A bruised reed he shall not break [or He shall not break altogether a shaken reed], and he shall not quench smoking flax, till he cast out doom to victory;
Of whence was the baptism of John; of heaven, or of men? And they thought within themselves, saying, If we say of heaven, he shall say to us, Why then believe ye not to him?
Therefore see ye, how ye hear; for it shall be given to him that hath, and whoever hath not, also that that he weeneth [or he guesseth] that he have, shall be taken away from him.
And Jesus turned, and saw them pursuing him, and saith to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi, that is to say, Master, where dwellest thou?
that we be not now little children, moving as waves, and be not borne about with each wind of teaching, in the waywardness of men, in subtle wit, to the deceiving of error.