2Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;
3What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
4And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.
5For he did not make the angels rulers over the world to come, of which I am writing.
6But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?
7You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:
8You put all things under his feet. For in making man the ruler over all things, God did not put anything outside his authority; though we do not see everything under him now.
