"Godhas giventhe leadersof Midian,Oreband Zeebinto your hands;and whatwas I ableto doin comparison with you?" Thentheir angertowardhim subsidedwhen he saidthat.
Not to us, O LORD,not to us, But to Your namegivegloryBecauseof Your lovingkindness,becauseof Your truth.
For by their own swordthey did not possessthe land,And their own armdid not savethem, But Your righthandand Your armand the lightof Your presence,For You favoredthem.
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
He whois slowto angeris betterthanthe mighty,And he who ruleshis spirit,thanhe who capturesa city.
[Like] applesof goldin settingsof silverIs a wordspokenin right circumstances.
By forbearancea rulermay be persuaded,And a softtonguebreaksthe bone.
"For in this[case] the sayingis true,Onesowsand anotherreaps.'
For throughthe gracegivento me I sayto everyoneamongyou not to think more highlyof himself thanhe oughtto think;but to thinksoas to have sound judgment,as Godhas allottedto eacha measureof faith.
Since we havegiftsthat differaccordingto the gracegivento us, [each of us is to exercise them accordingly]: ifprophecy,accordingto the proportionof his faith;
Do nothingfrom selfishnessorempty conceit,but with humility of mindregardone anotheras more importantthan yourselves;
But he saidto them, "Whathave I donenowin comparison with you? Is not the gleaning[of the grapes] of Ephraimbetterthanthe vintageof Abiezer?
Then Gideonand the 300menwhowere with him cameto the Jordan[and] crossedover,wearyyet pursuing.
