Sirach
7:1 Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
7:2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
7:3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not
reap them sevenfold.
7:4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of
honour.
7:5 justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before
the king.
7:6 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any
time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of
thy uprightness.
7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast
thyself down among the people.
7:8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
7:9 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I
offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
7:10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give
alms.
7:11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one
which humbleth and exalteth.
7:12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.
7:13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
7:14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling
when thou prayest.
7:15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath
ordained.
7:16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that
wrath will not tarry long.
7:17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and
worms.
7:18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother
for the gold of Ophir.
7:19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
7:20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the
hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
7:21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
7:22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit,
keep them with thee.
7:23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their
youth.
7:24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself
cheerful toward them.
7:25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter:
but give her to a man of understanding.
7:26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself
over to a light woman.
7:27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of
thy mother.
7:28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense
them the things that they have done for thee?
7:29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.
7:30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his
ministers.
7:31 Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is
commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift
of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the
firstfruits of the holy things.
7:32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be
perfected.
7:33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead
detain it not.
7:34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.
7:35 Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.
7:36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never
do amiss.
