"Whydo you lookat the speckthat is in your brother'seye,but do not noticethe logthat is in your owneye?
"The LORDwill returnhis bloodon his own head,becausehe fellupon twomenmorerighteousand betterthanhe and killedthem with the sword,while my fatherDaviddid not know[it]: Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof the armyof Israel,and Amasathe sonof Jether,commanderof the armyof Judah.
But he did not numberLeviand Benjaminamongthem, for the king'scommandwas abhorrentto Joab.
For it flattershim in his [own] eyesConcerning the discoveryof his iniquity[and] the hatred[of it].
"The heartis moredeceitfulthanallelse And is desperatelysick;Whocan understandit?
"Because he consideredand turnedawayfrom allhis transgressionswhichhe had committed,he shall surelylive;he shall not die.
"Do not judgesothat you will not be judged.
They alsohada fewsmall fish;and after He had blessedthem, He orderedtheseto be servedas well.
"A pupilis not abovehis teacher;but everyone,after he has been fully trained,will be likehis teacher.
"Or howcanyou sayto your brother,'Brother,letme takeout the speckthat is in your eye,'when you yourselfdo not seethe logthat is in your own eye?You hypocrite,firsttakethe logout of your own eye,and thenyou will see clearlyto takeout the speckthat is in your brother'seye.
But whenthey persistedin askingHim, He straightenedup, and saidto them, "He who is without sinamong you, let him [be the] firstto throwa stoneat her."
Thereforeyou haveno excuse,everyoneof you who passesjudgment,for in that whichyou judgeanother,you condemnyourself;for you who judgepracticethe same things.
for [once] he has lookedat himselfand gone away,he has immediatelyforgottenwhat kind of personhe was.
