Second Epistle to the Watchmen 3Chapters
An Exhortation concerning the sea and the land · 26Verses
1Let the villagers be steadfast in remembrance, especially in the day of the burning heat; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
2Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the sea and the land, hold fast to remembrance. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
3Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the small shrine, hold fast to faithfulness. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
4Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist mockery, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
5Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist carelessness, guard the police station, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
6Let the villagers be steadfast in remembrance, especially in the day of the Last Covenant; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
7I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on remembrance and cast away falsehood.
8I write unto you concerning the village: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the farmers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on loyalty and cast away falsehood.
9Concerning fire, be of one mind: resist violence, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
10Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist betrayal, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
11Brethren and sisters, remember the sea and the land; for faith without thanksgiving is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
12Brethren and sisters, remember the warehouse keeper; for faith without mercy is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
13Let the police be steadfast in remembrance, especially in the day of the trial appointed for its season; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
14Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the Last Covenant, hold fast to remembrance. Let none turn the Last Covenant into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
15Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist fear, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
16Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
17Brethren and sisters, remember the Last Covenant; for faith without self-control is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
18Brethren and sisters, remember the sea and the land; for faith without hope is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
19Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist despair, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
20Brethren and sisters, remember the sea and the land; for faith without mercy is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
21Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the reservoir, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
22Brethren and sisters, remember the Last Covenant; for faith without remembrance is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
23Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the sea and the land, hold fast to honesty. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
24Concerning the sea and the land, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
25I write unto you concerning the village: when the raid of outsiders cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on remembrance and cast away despair.
26Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the sea and the land, hold fast to reverence. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.