,this e,book was produced by ,david ,widger from etext #aeha prepared by ,dennis ,mc,carthy1 ,atlanta1 ,georgia and ,tad ,book1 student1 ,pontifical ,north ,american ,college1 ,rome4 ,,the ,,holy ,,bible ,translated from the ,latin ,vulgate ,diligently ,compared with the ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,other ,editions in ,divers ,languages ,,the ,,old ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,douay ,a4,d4 #afji #afaj and ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,rheims ,a4,d4 #aehb ,with ,annotations ,the ,whole ,revised and ,diligently ,compared with the ,latin ,vulgate by ,bishop ,richard ,challoner ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb ,,ecclesiasticus ,this ,book is so called from a ,greek word that signifies a preacher3 because1 like an excellent preacher1 it gives admirable lessons of all virtues4 ,the author was ,jesus the son of ,sirach of ,jerusalem1 who flourished about two hundred years before ,christ4 ,as it was written after the time of ,esdras1 it is not in the ,jewish canon2 but is received as canonical and divine by the ,catholic ,church1 instructed by apostolical tradition1 and directed by the spirit of ,god4 ,it was first written in the ,hebrew1 but afterwards translated into ,greek1 by another ,jesus1 the grandson of the author1 whose prologue to this book is the following3 ,,the ,,prologue ,the knowledge of many and great things hath been shewn us by the law1 and the prophets1 and others that have followed them3 for which things ,israel is to be commended for doctrine and wisdom1 because not only they that speak must needs be skilful1 but strangers also1 both speaking and writing1 may by their means become most learned4 ,my grandfather ,jesus1 after he had much given himself to a diligent reading of the law1 and the prophets1 and other books1 that were delivered to us from our fathers1 had a mind also to write something himself1 pertaining to doctrine and wisdom2 that such as are desirous to learn1 and are made knowing in these things1 may be more and more attentive in mind1 and be strengthened to live according to the law4 ,i entreat you therefore to come with benevolence1 and to read with attention1 and to pardon us for those things wherein we may seem1 while we follow the image of wisdom1 to come short in the composition of words2 for the ,hebrew words have not the same force in them when translated into another tongue4 ,and not only these1 but the law also itself1 and the prophets1 and the rest of the books1 have no small difference1 when they are spoken in their own language4 ,for in the eight and thirtieth year coming into ,egypt1 when ,ptolemy ,evergetes was king1 and continuing there a long time1 ,i found there books left1 of no small nor contemptible learning4 ,therefore ,i thought it good1 and necessary for me to bestow some diligence and labour to interpret this book2 and with much watching and study in some space of time1 ,i brought the book to an end1 and set it forth for the service of them that are willing to apply their mind1 and to learn how they ought to conduct themselves1 who purpose to lead their life according to the law of the ,lord4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #a ,all wisdom is from ,god1 and is given to them that fear and love ,god4 #a3a4 ,all wisdom is from the ,lord ,god1 and hath been always with him1 and is before all time4 #a3b4 ,who hath numbered the sand of the sea1 and the drops of rain1 and the days of the world8 ,who hath measured the height of heaven1 and the breadth of the earth1 and the depth of the abyss8 #a3c4 ,who hath searched out the wisdom of ,god that goeth before all things8 #a3d4 ,wisdom hath been created before all things1 and the understanding of prudence from everlasting4 #a3e4 ,the word of ,god on high is the fountain of wisdom1 and her ways are everlasting commandments4 #a3f4 ,to whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed1 and who hath known her wise counsels8 #a3g4 ,to whom hath the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest8 and who hath understood the multiplicity of her steps8 #a3h4 ,there is one most high ,creator ,almighty1 and a powerful king1 and greatly to be feared1 who sitteth upon his throne1 and is the ,god of dominion4 #a3i4 ,he created her in the ,holy ,ghost1 and saw her1 and numbered her1 and measured her4 #a3aj4 ,and he poured her out upon all his works1 and upon all flesh according to his gift1 and hath given her to them that love him4 #a3aa4 ,the fear of the ,lord is honour1 and glory1 and gladness1 and a crown of joy4 #a3ab4 ,the fear of the ,lord shall delight the heart1 and shall give joy1 and gladness1 and length of days4 #a3ac4 ,with him that feareth the ,lord1 it shall go well in the latter end1 and in the day of his death he shall be blessed4 #a3ad4 ,the love of ,god is honourable wisdom4 #a3ae4 ,and they to whom she shall shew herself love her by the sight1 and by the knowledge of her great works4 #a3af4 ,the fear of the ,lord is the beginning of wisdom1 and was created with the faithful in the womb1 it walketh with chosen women1 and is known with the just and faithful4 #a3ag4 ,the fear of the ,lord is the religiousness of knowledge4 #a3ah4 ,religiousness shall keep and justify the heart1 it shall give joy and gladness4 #a3ai4 ,it shall go well with him that feareth the ,lord1 and in the days of his end he shall be blessed4 #a3bj4 ,to fear ,god is the fulness of wisdom1 and fulness is from the fruits thereof4 #a3ba4 ,she shall fill all her house with her increase1 and the storehouses with her treasures4 #a3bb4 ,the fear of the ,lord is a crown of wisdom1 filling up peace and the fruit of salvation3 #a3bc4 ,and it hath seen1 and numbered her3 but both are the gifts of ,god4 #a3bd4 ,wisdom shall distribute knowledge1 and understanding of prudence3 and exalteth the glory of them that hold her4 #a3be4 ,the root of wisdom is to fear the ,lord3 and the branches thereof are long-lived4 #a3bf4 ,in the treasures of wisdom is understanding1 and religiousness of knowledge3 but to sinners wisdom is an abomination4 #a3bg4 ,the fear of the ,lord driveth out sin3 #a3bh4 ,for he that is without fear1 cannot be justified3 for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin4 #a3bi4 ,a patient man shall bear for a time1 and afterwards joy shall be restored to him4 #a3cj4 ,a good understanding will hide his words for a time1 and the lips of many shall declare his wisdom4 #a3ca4 ,in the treasures of wisdom is the signification of discipline3 #a3cb4 ,but the worship of ,god is an abomination to a sinner4 #a3cc4 ,son1 if thou desire wisdom1 keep justice1 and ,god will give her to thee4 #a3cd4 ,for the fear of the ,lord is wisdom and discipline3 and that which is agreeable to him1 #a3ce4 ,is faith1 and meekness3 and he will fill up his treasures4 #a3cf4 ,be not incredulous to the fear of the ,lord3 and come not to him with a double heart4 #a3cg4 ,be not a hypocrite in the sight of men1 and let not thy lips be a stumblingblock to thee4 #a3ch4 ,watch over them1 lest thou fall1 and bring dishonour upon thy soul1 #a3ci4 ,and ,god discover thy secrets1 and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation4 #a3dj4 ,because thou camest to the ,lord wickedly1 and thy heart is full of guile and deceit4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #b ,god's servants must look for temptations3 and must arm themselves with patience and confidence in ,god4 #b3a4 ,son1 when thou comest to the service of ,god1 stand in justice and in fear1 and prepare thy soul for temptation4 #b3b4 ,humble thy heart1 and endure3 incline thy ear1 and receive the words of understanding3 and make not haste in the time of clouds4 #b3c4 ,wait on ,god with patience3 join thyself to ,god1 and endure1 that thy life may be increased in the latter end4 #b3d4 ,take all that shall be brought upon thee3 and in thy sorrow endure1 and in thy humiliation keep patience4 #b3e4 ,for gold and silver are tried in the fire1 but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation4 #b3f4 ,believe ,god1 and he will recover thee3 and direct thy way1 and trust in him4 ,keep his fear1 and grow old therein4 #b3g4 ,ye that fear the ,lord1 wait for his mercy3 and go not aside from him lest ye fall4 #b3h4 ,ye that fear the ,lord1 believe him3 and your reward shall not be made void4 #b3i4 ,ye that fear the ,lord hope in him1 and mercy shall come to you for your delight4 #b3aj4 ,ye that fear the ,lord1 love him1 and your hearts shall be enlightened4 #b3aa4 ,my children behold the generations of men3 and know ye that no one hath hoped in the ,lord1 and hath been confounded4 #b3ab4 ,for who hath continued in his commandment1 and hath been forsaken8 or who hath called upon him1 and he despised him8 #b3ac4 ,for ,god is compassionate and merciful1 and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation3 and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth4 #b3ad4 ,woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips1 and to the hands that do evil1 and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways4 #b3ae4 ,woe to them that are fainthearted1 who believe not ,god3 and therefore they shall not be protected by him4 #b3af4 ,woe to them that have lost patience1 and that have forsaken the right ways1 and have gone aside into crooked ways4 #b3ag4 ,and what will they do1 when the ,lord shall begin to examine8 #b3ah4 ,they that fear the ,lord1 will not be incredulous to his word3 and they that love him1 will keep his way4 #b3ai4 ,they that fear the ,lord1 will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him3 and they that love him1 shall be filled with his law4 #b3bj4 ,they that fear the ,lord1 will prepare their hearts1 and in his sight will sanctify their souls1 #b3ba4 ,they that fear the ,lord1 keep his commandments1 and will have patience even until his visitation1 #b3bb4 ,saying3 ,if we do not penance1 we shall fall into the hands of the ,lord1 and not into the hands of men4 #b3bc4 ,for according to his greatness1 so also is his mercy with him4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #c ,lessons concerning the honour of parents1 and humility1 and avoiding curiosity4 #c3a4 ,the sons of wisdom are the church of the just3 and their generation1 obedience and love4 #c3b4 ,children1 hear the judgment of your father1 and so do that you may be saved4 #c3c4 ,for ,god hath made the father honourable