Chapter 11

¹ May I have joy in you in every way, if indeed I am worthy. For even though I am in chains, I am not equal to one of you who are free. I know that you are not puffed up, for you have Jesus in yourselves. And especially when I praise you, I know that you feel ashamed, as it is written:

² The righteous man is his own accuser; and, You speak first of your sins, that you may be justified; and, When you have done all that is commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; for what is exalted among men is an abomination before God; for God says, Be merciful to me, a sinner. Therefore those great men Abraham and Job called themselves dust and ashes before God. And David:

³ Who am I before you, Lord, that you have glorified me to this extent? And Moses, the meekest of all men, says to God:

⁴ I am weak-voiced and slow of tongue. So you too, be humble-minded, that you may be exalted; for the one who humbles himself will be exalted, and the one who exalts himself will be humbled.