Moreover,by them Your servantis warned;In keepingthem there is greatreward.
"Wheneveranydisputecomesto you from your brethrenwho livein their cities,betweenbloodand blood,betweenlawand commandment,statutesand ordinances,you shall warnthem sothat they may not be guiltybefore the LORD,and wrathmay [not] comeon you and your brethren.Thusyou shall doand you will not be guilty.
Howsweetare Your wordsto my taste![Yes, sweeter] thanhoneyto my mouth!
Your wordI have treasuredin my heart,That I may not sinagainst You.
The lawof Your mouthis betterto me Thanthousandsof goldand silver[pieces]. Yodh.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
Know[that] wisdomis thusfor your soul;Ifyou find[it], then therewill be a future,And your hopewill not be cutoff.
Where thereis novision,the peopleare unrestrained,But happyis he who keepsthe law.
He saidto me, "Sonof man,feedyour stomachand fillyour bodywith thisscrollwhichI am givingyou." Then I ateit, and it was sweetas honeyin my mouth.
But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
sothat your fastingwill not be noticedby men,but by your Fatherwhois in secret;and your Fatherwhosees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
sothat your givingwill be in secret;and your Fatherwho sees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
"But you, whenyou pray,gointo your inner room,closeyour doorand prayto your Fatherwhois in secret,and your Fatherwhosees[what is done] in secretwill rewardyou.
"Thereforebe on the alert,rememberingthat nightand dayfor a period of three yearsI did not ceaseto admonisheachonewith tears.
I do not writethese thingsto shameyou, but to admonishyou as my belovedchildren.
We urgeyou, brethren,admonishthe unruly,encouragethe fainthearted,helpthe weak,be patientwith everyone.
consideringthe reproachof Christgreaterrichesthan the treasuresof Egypt;for he was lookingto the reward.
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.
Watchyourselves,that you do not losewhatwe have accomplished,but that you may receivea fullreward.
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."