If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it.

for a bare auditor without practice is like one who sees his image form'd by a mirror:

consider, my dear brethren, has not God chose the poor of this world to be rich by faith, and to inherit the kingdom he has promised to those who love him?

but you, who despise the poor, are not you oppress'd by the rich? is it not they who drag you to their tribunals?

they who blaspheme that sacred name by which you are distinguish'd?

speak and act as those, who are to be judged by the law of liberty.

My brethren, don't affect many of you to be doctors, considering, that those of us who are such, shall be tried with the greater severity.

but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint.

By that we give praises to God the father: and that pronounces curses even against men, who are form'd after the divine resemblance.

they who cultivate peace, enjoy the reward of their virtue.

there is but one legislator, and judge, he that has the power of life and death: who art thou, to pass sentence upon another?

As for you, who affirm, "to-day, or, to-morrow we will go to such a city, we will stay there a whole year, there we will traffic, and find our account."

hark! what a noise there is of hire, of which you cheated the labourers, who gather'd in your harvest! the cries of the reapers have reach'd even the Lord of the celestial militia.

let the prophets, my brethren, who were commission'd by the Lord, be your examples; suffer persecution with constancy like them.

we pronounce those happy, who have so endur'd. you have heard of the constancy of Job, you know with what success he was crown'd by the Lord, who is all mercy and compassion.