Verses with the word and in the Apocrypha (4485 verses; showing verse 2001 - 2500):

Sirach 6:33
If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive understanding: and if thou bow thine ear, thou shalt be wise,

Sirach 6:34
Stand in the multitude of the elders; and cleave unto him that is wise.

Sirach 6:35
Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee.

Sirach 6:36
And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.

Sirach 6:37
Let thy mind be upon the ordinances of the Lord and meditate continually in his commandments: he shall establish thine heart, and give thee wisdom at thine owns desire.

Sirach 7:2
Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

Sirach 7:3
My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

Sirach 7:5
justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

Sirach 7:7
Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

Sirach 7:9
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.

Sirach 7:10
Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

Sirach 7:11
Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.

Sirach 7:14
Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

Sirach 7:17
Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.

Sirach 7:19
Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.

Sirach 7:21
Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

Sirach 7:22
Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

Sirach 7:23
Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.

Sirach 7:24
Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

Sirach 7:25
Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.

Sirach 7:27
Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

Sirach 7:28
Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?

Sirach 7:29
Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

Sirach 7:30
Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

Sirach 7:31
Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

Sirach 7:32
And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.

Sirach 7:33
A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

Sirach 7:34
Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

Sirach 7:36
Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.

Sirach 8:2
Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings.

Sirach 8:3
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Sirach 8:8
Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.

Sirach 8:9
Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Sirach 8:15
Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.

Sirach 8:16
Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.

Sirach 9:1
Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.

Sirach 9:8
Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another's beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.

Sirach 9:9
Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.

Sirach 9:13
Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.

Sirach 9:14
As near as thou canst, guess at thy neighbour, and consult with the wise.

Sirach 9:15
Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.

Sirach 9:16
And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord.

Sirach 9:17
For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech.

Sirach 9:18
A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated.

Sirach 10:1
A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered.

Sirach 10:2
As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

Sirach 10:4
The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.

Sirach 10:5
In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

Sirach 10:6
Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices.

Sirach 10:7
Pride is hateful before God and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity.

Sirach 10:8
Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another.

Sirach 10:9
Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels.

Sirach 10:10
The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die.

Sirach 10:11
For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms.

Sirach 10:12
The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.

Sirach 10:13
For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly.

Sirach 10:14
The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead.

Sirach 10:15
The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place.

Sirach 10:16
The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.

Sirach 10:17
He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth.

Sirach 10:19
They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed.

Sirach 10:21
The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof.

Sirach 10:24
Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord.

Sirach 10:25
Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed.

Sirach 10:26
Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.

Sirach 10:27
Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.

Sirach 10:28
My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.

Sirach 10:29
Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life?

Sirach 10:30
The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches.

Sirach 10:31
He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty?

Sirach 11:1
Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men.

Sirach 11:4
Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden.

Sirach 11:5
Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown.

Sirach 11:6
Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; and the honourable delivered into other men's hands.

Sirach 11:7
Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke.

Sirach 11:9
Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners.

Sirach 11:10
My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

Sirach 11:11
There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind.

Sirach 11:12
Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,

Sirach 11:13
And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw from him is peace over all the

Sirach 11:14
Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord.

Sirach 11:15
Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him.

Sirach 11:16
Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein.

Sirach 11:17
The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.

Sirach 11:18
There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this his the portion of his reward:

Sirach 11:19
Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods; and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those things to others, and die.

Sirach 11:20
Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work.

Sirach 11:21
Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich.

Sirach 11:22
The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing flourish.

Sirach 11:23
Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter?

Sirach 11:24
Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter?

Sirach 11:25
In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.

Sirach 11:27
The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered.

Sirach 11:30
Like as a partridge taken [and kept] in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall:

Sirach 11:31
For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee.

Sirach 11:32
Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.

Sirach 11:34
Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own.

Sirach 12:2
Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence; and if not from him, yet from the most High.

