Be careful, therefore, to do as the
Lord, your God, has commanded you, not turning aside to the right or to the
left
Do not get heated about the wicked or
envy those who do wrong. 2 Quick as
the grass they wither, fading like the green of the fields.
3 Put your trust in Yahweh and do right
Stay quiet before Yahweh,
wait longingly for him, do not get heated over someone who is
making a fortune, succeeding by devious means. 8
Refrain from anger, leave rage aside, do not get heated -- it can do no good
Turn your back on evil and do good, you
will have a home for ever
Put your hope in Yahweh, keep to his
path, he will raise you up to make the land your own
Observe the innocent,
consider the honest
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my
eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things too
great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have
calmed and quieted my soul like a child
quieted at its mother’s breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul. 3 O
Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
Let your eyes look
straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.26 Give
careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.27 Do
not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
He who guards his way preserves his
life.
Do not exalt yourself in the king’s
presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; 7 it
is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you
before his nobles.
it is God’s gift to man that every one
should … take pleasure in all his toil.
My son, perform your tasks in meekness;
then you will be loved by those whom God accepts. 18 The
greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favor in
the sight of the Lord.
Concentrate on what has
been assigned you, you have no need to worry over
mysteries. 23 Do not meddle with matters that are
beyond you; what you have been taught already
exceeds the scope of the human mind. 24 For many have been misled by their own notions, wicked presumption
having warped their judgment.
Do not seek from the Lord the highest
office, nor the seat of honor from the king. 5 Do
not assert your righteousness before the Lord, nor display your wisdom before
the king.6 Do not seek to become a judge, lest you
be unable to remove iniquity, lest you be partial to a powerful man, and thus
put a blot on your integrity.
My child, stand by your agreement and
attend to it, grow old while doing your work.
When a powerful man invites you, be
reserved; and he will invite you the more often.10 Do
not push forward, lest you be repulsed; and do not remain at a distance, lest
you be forgotten. 11 Do not try
to treat him as an equal, nor trust his abundance of words; for he will test
you through much talk, and while he smiles he will be examining you. 12 Cruel
is he who does not keep words to himself; he will not hesitate to injure or to
imprison.
13 Keep words to yourself and be very
watchful, for you are walking about with your own
downfall.
15 Every creature loves its like, and
every person his neighbor; 16 all living
beings associate by species, and a man
clings to one like himself. 17 What
fellowship has a wolf with a lamb? No more has
a sinner with a godly man.
Do your work before the appointed time,
and in God’s time he will give you your reward.
I have learned, in whatever state I am,
to be content. 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how
to abound; in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facing
plenty and hunger, abundance and want. 13 I can do all
things in him who strengthens me.
you do love all of God’s family
throughout Macedonia Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and
more, 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a
quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as
we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the
respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
What did we bring into the world?
Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing! 8 So
then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us. 9 But
those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of
many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.
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