⁸ Better `is' the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better `is' the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

²⁹ Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

³⁶ for of patience ye have need, that the will of God having done, ye may receive the promise,

¹³ Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

⁸ be patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;

⁷ to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;

⁸ and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,

¹⁹ in your patience possess ye your souls.

²⁵ Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

³² Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

⁵ In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

⁶ be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

²⁰ for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,

²¹ for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

¹¹ lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

² with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

²² And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

²⁵ `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

²⁸ He hath come in against Aiath, He hath passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looketh after his vessels.

²⁹ They have gone over the passage, Geba they have made a lodging place, Trembled hath Rama, Gibeah of Saul fled.

³⁰ Cry aloud `with' thy voice, daughter of Gallim, Give attention, Laish! answer her, Anathoth.

³¹ Fled away hath Madmenah, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.

³² Yet to-day in Nob to remain, Wave its hand doth the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.

³³ Lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty are become low,

³⁴ And He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!

²⁴ Therefore, thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, `Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, With a rod he doth smite thee, And his staff lifteth up against thee, in the way of Egypt.

²⁵ For yet a very little, And the indignation hath been completed, And Mine anger by their wearing out.

¹⁸ A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

¹⁰ A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled `is' wisdom.

⁵ Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,

⁶ Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!