Sirach 28
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| 1 | He that reuengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keepe his sinnes (in remembrance.) |
| 2 | Forgiue thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done vnto thee, so shall thy sinnes also be forgiuen when thou prayest. |
| 3 | One man beareth hatred against another, and doeth he seeke pardon from the Lord? |
| 4 | Hee sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himselfe: and doeth hee aske forgiuenesse of his owne sinnes? |
| 5 | If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sinnes? |
| 6 | Remember thy end, and let enimitie cease, corruption and death, and abide in the Commandements. |
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| 6b | — |
| 7 | Remember the Commaundements, & beare no malice to thy neighbour: the Couenant of the highest, and winke at ignorance. |
| 8 | Abstaine from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sinnes: for a furious man will kindle strife. |
| 9 | A sinfull man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace. |
| 10 | As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a mans strength is, so is his wrath, and according to his riches his anger riseth, and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed. |
| 11 | An hastie contention kindleth a fire, and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood. |
| 12 | If thou blow the sparke, it shall burne: if thou spit vpon it, it shall bee quenched, and both these come out of thy mouth. |
| 13 | Curse the whisperer, and double tongued: for such haue destroyed many that were at peace. |
| 14 | A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driuen them from nation to nation, strong cities hath it pulled down, and ouerthrowen the houses of great men. |
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| 14b | — |
| 15 | A backbiting tongue hath cast out vertuous women, and depriued them of their labours. |
| 16 | Who so hearkeneth vnto it, shall neuer finde rest, and neuer dwel quietly. |
| 17 | The stroke of the whip maketh markes in the flesh, but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. |
| 18 | Many haue fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as haue fallen by the tongue. |
| 19 | Well is hee that is defended from it, and hath not passed through the venime thereof: who hath not drawen the yoke thereof, nor hath bene bound in her bands. |
| 20 | For the yoke thereof is a yoke of yron, and the bands thereof are bandes of brasse. |
| 21 | The death therof is an euil death, the graue were better then it. |
| 22 | It shall not haue rule ouer them that feare God, neither shall they be burnt with the flame thereof. |
| 23 | Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it, and it shall burne in them, and not be quenched, it shalbe sent vpon them as a Lion, and deuoure them as a Leopard. |
| 24 | Looke that thou hedge thy possession about with thornes, and binde vp thy siluer and gold: |
| 25 | And weigh thy words in a ballance, and make a doore and barre for thy mouth. |
| 26 | Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. |