1He that keepeth the word of God, multiplieth prayer. Wholeful [or Wholesome] sacrifice is to take heed to the commandments, and to depart [or go away] from all wickedness. And to offer the pleasing of sacrifice for unrightfulnesses [or unrightwise-nesses], and beseeching for sins, is to go away from unrightfulness [or unrightwiseness].

2He that offereth purest [or tried] flour of wheat, shall yield grace, that is, shall give a pleasant service to God; and he that doeth mercy, offereth a sacrifice.

3It is well pleasant [or well-pleas-ing] to the Lord, to go away from wickedness; and prayer is to go away from unrightfulness [or unrightwise-ness].

4Thou shalt not appear void before the sight of God;

5for why all these things be done for the behests of God.

6The offering of a just [or right-wise] man maketh fat the altar, and is odour of sweetness in the sight of the Highest.

7The sacrifice of a just [or right-wise] man is acceptable, and the Lord shall not forget the mind of him.

8With good will yield thou glory to God, and make thou not less the first fruits of thine hands.

9In each gift [or all gifts] make glad thy cheer, and in full out joying hallow thy tithes.

10Give thou to the Highest after his gift [or Give to the Highest after the free gift of him], that is, after the quantity of thy goods, which thou hast of God; and with good eye make thou the findings of thine hands, that is, with rightful intent, ordain thy good works, to the praising of God and not of man.

11For why the Lord is a yielder, and he shall yield sevenfold so much to thee [or seven times as much he shall yield to thee].

12Do not thou offer shrewd gifts; for he shall not receive those [or them]. And do not thou behold an unjust [or unrightwise] sacrifice; for the Lord is judge, and glory, or taking, of persons is not at [or with] him.

13The Lord shall not take or favour a person against a poor man; and he shall hear the prayer of him that is hurt.

14He shall not despise the prayers of a fatherless child, neither a widow, if she sheddeth [or poured] out speech of wailing.

15Whether the tears of a widow go not down to the cheek, and the crying of her on him that leadeth forth those tears? For why those ascend [or they go up] from the cheek unto heaven, and the Lord hearing shall not delight in those [or them].

16He that worshippeth God in delighting, shall be received; and his prayer shall nigh unto the clouds.

17The prayer of him that meeketh himself shall pierce clouds, and till it nigheth to God, he shall not be comforted, and he shall not go away, till the Highest behold. And the Lord shall not be far [or long away], but he shall judge just [or rightwise] men, and shall make doom;

18and the Strongest shall not have patience in those [or them], that he trouble the backs of them. And he shall yield vengeance to folks, till he take away the fullness of proud men, [or to Gentiles he shall yield venge-ance, to the time that he take away the plenty of proud men], and trouble altogether the sceptres of wicked men;

19till he yield to men after their deeds, and after the works of Adam ⁴, and after the presumption of him; till he deem the doom of his people, and shall delight just [or rightwise] men in his mercy.

20The mercy of God is fair in the time of tribulation, as clouds of rain in the time of dryness [or drought].