en_cepher - Sir 34 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ THE hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.

² Whoso regards dreams is like him that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind.

³ The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face.

⁴ Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?

⁵ Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancies, as a woman's heart in travail.

⁶ If they be not sent from El Elyon in your visitation, set not your heart upon them.

⁷ For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.

⁸ The Torah shall be found perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth.

⁹ A man that has travelled knows many things; and he that has much experience will declare wisdom.

¹⁰ He that has no experience knows little: but he that has travelled is full of prudence.

¹¹ When I travelled, I saw many things; and I understand more than I can express.

¹² I was ofttimes in danger of death: yet I was delivered because of these things.

¹³ The ruach of those that fear Yahuah shall live; for their hope is in him that saves them.

¹⁴ Whoso fears Yahuah shall not fear nor be afraid; for he is his hope.

¹⁵ Blessed is the soul of him that fears Yahuah: to whom does he look? and who is his strength?

¹⁶ For the eyes of Yahuah are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling.

¹⁷ He raises up the soul, and lightens the eyes: he gives health, life, and blessing.

¹⁸ He that sacrifices of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted.

¹⁹ El Elyon is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.

²⁰ Whoso brings an offering of the goods of the poor does as one that kills the son before his father's eyes.

²¹ The bread of the needy is their life: he that defrauds him thereof is a man of blood.

²² He that takes away his neighbor's living slays him; and he that defrauds the laborer of his hire is a bloodshedder.

²³ When one builds, and another pulls down, what profit have they then but labor?

²⁴ When one prays, and another curses, whose voice will Yahuah hear?

²⁵ He that washes himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what avails his washing?

²⁶ So is it with a man that fasts for his sins, and goes again, and does the same: who will hear his prayer? or what does his humbling profit him?