He who separateshimself seeks[his own] desire,He quarrelsagainst allsoundwisdom.
Keepingawayfrom strifeis an honorfor a man,But anyfoolwill quarrel.
I did not sitin the circleof merrymakers,Nordid I exult.Becauseof Your hand[upon me] I satalone,For You filledme with indignation.
My son,fearthe LORDand the king;Do not associatewith those who are givento change,
Theseare the ones who cause divisions,worldly-minded,devoidof the Spirit.
In the early morning,whileit was stilldark,Jesus gotup, left [the house], and went awayto a secludedplace,and was prayingthere.
The heartknowsits ownbitterness,And a strangerdoes not shareits joy.
"The kingdomof heavenis likea treasurehiddenin the field,whicha manfoundand hid[again]; and from joyover it he goesand sellsallthat he hasand buysthat field.
[Like] one who takesa dogby the earsIs he who passesby [and] meddleswith strifenot belonging to him.
"For howthencan it be knownthat I have foundfavorin Your sight,I and Your people?Is it not by Your goingwith us, so that we, I and Your people,may be distinguishedfrom allthe [other] peoplewhoare upon the faceof the earth?"
He who goesabout as a slandererrevealssecrets,Therefore do not associatewith a gossip.
The beginningof strifeis [like] lettingout water,So abandonthe quarrelbeforeit breaksout.
Paul,a bond-servantof ChristJesus,called[as] an apostle,set apartfor the gospelof God,
And He was sayingto them, "To you has been giventhe mysteryof the kingdomof God,but thosewho are outsidegeteverythingin parables,
Jesus answeredthem, "To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof heaven,but to them it has not been granted.
"Therefore,COMEOUT FROM THEIR MIDSTAND BE SEPARATE,"saysthe Lord."AND DO NOT TOUCHWHAT IS UNCLEAN;And I will welcomeyou.
speakingto the priestswhobelong to the houseof the LORDof hosts,and to the prophets,saying,"Shall I weepin the fifthmonthand abstain,as I have donethesemanyyears?"
My son,let them not vanishfrom your sight;Keepsoundwisdomand discretion,
"Counselis mine and soundwisdom;I am understanding,poweris mine.
"Anyanimalthat dividesthe hoofand hasthe hoofsplitin two[and] chewsthe cud,among the animals,that you may eat.
