¹⁷ Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

¹⁴ Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

¹ Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

³¹ Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

¹⁷ And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

¹ Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

³¹ And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

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.

⁷ If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

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

³ Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

⁴ For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.

⁵ They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.

⁶ For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

⁷ Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

¹ <Of David.> Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.

² For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.

³ Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.