English Bible
Sirach 7
Big screen- 1Do no evil, so shall no harm come to you.
- 2Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from you.
- 3My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you shall not reap them sevenfold.
- 4Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honor.
- 5justify not yourself before the Lord; and boast not of your wisdom before the king.
- 6Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time you fear the person of the mighty, an stumbling block in the way of your uprightness.
- 7Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then you shall not cast yourself down among the people.
- 8Bind not one sin upon another; for in one you shall not be unpunished.
- 9Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
- 10Be not faint-hearted when you make your prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
- 11Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbles and exalts.
- 12Devise not a lie against your brother; neither do the like to your friend.
- 13Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
- 14Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when you pray.
- 15Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High has ordained.
- 16Number not yourself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not wait long.
- 17Humble yourself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
- 18Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
- 19Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
- 20Whereas your servant works truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that gives himself wholly for you.
- 21Let your soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
- 22Hast you cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for your profit, keep them with you.
- 23Hast you children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.
- 24Hast you daughters? have a care of their body, and show not yourself cheerful toward them.
- 25Marry your daughter, and so shall you have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
- 26Hast you a wife after your mind? forsake her not: but give not yourself over to a light woman.
- 27Honor your father with your whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of your mother.
- 28Remember that you were begotten of them; and how can you recompense them the things that they have done for you?
- 29Fear the Lord with all your soul, and reverence his priests.
- 30Love him that made you with all your strength, and forsake not his ministers.
- 31Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded you; the first fruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things.
- 32And stretch your hand to the poor, that your blessing may be perfected.
- 33A gift has grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.
- 34Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.
- 35Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make you to be beloved.
- 36Whatsoever you take in hand, remember the end, and you shall never do amiss.