Verses with the word of in the Apocrypha (3127 verses; showing verse 1501 - 2000):
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 16:7
He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.
Sirach 16:9
He pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sins:
Sirach 16:10
Nor the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.
Sirach 16:13
The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.
Sirach 16:14
Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works.
Sirach 16:17
Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
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 16:21
It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.
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 16:26
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 16:30
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 17:4
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 17:7
Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.
Sirach 17:8
He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works.
Sirach 17:11
Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage.
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 17:17
For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord's portion:
Sirach 17:18
Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him.
Sirach 17:20
None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him, but all their sins are before the Lord
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 17:26
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 17:29
How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!
Sirach 17:30
For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
Sirach 17:32
He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.
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 18:5
Who shall number the strength of his majesty? and who shall also tell out his mercies?
Sirach 18:6
As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.
Sirach 18:9
The number of a man's days at the most are an hundred years.
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 18:13
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 18:18
A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
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 18:24
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 18:27
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 19:2
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.
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 19:11
A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.
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 19:22
The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence.
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 19:26
There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit,
Sirach 19:28
And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.
Sirach 20:4
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
Sirach 20:11
There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate.
Sirach 20:13
A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out.
Sirach 20:14
The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one.
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 20:18
To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
Sirach 20:19
An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise.
Sirach 20:20
A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.
Sirach 20:22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.
Sirach 20:24
A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.
Sirach 20:26
The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him.
Sirach 20:29
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove.
Sirach 21:2
Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.
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 21:6
He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart.
Sirach 21:7
An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth.
Sirach 21:8
He that buildeth his house with other men's money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
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 21:10
The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell.
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 21:16
The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but grace shall be found in the lips of the wise.
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 21:21
Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.
Sirach 21:22
A foolish man's foot is soon in his [neighbour's] house: but a man of experience is ashamed of him.
Sirach 21:24
It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
Sirach 21:25
The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance.
Sirach 21:26
The heart of fools is in their mouth: but the mouth of the wise is in their heart.
Sirach 22:2
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
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 22:6
A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
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 22:15
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
Sirach 22:17
A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
Sirach 22:18
Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
Sirach 22:22
If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart.
Sirach 22:23
Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
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 23:4
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 23:6
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 23:7
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
Sirach 23:9
Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One.
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 23:13
Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.
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 23:15
The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.
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 23:19
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 23:23
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 23:27
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 24:5
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 24:8
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 24:12
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 24:15
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 24:23
All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
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 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 25:5
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 25:11
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
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 25:17
The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
Sirach 25:19
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her.
Sirach 25:20
As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man.
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 25:24
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 26:1
Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double.
Sirach 26:2
A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfill the years of his life in peace.
Sirach 26:3
A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
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 26:9
The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids.
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 26:16
As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
Sirach 26:17
As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
Sirach 26:18
As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart.
Sirach 26:19
My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers.
Sirach 26:20
When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.
Sirach 26:21
So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent.
Sirach 26:26
A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
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 27:2
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
Sirach 27:3
Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
Sirach 27:4
As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
Sirach 27:5
The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
Sirach 27:6
The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
Sirach 27:7
Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
Sirach 27:11
The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.
Sirach 27:12
If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
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 27:18
For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor.
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 27:20
Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
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 28:4
He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
Sirach 28:5
If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
Sirach 28:7
Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: [remember] the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
Sirach 28:10
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 28:12
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 28:14
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 28:17
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
Sirach 28:18
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
Sirach 28:20
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
Sirach 29:2
Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season.
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 29:9
Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty.
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 29:15
Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.
Sirach 29:16
A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety:
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 29:22
Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house.
Sirach 29:23
Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house.
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 30:1
He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end.
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 30:7
He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry.
Sirach 30:14
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 30:18
Delicates poured upon a mouth shut up are as messes of meat set upon a grave.
Sirach 30:19
What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.
Sirach 30:22
The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Sirach 30:25
A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.
Sirach 31:6
Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
Sirach 31:18
When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
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 31:23
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 31:26
The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkeness.
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 32:1
If thou be made the master [of a feast,] lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for them, and so sit down.
Sirach 32:2
And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast.
Sirach 32:4
Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time.
