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`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

He hath filled them with wisdom of heart to do every work, of engraver, and designer, and embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in linen), and weaver, who do any work, and of designers of designs.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business--till I come;

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, `Be not afraid, only believe.'

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

`Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

`And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow. — read the full passage →

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty; — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

`And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;

God <FI>is<Fi> not a man--and lieth, And a son of man--and repenteth! Hath He said--and doth He not do <FI>it<Fi> ? And spoken--and doth He not confirm it?

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah <FI> am<Fi> your God.'

Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, — read the full passage →

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> not good.

Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals. — read the full passage →

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, <FI>Is<Fi> a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

`Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small. — read the full passage →

`And thou hast loved Jehovah thy God, and kept His charge, and His statutes, and His judgments, and His commands, all the days; — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me, — read the full passage →

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

And Jehovah answereth me and saith: `Write a vision, and explain on the tables, That he may run who is reading it.

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land ye do not completely reap the corner of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather,

and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, <FI>is<Fi> abomination before God;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hands; He hath known thy walking in this great wilderness these forty years; Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> with thee; thou hast not lacked anything.

When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

`Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

For as he hath thought in his soul, so <FI>is<Fi> he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart <FI>is<Fi> not with thee.

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.