Sirach
27:1	Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance
	will turn his eyes away.
27:2	As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin
	stick close between buying and selling.
27:3	Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house
	shall soon be overthrown.
27:4	As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of
	man in his talk.
27:5	The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his
	reasoning.
27:6	The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance
	of a conceit in the heart of man.
27:7	Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of
	men.
27:8	If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on,
	as a glorious long robe.
27:9	The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them
	that practise in her.
27:10	As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work
	iniquity.
27:11	The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth
	as the moon.
27:12	If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually
	among men of understanding.
27:13	The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of
	sin.
27:14	The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and
	their brawls make one stop his ears.
27:15	The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are
	grievous to the ear.
27:16	Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend
	to his mind.
27:17	Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his
	secrets, follow no more after him.
27:18	For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy
	neighbor.
27:19	As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy
	neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
27:20	Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped
	out of the snare.
27:21	As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be
	reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
27:22	He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will
	depart from him.
27:23	When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words:
	but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
27:24	I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate
	him.
27:25	Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a
	deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
27:26	Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall
	be taken therein.
27:27	He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know
	whence it cometh.
27:28	Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall
	lie in wait for them.
27:29	They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the
	snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
27:30	Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall
	have them both.