1 What if I could speakall languages of humansand of angels?If I did not love others,I would be nothing morethan a noisy gongor a clanging cymbal.
2 What if I could prophesyand understand all secretsand all knowledge?And what if I had faiththat moved mountains?I would be nothing,unless I loved others.
3 What if I gave away allthat I ownedand let myselfbe burnt alive?I would gain nothing,unless I loved others.
4 Love is kind and patient,never jealous, boastful,proud, or
5 rude.Love isn't selfishor quick-tempered.It doesn't keep a recordof wrongs that others do.