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¹⁰For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ.

⁴³For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

⁶The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me. ⁷The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies. ⁸It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man. ⁹It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders.

⁴But, just as we have been tested by God, so that the Gospel would be entrusted to us, so also did we speak, not so as to please men, but rather to please God, who tests our hearts.

¹⁵Be solicitous in the task of presenting yourself before God as a proven and unashamed worker who has handled the Word of Truth correctly.

³³Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.

¹⁸For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but rather he whom God commends.

²³Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men. ²⁴For you know that you will receive from the Lord the repayment of an inheritance. Serve Christ the Lord.

¹“Pay attention, lest you perform your justice before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a reward with your Father, who is in heaven.

¹⁸For he who serves Christ in this, pleases God and is proven before men.

⁴And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”

²⁵Whoever fears man will quickly fall. Whoever hopes in the Lord shall be lifted up.

²⁷Do not work for food that perishes, but for that which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

²⁷Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.