1. നിങ്ങളില് ശണ്ഠയും കലഹവും എവിടെ നിന്നു? നിങ്ങളുടെ അവയവങ്ങളില് പോരാടുന്ന ഭോഗേച്ഛകളില് നിന്നല്ലയോ?

1. మీలో యుద్ధములును పోరాటములును దేనినుండి కలుగుచున్నవి? మీ అవయవములలో పోరాడు మీ భోగేచ్ఛలనుండియే గదా?

2. നിങ്ങള് മോഹിച്ചിട്ടും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നില്ല; നിങ്ങള് കൊല്ലുകയും അസൂയപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്തിട്ടും ഒന്നും സാധിക്കുന്നില്ല; നിങ്ങള് കലഹിക്കയും ശണ്ഠയിടുകയും ചെയ്തിട്ടും യാചിക്കായ്കകൊണ്ടു കിട്ടുന്നില്ല.

2. మీరాశించుచున్నారు గాని మీకు దొరకుటలేదు; నరహత్యచేయుదురు మత్సరపడుదురు గాని సంపాదించుకొనలేరు; పోట్లాడుదురు యుద్ధము చేయుదురు గాని దేవుని అడుగనందున మీకేమియు దొరకదు.

3. നിങ്ങള് യാചിക്കുന്നു എങ്കിലും നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭോഗങ്ങളില് ചെലവിടേണ്ടതിന്നു വല്ലാതെ യാചിക്കകൊണ്ടു ഒന്നും ലഭിക്കുന്നില്ല.

3. మీరడిగినను మీ భోగముల నిమిత్తము వినియోగించుటకై దురుద్దేశముతో అడుగుదురు గనుక మీకేమియు దొరకుటలేదు.

4. വ്യഭിചാരിണികളായുള്ളോരേ, ലോകസ്നേഹം ദൈവത്തോടു ശത്രുത്വം ആകുന്നു എന്നു നിങ്ങള് അറിയുന്നില്ലയോ? ആകയാല് ലോകത്തിന്റെ സ്നേഹിതന് ആകുവാന് ഇച്ഛിക്കുന്നവനെല്ലാം ദൈവത്തിന്റെ ശത്രുവായിത്തീരുന്നു.

4. వ్యభిచారిణులారా, యీ లోకస్నేహము దేవునితో వైరమని మీరెరుగరా? కాబట్టియెవడు ఈ లోకముతో స్నేహము చేయగోరునో వాడు దేవునికి శత్రువగును.

5. അല്ലെങ്കില് തിരുവെഴുത്തു വെറുതെ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു തോന്നുന്നുവോ? അവന് നമ്മില് വസിക്കുമാറാക്കിയ ആത്മാവു അസൂയെക്കായി കാംക്ഷിക്കുന്നുവോ?

5. ఆయన మనయందు నివసింపజేసిన ఆత్మ మత్సరపడునంతగా అపేక్షించునా అను లేఖనము చెప్పునది వ్యర్థమని అనుకొనుచున్నారా?

6. എന്നാല് അവന് അധികം കൃപ നലകുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ടു “ദൈവം നിഗളികളോടു എതിര്ത്തുനില്ക്കയും താഴ്മയുള്ളവര്ക്കും കൃപ നലകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.
സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ 3:34

6. కాదుగాని, ఆయన ఎక్కువ కృప నిచ్చును; అందుచేత దేవుడు అహంకారులను ఎదిరించి దీనులకు కృప అనుగ్రహించును అని లేఖనము చెప్పుచున్నది.

7. ആകയാല് നിങ്ങള് ദൈവത്തിന്നു കീഴടങ്ങുവിന് ; പിശാചിനോടു എതിര്ത്തുനില്പിന് ; എന്നാല് അവന് നിങ്ങളെ വിട്ടു ഔടിപ്പോകും.

7. కాబట్టి దేవునికి లోబడియుండుడి, అపవాదిని ఎదిరించుడి, అప్పుడు వాడు మీయొద్దనుండి పారిపోవును.

8. ദൈവത്തോടു അടുത്തു ചെല്ലുവിന് ; എന്നാല് അവന് നിങ്ങളോടു അടുത്തുവരും. പാപികളേ, കൈകളെ വെടിപ്പാക്കുവിന് ; ഇരുമനസ്സുള്ളോരേ, ഹൃദയങ്ങളെ ശുദ്ധീകരിപ്പിന് ;
യെശയ്യാ 1:16, സെഖർയ്യാവു 1:3, മലാഖി 3:7

8. దేవునియొద్దకు రండి, అప్పుడాయన మీయొద్దకు వచ్చును, పాపులారా, మీ చేతులను శుభ్రముచేసికొనుడి; ద్విమనస్కులారా, మీ హృదయములను పరిశుద్ధపరచుకొనుడి.