Sirach 32:5
A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold.
Sirach 32:6
As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine.
Sirach 32:7
Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked.
Sirach 32:18
A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel.
Sirach 32:22
And beware of thine own children.
Sirach 32:23
In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the commandments.
Sirach 33:3
A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle.
Sirach 33:5
The heart of the foolish is like a cartwheel; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
Sirach 33:7
Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
Sirach 33:8
By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: and he altered seasons and feasts.
Sirach 33:9
Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days.
Sirach 33:10
And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth:
Sirach 33:12
Some of them hath he blessed and exalted and some of them he sanctified, and set near himself: but some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places.
Sirach 33:13
As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.
Sirach 33:15
So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another.
Sirach 33:16
I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and tred my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.
Sirach 33:18
Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation.
Sirach 33:31
If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him?
Sirach 34:1
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
Sirach 34:3
The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face.
Sirach 34:4
Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?
Sirach 34:10
He that hath no experience knoweth little: but he that hath travelled is full of prudence.
Sirach 34:12
I was ofttimes in danger of death: yet I was delivered because of these things.
Sirach 34:13
The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; for their hope is in him that saveth them.
Sirach 34:15
Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength?
Sirach 34:16
For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preservation from stumbling, and an help from falling.
Sirach 34:18
He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted.
Sirach 34:19
The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
Sirach 34:20
Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes.
Sirach 34:21
The bread of the needy is their life: he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood.
Sirach 34:22
He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder.
Sirach 34:25
He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing?
Sirach 35:5
For all these things [are to be done] because of the commandment.
Sirach 35:6
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
Sirach 35:7
The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable. and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten.
Sirach 35:8
Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.
Sirach 35:12
Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons.
Sirach 35:13
He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed.
Sirach 35:14
He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.
Sirach 35:17
The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment.
Sirach 35:18
For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous;
Sirach 35:19
Till he have rendered to every man according to his deeds, and to the works of men according to their devices; till he have judged the cause of his people, and made them to rejoice in his mercy.
Sirach 35:20
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.
Sirach 36:1
Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us:
Sirach 36:9
Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; and let them perish that oppress the people.
Sirach 36:10
Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we.
Sirach 36:11
Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning.
Sirach 36:13
O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest.
Sirach 36:17
O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
Sirach 36:19
As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
Sirach 36:20
A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him.
Sirach 36:22
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
Sirach 36:24
He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
Sirach 37:4
There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him.
Sirach 37:6
Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches.
Sirach 37:8
Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,
Sirach 37:11
Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.
Sirach 37:12
But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.
Sirach 37:13
And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it.
Sirach 37:17
The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
Sirach 37:18
Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.
Sirach 37:20
There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
Sirach 37:21
For grace is not given, him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom.
Sirach 37:22
Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth.
Sirach 37:23
A wise man instructeth his people; and the fruits of his understanding fail not.
Sirach 37:25
The days of the life of man may be numbered: but the days of Israel are innumerable.
Sirach 37:30
For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and surfeiting will turn into choler.
Sirach 38:1
Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.
Sirach 38:2
For of the most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king.
Sirach 38:3
The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration.
Sirach 38:4
The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Sirach 38:8
Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
Sirach 38:11
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being.
Sirach 38:12
Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him.
Sirach 38:15
He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.
Sirach 38:17
Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.
Sirach 38:18
For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.
Sirach 38:19
In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart.
Sirach 38:24
The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
Sirach 38:25
How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Sirach 38:28
The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
Sirach 38:33
They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
Sirach 38:34
But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all] their desire is in the work of their craft.
Sirach 39:1
But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies.
Sirach 39:2
He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also.
Sirach 39:3
He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables.
Sirach 39:6
When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: he shall pour out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer.
Sirach 39:8
He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
Sirach 39:13
Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:
Sirach 39:14
And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works.
Sirach 39:15
Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:
Sirach 39:16
All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season.
Sirach 39:17
And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.
Sirach 39:19
The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes.
Sirach 39:26
The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.
Sirach 39:28
There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them.
Sirach 39:30
Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction.
Sirach 39:33
All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season.
Sirach 39:35
And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord.
Sirach 40:1
Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.
