15
Do not hate hard labor or farm work, which was created by the Most High.
16
Do not enroll in the ranks of sinners; remember that retribution does not delay.
17
Humble yourself to the utmost, for the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.
18
Do not exchange a friend for money, or a real brother for the gold of Ophir.
19
Do not dismiss a wise and good wife, for her charm is worth more than gold.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Heb [for the expectation of mortals is worms]
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