Sir 35:9 The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof. Sir 35:10 Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands. Sir 35:11 In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy. Sir 35:12 Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: Sir 35:13 For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much. Sir 35:14 Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive. Sir 35:15 And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person. Sir 35:16 The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged. Sir 35:17 He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless: nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. Sir 35:18 Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall? Sir 35:19 For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them.
Sir 35:20 He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds. Sir 35:21 The prayer of him that humbleth himself, shall pierce the clouds: and till it come nigh he will not be comforted: and he will not depart till the most High behold. Sir 35:22 And the Lord will not be slack, but will judge for the just, and will do judgment: and the Almighty will not have patience with them, that he may crush their back: Sir 35:23 And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust, Sir 35:24 Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption, Sir 35:25 Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy. Sir 35:26 The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought. Sir 36:1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: Sir 36:2 And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders.
Sir 36:3 Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power. Sir 36:4 For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence, Sir 36:5 That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord. Sir 36:6 Renew thy signs, and work new miracles. Sir 36:7 Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm. Sir 36:8 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath. Sir 36:9 Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy. Sir 36:10 Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works. Sir 36:11 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people. Sir 36:12 Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us. Sir 36:13 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning. Sir 36:14 Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn. Sir 36:15 Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest.
Sir 36:16 Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory. Sir 36:17 Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name. Sir 36:18 Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants, Sir 36:19 According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages. Sir 36:20 The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another. Sir 36:21 The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. Sir 36:22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it. Sir 36:23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another. Sir 36:24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more. Sir 36:25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men. Sir 36:26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest.
Sir 36:27 Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want. Sir 36:28 Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city. Sir 37:1 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? Sir 37:2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. Sir 37:3 O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? Sir 37:4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him. Sir 37:5 There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy. Sir 37:6 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. Sir 37:7 Consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee. Sir 37:8 Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself. Sir 37:9 Beware of a counsellor. And know before what need he hath: for he will devise to his own mind: Sir 37:10 Lest he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee: Sir 37:11 Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. Sir 37:12 Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks, Sir 37:13 Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the field laborer of every work, Sir 37:14 Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Sir 37:15 But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, Sir 37:16 Whose soul is according to thy own soul: and who, when thou shalt stumble in the dark, will be sorry for thee. Sir 37:17 And establish within thyself a heart of good counsel: for there is no other thing of more worth to thee than it. Sir 37:18 The soul of a holy man discovereth sometimes true things, more than seven watchmen that sit in a high place to watch.
Sir 37:19 But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. Sir 37:20 In all thy works let the true word go before thee, and steady counsel before every action. Sir 37:21 A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. Sir 37:22 A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. Sir 37:23 He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing. Sir 37:24 Grace is not given him from the Lord: for he is deprived of all wisdom. Sir 37:25 There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable. Sir 37:26 A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful. Sir 37:27 A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. Sir 37:28 The life of a man is in the number of his days: but the days of Israel are innumerable. Sir 37:29 A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever.
Sir 37:30 My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power: Sir 37:31 For all things are not expedient for all, and every kind pleaseth not every soul. Sir 37:32 Be not greedy in any feasting, and pour not out thyself upon any meat: Sir 37:33 For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler. Sir 37:34 By surfeiting many have perished, but he that is temperate, shall prolong life. Sir 38:1 Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him. Sir 38:2 For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king. Sir 38:3 The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised. Sir 38:4 The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them. Sir 38:5 Was not bitter water made sweet with wood? Sir 38:6 The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders.
Sir 38:7 By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end. Sir 38:8 For the peace of God is over all the face of the earth. Sir 38:9 My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee. Sir 38:10 Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence. Sir 38:11 Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician. Sir 38:12 For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary. Sir 38:13 For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands: Sir 38:14 And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy, for their conversation. Sir 38:15 He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician. Sir 38:16 My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sir 38:17 And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
Sir 38:18 And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Sir 38:19 For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck. Sir 38:20 In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. Sir 38:21 Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end. Sir 38:22 Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself. Sir 38:23 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee. Sir 38:24 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit. Sir 38:25 The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom. Sir 38:26 With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls? Sir 38:27 He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.
Sir 38:28 So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. Sir 38:29 So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace. Sir 38:30 The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh. Sir 38:31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. Sir 38:32 So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number: Sir 38:33 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet: Sir 38:34 He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace. Sir 38:35 All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art. Sir 38:36 Without these a city is not built. Sir 38:37 And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly.
Sir 38:38 Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: Sir 38:39 But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High. Sir 39:1 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. Sir 39:2 He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables. Sir 39:3 He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables. Sir 39:4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor. Sir 39:5 He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men. Sir 39:6 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High. Sir 39:7 He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins. Sir 39:8 For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: Sir 39:9 And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. Sir 39:10 And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. Sir 39:11 He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Sir 39:12 Many shall praise his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. Sir 39:13 The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation. Sir 39:14 Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise. Sir 39:15 If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage. Sir 39:16 I will yet meditate that I may declare: for I am filled as with a holy transport. Sir 39:17 By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters. Sir 39:18 Give ye a sweet odour as frankincense. Sir 39:19 Send forth flowers, as the lily, and yield a smell, and bring forth leaves in grace, and praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in his works.
