¹² One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins, But blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

²³ Who, when he was cursed, didn't curse back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

⁴⁸ Have any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees?

⁴⁹ But this multitude that doesn't know the law is accursed."

⁵⁰ Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,

⁵¹ "Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

⁵² They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee."

⁹ He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.

³ Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, For we have endured much contempt.

⁴ Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

² He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

³ Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

⁴ Hear, our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;

³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Don't answer him.

²⁷ But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

³⁸ Then said Zebul to him, Where is now your mouth, that you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

²⁷ They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

²⁸ Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

²⁹ Would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. He said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.