Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

And thou sayest, 'Pure is my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

which are all for destruction with the using, after the commands and teachings of men,

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,