Thereis a way[which seems] rightto a man,But its endis the wayof death.
Jeroboamsaidin his heart,"Nowthe kingdomwill returnto the houseof David.
So the kingconsulted,and madetwogoldencalves,and he saidto them, "It is toomuchfor you to goup to Jerusalem;beholdyour gods,O Israel,that broughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
The wayof a foolis rightin his own eyes,But a wisemanis he who listensto counsel.
There is a kindwho is purein his own eyes,Yet is not washedfrom his filthiness.
"Striveto enterthroughthe narrowdoor;for many,I tellyou, will seekto enterand will not be able.
Thereforewhatbenefitwere you thenderivingfrom the things of whichyou are nowashamed?For the outcomeof those thingsis death.
For ifanyonethinkshe is somethingwhen he is nothing,he deceiveshimself.
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
But proveyourselves doersof the word,and not merelyhearerswho deludethemselves.
