en_cepher - Sir 28 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ HE that revenges shall find vengeance from Yahuah, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance.

² Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done unto you, so shall your sins also be forgiven when you pray.

³ One man bears hatred against another, and he seeks pardon from Yahuah?

⁴ He shows no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and he asks forgiveness of his own sins?

⁵ If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?

⁶ Remember your end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.

⁷ Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to your neighbor: remember the covenant of El Elyon, and wink at ignorance.

⁸ Abstain from strife, and you shall diminish your sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,

⁹ A sinful man disquiets friends, and makes debate among them that be at peace.

¹⁰ As the matter of the fire is, so it burns: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger rises; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

¹¹ A hasty contention kindles a fire: and a hasty fighting sheds blood.

¹² If you blow the spark, it shall burn: if you spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of your mouth.

¹³ Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.

¹⁴ A backbiting tongue has disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities has it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.

¹⁵ A backbiting tongue has cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labors.

¹⁶ Whoso hearkens unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.

¹⁷ The stroke of the whip makes marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaks the bones.

¹⁸ Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.

¹⁹ Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who has not drawn the yoke thereof, nor has been bound in her bands.

²⁰ For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.

²¹ The death thereof is an evil death, She'ol were better than it.

²² It shall not have rule over them that fear Elohiym, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.

²³ Such as forsake Yahuah shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.

²⁴ Look that you hedge your possession about with thorns, and bind up your silver and gold,

²⁵ And weigh your words in a balance, and make a door and bar for your mouth.

²⁶ Beware you slide not by it, lest you fall before him that lies in wait.