Sir 39:20 Magnify his name, and give glory to him with the voice of your lips, and with the canticles of your mouths, and with harps, and in praising him, you shall say in this manner: Sir 39:21 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good. Sir 39:22 At his word the waters stood as a heap: and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters: Sir 39:23 For at his commandment favour is shewn, and there is no diminishing of his salvation. Sir 39:24 The works of all flesh are before him, and there is nothing hid from his eyes. Sir 39:25 He seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing wonderful before him. Sir 39:26 There is no saying: What is this, or what is that? for all things shall be sought in their time. Sir 39:27 His blessing hath overflowed like a river. Sir 39:28 And as a flood hath watered the earth; so shall his wrath inherit the nations, that have not sought after him. Sir 39:29 Even as he turned the waters into a dry land, and the earth was made dry: and his ways were made plain for their journey: so to sinners they are stumblingblocks in his wrath. Sir 39:30 Good things were created for the good from the beginning, so for the wicked, good and evil things.
Sir 39:31 The principal things necessary for the life of men, are water, fire, and iron, salt, milk, and bread of flour, and honey, and the cluster of the grape, and oil, and clothing. Sir 39:32 All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil. Sir 39:33 There are spirits that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on grievous torments. Sir 39:34 In the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them. Sir 39:35 Fire, hail, famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance. Sir 39:36 The teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction. Sir 39:37 In his commandments they shall feast, and they shall be ready upon earth when need is, and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word. Sir 39:38 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and I have meditated, and thought on these things and left them in writing, Sir 39:39 All the works of the Lord are good, and he will furnish every work in due time.
Sir 39:40 It is not to be said: This is worse than that: for all shall be well approved in their time. Sir 39:41 Now therefore with the whole heart and mouth praise ye him, and bless the name of the Lord. Sir 40:1 Great labour is created for all men, and a heavy yoke is upon the children of Adam from the day of their coming out of their mother's womb, until the day of their burial into the mother of all. Sir 40:2 Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of things to come, and the day of their end: Sir 40:3 From him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes: Sir 40:4 From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife, Sir 40:5 And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge. Sir 40:6 A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. Sir 40:7 He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear.
Sir 40:8 Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. Sir 40:9 Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: Sir 40:10 All these things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood. Sir 40:11 All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. Sir 40:12 All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. Sir 40:13 The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. Sir 40:14 While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end. Sir 40:15 The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock. Sir 40:16 The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass. Sir 40:17 Grace is like a paradise in blessings, and mercy remaineth for ever. Sir 40:18 The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure.
Sir 40:19 Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both. Sir 40:20 Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both. Sir 40:21 The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both. Sir 40:22 Thy eye desireth favour and beauty, but more than these green sown fields. Sir 40:23 A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband. Sir 40:24 Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they. Sir 40:25 Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. Sir 40:26 Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord. Sir 40:27 There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help. Sir 40:28 The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory. Sir 40:29 My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want. Sir 40:30 The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. Sir 40:31 But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself.
Sir 40:32 Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. Sir 41:1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! Sir 41:2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! Sir 41:3 O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: Sir 41:4 Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience! Sir 41:5 Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh. Sir 41:6 And what shall come upon thee by the good pleasure of the most High? whether ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years. Sir 41:7 For among the dead there is no accusing of life. Sir 41:8 The children of sinners become children of abominations, and they that converse near the houses of the ungodly. Sir 41:9 The inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish, and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach. Sir 41:10 The children will complain of an ungodly father, because for his sake they are in reproach.
Sir 41:11 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. Sir 41:12 And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. Sir 41:13 All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. Sir 41:14 The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out. Sir 41:15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great. Sir 41:16 A good life hath its number of days: but a good name shall continue for ever. Sir 41:17 My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both? Sir 41:18 Better is the man that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. Sir 41:19 Wherefore have a shame of these things I am now going to speak of. Sir 41:20 For it is not good to keep all shamefacedness: and all things do not please all men in opinion. Sir 41:21 Be ashamed of fornication before father and mother: and of a lie before a governor and a man in power: Sir 41:22 Of an offence before a prince, and a judge: of iniquity before a congregation and a people: Sir 41:23 Of injustice before a companion and friend: and in regard to the place where thou dwellest, Sir 41:24 Of theft, and of the truth of God, and the covenant: of leaning with thy elbow over meat, and of deceit in giving and taking: Sir 41:25 Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman. Sir 41:26 Turn not away thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking away a portion and not restoring. Sir 41:27 Gaze not upon another man's wife, and be not inquisitive after his handmaid, and approach not her bed. Sir 41:28 Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not. Sir 42:1 Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby: Sir 42:2 Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly: Sir 42:3 Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends: Sir 42:4 Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little: Sir 42:5 Of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much correction of children, and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed. Sir 42:6 Sure keeping is good over a wicked wife. Sir 42:7 Where there are many hands, shut up, and deliver all things in number, and weight: and put all in writing that thou givest out or receivest in. Sir 42:8 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the aged, that are judged by young men: and thou shalt be well instructed in all things, and well approved in the sight of all men living. Sir 42:9 The father waketh for the daughter when no man knoweth, and the care for her taketh away his sleep, when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age, and when she is married, lest she should be hateful: Sir 42:10 In her virginity, lest she should be corrupted, and be found with child in her father's house: and having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself, or at the least become barren. Sir 42:11 Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make thee ashamed before all the multitude.
