If any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to everyone, and does not reproach one with it afterward, and he will give it to him.

Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will be given the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin is mature, it brings forth death.

Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers, or a grape vine figs? A salt spring cannot give fresh water.

But he gives all the greater blessing. As the Scripture says, "God opposes haughty persons, but he blesses humble-minded ones."