Sirach 12:4
Give to the godly man, and help not a sinner.

Sirach 12:5
Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

Sirach 12:6
For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.

Sirach 12:7
Give unto the good, and help not the sinner.

Sirach 12:8
A friend cannot be known in prosperity: and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity.

Sirach 12:11
Though he humble himself, and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a lookingglass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away.

Sirach 12:12
Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked therewith.

Sirach 12:14
So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sins, who will pity?

Sirach 12:17
If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

Sirach 12:18
He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance.

Sirach 13:1
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.

Sirach 13:2
Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.

Sirach 13:3
The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also.

Sirach 13:5
If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.

Sirach 13:6
If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, What wantest thou?

Sirach 13:7
And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee.

Sirach 13:8
Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity.

Sirach 13:9
If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.

Sirach 13:11
Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:

Sirach 13:12
But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.

Sirach 13:13
Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.

Sirach 13:14
Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.

Sirach 13:15
Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.

Sirach 13:16
All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like.

Sirach 13:18
What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor?

Sirach 13:22
When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.

Sirach 13:23
When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.

Sirach 13:24
Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.

Sirach 13:25
The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

Sirach 13:26
A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.

Sirach 14:1
Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.

Sirach 14:2
Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.

Sirach 14:3
Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?

Sirach 14:6
There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.

Sirach 14:7
And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

Sirach 14:8
The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.

Sirach 14:9
A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.

Sirach 14:10
A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.

Sirach 14:11
My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

Sirach 14:12
Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.

Sirach 14:13
Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

Sirach 14:14
Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

Sirach 14:15
Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

Sirach 14:16
Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.

Sirach 14:18
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.

Sirach 14:19
Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

Sirach 14:20
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.

Sirach 14:22
Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.

Sirach 14:25
He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

Sirach 14:26
He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.

Sirach 14:27
By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

Sirach 15:1
He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.

Sirach 15:2
And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

Sirach 15:3
With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.

Sirach 15:4
He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

Sirach 15:5
She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.

Sirach 15:6
He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.

Sirach 15:7
But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.

Sirach 15:8
For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.

Sirach 15:10
For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.

Sirach 15:13
The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.

Sirach 15:14
He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;

Sirach 15:15
If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.

Sirach 15:16
He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.

Sirach 15:17
Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.

Sirach 15:18
For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:

Sirach 15:19
And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.

Sirach 16:3
Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.

Sirach 16:5
Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these.

Sirach 16:6
In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.

Sirach 16:11
And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.

Sirach 16:13
The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.

Sirach 16:16
His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant.

Sirach 16:18
Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.

Sirach 16:19
The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them.

Sirach 16:20
No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways?

Sirach 16:22
Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end.

Sirach 16:23
He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.

Sirach 16:24
by son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart.

Sirach 16:25
I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.

Sirach 16:26
The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof.

Sirach 16:27
He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works.

Sirach 16:28
None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word.

Sirach 16:29
After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.

Sirach 16:30
With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again.

Sirach 17:1
The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again.

Sirach 17:2
He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein.

Sirach 17:3
He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image,

Sirach 17:4
And put the fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls.

Sirach 17:5
They received the use of the five operations of the Lord, and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof.]

Sirach 17:6
Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand.

Sirach 17:7
Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.

Sirach 17:10
And the elect shall praise his holy name.

Sirach 17:11
Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage.

Sirach 17:12
He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments.

Sirach 17:13
Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice.

Sirach 17:14
And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour.

Sirach 17:15
Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes.

Sirach 17:18
Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him.

Sirach 17:19
Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways.

Sirach 17:21
But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them.

Sirach 17:22
The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

Sirach 17:23
Afterwards he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompence upon their heads.

Sirach 17:24
But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.

Sirach 17:25
Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.

Sirach 17:26
Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.

Sirach 17:27
Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?

Sirach 17:28
Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.

Sirach 17:29
How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!