Sir 42:12 Behold not everybody's beauty: and tarry not among women. Sir 42:13 For from garments cometh a moth, and from a woman the iniquity of a man. Sir 42:14 For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach. Sir 42:15 I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works. Sir 42:16 The sun giving light hath looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work. Sir 42:17 Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory? Sir 42:18 He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices. Sir 42:19 For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things. Sir 42:20 No thought escapeth him, and no word can hide itself from him. Sir 42:21 He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added, Sir 42:22 Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
Sir 42:23 O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark! Sir 42:24 All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him. Sir 42:25 All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective. Sir 42:26 He hath established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory? Sir 43:1 The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew. Sir 43:2 The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High. Sir 43:3 At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat: Sir 43:4 The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes. Sir 43:5 Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course. Sir 43:6 And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world. Sir 43:7 From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
Sir 43:8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection. Sir 43:9 Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven. Sir 43:10 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high. Sir 43:11 By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches. Sir 43:12 Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness. Sir 43:13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. Sir 43:14 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. Sir 43:15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. Sir 43:16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken. Sir 43:17 At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow. Sir 43:18 The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind: Sir 43:19 And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts. Sir 43:20 The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof. Sir 43:21 He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles. Sir 43:22 The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate. Sir 43:23 And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire. Sir 43:24 A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it. Sir 43:25 At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein. Sir 43:26 Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire. Sir 43:27 There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.
Sir 43:28 Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated. Sir 43:29 We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all. Sir 43:30 What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works. Sir 43:31 The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable. Sir 43:32 Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful. Sir 43:33 Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise. Sir 43:34 When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough. Sir 43:35 Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning? Sir 43:36 There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works. Sir 43:37 But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom. Sir 44:1 Let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their generation. Sir 44:2 The Lord hath wrought great glory through his magnificence from the beginning.
Sir 44:3 Such as have borne rule in their dominions, men of great power, and endued with their wisdom, shewing forth in the prophets the dignity of prophets, Sir 44:4 And ruling over the present people, and by the strength of wisdom instructing the people in most holy words. Sir 44:5 Such as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and published canticles of the scriptures. Sir 44:6 Rich men in virtue, studying beautifulness: living at peace in their houses. Sir 44:7 All these have gained glory in their generations, and were praised in their days. Sir 44:8 They that were born of them have left a name behind them, that their praises might be related: Sir 44:9 And there are some, of whom there is no memorial: who are perished, as if they had never been: and are become as if they had never been born, and their children with them. Sir 44:10 But these were men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed: Sir 44:11 Good things continue with their seed, Sir 44:12 Their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants. Sir 44:13 And their children for their sakes remain for ever: their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken.
Sir 44:14 Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Sir 44:15 Let the people shew forth their wisdom, and the church declare their praise. Sir 44:16 Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations. Sir 44:17 Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation. Sir 44:18 Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came. Sir 44:19 The covenants of the world were made with him, that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood. Sir 44:20 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. Sir 44:21 In his flesh he established the covenant, and in temptation he was found faithful. Sir 44:22 Therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity, that he should increase as the dust of the earth, Sir 44:23 And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. Sir 44:24 And he did in like manner with Isaac for the sake of Abraham his father.
Sir 44:25 The Lord gave him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his covenant upon the head of Jacob. Sir 44:26 He acknowledged him in his blessings, and gave him an inheritance, and divided him his portion in twelve tribes. Sir 44:27 And he preserved for him men of mercy, that found grace in the eyes of all flesh. Sir 45:1 Moses was beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benediction. Sir 45:2 He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. Sir 45:3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and gave him commandments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his glory. Sir 45:4 He sanctified him in his faith, and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh. Sir 45:5 For he heard him, and his voice, and brought him into a cloud. Sir 45:6 And he gave him commandments before his face, and a law of life and instruction, that he might teach Jacob his covenant, and Israel his judgments. Sir 45:7 He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: Sir 45:8 He made an everlasting covenant with him, and gave him the priesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory,