¹Now the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying, ²“Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lᴏʀᴅ in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them, ³if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lᴏʀᴅ for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering. ⁴He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lᴏʀᴅ, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lᴏʀᴅ. ⁵Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. ⁶The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lᴏʀᴅ, in front of the veil of the sanctuary. ⁷And the priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lᴏʀᴅ, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. ⁸He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails, ⁹the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove, ¹⁰as it was taken from the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn them on the altar of the burnt offering. ¹¹But the bull’s hide and all its flesh, with its head and legs, its entrails and offal— ¹²the whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned. ¹³‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lᴏʀᴅ in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; ¹⁴when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting. ¹⁵And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lᴏʀᴅ. Then the bull shall be killed before the Lᴏʀᴅ. ¹⁶The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tabernacle of meeting. ¹⁷Then the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lᴏʀᴅ, in front of the veil. ¹⁸And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the Lᴏʀᴅ, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. ¹⁹He shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. ²⁰And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. ²¹Then he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly. ²²‘When a ruler has sinned, and done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lᴏʀᴅ his God in anything which should not be done, and is guilty, ²³or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. ²⁴And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lᴏʀᴅ. It is a sin offering. ²⁵The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. ²⁶And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. ²⁷‘If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lᴏʀᴅ in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, ²⁸or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. ²⁹And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering. ³⁰Then the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. ³¹He shall remove all its fat, as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma to the Lᴏʀᴅ. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. ³²‘If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish. ³³Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at the place where they kill the burnt offering. ³⁴The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. ³⁵He shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the Lᴏʀᴅ. So the priest shall make atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

¹Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; ²But his delight is in the law of the Lᴏʀᴅ, And in His law he meditates day and night. ³He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. ⁴The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. ⁵Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. ⁶For the Lᴏʀᴅ knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

¹Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? ²The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lᴏʀᴅ and against His Anointed, saying, ³“Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” ⁴He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lᴏʀᴅ shall hold them in derision. ⁵Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: ⁶“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.” ⁷“I will declare the decree: The Lᴏʀᴅ has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. ⁸Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. ⁹You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ” ¹⁰Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. ¹¹Serve the Lᴏʀᴅ with fear, And rejoice with trembling. ¹²Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

¹Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. ²Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet. ³The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lᴏʀᴅ. ⁴Wealth makes many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend. ⁵A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape. ⁶Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts. ⁷All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him. ⁸He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. ⁹A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish. ¹⁰Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes. ¹¹The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression. ¹²The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. ¹³A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. ¹⁴Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lᴏʀᴅ. ¹⁵Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger. ¹⁶He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die. ¹⁷He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lᴏʀᴅ, And He will pay back what he has given. ¹⁸Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction. ¹⁹A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again. ²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. ²¹There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lᴏʀᴅ’s counsel—that will stand. ²²What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. ²³The fear of the Lᴏʀᴅ leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. ²⁴A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. ²⁵Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge. ²⁶He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach. ²⁷Cease listening to instruction, my son, And you will stray from the words of knowledge. ²⁸A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. ²⁹Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

¹For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, ²that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, ³in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ⁴Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. ⁵For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. ⁶As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, ⁷rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. ⁸Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; ¹⁰and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. ¹¹In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹²buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. ¹³And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, ¹⁴having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. ¹⁵Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. ¹⁶So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, ¹⁷which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. ¹⁸Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, ¹⁹and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. ²⁰Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— ²¹“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” ²²which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? ²³These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.