en_KJV1769D - Sir 7 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

² It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶ For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

¹¹ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

¹² For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

¹³ Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

¹⁴ In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

¹⁵ All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁸ It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

¹⁹ Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

²⁰ For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

²¹ Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

²² For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

²³ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

²⁴ That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

²⁵ I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

²⁶ And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

²⁷ Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

²⁸ Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

²⁹ Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

¹ Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.

² Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

³ My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

⁴ Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

⁵ Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

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 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

⁸ Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

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.

¹⁰ Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

¹¹ Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.

¹² Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.

¹³ Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

¹⁴ Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

¹⁵ Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.

¹⁶ Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

¹⁷ Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.

¹⁸ Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.

¹⁹ Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.

²⁰ Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.

²¹ Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

²² Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

²³ Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.

²⁴ Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

²⁵ Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.

²⁶ Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.

²⁷ Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

²⁸ Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?

²⁹ Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

³⁰ Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

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.

³² And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.

³³ A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

³⁴ Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

³⁵ Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.

³⁶ Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.