23. Suppose you listen to the word but don't do what it says. Then you are like a man who looks at his face in a mirror.
24. After looking at himself, he leaves. Right away he forgets what he looks like.
25. But suppose you take a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. You keep looking at it. You don't forget what you've heard, but you do what the law says. Then you will be blessed in what you do.
26. Suppose you think your beliefs are right because of how you live. But you don't control what you say. Then you are fooling yourselves. Your beliefs are not worth anything at all.