Sirach 17:31
What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.

Sirach 17:32
He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.

Sirach 18:2
The Lord only is righteous, and there is none other but he,

Sirach 18:3
Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane.

Sirach 18:4
To whom hath he given power to declare his works? and who shall find out his noble acts?

Sirach 18:5
Who shall number the strength of his majesty? and who shall also tell out his mercies?

Sirach 18:7
When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.

Sirach 18:8
What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil?

Sirach 18:10
As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravelstone in comparison of the sand; so are a thousand years to the days of eternity.

Sirach 18:11
Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.

Sirach 18:12
He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore he multiplied his compassion.

Sirach 18:13
The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock.

Sirach 18:14
He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after his judgments.

Sirach 18:18
A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.

Sirach 18:19
Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.

Sirach 18:20
Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.

Sirach 18:21
Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.

Sirach 18:22
Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified.

Sirach 18:23
Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.

Sirach 18:24
Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.

Sirach 18:25
When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.

Sirach 18:26
From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord.

Sirach 18:27
A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence: but a fool will not observe time.

Sirach 18:28
Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her.

Sirach 18:29
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.

Sirach 18:33
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.

Sirach 19:1
A labouring man that A is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.

Sirach 19:2
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.

Sirach 19:3
Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away.

Sirach 19:4
He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.

Sirach 19:6
He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.

Sirach 19:7
Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse.

Sirach 19:8
Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.

Sirach 19:9
For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee.

Sirach 19:10
If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

Sirach 19:13
Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Sirach 19:14
Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.

Sirach 19:15
Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.

Sirach 19:16
There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?

Sirach 19:17
Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High.

Sirach 19:18
The fear of the Lord is the first step to be accepted [of him,] and wisdom obtaineth his love.

Sirach 19:19
The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord is the doctrine of life: and they that do things that please him shall receive the fruit of the tree of immortality.

Sirach 19:20
The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency.

Sirach 19:23
There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom.

Sirach 19:24
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.

Sirach 19:25
There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment.

Sirach 19:27
Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.

Sirach 19:28
And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.

Sirach 19:29
A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.

Sirach 19:30
A man's attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is.

Sirach 20:1
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.

Sirach 20:2
It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

Sirach 20:5
There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.

Sirach 20:6
Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

Sirach 20:7
A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.

Sirach 20:8
He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.

Sirach 20:9
There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.

Sirach 20:10
There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double.

Sirach 20:11
There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate.

Sirach 20:12
There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold.

Sirach 20:15
He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.

Sirach 20:16
The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me.

Sirach 20:17
How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.

Sirach 20:21
There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.

Sirach 20:22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.

Sirach 20:23
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.

Sirach 20:26
The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him.

Sirach 20:27
A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men.

Sirach 20:28
He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.

Sirach 20:29
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove.

Sirach 20:30
Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both?

Sirach 21:4
To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate.

Sirach 21:5
A prayer out of a poor man's mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily.

Sirach 21:7
An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth.

Sirach 21:9
The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together: and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them.

Sirach 21:11
He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof: and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.

Sirach 21:13
The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood: and his counsel is like a pure fountain of life.

Sirach 21:14
The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.

Sirach 21:15
If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

Sirach 21:17
They enquire at the mouth of the wise man in the congregation, and they shall ponder his words in their heart.

Sirach 21:18
As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.

Sirach 21:19
Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.

Sirach 21:21
Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.

Sirach 21:28
A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth.

Sirach 22:1
A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.

Sirach 22:3
An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a [foolish] daughter is born to his loss.

Sirach 22:5
She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.

Sirach 22:6
A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.

Sirach 22:7
Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.

Sirach 22:9
If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.

Sirach 22:10
But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred.

Sirach 22:11
Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.

Sirach 22:12
Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.

Sirach 22:13
Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.

Sirach 22:14
What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?

Sirach 22:15
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.

