en_RV1895 - Sir 19 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ [1]A workman that is a drunkard shall not become rich: He that despiseth small things shall fall by little and little.

² [2]Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: [3]And he that cleaveth to harlots will be the more reckless.

³ [4]Moths and worms shall have him to heritage; And a reckless soul shall be taken away.

⁴ [5]He that is hasty to trust is lightminded; And [6]he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.

⁵ He that maketh merry in his heart shall be condemned:[7]

⁶ [8]And [9]he that hateth talk hath the less wickedness.

⁷ [10]Never repeat what is told thee, And thou shalt fare never the worse.

⁸ Whether it be of friend or foe, tell it not; And unless it is a sin to thee, reveal it not.

⁹ For he hath heard thee, and observed thee, And when the time cometh he will hate thee.

¹⁰ Hast thou heard a word? let it die with thee: Be of good courage, it will not [11]burst thee.

¹¹ [12]A fool will travail in pain with a word, As a woman in labour with a child.

¹² As an arrow that sticketh in the [13]flesh of the thigh, [14]So is a word in a fool's belly.

¹³ [15]REPROVE a friend; it may be he did it not: And if he did something, that he may do it no more.

¹⁴ [16]Reprove thy neighbour; it may be he said it not: And if he hath said it, that he may not say it again.

¹⁵ [17]Reprove a friend; for many times there is slander: And [18]trust not every word.

¹⁶ [19]There is one that slippeth, and not from the heart: And who is he that hath not sinned with his tongue?

¹⁷ [20]Reprove thy neighbour before thou threaten him; And give place to the law of the Most High.[21]

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²⁰ [22]All wisdom is the fear of the Lord; And in all wisdom is the doing of the law.[23]

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²² [24]And the knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom; And the prudence of sinners is not counsel.

²³ There is a wickedness, and the same is abomination; And there is a fool wanting in wisdom.

²⁴ [25]Better is one that hath small understanding, and feareth, Than one that hath much prudence, and transgresseth the law.

²⁵ There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; And there is one that perverteth favour [26]to gain a judgement.[27]

²⁶ There is one that doeth wickedly, [28]that hangeth down his head with mourning; But inwardly he is full of deceit,

²⁷ Bowing down his face, and making as if he were deaf of one ear: Where he is not known, he will be beforehand with thee.

²⁸ And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, If he find opportunity, he will do mischief.

²⁹ [29]A man shall be known by his look, And one that hath understanding shall be known by his face, when thou meetest him.

³⁰ A man's attire, and [30]grinning [31]laughter, And [32]gait, shew what he is.