5:1 Do not set your heart on your wealth, nor say, "I have enough."
5:2 Do not follow your inclination and strength, walking according to the desires of your heart.
5:3 Do not say, "Who will have power over me?" for the Lord will surely punish you.
5:4 Do not say, "I sinned, and what happened to me?" for the Lord is slow to anger.
5:5 Do not be so confident of atonement that you add sin to sin.
5:6 Do not say, "His mercy is great, he will forgive the multitude of my sins," for both mercy and wrath are with him, and his anger rests on sinners.
5:7 Do not delay to turn to the Lord, nor postpone it from day to day; for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will go forth, and at the time of punishment you will perish.
5:8 Do not depend on dishonest wealth, for it will not benefit you in the day of calamity.
5:9 Do not winnow with every wind, nor follow every path: the double-tongued sinner does that.
5:10 Be steadfast in your understanding, and let your speech be consistent.
5:11 Be quick to hear, and be deliberate in answering.
5:12 If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; but if not, put your hand on your mouth.
5:13 Glory and dishonor come from speaking, and a man's tongue is his downfall.
5:14 Do not be called a slanderer, and do not lie in ambush with your tongue; for shame comes to the thief, and severe condemnation to the double-tongued.
5:15 In great and small matters do not act amiss,
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