Sirach 37:1 Wonke umhlobo uthi, Nam ndingumhlobo wakhe; ngumhlobo nje ngegama. 37:2 Asiyontlungu ekukufa na, Ukujikela iqabane nommelwane? lutshaba? 37:3 Umbono ongendawo, uvela phi na, ukuba ugubungele ihlabathi? inkohliso? 37:4 Kukho umlingane ovuyelelayo ukuphumelela komhlobo, kodwa ngexesha lembandezelo uya kumchasa. 37:5 Kukho iqabane elinceda ummelwane walo ngenxa yesisu, lithabathe lunyukeni ingweletshetshe phambi kotshaba. 37:6 Musa ukumlibala ummelwane wakho entliziyweni yakho, Ungamlibali entliziyweni yakho ubutyebi. 37:7 Bonke abacebisi baphakamisa icebo; ukanti kukho ocebisayo yena ngokwakhe. 37:8 Zilumkeleni umcebisi, nizazi kuqala iintswelo zakhe; ngokuba uya kwenjenjalo azicebise ngokwakhe; hleze akuwisele iqashiso; 37:9 athi kuwe, Indlela yakho ilungile; ecaleni, ukuze ubone ukuba yintoni na eya kukwehlela. 37:10 Musa ukucebisana nomntu okucingayo, Ulifihle icebo lakho abanjengomona ngawe. 37:11 Ungayifuni into emfazini ukumchukumisa, akhweletiwe ngayo; kungekho negwala kwimibandela yemfazwe; okanye nomrhwebi ngokuphathelele utshintshiselwano okanye nomthengi othengisayo; okanye nendoda enomona ka umbulelo; kwanakwindoda engenanceba, imfesane; okanye kunye ne livila emsebenzini wonke; kungekho nomqeshwa umnyaka wokugqiba umsebenzi; kwanangesicaka esingumsebenzi omninzi, musani ukuwaphulaphula nakuwo nawuphi na umcimbi wengcebiso. 37:12 Ke hlala uhleli nomntu owenceba, omaziyo ukuba amgcine; imiyalelo yeNkosi, engqondo yayo ingqinelana nengqondo yakho, kunye nentando yakho yiba buhlungu nawe, ukuba uthe waphunyelwa. 37:13 malime icebo lentliziyo yakho, ngokuba akusekho mntu ithembekile kuwe kunayo. 37:14 Kuba intliziyo yomntu ithi kuye ngaphezu kwabalindi abasixhenxe; abahlala phezulu kwinqaba ephakamileyo. 37:15 Ngaphezu kwako konke oko, thandaza kOsenyangweni, ukuba ayilungise indlela yakho inyaniso. 37:16 Mayihambe ingqiqo phambi kwawo onke amaqumrhu, Necebo phambi kwawo wonke umzamo. 37:17 Ubuso bungumqondiso wokuguquka kwentliziyo. 37:18 Zine iintlobo zezinto ezibonakala: okulungileyo nokubi, ubomi nokufa; Ulwimi lubalawula ngamaxesha onke. 37:19 Kukho osisilumko, wafundisa abaninzi, ukanti akancedi lutho yena ngokwakhe. 37:20 Kukho oceba ngamazwi, Othiyiweyo; baswele konke ukutya. 37:21 Kuba akababalwanga yiNkosi, ngokuba ehluthwe konke ubulumko. 37:22 Omnye usisilumko kwawakhe; kwaye iziqhamo zokuqonda zinjalo encomekayo emlonyeni wakhe. 37:23 Umntu osisilumko uyabayala abantu bakhe; neziqhamo zokuqonda kwakhe ungasileli. 37:24 Osisilumko uya kuhluthwa ziintsikelelo; nabo bonke abambonayo uya kubalela enoyolo. 37:25 Inokubalwa imihla yobomi bomntu, Ke yona imihla kaSirayeli ezingenakubalwa. 37:26 Osisilumko uya kulidla ilifa uzuko phakathi kwabantu bakowabo, libe negama lakhe ngokungapheliyo. 37:27 Nyana wam, wucikide umphefumlo wakho, ubone ukuba yintoni na embi kuwo, ukuba uphile musa ukuyinika loo nto. 37:28 Kuba zonke izinto azilungele wonke umntu, nkqu nayo yonke imiphefumlo ubumnandi kuyo yonke into. 37:29 Musani ukungahluthi nangayiphi na into enqabileyo, okanye ningabawele izidlo. 37:30 Kuba ukugqithisela kwezidlo kuzisa izifo, nokunxaxhayo kuyajika choler. 37:31 Baninzi abatshabaleleyo ngenxa yokuqhatha; ke yena oqiqayo uyawongeza eyakhe ubomi.