Sirach 27
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| 1 | Many haue sinned for a smal matter: & he that seeketh for abundance will turne his eies away. |
| 2 | As a naile sticketh fast betweene the ioynings of the stones: so doth sinne sticke close betweene buying and selling. |
| 3 | Unlesse a man hold himselfe diligently in the feare of the Lord, his house shall soone be ouerthrowen. |
| 4 | As when one sifteth with a sieue, the refuse remaineth, so the filth of man in his talke. |
| 5 | The furnace prooueth the potters vessell: so the triall of man is in his reasoning. |
| 6 | The fruite declareth if the tree haue beene dressed: so is the vtterance of a conceit in the heart of man. |
| 7 | Praise no man before thou hearest him speake, for this is the triall of men. |
| 8 | If thou followest righteousnesse, thou shalt obtaine her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe. |
| 9 | The birds will resort vnto their like, so will truth returne vnto them that practise in her. |
| 10 | As the Lyon lieth in waite for the pray: so sinne for them that worke iniquity. |
| 11 | The discourse of a godly man is alwaies with wisedome: but a foole changeth as the Moone. |
| 12 | If thou be among the vndiscreet, obserue the time: but be continually among men of vnderstanding. |
| 13 | The discourse of fooles is irksome, and their sport is in the wantonnesse of sinne. |
| 14 | The talke of him that sweareth much, maketh the haire stand vpright: and their braules make one stop his eares. |
| 15 | The strife of the proud is blood-shedding, and their reuilings are grieuous to the eare. |
| 16 | Who so discouereth secrets, looseth his credit: and shall neuer find friend to his minde. |
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| 17 | Loue thy friend, and be faithfull vnto him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, follow no more after him. |
| 18 | For as a man hath destroyed his enemie: so hast thou lost the loue of thy neighbour. |
| 19 | As one that letteth a bird goe out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour goe; and shalt not get him againe. |
| 20 | Follow after him no more, for he is too far off, he is as a roe escaped out of the snare. |
| 21 | As for a wound it may be bound vp, and after reuiling there may be reconcilement: but he that bewrayeth secrets is without hope. |
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| 22 | He that winketh with the eies worketh euil, and he that knoweth him will depart from him. |
| 23 | When thou art present he will speake sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings. |
| 24 | I haue hated many things, but nothing like him, for the Lord will hate him. |
| 25 | Who so casteth a stone on high, casteth it on his owne head, and a deceitfull stroke shall make wounds. |
| 26 | Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein. |
| 27 | He that worketh mischiefe, it shall fall vpon him, and he shall not know whence it commeth. |
| 28 | Mockery and reproach are from the proud: but vengeance as a Lyon shall lie in waite for them. |
| 29 | They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous shalbe taken in the snare, and anguish shall consume them before they die. |
| 30 | Malice and wrath, euen these are abhominations, and the sinfull man shall haue them both. |