Sirach 27
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1BEcause of pouertie haue manie sinned: and he that seketh to be riche, turneth his eyes aside. 2As a naile in the wall sticketh fast betwene the ioyntes of the stones, so doeth sinne sticke betwene the selling and the bying. 3If he holde him not diligently in the feare of the Lord, his house shal sone be ouerthrowen. 4As when one sifteth, the filthines remaineth in the siue, so the filth of man remaineth in his thoght. 6The frute declareth if the tre haue bene trimmed: so the worde [declareth] what man hathe in his heart. 7Praise no man except thou haue heard his talke: for this is the tryal of men. 8If thou followest righteousnes, thou shalt get her, & put her on as a faire garment, [and shalt dwell with her, and she shal defend thee for euer: and in the daye of knowledge thou shalt finde stedfastnes.] 9The birdes resorte vnto their like: so doeth the trueth turne vnto them, that are practised in her. 10As the lyon waiteth for the beast, so doeth sinne vpon them that do euil. 11The talking of him that feareth God, is all wisdome: as for a foole, he changeth as the moone. 12If thou be among the vndiscrete, obserue the time, but haunte stil the assemblie of them that are wise. 13The talking of fooles is grieuous, and their sporte is in the plaiser of sinne. 14The talke of him that sweareth muche, maketh the heere to stand vp: & to striue with suche, stoppeth the eares. 15The strife of the proude is blood shedding, and their skouldings are grieuous to heare. 16Who so discouereth secrets, leseth his credit, & findeth no friend after his wil. 17Loue thy friend, & be faithful vnto him: but if thou bewrayest his secrets, thou shalt not get him againe. 18For as a man destroyeth his enemie, so doest thou destroye the friendship of thy neighbour. 19As one that letteth a birde go out of his hand, so if thou giue ouer thy friend, thou canst not gette him againe. 20Followe after him no more, for he is to farre of: he is as a roe escaped out of the snare: [for his soule is wounded.] 21As for woundes, they may be bounde vp againe, and an euil worde may be reconciled: but who so bewrayeth the secrets of a friend, hathe lost all his credit. 22He that winketh with the eyes, imagineth euil: and he that knoweth him, wil let him alone. 23When thou art present, he wil speake swetely, and praise thy wordes: but at the last he wil turne his tale, and sclander thy saying. 24Manie things haue I hated, but nothing so euil as suche one: for the Lord also hateth him. 25Who so casteth a stone on hie, casteth it vpon his owne head: and he that smiteth with guile, maketh a great wounde. 26Who so diggeth a pit, shal fall therein, [and he that laieth a stone in his neighbours way, shal stomble thereon,] and he that laieth a snare for another, shalbe taken in it him self. 27He that worketh euil, shalbe wrapped in euil, and shal not knowe from whence they come vnto him. 28Mockerie & reproche followe the proude, and vengeance lurketh for them as a lyon. 29They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous, shalbe taken in the snare, & anguish shal consume them before they dye. 30Dispite & angre are abominable things, and the sinful man is subiect to them bothe.
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