Sirach 11
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1WIsdome lifteth vp the head of him that is lowe, and maketh him to sit among great men. 2Commend not a man for his beautie , nether despise a man in his vtter appearance. 3The bee is but smal among the foules,yet doeth her frute passe in swetenes. 4Be not proude of clothing & raiment,& exalte not thy self in the day of honour: for the workes of the Lord are wonderful, [and glorious, ] secret, [and vnknowen] are his workes among men. 5Many tyrants haue sit downe vpon the earth, & the vnlikelie hathe worne the crowne. 6Many mightie men haue bene broght to dishonour,& the honorable haue bene deliuered into other mens hands. 7¶Blame [no man] before thou haue inquired the matter : vnderstand first , and then reforme [righteously.] 8Giue no sentence,before thou hast heard the cause,nether interrupt men in the middes of their tales. 9Striue not for a matter that thou hast not to do with,and sit not in the iudgement of sinners. 10My sonne,medle not with many matters: for if thou gaine muche,thou shalt not be blameles, and if thou follow after it, yet shalt thou not atteine it, nether shalt thou escape, thogh thou flee from it. 11There is some man that laboreth and taketh peine , and the more he hasteth,the more he wanteth. 12Againe there is some that is slouthful, & hathe nede of helpe:for he wanteth strength, and hathe great pouertie , yet the eye of the Lord loketh vpon him to good,and setteth him vp from his lowe estate, 13And he lifteth vp his head:so that manie men marueil at him , [& giue honour vnto God.] 14Prosperitie & aduersitie, life & death, pouertie and riches come of the Lord. 15Wisdome & knowledge, and vnderstanding of the Lawe are of the Lord: loue & good workes come of him. 16Errour and darckenes are appointed for sinners,and they that exalte them selues in euil,waxe olde in euil. 17The gift of the Lord remaineth for the godlie, & his good wil giueth prosperitie for euer. 18¶Some man is riche by his care and nigardship,& this is the porcion of his wages, 19In that he saith,I haue gotten rest , and now wil I eat continually of my goods, yet he considereth not,that the time draweth nere,that he must leaue all these things vnto other men, and dye him self. 20Stand thou in thy state, and exercise thy self therein, and remaine in thy worke vnto thine age. 21Marueil not at the workes of sinners,but trust in the Lord,and abide in thy labour: for it is an easie thing in the sight of the Lord suddenly to make a poore man riche. 22The blessing of the Lord is in the wages of the godlie,and he maketh his prosperitie sone to florish. 23¶Say not , What profite and pleasure shal I haue ? and what good things shal I haue hereafter? 24Againe say not,I haue ynough,& possesse many things, & what euil can come to me hereafter? 25In thy good state remember aduersitie, & in aduersitie forget not prosperitie. 26For it is an easie thing vnto the Lord in the day of death to rewarde a man according to his waies. 27The aduersitie of an houre maketh one to forget pleasure : and in a mans end , his workes are discouered. 28Iudge none blessed before his death: for a man shalbe knowen by his children. 29Bring not euerie man into thine house: for the disceitful haue many traines, [and are like stomackes that belche stinkingly.] 31For he lieth in waite & turneth good vnto euil, and in things worthie praise he wil finde some faute. 32Of one litle sparke is made a great fyre, [& of one disceitful man is blood increased:] for a sinful man laieth waite for blood. 33Beware of a wicked man : for he imagineth wicked things to bring thee into a perpetual shame. 34Lodge a stranger, and he wil destroie thee with vnquietnes, & driue thee from thine owne.
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