English Bible
Sirach 28
Big screen- 1He that revenges shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance.
- 2Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done to you, so shall your sins also be forgiven when you pray.
- 3One man bears hatred against another, and does he seek pardon from the Lord?
- 4He shows no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and does he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
- 5If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will entreat for pardon of his sins?
- 6Remember your end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
- 7Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to your neighbor: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
- 8Abstain from strife, and you shall diminish your sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,
- 9A sinful man disquiets friends, and makes debate among them that be at peace.
- 10As the matter of the fire is, so it burns: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger rises; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
- 11An hasty contention kindles a fire: and an hasty fighting sheds blood.
- 12If you blow the spark, it shall burn: if you spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of your mouth.
- 13Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
- 14A backbiting tongue has disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities has it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
- 15A backbiting tongue has cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labors.
- 16Whoso hearkens to it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.
- 17The stroke of the whip makes marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaks the bones.
- 18Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
- 19Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who has not drawn the yoke thereof, nor has been bound in her bands.
- 20For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
- 21The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
- 22It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
- 23Such 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.
- 24Look that you hedge your possession about with thorns, and bind up your silver and gold,
- 25And weigh your words in a balance, and make a door and bar for your mouth.
- 26Beware you slide not by it, lest you fall before him that lies in wait.