Sirach

51 chapters

1 All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with h…
2 Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justic…
3 The sons of wisdom are the church of the just: and their gen…
4 Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eye…
5 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I ha…
6 Instead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour: fo…
7 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee.
8 Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hand…
9 Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, lest she shew in…
10 A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a…
11 The wisdom of the humble shall exalt his head, and shall mak…
12 If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall…
13 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he tha…
14 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of hi…
15 He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth ju…
16 Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multiplied: neit…
17 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own ima…
18 He that liveth for ever created all things together. God onl…
19 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that…
20 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not…
21 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former…
22 The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will…
23 O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not…
24 Wisdom shall praise her own self, and shall be honoured in G…
25 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved b…
26 Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his y…
27 Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be…
28 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance fro…
29 He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that…
30 He that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he m…
31 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought the…
32 Have they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them a…
33 No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in t…
34 The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain an…
35 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings.
36 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us…
37 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a…
38 Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the…
39 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, a…
40 Great labour is created for all men, and a heavy yoke is upo…
41 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that…
42 Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not…
43 The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven wi…
44 Let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their gen…
45 Moses was beloved of God, and men: whose memory is in benedi…
46 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor…
47 Then Nathan the prophet arose in the days of David.
48 And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burn…
49 The memory of Josias is like the composition of a sweet smel…
50 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life pro…
51 A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to th…