9. സങ്കടപ്പെട്ടു ദുഃഖിച്ചു കരവിന് ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ചിരി ദുഃഖമായും സന്തോഷം വിഷാദമായും തീരട്ടെ.

9. వ్యాకులపడుడి, దుఃఖపడుడి, యేడువుడి, మీ నవ్వు దుఃఖమునకును మీ ఆనందము చింతకును మార్చుకొనుడి.

10. കര്ത്താവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയില് താഴുവിന് ; എന്നാല് അവന് നിങ്ങളെ ഉയര്ത്തും.
ഇയ്യോബ് 5:11

10. ప్రభువు దృష్టికి మిమ్మును మీరు తగ్గించుకొనుడి. అప్పుడాయన మిమ్మును హెచ్చించును.

11. സഹോദരന്മാരേ, അന്യോന്യം ദുഷിക്കരുതു; തന്റെ സഹോദരനെ ദുഷിക്കയും വിധിക്കയും ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തെ ദുഷിക്കയും ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തെ വിധിക്കയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തെ വിധിക്കുന്നു എങ്കില് നീ ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തെ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവനല്ല, വിധിക്കുന്നവനത്രേ.

11. సహోదరులారా, ఒకనికి విరోధముగా ఒకడు మాటలాడకుడి. తన సహోదరునికి విరోధముగా మాటలాడి తన సహోదరునికి తీర్పు తీర్చువాడు ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు వ్యతిరేకముగా మాటలాడి ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు తీర్పుతీర్చుచున్నాడు. నీవు ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు తీర్పు తీర్చినయెడల ధర్మశాస్త్రమును నెరవేర్చువాడవుకాక న్యాయము విధించు వాడవైతివి.

12. ന്യായപ്രമാണകര്ത്താവും ന്യായാധിപതിയും ഒരുവനേയുള്ളുരക്ഷിപ്പാനും നശിപ്പിപ്പാനും ശക്തനായവന് തന്നേ; കൂട്ടുകാരനെ വിധിപ്പാന് നീ ആര്?

12. ఒక్కడే ధర్మశాస్త్రమును నియమించి న్యాయము విధించువాడు. ఆయనే రక్షించుటకును నశింపజేయుటకును శక్తిమంతుడై యున్నాడు; పరునికి తీర్పు తీర్చుటకు నీవెవడవు?

13. ഇന്നോ നാളെയോ ഞങ്ങള് ഇന്ന പട്ടണത്തില് പോയി അവിടെ ഒരാണ്ടു കഴിച്ചു വ്യാപാരം ചെയ്തു ലാഭം ഉണ്ടാക്കും എന്നു പറയുന്നവരേ, കേള്പ്പിന്
സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ 27:1

13. నేడైనను రేపైనను ఒకానొక పట్టణమునకు వెళ్లి అక్కడ ఒక సంవత్సరముండి వ్యాపారముచేసి లాభము సంపాదింతము రండని చెప్పుకొనువార లారా,

14. നാളെത്തേതു നിങ്ങള് അറിയുന്നില്ലല്ലോ; നിങ്ങളുടെ ജീവന് എങ്ങനെയുള്ളതു? അല്പനേരത്തേക്കു കാണുന്നതും പിന്നെ മറഞ്ഞുപോകുന്നതുമായ ആവിയല്ലോ.
സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ 27:1

14. రేపేమి సంభవించునో మీకు తెలియదు. మీ జీవమేపాటిది? మీరు కొంతసేపు కనబడి అంతలో మాయమైపోవు ఆవిరి వంటివారే.

15. കര്ത്താവിന്നു ഇഷ്ടമുണ്ടെങ്കില് ഞങ്ങള് ജീവിച്ചിരുന്നു ഇന്നിന്നതു ചെയ്യും എന്നല്ലയോ പറയേണ്ടതു.

15. కనుక ప్రభువు చిత్తమైతే మనము బ్రదికియుండి ఇది అది చేతమని చెప్పుకొనవలెను.

16. നിങ്ങളോ വമ്പു പറഞ്ഞു പ്രശംസിക്കുന്നു; ഈവക പ്രശംസ എല്ലാം ദോഷം ആകുന്നു.

16. ఇప్పుడైతే మీరు మీ డంబములయందు అతిశయపడుచున్నారు. ఇట్టి అతిశయమంతయు చెడ్డది.

17. നന്മ ചെയ്വാനറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും ചെയ്യാത്തവന്നു അതു പാപം തന്നേ.

17. కాబట్టి మేలైనదిచేయ నెరిగియు ఆలాగు చేయనివానికి పాపము కలుగును.