Each of you must examine your own actions. Then you can be proud of your own accomplishments withought comparing yourself to others. Assume your own responsibility. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another. No mercy will be shown to those who show mercy to others.
Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Never use harsh words when you correct an older man, but talk to him as if he were your father. Talk to younger men as if they were your brothers, older women as if they were your mothers, and younger women as if they were your sisters, while keeping yourself morally pure. It's not right that dirty stories, foolish talk, or obscene jokes should be mentioned among you either. Instead, give thanks to God.