| Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. |
| For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. | For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. |
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| Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. | “And tear your heart and not merely your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And relenting of catastrophe. |
| Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. | Let the wicked abandon his way, And the unrighteous person his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. |
| My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. | That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and that they would attain to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself. |
| In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. | The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. |
| Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. | Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. |
| For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. | For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good. |
| Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
| “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” | But Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can’? All things are possible for the one who believes.” |
| For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth. | For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. |
| How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. | How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. |
| All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. |
| Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. | Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. |
| Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. | Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce. |
| Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ | And heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ |
| I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. | I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
| For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. | For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. |
| If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. | One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law, Even his prayer is an abomination. |
| Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. | Then you will discern righteousness, justice, And integrity, and every good path. |
| I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. | I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. |
| Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. | 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. |
| In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ | And in Hades he raised his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his arms. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ |
| And, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. | And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him. |
