4For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;
5And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;
6And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him;
7And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers
8(Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes):
9The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
10But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
