1
Do not rely on your wealth, or say, "I have enough."
2
Do not follow your inclination and strength in pursuing the desires of your heart.
3
Do not say, "Who can have power over me?" for the Lord will surely punish you.
4
Do not say, "I sinned, yet what has happened to me?" for the Lord is slow to anger.
5
Do not be so confident of forgiveness that you add sin to sin.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.