Sirach 40:2
Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, [trouble] their thoughts, and [cause] fear of heart;
Sirach 40:3
From him that sitteth on a throne of glory, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes;
Sirach 40:5
Wrath, and envy, trouble, and unquietness, fear of death, and anger, and strife, and in the time of rest upon his bed his night sleep, do change his knowledge.
Sirach 40:6
A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle.
Sirach 40:11
All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea.
Sirach 40:13
The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain.
Sirach 40:15
The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock.
Sirach 40:16
The weed growing upon every water and bank of a river shall be pulled up before all grass.
Sirach 40:19
Children and the building of a city continue a man's name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
Sirach 40:20
Wine and musick rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.
Sirach 40:24
Brethren and help are against time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than them both.
Sirach 40:26
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but the fear of the Lord is above them both: there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help.
Sirach 40:27
The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory.
Sirach 40:29
The life of him that dependeth on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.
Sirach 40:30
Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.
Sirach 41:1
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things: yea, unto him that is yet able to receive meat!
Sirach 41:3
Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.
Sirach 41:4
And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.
Sirach 41:5
The children of sinners are abominable children, and they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly.
Sirach 41:6
The inheritance of sinners' children shall perish, and their posterity shall have a perpetual reproach.
Sirach 41:7
The children will complain of an ungodly father, because they shall be reproached for his sake.
Sirach 41:8
Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
Sirach 41:10
All that are of the earth shall turn to earth again: so the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction.
Sirach 41:11
The mourning of men is about their bodies: but an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out.
Sirach 41:12
Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold.
Sirach 41:17
Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: and of a lie before a prince and a mighty man;
Sirach 41:18
Of an offence before a judge and ruler; of iniquity before a congregation and people; of unjust dealing before thy partner and friend;
Sirach 41:19
And of theft in regard of the place where thou sojournest, and in regard of the truth of God and his covenant; and to lean with thine elbow upon the meat; and of scorning to give and take;
Sirach 41:20
And of silence before them that salute thee; and to look upon an harlot;
Sirach 41:22
Or to be overbusy with his maid, and come not near her bed; or of upbraiding speeches before friends; and after thou hast given, upbraid not;
Sirach 41:23
Or of iterating and speaking again that which thou hast heard; and of revealing of secrets.
Sirach 42:1
Of these things be not thou ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby:
Sirach 42:2
Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to justify the ungodly;
Sirach 42:3
Of reckoning with thy partners and travellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends;
Sirach 42:4
Of exactness of balance and weights; or of getting much or little;
Sirach 42:5
And of merchants' indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an evil servant to bleed.
Sirach 42:8
Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.
Sirach 42:9
The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated:
Sirach 42:12
Behold not every body's beauty, and sit not in the midst of women.
Sirach 42:14
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Sirach 42:15
I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
Sirach 42:16
The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord.
Sirach 42:18
He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world.
Sirach 42:19
He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things.
Sirach 42:21
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
Sirach 43:1
The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew;
Sirach 43:2
The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:
Sirach 43:4
A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
Sirach 43:6
He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
Sirach 43:7
From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
Sirach 43:8
The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;
Sirach 43:9
The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
Sirach 43:10
At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.
Sirach 43:12
It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
Sirach 43:13
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
Sirach 43:17
The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:
Sirach 43:18
The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.
Sirach 43:19
The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes.
Sirach 43:20
When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.
Sirach 43:22
A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew coming after heat refresheth.
Sirach 43:24
They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.
Sirach 43:25
For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created.
Sirach 43:26
By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist.
Sirach 43:32
There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.
Sirach 44:4
Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent are their instructions:
Sirach 44:7
All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their times.
Sirach 44:8
There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.
Sirach 44:15
The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise.
Sirach 44:16
Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, being an example of repentance to all generations.
Sirach 44:17
Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange [for the world;] therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came.
Sirach 44:19
Abraham was a great father of many people: in glory was there none like unto him;
Sirach 44:20
Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.
Sirach 44:21
Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.
Sirach 44:22
With Isaac did he establish likewise [for Abraham his father's sake] the blessing of all men, and the covenant, And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, and gave him an heritage, and divided his portions; among the twelve tribes did he part them.
