⁹ In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

²³ It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

¹⁸ How they said to you, In the last days there will be men who, guided by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸ And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

²⁰ This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

¹⁸ As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

¹⁹ So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

¹⁵ Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

² A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

³⁵ For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

⁴ So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

²² How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

⁷ What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,

⁸ And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?

⁹ For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

¹⁶ How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!