little sibbling, not so dribbling...

Do not be deceived,

my dear broth’!

Every good and graceous gift

is “from above”;

coming down

from the Father of all heavenly lights,

who does not change on us overnight,

but is steady as the noonday sun

lookin’ down on us - ev’ry one.  

(Do not be deceived)

By his own will

he brought us into being

through the word of

(through the word of) truth,

so that we should have first place among

(first place among) all his creatures.  

Remember this then,

my dear broth’!

Be quick to listen,

(Yes everyone!)

but slow to speak and

slow to become

angry. Anger

- that is human

does not achieve God's righteous purpose.

So get rid of

every filthy habit and all wicked conduct.

Submit to God

and accept the word that he plants in your hearts,

which is able

(which is able) to - save you.

Do not deceive yourselves

by just listening to his word;

instead, put it into practice

(put it into practice).

The person who listens to the word,

but does not

put it into practice

(put it into practice)

is like a man who looks in a mirror and sees

himself as he is.

He takes a good look at himself

and then goes

away and at once forgets

forgets what he looks like.

.. But those

those who look closely

into the perfect law that sets

law that sets folk free,

and keeps on payin' attention to it

and does not simply

listen and then forget it,
but

put it into practice

(put it into practice)—

they will be blessed by God in what they do
(who-oo)

they will be blessed by God in what they do.

Does any one of you

think that you are religious?

If you have no self-control

of your tongue,

your religion is worthless

religion is worthless!

- and you

you deceive yourself

(you deceive yourself).

What God the Father

considers to be

pure and fair-dinkum

religion is this

(this is what he

thinks is gen-u-in):

to take care of the fatherless

and widows in their suffering

and to keep one-self

(oneself) from being

corrupted by the world

(corrupted by the world).

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Quick! Quiick! Queeck!

-  Listen, look, learn!

Slow down, slow down, slow down!

-  Wait until your turn!

Be slow to anger,

slow to speak.

Be quick to listen,

and to weep!

- as well as laugh

at the chaff!

-  the dead old husks

that won't be bathed.

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Do not be deceived, my dear friends! Every good gift and every perfect present comes from heaven; it comes down from God, the Creator of the heavenly lights, who does not change or cause darkness by turning. By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.   Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry. Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose. So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you. Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are. They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like. But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice—you will be blessed by God in what you do.  Do any of you think you are religious? If you do not control your tongue, your religion is worthless and you deceive yourself. What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world. James 1:16‭-‬27GNTD

Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.  Romans 12:15‭-‬16 GNTD