For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

he that said, "do not commit adultery," said too, "do not kill." though you should not commit adultery, yet if you kill, you are a transgressor of the law.

Do you believe in one God? Very well; the demons, too, believe that, and shudder.

In the same way, was Rahab the prostitute not justified by works too, when she received the [Hebrew] spies as guests and protected them, and sent them away [to escape] by a different route?

For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.

If we put bridles into horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can guide their whole bodies, too.

So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever direction the caprice of the man at the helm chooses.

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.

See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

You, too, must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

We count those who displayed such endurance blessed! You have heard, too, of Job's endurance, and have seen what the Lord's purpose was, for 'the Lord is full of pity and compassion.'