en_RV1895 - Sir 27 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ Many have sinned for [1]a thing indifferent; And [2]he that seeketh to multiply gain will turn his eye away.

² A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; [3]And sin will [4]thrust itself in between buying and selling.

³ [5]Unless a man hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house shall soon be overthrown.

⁴ In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remaineth; So the filth of man in his reasoning.

⁵ [6]The furnace will prove the potter's vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning.

⁶ [7]The fruit of a tree declareth the husbandry thereof; [8]So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man.

⁷ Praise no man before thou hearest him reason; For this is the trial of men.

⁸ If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, And [9]put her on, as [10]a long robe of glory.

⁹ [11]Birds will resort unto their like; And truth will return unto them that practise her.

¹⁰ [12]The lion lieth in wait for prey; So doth sin for them that work iniquity.

¹¹ The discourse of a godly man is always wisdom: But the foolish man changeth as the moon.

¹² Among men void of understanding [13]observe the opportunity; But stay continually among the thoughtful.

¹³ The discourse of fools is an offence; And [14]their laughter is in the wantonness of sin.

¹⁴ [15]The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife maketh one stop his ears.

¹⁵ The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear.

¹⁶ [16]He that revealeth secrets destroyeth credit, And shall not find a friend to his mind.

¹⁷ Love a friend, and keep faith with him: [17]But if thou reveal his secrets, Thou shalt not pursue after him;

¹⁸ For as a man hath destroyed his enemy, So hast thou destroyed the friendship of thy neighbour.

¹⁹ [18]And as a bird which thou hast loosed out of thy hand, So hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou wilt not catch him again:

²⁰ Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And hath escaped [19]as a gazelle out of the snare.

²¹ For a wound may be bound up, [20]and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that revealeth secrets hath lost hope.

²² [21]ONE that winketh with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it.

²³ When thou art present, [22]he will speak sweetly, And will admire thy words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for thee in thy words.

²⁴ I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And [23]the Lord will hate him.

²⁵ ONE that casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.

²⁶ [24]He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; And [25]he that setteth a snare shall be taken therein.

²⁷ He that doeth evil things, they shall roll upon him, And he shall not know whence they have come to him.

²⁸ Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, [26]as a lion, shall lie in wait for him.

²⁹ They that rejoice at the fall of the godly shall be taken in a snare; And [27]anguish shall consume them before they die.

³⁰ WRATH and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man shall possess them.