²⁰ And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

⁶ In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

²⁰ The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?

⁵ Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

⁹ And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

¹¹ The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

¹² Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

²⁹ But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

⁸ Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.

³¹ And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

³² And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.

¹⁴ And I will make you a waste and a name of shame among the nations round about you, in the eyes of everyone who goes by.

² Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.