¹² It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.

⁷ Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?

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¹² When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.

⁹ What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

² Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

⁸ For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?