¹⁷ Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.

¹ Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

¹⁹ It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.

¹ <A Song of the going up. Of David.> See how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to be living together in harmony!

² It is like oil of great price on the head, flowing down over the face, even Aaron's face: coming down to the edge of his robe;

³ Like the dew of Hermon, which comes down on the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord gave orders for the blessing, even life for ever.

⁴ Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

²³ And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

¹ If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

¹⁶ And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.