1Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God.

2Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful.

3But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man's day; but neither do I judge my own self.

4For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord.

5Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make clear the guidance of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.

3Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and you shall be fed with its riches.

4Delight in the Lord, and he will give you the requests of your heart.

5Commit your way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it.

6And he will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

27Decline from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.

28For the Lord loves judgment, and will not leave his saints$1 they shall be preserved forever. The unjust shall be punished, and the offspring of the evil shall perish.

39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

40And the Lord will help them and deliver them$1 and he will rescue them from the evil, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

33And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but yours eat and drink?

34To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them?

35But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they fast in those days.

36And he spoke also a similitude to them: That no man putteth a piece from a new clothing upon an old clothing; otherwise he both rendeth the new, and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old.

37And no man putteth new wine into old bottle: otherwise the new wine will break the bottles, and it will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost.

38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

39And no man drinking old, has presently a mind to new: for he says, The old is better.