have you not made distinctionsamongyourselves,and becomejudgeswith evilmotives?
"Behold,I knowyour thoughts,And the plansby which you would wrongme.
Whoshowsnopartialityto princesNorregardsthe richabovethe poor,For they allare the workof His hands?
For He standsat the righthandof the needy,To savehim from those who judgehis soul.
Do you indeedspeakrighteousness,O gods?Do you judgeuprightly,O sonsof men?
Howlongwill you judgeunjustlyAnd showpartialityto the wicked?Selah.
"So I alsohave madeyou despisedand abasedbefore allthe people,justas you are not keepingMy waysbut are showingpartialityin the instruction.
And the Lordsaid,"Hearwhatthe unrighteousjudgesaid;
"Do not judgeaccordingto appearance,but judgewith righteousjudgment."
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
Do not speakagainstone another,brethren.He who speaks againsta brotherorjudgeshis brother,speaks againstthe lawand judgesthe law;but ifyou judgethe law,you are not a doerof the lawbut a judge[of it].
