Sirach 5
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| v | Wycliffe1395 |
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| 1 | Nile thou take heed to wickid possessiouns, and seie thou not, Sufficient lijf is to me; for it schal no thing profite in the tyme of veniaunce, and of failynge, ether deth. |
| 2 | Sue thou not the coueitise of thin herte in thi strengthe, |
| 3 | and seie thou not, As Y myyte, ether who schal make me suget for my dedis? For whi God vengynge schal venge. |
| 4 | Seie thou not, Y haue synned, and what sorewful thing bifelle to me? For the hiyeste is a pacient yeldere. |
| 5 | Of the foryyuenesse of synnes, nyle thou be without drede, nether heepe thou synne on synne. |
| 6 | 5:7 For whi merci and ire neiyeth soone fro hym, and his ire biholdith on synneris. |
| 6a | 5:8 Tarie thou not to be conuertid to the Lord, and dilaie thou not fro dai in to dai. |
| 7 | 5:9 For whi his ire schal come sodeynli, and he schal leese thee in the time of veniaunce. |
| 8 | 5:10 Nyle thou be angwischid in vniust richessis; for tho schulen not profite in the dai of failing, ether of deth, and of veniaunce. |
| 9 | 5:11 Wyndewe thee not in to ech wynd, and go thou not in to ech weie; for so a synnere is preued in double tunge. |
| 10 | 5:12 Be thou stidfast in the weie of the Lord, and in treuthe and kunnyng of thi wit; and the word of pees and riytfulnesse sue thee perfitli. |
| 11 | 5:13 Be thou mylde to here the word of God, that thou vndurstonde, and with wisdom brynge thou forth a trewe answere. |
| 12 | 5:14 If thou hast vndirstondyng, answere thi neiybore; ellis thin hond be on thi mouth, lest thou be takun in a word vnwiseli tauyt, and be aschamed. |
| 13 | 5:15 Onour and glorie is in the word of a wijs man; but the tunge of an vnprudent man is his distriyng. |
| 14 | 5:16 Be thou not clepid a preuy yuel spekere in thi lijf, and be thou not takun in thi tunge, and be aschamed. |
| 14a | 5:17 Schame and penaunce is on a theef, and worst schenschip is on a man of double tunge. Forsothe hatrede and enemytee and dispisyng is to a preuy bacbitere. |
| 15 | 5:18 Iustifie thou a litil man and a greet man in lijk maner. |