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Ozzuu Bible - en_RV1895
Sirach 20
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1 [1]There is a reproof that is not comely; [2]And there is a man that keepeth silence, and he is wise.
2 How good is it to reprove, rather than to be wroth; And [3]he that maketh confession shall be kept back from hurt.[4]
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4 As is [5]the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; So is he that executeth judgements with violence.
5 [6]There is one that keepeth silence and is found wise; [7]And there is one that is hated for his much talk.
6 There is one that keepeth silence, for he hath no answer to make; And there is that keepeth silence, [8]as knowing his time.
7 [9]A wise man will be silent till his time come; But the braggart and fool will overpass his time.
8 [10]He that useth many words shall be abhorred; And he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.
9 There is a prosperity that a man findeth in misfortunes; And [11]there is a gain that turneth to loss.
10 There is a gift that shall not profit thee; And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
11 [12]There is an abasement because of glory; And there is that hath lifted up his head from a low estate.
12 There is that buyeth much for a little, And payeth for it again sevenfold.
13 [13]He that is wise in words shall make himself beloved; [14]But the pleasantries of fools shall be wasted.
14 [15]The gift of a fool shall not profit thee[16]; For his eyes are many instead of one.
15 He will give little, and [17]upbraid much; And [18]he will open his mouth like a crier: To-day he will lend, and to-morrow he will ask it again: Such an one is a hateful man.
16 The fool will say, I have no friend, And I have no thanks for my good deeds; They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.
17 How oft, and of how many, shall he be laughed to scorn![19]
18 A SLIP on a pavement is better than a slip with the tongue; [20]So the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
19 A man without grace is as [21]a tale out of season: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20 [22]A wise sentence from a fool's mouth will be rejected; [23]For he will not speak it in its season.
21 [24]There is that is hindered from sinning through want; And when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.
22 [25]There is that destroyeth his soul through bashfulness; And by a foolish countenance he will destroy it.
23 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend; And he maketh him his enemy for nothing.
24 [26]A LIE is a foul blot in a man: It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
25 A thief is better than a man that is continually lying: But they both shall inherit destruction.
26 The disposition of a liar is dishonour; And his shame is with him continually.
27 [27]He that is wise in words shall advance himself; And one that is prudent will please great men.
28 [28]He that tilleth his land shall raise his heap high; And he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.
29 [29]Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, And as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.
30 [30]Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is out of sight, What profit is in them both?
31 [31]Better is a man that hideth his folly Than a man that hideth his wisdom.[32]