| Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal. | Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal. |
| A patient man shows good sense, but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. | One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness. |
| Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. | And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. |
| God is not human, that he should lie, or the son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act, does he promise and then not fulfill it? | God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? |
| The wicked man borrows but neglects to repay, whereas the righteous man is generous in giving. | The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. |
| Jesus answered, “As it is written: ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’ ” | But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’ ” |
| All day long the godless man continues to covet, whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. | All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back. |
| A perverse man sows strife, and a tale-bearer destroys close friendships. | A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. |
| What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his very life? | For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? |
| He is not here. He has been raised. Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee: that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified and rise again on the third day. | He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise from the dead. |
| If a man has recently been married, he is not to go off to battle nor have any other duty laid on him. He will be free to stay at home for one year so that he can bring happiness to the wife whom he has married. | When a man takes a new wife, he is not to go out with the army, nor be assigned any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall make his wife whom he has taken happy. |
| There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it leads to death. | There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death. |
| A fool gives free rein to his anger, but a wise man bides his time and calms it. | A fool always loses his temper, But a wise person holds it back. |
| A man is haughty until disaster overtakes him, but humility comes before honors. | Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty, But humility goes before honor. |
| A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This wretched man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Alleluia. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his precepts. | Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. |
| He brought you low, allowing you to suffer from hunger. He then fed you with manna, something with which your fathers were not familiar, so that you might come to know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the Lord. | And He humbled you and let you go hungry, and fed you with the manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, in order to make you understand that man shall not live on bread alone, but man shall live on everything that comes out of the mouth of the Lord. |
| The father of a good man will rejoice; he who begets a wise son will delight in him. | The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. |
| The Lord God made clothing for the man and woman out of animal skins and he clothed them. | And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. |
| The fear of others will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure. | The fear of man brings a snare, But one who trusts in the Lord will be protected. |
| A man is joyful when he utters apt answers, and even more satisfying is a word in season. | A person has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word! |
| A fool is quick to show his anger, but a prudent man ignores an insult. | A fool’s anger is known at once, But a prudent person conceals dishonor. |
| What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life? | For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? |
| But from the very beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh.’ And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. | But from the beginning of creation, God created them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate. |
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