⁹ Now Jabez was ^(A)more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name ^[a]Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” ¹⁰ And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my ^[b]territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.

^10 (A)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Do Not Judge a Brother

^11 (B)Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother ^(C)and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. ¹² There is one ^[a]Lawgiver, ^(D)who is able to save and to destroy. ^(E)Who^[b] are you to judge ^[c]another?