Sirach 16
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| 1 | Desire not a multitude of vnprofitable children, neither delight in vngodly sonnes. |
| 2 | Though they multiply, reioyce not in them, except the feare of the Lord be with them. |
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| 3 | Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is iust, is better then a thousand, and better it is to die without children, then to haue them that are vngodly. |
| 4 | For by one that hath vnderstanding, shall the city be replenished, but the kindred of the wicked, shall speedily become desolate. |
| 5 | Many such things haue I seene with mine eyes, and mine eare hath heard greater things then these. |
| 6 | In the congregation of the vngodly, shall a fire be kindled, and in a rebellious nation, wrath is set on fire. |
| 7 | Hee was not pacified towards the olde giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishnesse. |
| 8 | Neither spared he the place where Lot soiourned, but abhorred them for their pride. |
| 9 | Hee pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sinnes. |
| 10 | Nor the sixe hundreth thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardnesse of their hearts. |
| 11 | And if there be one stiffe-necked among the people, it is marueile, if he escape vnpunished; for mercy and wrath are with him, hee is mighty to forgiue, and to powre out displeasure. |
| 12 | As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he iudgeth a man according to his workes. |
| 13 | The sinner shall not escape with his spoiles, and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate. |
| 14 | Make way for euery worke of mercy: for euery man shall finde according to his workes. |
| 15 | The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that hee should not know him, that his powerfull workes might be knowen to the world. |
| 16 | His mercy is manifest to euery creature, and hee hath separated his light from the darkenesse with an Adamant. |
| 17 | Say not thou, I will hide my selfe from the Lord: shall any remember me from aboue? I shall not be remembred among so many people: for what is my soule among such an infinite number of creatures? |
| 18 | Behold, the heauen, and the heauen of heauens, the deepe and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be mooued when he shall visit. |
| 19 | The mountaines also, and foundations of the earth shall bee shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh vpon them. |
| 20 | No heart can thinke vpon these things worthily: and who is able to conceiue his wayes? |
| 21 | It is a tempest, which no man can see: for the most part of his workes are hidde. |
| 22 | Who can declare the workes of his iustice? or who can endure them? for his Couenant is afarre off, and the triall of all things is in the ende. |
| 23 | He that wanteth vnderstanding, will thinke vpon vaine things: and a foolish man erring, imagineth follies. |
| 24 | My sonne, hearken vnto mee, and learne knowledge, and marke my words with thy heart. |
| 25 | I will shewe foorth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly. |
| 26 | The works of the Lord are done in iudgement from the beginning: and from the time he made them, hee disposed the parts thereof. |
| 27 | Hee garnished his workes for euer, and in his hand are the chiefe of them vnto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their workes. |
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| 28 | None of them hindreth another, and they shall neuer disobey his word. |
| 29 | After this, the Lord looked vpon the earth, and filled it with his blessings. |
| 30 | With all maner of liuing things hath hee couered the face thereof, and they shall returne into it againe. |