When Bush paints the Middle East as a struggle of good versus evil, or terror versus freedom, he abandons politics.

There is no need to defend one over the other because he knows how similarly good and similarly bad people can be.

Doing Poorly by Doing Good

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

Depart from evil, and do good and dwell for evermore.

When I looked for good, then evil came When I waited for light, there came darkness.

Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Depart from evil, and do good seek peace, and pursue it.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

You who hate the good, and love the evil who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones

Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Who hate the good, and love the evil who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones

Let him eschew evil, and do good let him seek peace, and ensue it.

You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

Thou lovest evil more than good and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.

He said to them, Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill? But they were silent.

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you something Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

Whoever of you desires to progress or lag behind .

For the one among you who wishes to come forward or stay back .

to whoever of you desires to go forward or lag behind .

A warning Unto him of you who shall go forward or who chooseth to lag behind .

To any of you that chooses to go forward ( by working righteous deeds ) , or to remain behind ( by commiting sins ) ,

To whomever among you wishes to advance , or regress .

a warning to everyone of you whether he would like to come forward or lag behind .

Unto him of you who will advance or hang back .