⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

³⁵ Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

⁹ See, I will make those of the Synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and are not, but say what is false; I will make them come and give worship before your feet, and see my love for you.

¹ Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.

²⁴ And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

²⁴ And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

¹⁸ So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

²⁰ And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

²¹ But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

⁹ And say not to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; because I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children for Abraham.

²⁰ If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

⁹ There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

¹⁸ But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

¹⁹ The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

¹⁷ How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

⁵ For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.

¹³ So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:

¹⁴ Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.