⁷ Do not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant.

¹⁰ It is the same with you; when you have done all you have been told to do, say, ‘We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty.’”

⁵ Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it.

⁶ Lazy people should learn a lesson from the way ants live. ⁷ They have no leader, chief, or ruler, ⁸ but they store up their food during the summer, getting ready for winter.