⁶ he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

⁸ But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹²⁶ It is time to act, Yahweh, For they break your law.

¹⁶ If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don't let the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

³ Honor widows who are widows indeed.

⁴ But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is{TR adds "good and"} acceptable in the sight of God.

³¹ Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

¹³ making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this."

⁷ For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Hosts.

⁸ But you have turned aside out of the way. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of Hosts.

⁹ "Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.

⁶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, That you may be no priest to me. Because you have your God's law, I will also forget your children.

⁸ How do you say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely.

¹³⁹ My zeal wears me out, Because my enemies ignore your words.