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resists the proud but gives grace to the
humble. So submit yourselves therefore to
God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw close to God, and he will draw close to
you. Clean your hands you sinners, and purify
your hearts you double-minded. Be afflicted,
and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be
turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and
he shall lift you up.
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He
that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his
brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the
law: but if you judge the law, you are not a doer
of the law, but a judge. There is only one
lawgiver who can save and destroy: who are
you to judge another?
2 Flee youthful lusts: and follow righteousness,
faith, charity, peace, with them that call on
the Lord from a pure heart. But avoid foolish
and unlearned questions, knowing that they
gender strife. The servant of the Lord must not
strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to