Chapter 7—Jealousy and Faultfinding Condemned It pains me to say that there are unruly tongues among church members. There are false tongues that feed on mischief. There are sly, whispering tongues. There is tattling, impertinent meddling, adroit quizzing. Among the lovers of gossip some are actuated by curiosity, others by jealousy, many by hatred against those through whom God has spoken to reprove them. All these discordant elements are at work. Some conceal their real sentiments, while others are eager to publish all they know, or even suspect, of evil against another. {5T 94.2}

[Det smerter mig at sige, at der er ustyrlige tunger blandt menighedens medlemmer. Der er falske tunger, som lever af at gøre fortræd. Der er lumske, hviskende tunger. Der er sladder, uforskammet indblanding i andres anliggender, spottende hentydninger. Nogle af dem, der ynder sladder, drives af nysgerrighed, andre af misundelse og mange af had til dem, gennem hvem Gud har talt irettesættende. Alle disse uharmoniske elementer er i virksomhed. Nogle lægger skjul på deres virkelige mening, medens andre er ivrige efter at fortælle alt det onde, de ved eller har mistanke om hos en anden.