Sirach 45:1
And he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed.
Sirach 45:2
He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him.
Sirach 45:3
By his words he caused the wonders to cease, and he made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him part of his glory.
Sirach 45:4
He sanctified him in his faithfuless and meekness, and chose him out of all men.
Sirach 45:5
He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments.
Sirach 45:6
He exalted Aaron, an holy man like unto him, even his brother, of the tribe of Levi.
Sirach 45:7
An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people; he beautified him with comely ornaments, and clothed him with a robe of glory.
Sirach 45:9
And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;
Sirach 45:10
With an holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, and purple, the work of the embroiderer, with a breastplate of judgment, and with Urim and Thummim;
Sirach 45:11
With twisted scarlet, the work of the cunning workman, with precious stones graven like seals, and set in gold, the work of the jeweller, with a writing engraved for a memorial, after the number of the tribes of Israel.
Sirach 45:12
He set a crown of gold upon the mitre, wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour, a costly work, the desires of the eyes, goodly and beautiful.
Sirach 45:15
Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.
Sirach 45:16
He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord, incense, and a sweet savour, for a memorial, to make reconciliation for his people.
Sirach 45:17
He gave unto him his commandments, and authority in the statutes of judgments, that he should teach Jacob the testimonies, and inform Israel in his laws.
Sirach 45:18
Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath.
Sirach 45:20
But he made Aaron more honourable, and gave him an heritage, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; especially he prepared bread in abundance:
Sirach 45:21
For they eat of the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave unto him and his seed.
Sirach 45:22
Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance, neither had he any portion among the people: for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance.
Sirach 45:23
The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel.
Sirach 45:24
Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever:
Sirach 45:25
According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.
Sirach 46:1
Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.
Sirach 46:6
And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent [of Beth-horon] he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.
Sirach 46:7
In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.
Sirach 46:8
And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.
Sirach 46:9
The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:
Sirach 46:10
That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
Sirach 46:12
Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.
Sirach 46:13
Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.
Sirach 46:14
By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob.
Sirach 46:18
And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes of the Philistines.
Sirach 46:19
And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.
Sirach 46:20
And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.
Sirach 47:1
And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David.
Sirach 47:2
As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.
Sirach 47:4
Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath?
Sirach 47:5
For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people.
Sirach 47:6
So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory.
Sirach 47:8
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.
Sirach 47:11
The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel.
Sirach 47:18
By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead.
Sirach 47:21
So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious kingdom.
Sirach 47:22
But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David.
Sirach 47:23
Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin:
Sirach 47:24
And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land.
Sirach 48:3
By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down fire.
Sirach 48:5
Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:
Sirach 48:7
Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the judgment of vengeance:
Sirach 48:9
Who was taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of fiery horses:
Sirach 48:10
Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to pacify the wrath of the Lord's judgment, before it brake forth into fury, and to turn the heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
Sirach 48:12
Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind: and Eliseus was filled with his spirit: whilst he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, neither could any bring him into subjection.
Sirach 48:15
For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David:
Sirach 48:16
Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God, and some multiplied sins.
Sirach 48:20
But they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.
Sirach 48:21
He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them.
Sirach 48:22
For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.
Sirach 49:1
The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.
Sirach 49:2
He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
Sirach 49:3
He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.
Sirach 49:4
All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
Sirach 49:6
They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias.
Sirach 49:8
It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims.
Sirach 49:9
For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.
Sirach 49:10
And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.
Sirach 49:12
So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.
Sirach 49:15
Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.
Sirach 50:1
Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple:
Sirach 50:2
And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple:
Sirach 50:3
In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:
Sirach 50:4
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
Sirach 50:5
How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of the sanctuary!
Sirach 50:6
He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full:
Sirach 50:7
As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:
Sirach 50:8
And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:
Sirach 50:9
As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones:
Sirach 50:11
When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable.
Sirach 50:12
When he took the portions out of the priests' hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.
Sirach 50:13
So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel.
Sirach 50:14
And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty,
Sirach 50:15
He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all.
Sirach 50:16
Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the most High.
Sirach 50:18
The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody.
Sirach 50:19
And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service.
Sirach 50:20
Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name.
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