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¹Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge. But whoever hates correction is unwise.

²²But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.

³A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.

²The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.

¹¹A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.

²²“Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge?

²¹You have heard that it was said to the ancients: ‘You shall not murder; whoever will have murdered shall be liable to judgment.’ ²²But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.

¹¹Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.

³⁵A good man offers good things from a good storehouse. And an evil man offers evil things from an evil storehouse. ³⁶But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment. ³⁷For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”

²⁸If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent.

¹⁰Avoid a man who is a heretic, after the first and second correction,

¹⁰So then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. ¹¹For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” ¹²And so, each one of us shall offer an explanation of himself to God.

³For, in times past, we ourselves were also unwise, unbelieving, erring, servants of various desires and pleasures, acting with malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.

⁷A foolish man will not know these things, and a senseless one will not understand:

³Moreover, as a foolish man is walking along the way, even though he himself is unwise, he considers everyone to be foolish.

¹⁸Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may be truly wise.