¹⁰ In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

⁵ And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

⁶ For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

¹⁶ For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

¹⁷ But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

³⁵ Or who has first given to him, and it will be given back to him again?

¹² They have all gone out of the way, there is no profit in any of them; there is not one who does good, not so much as one:

³⁰ And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

⁵ Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

² O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.

⁶ If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

⁷ If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

⁸ Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

⁹ And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

⁹ For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

³⁷ Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?

³⁸ And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?

³⁹ And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?

⁴⁰ And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

⁶ And there is no one who makes prayer to your name, or who is moved to keep true to you: for your face is veiled from us, and you have given us into the power of our sins.

² All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

³ Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

⁶ Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.

⁷ For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

² Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.

³ Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

¹⁴ But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

¹⁵ For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.

¹⁶ O Lord our God, all this store, which we have made ready for the building of a house for your holy name, comes from your hand and is yours.

¹¹ Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me: