Sir 24:32 All these things are the book of life, and the covenant of the most High, and the knowledge of truth. Sir 24:33 Moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. Sir 24:34 He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever. Sir 24:35 Who filleth up wisdom as the Phison, and as the Tigris in the days of the new fruits. Sir 24:36 Who maketh understanding to abound as the Euphrates, who multiplieth it as the Jordan in the time of harvest. Sir 24:37 Who sendeth knowledge as the light, and riseth up as Gehon in the time of the vintage. Sir 24:38 Who first hath perfect knowledge of her, and a weaker shall not search her out. Sir 24:39 For her thoughts are more vast than the sea, and her counsels more deep than the great ocean. Sir 24:40 I, wisdom, have poured out rivers. Sir 24:41 I, like a brook out of a river of a mighty water; I, like a channel of a river, and like an aqueduct, came out of paradise. Sir 24:42 I said: I will water my garden of plants, and I will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow. Sir 24:43 And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea: Sir 24:44 For I make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light, and I will declare it afar off. Sir 24:45 I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord. Sir 24:46 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and will leave it to them that seek wisdom, and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age. Sir 24:47 See ye that I have not laboured myself only, but for all that seek out the truth. Sir 25:1 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men: Sir 25:2 The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together. Sir 25:3 Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: Sir 25:4 A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. Sir 25:5 The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age? Sir 25:6 O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! Sir 25:7 O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! Sir 25:8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.
Sir 25:9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. Sir 25:10 A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. Sir 25:11 Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. Sir 25:12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. Sir 25:13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. Sir 25:14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: Sir 25:15 Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? Sir 25:16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. Sir 25:17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. Sir 25:18 And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: Sir 25:19 And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: Sir 25:20 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him: Sir 25:21 And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. Sir 25:22 There is no head worse than the head of a serpent: Sir 25:23 And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman. Sir 25:24 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours, Sir 25:25 Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little. Sir 25:26 All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her. Sir 25:27 As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man. Sir 25:28 Look not upon a woman's beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty. Sir 25:29 A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great. Sir 25:30 A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband. Sir 25:31 A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart. Sir 25:32 Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy. Sir 25:33 From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die. Sir 25:34 Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.
Sir 25:35 If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. Sir 25:36 Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee. Sir 26:1 Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double. Sir 26:2 A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. Sir 26:3 A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds. Sir 26:4 Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times. Sir 26:5 Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: Sir 26:6 The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: Sir 26:7 And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death. Sir 26:8 A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. Sir 26:9 With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. Sir 26:10 As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Sir 26:11 A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid.
Sir 26:12 The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids. Sir 26:13 On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. Sir 26:14 Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight thee. Sir 26:15 She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail. Sir 26:16 The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones. Sir 26:17 Her discipline is the gift of God. Sir 26:18 Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul. Sir 26:19 A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace. Sir 26:20 And no price is worthy of a continent soul. Sir 26:21 As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. Sir 26:22 As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age, Sir 26:23 As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.
Sir 26:24 As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman. Sir 26:25 At two things my heart is grieved, and the third bringeth anger upon me. Sir 26:26 A man of war fainting through poverty, and a man of sense despised: Sir 26:27 And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword. Sir 26:28 Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips. Sir 27:1 Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. Sir 27:2 As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Sir 27:3 Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner. Sir 27:4 Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown. Sir 27:5 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts. Sir 27:6 The furnace trieth the potter's vessels, and the trial of affliction just men. Sir 27:7 As the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.
Sir 27:8 Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men. Sir 27:9 If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation. Sir 27:10 Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Sir 27:11 The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities. Sir 27:12 A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon. Sir 27:13 In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think. Sir 27:14 The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin. Sir 27:15 The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears. Sir 27:16 In the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing. Sir 27:17 He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Sir 27:18 Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. Sir 27:19 But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him.
Sir 27:20 For as a man that destroyeth his friend, so is he that destroyeth the friendship of his neighbour. Sir 27:21 And as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou shalt not get him again. Sir 27:22 Follow after him no more, for he is gone afar off, he is fled, as a roe escaped out of the snare because his soul is wounded. Sir 27:23 Thou canst no more bind him up. And of a curse there is reconciliation: Sir 27:24 But to disclose the secrets of a friend, leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul. Sir 27:25 He that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things, and no man will cast him off: Sir 27:26 In the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock. Sir 27:27 I have hated many things but not like him, and the Lord will hate him. Sir 27:28 If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful. Sir 27:29 He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it.
Sir 27:30 A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. Sir 27:31 Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him. Sir 27:32 They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die. Sir 27:33 Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them. Sir 28:1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. Sir 28:2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. Sir 28:3 Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? Sir 28:4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? Sir 28:5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? Sir 28:6 Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: Sir 28:7 For corruption and death hang over in his commandments. Sir 28:8 Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. Sir 28:9 Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour.
Sir 28:10 Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins. Sir 28:11 For a passionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace. Sir 28:12 For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger. Sir 28:13 A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. Sir 28:14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. Sir 28:15 The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. Sir 28:16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. Sir 28:17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. Sir 28:18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. Sir 28:19 The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours.
Sir 28:20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sir 28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. Sir 28:22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. Sir 28:23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. Sir 28:24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. Sir 28:25 The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it. Sir 28:26 Its continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall possess the ways of the unjust: and the just shall not be burnt with its flame. Sir 28:27 They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in them, and shall not be quenched, and it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and as a leopard it shall tear them. Sir 28:28 Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth.
Sir 28:29 Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth: Sir 28:30 And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death. Sir 29:1 He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. Sir 29:2 Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. Sir 29:3 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee. Sir 29:4 Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. Sir 29:5 Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice: Sir 29:6 But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time: Sir 29:7 And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: Sir 29:8 But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause.
Sir 29:9 And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries. Sir 29:10 Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. Sir 29:11 But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. Sir 29:12 Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty. Sir 29:13 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. Sir 29:14 Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. Sir 29:15 Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. Sir 29:16 Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: Sir 29:17 It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. Sir 29:18 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. Sir 29:19 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. Sir 29:20 The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety. Sir 29:21 A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him.
Sir 29:22 A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him. Sir 29:23 Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea. Sir 29:24 It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. Sir 29:25 A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment. Sir 29:26 Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. Sir 29:27 The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. Sir 29:28 Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. Sir 29:29 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. Sir 29:30 It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. Sir 29:31 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words.
Sir 29:32 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. Sir 29:33 Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. Sir 29:34 These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. Sir 30:1 He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbours. Sir 30:2 He that instructeth his son shall be praised in him, and shall glory in him in the midst of them of his household. Sir 30:3 He that teacheth his son, maketh his enemy jealous, and in the midst of his friends he shall glory in him. Sir 30:4 His father is dead, and he is as if he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. Sir 30:5 While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. Sir 30:6 For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. Sir 30:7 For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled.
Sir 30:8 A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. Sir 30:9 Give thy son his way, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he shall make thee sorrowful. Sir 30:10 Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow, and at the last thy teeth be set on edge. Sir 30:11 Give him not liberty in his youth, and wink not at his devices. Sir 30:12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sir 30:13 Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Sir 30:14 Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. Sir 30:15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. Sir 30:16 There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart. Sir 30:17 Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness. Sir 30:18 Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as messes of meat set about a grave.
Sir 30:19 What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell: Sir 30:20 So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity: Sir 30:21 He seeth with his eyes, and groaneth, as an eunuch embracing a virgin, and sighing. Sir 30:22 Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Sir 30:23 The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a never failing treasure of holiness: and the joy of a man is length of life. Sir 30:24 Have pity on thy own soul, pleasing God, and contain thyself: gather up thy heart in his holiness: and drive away sadness far from thee. Sir 30:25 For sadness hath killed many, and there is no profit in it. Sir 30:26 Envy and anger shorten a man's days, and pensiveness will bring old age before the time. Sir 30:27 A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence. Sir 31:1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Sir 31:2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sir 31:3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.
Sir 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sir 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Sir 31:6 Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. Sir 31:7 Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. Sir 31:8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Sir 31:9 Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. Sir 31:10 Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: Sir 31:11 Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms. Sir 31:12 Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it. Sir 31:13 Say not: There are many things which are upon it. Sir 31:14 Remember that a wicked eye is evil.
Sir 31:15 What is created more wicked than an eye? therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see. Sir 31:16 Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion. Sir 31:17 Be not hasty in a feast. Sir 31:18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. Sir 31:19 Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. Sir 31:20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. Sir 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sir 31:22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. Sir 31:23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: Sir 31:24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. Sir 31:25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. Sir 31:26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. Sir 31:27 In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee.
Sir 31:28 The lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread, and the testimony of his truth is faithful. Sir 31:29 Against him that is niggardly of his bread, the city will murmur, and the testimony of his niggardliness is true. Sir 31:30 Challenge not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many. Sir 31:31 Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. Sir 31:32 Wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. Sir 31:33 What is his life, who is diminished with wine? Sir 31:34 What taketh away life? death. Sir 31:35 Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. Sir 31:36 Wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart. Sir 31:37 Sober drinking is health to soul and body. Sir 31:38 Wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels, and wrath, and many ruins. Sir 31:39 Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul. Sir 31:40 The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds. Sir 31:41 Rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in his mirth. Sir 31:42 Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again.
Sir 32:1 Have they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them as one of them. Sir 32:2 Have care of them, and so sit down, and when thou hast acquitted thyself of all thy charge, take thy place: Sir 32:3 That thou mayst rejoice for them, and receive a crown as an ornament of grace, and get the honour of the contribution. Sir 32:4 Speak, thou that art elder: for it becometh thee, Sir 32:5 To speak the first word with careful knowledge, and hinder not music. Sir 32:6 Where there is no hearing, pour not out words, and be not lifted up out of season with thy wisdom. Sir 32:7 A concert of music in a banquet of wine is as a carbuncle set in gold. Sir 32:8 As a signet of an emerald in a work of gold: so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine. Sir 32:9 Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Sir 32:10 Young man, scarcely speak in thy own cause. Sir 32:11 If thou be asked twice, let thy answer be short. Sir 32:12 In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and withal seeking. Sir 32:13 In the company of great men take not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much.
Sir 32:14 Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Sir 32:15 And at the time of rising be not slack: but be first to run home to thy house, and there withdraw thyself, and there take thy pastime. Sir 32:16 And do what thou hast a mind, but not in sin or proud speech. Sir 32:17 And for all these things bless the Lord, that made thee, and that replenisheth thee with all his good things. Sir 32:18 He that feareth the Lord, will receive his discipline: and they that will seek him early, shall find a blessing. Sir 32:19 He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein. Sir 32:20 They that fear the Lord, shall find just judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light. Sir 32:21 A sinful man will flee reproof, and will find an excuse according to his will. Sir 32:22 A man of counsel will not neglect understanding, a strange and proud man will not dread fear: Sir 32:23 Even after he hath done with fear without counsel, he shall be controlled by the things of his own seeking. Sir 32:24 My son, do thou nothing without counsel, and thou shalt not repent when thou hast done.
Sir 32:25 Go not in the way of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the stones: trust not thyself to a rugged way, lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul. Sir 32:26 And beware of thy own children, and take heed of them of thy household. Sir 32:27 In every work of thine regard thy soul in faith: for this is the keeping of the commandments. Sir 32:28 He that believeth God, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that trusteth in him, shall fare never the worse. Sir 33:1 No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him and deliver him from evils. Sir 33:2 A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm. Sir 33:3 A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him. Sir 33:4 He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer. Sir 33:5 The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. Sir 33:6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
Sir 33:7 Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? Sir 33:8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment. Sir 33:9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour. Sir 33:10 Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created. Sir 33:11 With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways. Sir 33:12 Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station. Sir 33:13 As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it: Sir 33:14 All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment. Sir 33:15 Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another.
Sir 33:16 And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers. Sir 33:17 In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress. Sir 33:18 See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline. Sir 33:19 Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church. Sir 33:20 Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest thou repent, and thou entreat for the same. Sir 33:21 As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee. Sir 33:22 For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children. Sir 33:23 In all thy works keep the pre-eminence. Sir 33:24 Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance. Sir 33:25 Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave. Sir 33:26 He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty. Sir 33:27 The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.
Sir 33:28 Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle: Sir 33:29 For idleness hath taught much evil. Sir 33:30 Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one, and do no grievous thing without judgment. Sir 33:31 If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him. Sir 33:32 If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away: Sir 33:33 And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him. Sir 34:1 The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools. Sir 34:2 The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind. Sir 34:3 The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man. Sir 34:4 What can be made clean by the unclean? and what truth can come from that which is false? Sir 34:5 Deceitful divinations and lying omens and the dreams of evildoers, are vanity: Sir 34:6 And the heart fancieth as that of a woman in travail: except it be a vision sent forth from the most High, set not thy heart upon them. Sir 34:7 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. Sir 34:8 The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful. Sir 34:9 What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding. Sir 34:10 He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence. Sir 34:11 He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety. Sir 34:12 I have seen many things by travelling, and many customs of things. Sir 34:13 Sometimes I have been in danger of death for these things, and I have been delivered by the grace of God. Sir 34:14 The spirit of those that fear God, is sought after, and by his regard shall be blessed. Sir 34:15 For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him. Sir 34:16 He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid: for he is his hope.
Sir 34:17 The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. Sir 34:18 To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? Sir 34:19 The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, Sir 34:20 A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing. Sir 34:21 The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable. Sir 34:22 The Lord is only for them that wait upon him in the way of truth and justice. Sir 34:23 The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked: neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust, nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices. Sir 34:24 He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor, is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father. Sir 34:25 The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood. Sir 34:26 He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour.
Sir 34:27 He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire, are brothers. Sir 34:28 When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour? Sir 34:29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? Sir 34:30 He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? Sir 34:31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Sir 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sir 35:2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Sir 35:3 And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Sir 35:4 He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. Sir 35:5 To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Sir 35:6 Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. Sir 35:7 For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. Sir 35:8 The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High.