[1] Set not your heart upon your goods; And say not, They are sufficient for me.
[2] Follow not your own mind and your strength, To walk in the desires of your heart;
[3] And say not, Who shall have dominion over me? For the Lord will surely take vengeance on you.
[4] Say not, I sinned, and what happened to me? For the Lord is longsuffering.
[5] Concerning atonement, be not without fear, To add sin upon sins:
[6] And say not, His compassion is great; He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: For mercy and wrath are with him, And his indignation will rest upon sinners.
[7] Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord; And put not off from day to day: For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth; And you shall perish in the time of vengeance.
[8] Set not your heart upon unrighteous gains: For you shall profit nothing in the day of calamity.
[9] Winnow not with every wind, And walk not in every path: Thus does the sinner that has a double tongue.
[10] Be stedfast in your understanding; And let your word be one.
[11] Be swift to hear; And with patience make your answer.
[12] If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; And if not, let your hand be upon your mouth.
[13] Glory and dishonor is in talk: And the tongue of a man is his fall.
[14] Be not called a whisperer; And lie not in wait with your tongue: For upon the thief there is shame, And an evil condemnation upon him that has a double tongue.
[15] In a great matter and in a small, be not ignorant;