, and commands of men who turn from the truth.
15. Indeed, all matters are clean to the clean, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving no matter is clean, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
16. They profess to know Elohim, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unfit for any good work.