¹ Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

⁶ Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

⁵ Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

⁶ and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

²⁶ for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

³¹ Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

³² And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.

³³ `Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

³⁴ `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

³ For your hands have been polluted with blood, And your fingers with iniquity, Your lips have spoken falsehood, Your tongue perverseness doth mutter.

⁷ The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

²² The desirableness of a man `is' his kindness, And better `is' the poor than a liar.

⁸ Better `is' a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

¹⁶ Better `is' a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

² Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted `in' his ways is despising Him.

²⁶ The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

²⁶ All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed `is' for a blessing.

¹¹ And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

²⁵ `Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name `is' so `is' he; Nabal `is' his name, and folly `is' with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;

¹⁷ `And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he `is' too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'