Sirach 22:16
As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.

Sirach 22:19
He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.

Sirach 22:20
Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.

Sirach 22:24
As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.

Sirach 22:26
And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.

Sirach 22:27
Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?

Sirach 23:1
O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them.

Sirach 23:2
Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:

Sirach 23:3
Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.

Sirach 23:4
O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind.

Sirach 23:5
Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.

Sirach 23:6
Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind.

Sirach 23:8
The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby.

Sirach 23:10
For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.

Sirach 23:11
A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

Sirach 23:12
There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.

Sirach 23:14
Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse they day of thy nativity.

Sirach 23:16
Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

Sirach 23:18
A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:

Sirach 23:19
Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts.

Sirach 23:21
This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken.

Sirach 23:22
Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another.

Sirach 23:23
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man.

Sirach 23:24
She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children.

Sirach 23:25
Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.

Sirach 23:26
She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out.

Sirach 23:27
And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord.

Sirach 23:28
It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life.

Sirach 24:1
Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.

Sirach 24:2
In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.

Sirach 24:3
I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.

Sirach 24:4
I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.

Sirach 24:5
I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.

Sirach 24:6
In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.

Sirach 24:7
With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?

Sirach 24:8
So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.

Sirach 24:9
He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.

Sirach 24:10
In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.

Sirach 24:11
Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.

Sirach 24:12
And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.

Sirach 24:13
I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.

Sirach 24:14
I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.

Sirach 24:15
I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

Sirach 24:16
As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.

Sirach 24:17
As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.

Sirach 24:18
I am the mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children which are named of him.

Sirach 24:19
Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.

Sirach 24:20
For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.

Sirach 24:21
They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.

Sirach 24:22
He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.

Sirach 24:24
Faint not to be strong in the Lord; that he may confirm you, cleave unto him: for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and beside him there is no other Saviour.

Sirach 24:25
He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.

Sirach 24:26
He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.

Sirach 24:27
He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.

Sirach 24:29
For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.

Sirach 24:30
I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.

Sirach 24:31
I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.

Sirach 24:32
I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.

Sirach 24:33
I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.

Sirach 25:1
In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together.

Sirach 25:2
Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.

Sirach 25:4
O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!

Sirach 25:5
O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour.

Sirach 25:6
Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.

Sirach 25:7
There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:

Sirach 25:8
Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:

Sirach 25:9
Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:

Sirach 25:12
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him.

Sirach 25:13
[Give me] any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

Sirach 25:14
And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

Sirach 25:15
There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.

Sirach 25:16
I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.

Sirach 25:17
The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.

Sirach 25:18
Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.

Sirach 25:21
Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure.

Sirach 25:22
A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach.

Sirach 25:23
A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.

Sirach 25:24
Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die.

Sirach 25:26
If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go.

Sirach 26:2
A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfill the years of his life in peace.

Sirach 26:5
There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.

Sirach 26:6
But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.

Sirach 26:7
An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.

Sirach 26:8
A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame.

Sirach 26:9
The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids.

Sirach 26:11
Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee.

Sirach 26:12
She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow.

Sirach 26:13
The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones.

Sirach 26:14
A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.

Sirach 26:15
A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.

Sirach 26:19
My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers.

Sirach 26:27
A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies.

Sirach 26:28
There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword.

Sirach 26:29
A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin.

Sirach 27:1
Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.

Sirach 27:2
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.

Sirach 27:8
If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.

Sirach 27:13
The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.

Sirach 27:14
The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.

Sirach 27:15
The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.

Sirach 27:16
Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.

Sirach 27:17
Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.

Sirach 27:19
As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again

Sirach 27:21
As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.

Sirach 27:22
He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.

Sirach 27:23
When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.

Sirach 27:25
Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.

Sirach 27:26
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.

Sirach 27:27
He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.

Sirach 27:28
Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.

Sirach 27:29
They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.

