² He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

⁶ Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

⁵ "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him who he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.

⁶ The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.

¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

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

³¹ So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

²² They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

³⁵ but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

⁵ But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;

² For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

¹ Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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

⁶ Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

¹ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

⁴ I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.

²⁸ To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

²¹ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for you.

¹ Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, Who delights greatly in his commandments.

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.

¹⁵ Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.