Sirach 7
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| 1 | Doe no euill, so shall no harme come vnto thee. |
| 2 | Depart from the vniust, and iniquitie shall turne away from thee. |
| 3 | My sonne, sow not vpon the furrowes of vnrighteousnesse, and thou shalt not reape them seuen folde. |
| 4 | Seeke not of the Lord preheminence, neither of the King the seate of honour. |
| 5 | Iustifie not thy selfe before the Lord, and boast not of thy wisedome before the king. |
| 6 | Seeke not to be iudge, being not able to take away iniquitie, lest at any time thou feare the person of the mightie, and lay a stumbling blocke in the way of thy vprightnesse. |
| 7 | Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thy selfe downe among the people. |
| 8 | Bind not one sinne vpon another, for in one thou shalt not be vnpunished. |
| 9 | Say not, God wil looke vpon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most High God, he will accept it. |
| 10 | Be not faint hearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to giue almes. |
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| 11 | Laugh no man to scorne in the bitternesse of his soule: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. |
| 12 | Deuise not a lie against thy brother: neither doe the like to thy friend. |
| 13 | Use not to make any maner of lie: for the custome thereof is not good. |
| 14 | Use not many words in a multitude of Elders, and make not much babling when thou prayest. |
| 15 | Hate not laborious worke, neither husbandrie, which the most High hath ordeined. |
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| 16 | Number not thy selfe among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tary long. |
| 17 | Humble thy soule greatly: for the vengeance of the vngodly is fire and wormes. |
| 18 | Change not a friend for any good by no meanes: neither a faithfull brother for the gold of Ophir. |
| 19 | Forgoe not a wise and good woman: for her grace is aboue gold. |
| 20 | Whereas thy seruant worketh truely, entreate him not euill, nor the hireling that bestoweth himselfe wholly for thee. |
| 21 | Let thy soule loue a good seruant, and defraud him not of liberty. |
| 22 | Hast thou cattell? haue an eye to them, and if they be for thy profit, keepe them with thee. |
| 23 | Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow downe their necke from their youth. |
| 24 | Hast thou daughters? haue care of their body, and shewe not thy selfe cheerefull toward them. |
| 25 | Marrie thy daughter, and so shalt thou haue performed a weightie matter: but giue her to a man of vnderstanding. |
| 26 | Hast thou a wife after thy minde? forsake her not, but giue not thy selfe ouer to a light woman. |
| 27 | Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrowes of thy mother. |
| 28 | Remember that thou wast begot of them, and how canst thou recompense them the things that they haue done for thee? |
| 29 | Feare the Lord with all thy soule, and reuerence his priests. |
| 30 | Loue him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. |
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| 31 | Feare the Lord, and honour the priest: and giue him his portion, as it is commanded thee, the first fruits, and the trespasse offering, & the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things. |
| 32 | And stretch thine hand vnto the poore, that thy blessing may be perfected |
| 33 | A gift hath grace in the sight of euery man liuing, and for the dead deteine it not. |
| 34 | Faile not to bee with them that weepe, and mourne with them that mourne. |
| 35 | Be not slow to visit the sicke: for that shall make thee to be beloued. |
| 36 | Whatsoeuer thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt neuer doe amisse. |