Wisdom And Judgement

Λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή· Οὐαὶ οἱ συνετοὶ ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐνώπιον ἑαυτῶν ἐπιστήμονες. Γενώμεθα πνευματικοί, γενώμεθα ναὸς τέλειος τῷ θεῷ. Ἐφ’ ὅσον ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν, μελετῶμεν τὸν φόβον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ φυλάσσειν ἀγωνιζώμεθα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασιν αὐτοῦ εὐφρανθῶμεν. Ὁ Κύριος ἀπροσωπολήμπτως κρινεῖ τὸν κόσμον. Ἔκαστος καθὼς ἐποίησεν κομιεῖται. Ἐὰν ᾖ ἀγαθός, ἡ πονηρός, ὁ μισθὸς τῆς πονηρίας ἔπροσθεν αὐτοῦ· ἵνα μήποτε ἐπαναπαύομενοι ὡς κλητοὶ ἐπικαθυπνώσωμεν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄρχων λαβὼν τὴν καθ’ ἡμῶν ἐξουσίαν ἀπώσηται ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Κυρίου. Ἔτι δὲ κἀκεῖνο, ἀδελφοί μου, νοεῖτε· ὅταν βλέπετε ματὰ τηλικαῦτα σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γεγονότα ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ οὕτως ἐγκαταλελεῖφθαι αὐτούς· προσέχωμεν, μήποτε, ὡς γέγραπται, πολλοὶ κλητοί, ολίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοὶ εὑρεθῶμεν  Ἐπιστολή βαρνάβα Migne PG 2 735   Greek source

For Scripture says: 'Woe to those who are wise for themselves, and have knowledge according to themselves.' 1 Let us become spiritual, let us become a temple perfect to God. Insofar as we can, let us have care for the fear of God, and let us strive to keep His commandments, that we may take joy in His judgements. The Lord judges the world without respect of persons and each as he has done shall be established. If he be good; and if he be evil, the reward of evil is before him, lest ever we relaxing as men who are called should nod over our sins and the prince of evil receive power against us and drive us out from the kingdom of the Lord. And think on this also, my brothers,  when you see that after so many signs and wonders done in Israel, that even so they were abandoned, and so let us give heed, lest perhaps we be found so; as Scripture says, 'Many are called, but few are chosen.' 2 from The Letter of Barnabas 1 Is 5.21 2 Mt 20.16