Also, before they burned the fat with smoke, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, Give flesh for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled flesh from you, but raw.

Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for the men had spurned the offering of Jehovah.

He will take a tenth of your seed and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants are wicked.

And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not also the tax collectors so?

And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked, the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself.

For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

Then I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

For calamity from the Mighty God is a terror to me, and because of His majesty I could not do such things.

Praise YAH! Blessed is the man who fears Jehovah, who delights greatly in His Commandments.

Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of Jehovah men turn away from evil.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is for every man.

For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Who among you fears Jehovah? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah and rest on his God.

saying: There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.

And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God nor regard man,