Sirach 27:30
Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both.

Sirach 28:1
He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance.]

Sirach 28:3
One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord?

Sirach 28:4
He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?

Sirach 28:6
Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; [remember] corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.

Sirach 28:7
Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: [remember] the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.

Sirach 28:8
Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,

Sirach 28:9
A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.

Sirach 28:10
As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

Sirach 28:11
An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.

Sirach 28:12
If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.

Sirach 28:13
Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.

Sirach 28:14
A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.

Sirach 28:15
A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.

Sirach 28:16
Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.

Sirach 28:20
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.

Sirach 28:23
Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.

Sirach 28:24
Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,

Sirach 28:25
And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.

Sirach 29:1
He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments.

Sirach 29:2
Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season.

Sirach 29:3
Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.

Sirach 29:4
Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.

Sirach 29:5
Till he hath received, he will kiss a man's hand; and for his neighbour's money he will speak submissly: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time.

Sirach 29:6
If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace.

Sirach 29:8
Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to shew him mercy.

Sirach 29:9
Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty.

Sirach 29:10
Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost.

Sirach 29:11
Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.

Sirach 29:12
Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction.

Sirach 29:13
It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear.

Sirach 29:17
And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him [in danger] that delivered him.

Sirach 29:18
Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.

Sirach 29:19
A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits.

Sirach 29:20
Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same.

Sirach 29:21
The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.

Sirach 29:25
Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks: moreover thou shalt hear bitter words:

Sirach 29:26
Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready.

Sirach 29:27
Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be lodged, and I have need of mine house.

Sirach 29:28
These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of houseroom, and reproaching of the lender.

Sirach 30:2
He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him, and shall rejoice of him among his acquaintance.

Sirach 30:3
He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy: and before his friends he shall rejoice of him.

Sirach 30:5
While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died, he was not sorrowful.

Sirach 30:6
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kindness to his friends.

Sirach 30:7
He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry.

Sirach 30:8
An horse not broken becometh headstrong: and a child left to himself will be wilful.

Sirach 30:9
Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he will bring thee to heaviness.

Sirach 30:10
Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end.

Sirach 30:11
Give him no liberty in his youth, and wink not at his follies.

Sirach 30:12
Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.

Sirach 30:13
Chastise thy son, and hold him to labour, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence unto thee.

Sirach 30:14
Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is afflicted in his body.

Sirach 30:15
Health and good estate of body are above all gold, and a strong body above infinite wealth.

Sirach 30:16
There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.

Sirach 30:20
He seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an eunuch that embraceth a virgin and sigheth.

Sirach 30:21
Give not over thy mind to heaviness, and afflict not thyself in thine own counsel.

Sirach 30:22
The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.

Sirach 30:23
Love thine own soul, and comfort thy heart, remove sorrow far from thee: for sorrow hath killed many, and there is no profit therein.

Sirach 30:24
Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness bringeth age before the time.

Sirach 30:25
A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.

Sirach 31:1
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.

Sirach 31:3
The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.

Sirach 31:4
The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.

Sirach 31:5
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.

Sirach 31:6
Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.

Sirach 31:7
It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith.

Sirach 31:8
Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold.

Sirach 31:9
Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people.

Sirach 31:10
Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended? or done evil, and hath not done it?

Sirach 31:11
His goods shall be established, and the congregation shall declare his alms.

Sirach 31:12
If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it.

Sirach 31:13
Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.

Sirach 31:14
Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.

Sirach 31:15
Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point.

Sirach 31:16
Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.

Sirach 31:17
Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.

Sirach 31:19
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.

Sirach 31:20
Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

Sirach 31:21
And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.

Sirach 31:22
My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.

Sirach 31:23
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.

Sirach 31:24
But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.

Sirach 31:28
Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:

Sirach 31:29
But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.

Sirach 31:30
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.

Sirach 31:31
Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him [to drink.]


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