Sirach 14
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1BLessed is the man that hathe not fallen by [the worde of] his mouth, & is not tormented with the sorow of sinne . 2Blessed is he that is not condemned in his conscience, and is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. 3Riches are comelie for a nigarde , and what shulde an enuious man do with money? 4He that gathereth together from his owne soule, heapeth together for others, that wil make good cheare with his goods. 5He that is wicked vnto him self, to whome wil he be good?for suche one can haue no pleasure of his goods. 6There is nothing worse, then when one enuieth him self: and this is a rewarde of his wickednes. 7And if he do anie good , he doeth it, not knowing thereof, and against his wil, and at the last he declareth his wickednes. 8The enuious man hathe a wicked loke: he turneth away his face , and dispiseth men. 9A couetous mans eye hathe neuer ynough of a porcion, and his wicked malice withereth his owne soule. 10A wicked eye enuieth the bread, & there is scarcenes vpon his table. 11My sonne, do good to thy self of that thou hast, and giue the Lord his due offrings. 12Remember that death tarieth not , & that the couenant of the graue is not shewed vnto thee. 13Do good vnto thy friend before thou dye, & according to thine habilitie stretch out thine hand, and giue him. 14Defraude not thy self of the good day, and let not the porcion of the good desires ouerpasse thee. 15Shalt thou not leaue thy trauails vnto another, and thy labours for the deuiding of the heritage? 16Giue and take and sanctifie thy soule: [worke thou righteousnes before thy death:] for in the hell there is no meat to finde. 17¶All flesh waxeth olde, as a garment, & this is the condition of all times, Thou shalt dye the death. 18As the grene leaues on a thicke tree, some fall, and some growe, so is the generacion of flesh and blood:one cometh to an end, and another is borne. 19All corruptible things shal faile, and the worker thereof shal go withal. 20[Euerie excellent worke shalbe iustified, and he that worketh it , shal haue honour thereby.] 21Blessed is the man that doeth meditate honest things by wisdome, [& exerciseth him self in iustice,] and he that reasoneth of holie things by his vnderstanding, 22Which considereth in his heart her wayes, and vnderstandeth her secrets. 23Go thou after her as one that seketh her out, and lie in waite in her wayes. 24He shal loke in at her windowes, & hearken at her dores. 25He shal abide beside her house , and fasten a stake in her walles : he shal pitche his tent besides her. 26And he shal remaine in the lodging of good men, & shal set his children vnder her couering, and shal dwell vnder her branches. 27¶By her he shalbe couered from the heat, and in her glorie shal he dwell.
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