2 1 Tolerance is the fruit of
judgment. The whole world
before thee is as a little grain of the
balance, and envy is an unequal
measure of the LORD’s way.
2 How can a man, even a king,
aspire to the wisdom of GOD?
Who can count the folds, and who
can place the fields of eternity?
It is envy to aspire to such.
3 Envy is an unjust weight upon
the balance of men, and who
may judge the fruits of GOD?
4 The garden has many groves
of righteous trees, and none alike;
each yielding different fruits. A
fool considers not the fruit of
others, offered freely in love.
5 The gardener considers the fruits
thereof, and considers not the
comparison. He judges each
tree by the evidence of good fruit,
and by the strength of the root.
6 The measuring of love, peace, joy,
kindness, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance, boldness,
and long-suffering is tolerance to
those that rely upon the balances
of the LORD.
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