| But let justice roll out like waters, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. | Rather, let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
| Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. | In view of all this, you should make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with piety, and piety with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. |
| Certainly the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets. | Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets. |
| A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | The lips of a fool cause strife, and his mouth provokes a flogging. |
| Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. | Rejoice with all your heart, O daughter Zion. Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem. See, your king is coming to you, triumphant and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. |
| How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! | Blessed is the one whose offense is forgiven, whose sin is erased. |
| Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. | Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away, but when amassed little by little, it will increase. |
| Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. | Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. You received without payment; give in the same way. |
| I did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed. | I refrained from eating any choice food, abstaining from consuming meat or wine, and I did not anoint myself until those three weeks had passed. |
| Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. | Remain sober and alert, for your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. |
| Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who sins breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness. |
| You, Lord, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. | But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from age to age. |
| For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. | For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disharmony and every type of wickedness. |
| A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who complies with rebuke is sensible. | A fool spurns his father’s correction, but whoever heeds admonition is prudent. |
| God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious live in parched lands. | He gives a home to those who are forsaken and leads out prisoners amid chants of exultation, while rebels are forced to live in an arid land. |
| We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. | We have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws. |
| Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. | Let us examine and test our ways and return to the Lord. |
| A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor. | A fool is quick to show his anger, but a prudent man ignores an insult. |
| Little children, guard yourselves from idols. | Dear children, keep away from idols. |
| Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. | Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vanity, but humbly regard others as better than yourselves. |
| One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends. | One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends. |
| Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince. | Fine words are not becoming to a fool, and much less are false words to a noble. |
| For I give plenty of water to the weary ones, and refresh everyone who languishes. | For I will provide the weary with all they need, and I will restore the strength of all those who have grown faint with hunger. |
| The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. |
| An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels. | Who can find a worthy wife? She is far more precious than pearls. |
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