en_RV1895 - Sir 14 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ [1]Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, And is not [2]pricked with sorrow for sins.

² [3]Blessed is he whose soul doth not condemn him, And who is not fallen from his hope.

³ [4]Riches are not comely for a niggard; And what should an envious man do with money?

⁴ He that gathereth by taking from his own soul [5]gathereth for others; And others shall revel in his goods.

⁵ He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? And he shall not rejoice in his possessions.

⁶ There is none more evil than he that envieth himself; And this is a recompense of his wickedness.

⁷ Even if he doeth good, he doeth it in forgetfulness; And at the last he sheweth forth his wickedness.

⁸ Evil is he [6]that envieth with his eye, Turning away the face, and despising the souls of men.

⁹ [7]A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; And wicked injustice drieth up his soul.

¹⁰ [8]An evil eye is grudging of bread, And he is miserly at his table.

¹¹ My son, according as thou hast, do well unto thyself, And [9]bring offerings unto the Lord worthily.

¹² Remember that death will not tarry, And that the covenant of [10]the grave is not shewed unto thee.

¹³ Do well unto thy friend before thou die; And according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

¹⁴ [11]Defraud not thyself of a good day; And let not the portion of a good desire pass thee by.

¹⁵ [12]Shalt thou not leave thy labours unto another? And thy toils to be divided by lot?

¹⁶ Give, and take, and beguile thy soul; For there is no seeking of luxury in [13]the grave.

¹⁷ [14]All flesh [15]waxeth old as a garment; For the covenant from the beginning is, [16]Thou shalt die the death.

¹⁸ As of the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, Some it sheddeth, and some it maketh to grow; So also of the generations of flesh and blood, [17]One cometh to an end, and another is born.

¹⁹ Every work rotteth and falleth away, And the worker thereof shall depart with it.

²⁰ [18]Blessed is the man that shall [19]meditate in wisdom, And that shall discourse by his understanding.

²¹ He that considereth her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge [20]in her secrets.

²² Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.

²³ He that prieth in at her windows [21]Shall also hearken at her doors.

²⁴ He that lodgeth close to her house Shall also fasten [22]a nail in her walls.

²⁵ He shall pitch his tent nigh at hand to her, And shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

²⁶ He shall set his children under her shelter, And shall rest under her branches.

²⁷ By her he shall be [23]covered from heat, And shall lodge in her glory.