Sirach 12
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1WHen thou wilt do good, knowe to whome thou doest it, so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefites. 2Do good vnto the righteous, & thou shalt finde [great] rewarde, thogh not of him, yet of the moste High. 3He can not haue good that continueth in euil, and giueth no almes : [ for the moste High hateth the sinners , and hathe mercie vpon them that repent.] 4Giue vnto suche as feare God, and receiue not a sinner. 5Do wel vnto him that is lowlie, but giue not to the vngodlie : holde backe thy bread, and giue it not vnto him, lest he ouercome thee thereby : els thou shalt receiue twise as muche euil for all the good that thou doest vnto him. 6For the moste High hateth the wicked, & wil repay vengeance vnto the vngodlie, & kepeth them against the day of horrible vengeance. 7Giue vnto the good, and receiue not the sinner. 8A friend can not be knowen in prosperitie, nether can an enemie be vnknowen in aduersitie. 9When a man is in wealth, it grieueth his enemies, but in heauines & trouble a mans very friend wil departe from him. 10Trust neuer thine enemie : for like as an yron rusteth, so doeth his wickednes. 11And thogh he make muche crouching & kneeling, yet aduise thy self, & beware of him, & thou shalt be to him, as he that wipeth a glasse, and thou shalt knowe that all his rust hathe not bene wel wiped away. 12Set him not by thee, lest he destroy thee, & stand in thy place. 13Nether set him at thy right hand , lest he seke thy roume, & thou at the last remember my wordes, & be pricked with my sayings. 14Binde not two sinnes together : for there shal not one be vnpunished. 15Who wil haue pitie of the charmer, that is stinged of the serpent? or of all suche as come nere the beastes? so is it with him that kepeth companie with a wicked man, & wrappeth him self in his sinnes. 16For a season wil he bide with thee: but if thou stomble, he taryeth not. 17An enemie is swete in his lippes: he can make manie good wordes, and speake manie good things: yea, he can weepe with his eyes, but in his heart he imagineth how to throwe thee into the pit : and if he may finde opportunitie, he wil not be satisfied with blood. 18If aduersitie come vpon thee, thou shalt finde him there first, and thogh he pretend to helpe thee, yet shal he vndermine thee: he wil shake his head, and clappe his hands, and wil make manie wordes, and disguise his countenance.
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