⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

²⁸ And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that `is' wisdom, And to turn from evil `is' understanding.'

⁶ In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

¹ A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

¹⁶ of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

²¹ Wo `to' the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!

¹² Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

²⁷ The fear of Jehovah `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

¹¹ Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

¹² Who `is' the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴ Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

²⁵ For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

¹³ The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- `Fear God, and keep His commands, for this `is' the whole of man.

¹⁵ the former governors who `are' before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.