I say[this] to your shame.[Is it] so,[that] thereis not amongyou onewise manwhowill be ableto decidebetweenhis brethren,
The wisdomof the sensibleis to understandhis way,But the foolishnessof foolsis deceit.
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
But Ananiasanswered,"Lord,I have heardfrom manyaboutthisman,how muchharmhe didto Your saintsat Jerusalem;
Does not evennatureitselfteachyou that ifa manhas long hair,it is a dishonorto him,
Become sober-mindedas you ought,and stopsinning;for somehaveno knowledgeof God.I speak[this] to your shame.
Let no mandeceivehimself.Ifany manamongyou thinksthat he is wisein thisage,he must becomefoolish,sothat he may becomewise.
We are foolsfor Christ'ssake,but you are prudentin Christ;we are weak,but you are strong;you are distinguished,but we are without honor.
I do not writethese thingsto shameyou, but to admonishyou as my belovedchildren.
Does any oneof you, when he hasa caseagainsthis neighbor,dareto go to lawbeforethe unrighteousand not beforethe saints?
Soifyou havelaw courtsdealing with matters of this life,do you appointthem as judges who are of no accountin the church?
But ifanyof you lackswisdom,let him askof God,who givesto allgenerouslyand withoutreproach,and it will be givento him.