8
Do not commit a sin twice; not even for one will you go unpunished.
9
Do not say, "He will consider the great number of my gifts, and when I make an offering to the Most High God, he will accept it."
10
Do not grow weary when you pray; do not neglect to give alms.
11
Do not ridicule a person who is embittered in spirit, for there is One who humbles and exalts.
12
Do not devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend.
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.