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Sirach 29

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1 He that doith merci, leeneth to his neiybore; and he that is ful myyti in hond, kepith the comaundementis.
2 Leene thou to thi neiybore in the tyme of his nede; and eft yelde thou to a neiybore in his tyme.
3 Conferme thou a word, and do thou feithfuli with hym; and in al tyme thou schalt fynde that, that is nedeful to thee.
4 Many men gessiden borewyng as fyndyng, and yauen disese to tho men that helpiden hem.
4a 29:5 Til thei taken, thei kissen the hondis of the yyuer; and in biheestis thei maken meke her vois.
5 29:6 And in the time of yelding he schal axe tyme, and he schal speke wordis of anoie, and of grutchingis, and he schal calenge falsli the tyme.
6 29:7 Forsothe if he mai yelde, he schal be aduersarie; of a schilling vnnethis he schal yelde the half, and he schal rekyn that as fyndyng.
6a 29:8 Ellis he schal defraude him in his monei, and the leenere schal haue him an enemy with outen cause.
6b 29:9 And he schal yelde to hym, that is, to the leenere, wrongis and cursyngis; and for onour and benefice he schal yelde to hym dispisyng.
7 29:10 Many men lenten not `to pore neiyboris, not for cause of wickidnesse, but thei dredden to be defraudid with outen cause.
8 29:11 Netheles on a meke man in soule be thou strongere; and for almes drawe thou not hym.
9 29:12 For the comaundement of God take thou a pore man; and for his nedynesse leeue thou not hym voide.
10 29:13 Leese thou monei for a brother and frend, and hide thou not it vndur a stoon, in to perdicioun.
11 29:14 Putte thi tresour in the comaundementis of the hiyeste; and it schal profite to thee more than gold `schal profite.
12 29:15 Close thou almes in the bosum of a pore man; and this almes schal preye for thee `to be delyuered of God fro al yuel.
12a 29:16 The almes of a man is as a bagge with hym; and it schal kepe the grace of man as the appil of the iye.
13 29:17 And aftirward it schal rise ayen, and schal yelde to hem a yelding, to ech man in to the heed of hem.
14 29:18 Aboue a scheld of the myyti man, and aboue a spere it schal fiyte ayens thin enemye.
15 29:19 A good man makith feith to his neiybore; and he that leesith, schal leeue schame to hym.
16 29:20 Foryete thou not the grace of the borewe; for he yaf his lijf for thee.
17 29:21 A synful man and vncleene fleeth the biheetere.
17a 29:22 A synnere arretteth to hym silf the goode wordis of the borowe; and the vnkynde man in wit forsakith a man delyuerynge hym.
18 29:23 A man biheetith for his neiybore; and whanne `the neiybore hath lost reuerence, the borew schal be forsakun of hym.
18a 29:24 Worst biheest hath lost many louynge men, and hath moued hem as the wawis of the see.
19 29:25 It goynge in cumpas made myyti men to passe ouer; and thei wandriden aboute among alien folkis.
20 29:26 A synnere brekynge the comaundement of the Lord schal falle in to a wickid biheest; and he that enforsith to do many thingis, schal falle in to dom.
21 29:27 Rekiuere thi neiybore bi thi vertu; and take heed to thi silf, lest thou falle.
22 29:28 The bigynnyng of lijf of a man is watir, and breed, and clothing, and hous hilynge filthe.
23 29:29 Betere is the lijflode of a pore man vndur the hilyng of sparris, than schynynge feestis in pilgrymage with outen hous.
24 29:30 The leeste thing pleese thee for a greet thing; and thou schalt not here the schenschipe of pilgrymage.
25 29:31 It is wickid lijf to seke herbore fro hous in to hous; and where he schal be herborid, he schal not do tristili, nethir he schal opene the mouth.
26 29:32 He schal be herborid, and he schal feede, and yyue drinke to vnkynde men; and yit he schal here bittir thingis.
27 29:33 Passe, thou that art herborid, and araye a table; and yyue thou meetis to othere men, tho thingis that thou hast in the hond.
28 29:34 Go thou out fro the face of the onour of my frendis, for the frendschipe, ethir affinyte, of myn hous; bi herboryng thou art maad a brother to me.
35 These thingis ben greuouse to a man hauynge wit; the repreuyng of hous, and the dispising of the vsurer.