⁵ Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

¹⁷ And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

¹⁴ and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

⁹ Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

⁹ and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

¹⁰ for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

¹⁴ and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned;

¹⁵ and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;

⁵ Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

⁶ for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

⁷ render, therefore, to all `their' dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

²⁹ And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

¹⁹ and Peter and John answering unto them said, `Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

²⁵ and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

⁵⁶ hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time -- how do ye not make proof of `it'?

⁵⁷ `And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

¹¹ Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

² The heart of the wise `is' at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

² I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

¹⁴ The wise! -- his eyes `are' in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;

²⁴ The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

⁶ Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

³² And of the sons of Issachar, having understanding for the times, to know what Israel should do; their heads `are' two hundred, and all their brethren `are' at their command.

²⁰ And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

²¹ and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;

¹³ and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

¹⁴ but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,