en_RV1895 - Sir 15 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ He that feareth the Lord will do this; And he that hath possession of the law shall obtain her.

² And [1]as a mother shall she meet him, And receive him [2]as a wife married in her virginity.

³ With bread of understanding shall she feed him, And give him [3]water of wisdom to drink.

⁴ He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; And shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

⁵ [4]And she shall exalt him above his neighbours; And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.

⁶ He shall inherit joy, and [5]a crown of gladness, And an everlasting name.

⁷ [6]Foolish men shall not obtain her; And sinners shall not see her.

⁸ She is far from pride; And liars shall not remember her.

⁹ [7]Praise is not comely in the mouth of a sinner; For it was not sent him from the Lord.

¹⁰ For praise shall be spoken in wisdom; And the Lord will prosper it.

¹¹ [8]Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away; For thou shalt not do the things that he hateth.

¹² Say not thou, It is he that caused me to err; [9]For he hath no need of a sinful man.

¹³ The Lord hateth every abomination; And they that fear him love it not.

¹⁴ He himself [10]made man from the beginning, And [11]left him in the hand of his own counsel.

¹⁵ If thou wilt, thou shalt keep the commandments; And to perform faithfulness is of thine own good pleasure.

¹⁶ He hath set fire and water before thee: Thou shalt stretch forth thy hand unto whichsoever thou wilt.

¹⁷ [12]Before man is life and death; And whichsoever he liketh, it shall be given him.

¹⁸ [13]For great is the wisdom of the Lord: He is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things;

¹⁹ And [14]his eyes are upon them that fear him; And [15]he will take knowledge of every work of man.

²⁰ [16]He hath not commanded any man to be ungodly; And he hath not given any man licence to sin.