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].
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
Thereforeyou haveno excuse,everyoneof you who passesjudgment,for in that whichyou judgeanother,you condemnyourself;for you who judgepracticethe same things.
Do not complain,brethren,againstone another,sothat you yourselves may not be judged;behold,the Judgeis standingrightat the door.
"Do not judge,and you will not be judged;and do not condemn,and you will not be condemned;pardon,and you will be pardoned.
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
Let allbitternessand wrathand angerand clamorand slanderbe put awayfrom you, alongwith allmalice.
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
Whatshall we saythen?Is the Lawsin?May it neverbe! On the contrary,I would not have come to knowsinexceptthroughthe Law;for I would not have known aboutcovetingifthe Lawhad not said,"YOU SHALL NOT COVET."
for [it is] not the hearersof the Law[who] are justbeforeGod,but the doersof the Lawwill be justified.
But one who looks intentlyat the perfectlaw,the [law] of liberty,and abidesby it, not having becomea forgetfulhearerbut an effectualdoer,this manwill be blessedin what he does.
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
Do not be deceived,my belovedbrethren.
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
If,however,you are fulfillingthe royallawaccordingto the Scripture,"YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORAS YOURSELF,"you are doingwell.
Thereforebe patient,brethren,untilthe comingof the Lord.The farmerwaitsfor the preciousproduceof the soil,being patientaboutit, untilit getsthe earlyand laterains.
As an example,brethren,of sufferingand patience,takethe prophetswhospokein the nameof the Lord.
