¹⁵ But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

⁹ And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?

⁴⁷ And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

²³ For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

¹³ For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

⁹ And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

² Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

³ And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

⁴ And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

¹⁰ Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.

¹³ This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

¹⁴ God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

¹² If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

⁶ By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

¹¹ The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

¹ Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

¹⁵ He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

¹⁵ And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

¹⁶ And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

¹⁷ And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.