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Sir 7:1 Do no evil, so
shall no harm come unto thee.
Sir 7:2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
Sir 7:3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou
shalt not reap them sevenfold.
Sir 7:4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of
honour.
Sir 7:5 justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom
before the king.
Sir 7:6 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest
at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the
way of thy uprightness.
Sir 7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt
not cast thyself down among the people.
Sir 7:8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be
unpunished.
Sir 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.
Sir 7:10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not
to give alms.
Sir 7:11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is
one which humbleth and exalteth.
Sir 7:12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy
friend.
Sir 7:13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not
good.
Sir 7:14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much
babbling when thou prayest.
Sir 7:15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High
hath ordained.
Sir 7:16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember
that wrath will not tarry long.
Sir 7:17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire
and worms.
Sir 7:18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful
brother for the gold of Ophir.
Sir 7:19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
Sir 7:20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the
hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
Sir 7:21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
Sir 7:22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy
profit, keep them with thee.
Sir 7:23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from
their youth.
Sir 7:24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not
thyself cheerful toward them.
Sir 7:25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty
matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
Sir 7:26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not
thyself over to a light woman.
Sir 7:27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the
sorrows of thy mother.
Sir 7:28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou
recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
Sir 7:29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.
Sir 7:30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not
his ministers.
Sir 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.
Sir 7:32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be
perfected.
Sir 7:33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the
dead detain it not.
Sir 7:34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that
mourn.
Sir 7:35 Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be
beloved.
Sir 7:36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt
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