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Jacob denounces the love of riches, pride, and unchastity—Men may seek riches to help their fellowmen—The Lord commands that no man among the Nephites may have more than one wife—The Lord delights in the chastity of women. About 544–421 B.C.
The
a
words
which
Jacob,
the
brother
of
Nephi,
spake
unto
the
people
of
Nephi,
after
the
death
of
Nephi:
2 Now,
my
beloved
brethren,
I,
Jacob,
according
to
the
a
responsibility
which
I
am
under
to
God,
to
b
magnify
mine
office
with
c
soberness,
and
that
I
might
d
rid
my
garments
of
your
sins,
I
come
up
into
the
temple
this
day
that
I
might
declare
unto
you
the
word
of
God.
3 And
ye
yourselves
know
that
I
have
hitherto
been
diligent
in
the
office
of
my
calling;
but
I
this
day
am
weighed
down
with
much
more
desire
and
anxiety
for
the
a
welfare
of
your
souls
than
I
have
hitherto
been.
4 For
behold,
as
yet,
ye
have
been
obedient
unto
the
word
of
the
Lord,
which
I
have
given
unto
you.
5 But
behold,
hearken
ye
unto
me,
and
know
that
by
the
help
of
the
all-powerful
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth
I
can
tell
you
concerning
your
a
thoughts,
how
that
ye
are
beginning
to
labor
in
sin,
which
sin
appeareth
very
abominable
unto
me,
yea,
and
abominable
unto
God.
6 Yea,
it
grieveth
my
soul
and
causeth
me
to
shrink
with
shame
before
the
presence
of
my
Maker,
that
I
must
testify
unto
you
concerning
the
wickedness
of
your
hearts.
7 And
also
it
grieveth
me
that
I
must
use
so
much
a
boldness
of
speech
concerning
you,
before
your
wives
and
your
children,
many
of
whose
feelings
are
exceedingly
tender
and
b
chaste
and
delicate
before
God,
which
thing
is
pleasing
unto
God;
8 And
it
supposeth
me
that
they
have
come
up
hither
to
hear
the
pleasing
a
word
of
God,
yea,
the
word
which
healeth
the
wounded
soul.
9 Wherefore,
it
burdeneth
my
soul
that
I
should
be
constrained,
because
of
the
strict
commandment
which
I
have
received
from
God,
to
a
admonish
you
according
to
your
crimes,
to
enlarge
the
wounds
of
those
who
are
already
wounded,
instead
of
consoling
and
healing
their
wounds;
and
those
who
have
not
been
wounded,
instead
of
feasting
upon
the
pleasing
word
of
God
have
daggers
placed
to
pierce
their
souls
and
wound
their
delicate
minds.
10 But,
notwithstanding
the
greatness
of
the
task,
I
must
do
according
to
the
strict
a
commands
of
God,
and
tell
you
concerning
your
wickedness
and
abominations,
in
the
presence
of
the
pure
in
heart,
and
the
broken
heart,
and
under
the
glance
of
the
b
piercing
eye
of
the
Almighty
God.
11 Wherefore,
I
must
tell
you
the
truth
according
to
the
a
plainness
of
the
b
word
of
God.
For
behold,
as
I
inquired
of
the
Lord,
thus
came
the
word
unto
me,
saying:
Jacob,
get
thou
up
into
the
temple
on
the
morrow,
and
declare
the
word
which
I
shall
give
thee
unto
this
people.
12 And
now
behold,
my
brethren,
this
is
the
word
which
I
declare
unto
you,
that
many
of
you
have
begun
to
search
for
gold,
and
for
silver,
and
for
all
manner
of
precious
a
ores,
in
the
which
this
land,
which
is
a
b
land
of
promise
unto
you
and
to
your
seed,
doth
abound
most
plentifully.
13 And
the
hand
of
providence
hath
smiled
upon
you
most
pleasingly,
that
you
have
obtained
many
riches;
and
because
some
of
you
have
obtained
more
abundantly
than
that
of
your
brethren
ye
are
a
lifted
up
in
the
pride
of
your
hearts,
and
wear
stiff
necks
and
high
heads
because
of
the
costliness
of
your
apparel,
and
persecute
your
brethren
because
ye
suppose
that
ye
are
better
than
they.
14 And
now,
my
brethren,
do
ye
suppose
that
God
justifieth
you
in
this
thing?
Behold,
I
say
unto
you,
Nay.
But
he
condemneth
you,
and
if
ye
persist
in
these
things
his
judgments
must
speedily
come
unto
you.
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