to the children3 and seeking the judgment of the mothers1 hath confirmed it upon the children4 #c3d4 ,he that loveth ,god1 shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer1 and shall refrain himself from them1 and shall be heard in the prayer of days4 #c3e4 ,and he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure4 #c3f4 ,he that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children1 and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard4 #c3g4 ,he that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life3 and he that obeyeth the father1 shall be a comfort to his mother4 #c3h4 ,he that feareth the ,lord1 honoureth his parents1 and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world4 #c3i4 ,honour thy father1 in work and word1 and all patience1 #c3aj4 ,that a blessing may come upon thee from him1 and his blessing may remain in the latter end4 #c3aa4 ,the father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children3 but the mother's curse rooteth up the foundation4 #c3ab4 ,glory not in the dishonour of thy father3 for his shame is no glory to thee4 #c3ac4 ,for the glory of a man is from the honour of his father1 and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son4 #c3ad4 ,son1 support the old age of thy father1 and grieve him not in his life2 #c3ae4 ,and if his understanding fail1 have patience with him1 and despise him not when thou art in thy strength3 for the relieving of the father shall not be forgotten4 #c3af4 ,for good shall be repaid to thee for the sin of thy mother4 #c3ag4 ,and in justice thou shalt be built up1 and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered3 and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather4 #c3ah4 ,of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father3 and he is cursed of ,god that angereth his mother4 #c3ai4 ,my son1 do thy works in meekness1 and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men4 #c3bj4 ,the greater thou art1 the more humble thyself in all things1 and thou shalt find grace before ,god3 #c3ba4 ,for great is the power of ,god alone1 and he is honoured by the humble4 #c3bb4 ,seek not the things that are too high for thee1 and search not into things above thy ability3 but the things that ,god hath commanded thee1 think on them always1 and in many of his works be not curious4 #c3bc4 ,for it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid4 #c3bd4 ,in unnecessary matters be not over curious1 and in many of his works thou shalt not be inquisitive4 #c3be4 ,for many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men4 #c3bf4 ,and the suspicion of them hath deceived many1 and hath detained their minds in vanity4 #c3bg4 ,a hard heart shall fear evil at the last3 and he that loveth danger shall perish in it4 #c3bh4 ,a heart that goeth two ways shall not have success1 and the perverse of heart shall be scandalized therein4 #c3bi4 ,a wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows1 and the sinner will add sin to sin4 #c3cj4 ,the congregation of the proud shall not be healed3 for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them1 and it shall not be perceived4 #c3ca4 ,the heart of the wise is understood in wisdom1 and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire4 #c3cb4 ,a wise heart1 and which hath understanding1 will abstain from sins1 and in the works of justice shall have success4 #c3cc4 ,water quencheth a flaming fire1 and alms resisteth sins3 #c3cd4 ,and ,god provideth for him that sheweth favour3 he remembereth him afterwards1 and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #d ,an exhortation to works of mercy1 and to the love of wisdom4 #d3a4 ,son1 defraud not the poor of alms1 and turn not away thy eyes from the poor4 #d3b4 ,despise not the hungry soul3 and provoke not the poor in his want4 #d3c4 ,afflict not the heart of the needy1 and defer not to gibe to him that is in distress4 #d3d4 ,reject not the petition of the afflicted3 and turn not away thy face from the needy4 #d3e4 ,turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger3 and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back4 #d3f4 ,for the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul1 shall be heard1 for he that made him will hear him4 #d3g4 ,make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor1 and humble thy soul to the ancient1 and bow thy head to a great man4 #d3h4 ,bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor1 and pay what thou owest1 and answer him peaceable words with mildness4 #d3i4 ,deliver him that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud3 and be not fainthearted in thy soul4 #d3aj4 ,in judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father1 and as a husband to their mother4 #d3aa4 ,and thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most ,high1 and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother4 #d3ab4 ,wisdom inspireth life into her children1 and protecteth them that seek after her1 and will go before them in the way of justice4 #d3ac4 ,and he that loveth her1 loveth life3 and they that watch for her1 shall embrace her sweetness4 #d3ad4 ,they that hold her fast1 shall inherit life3 and whithersoever she entereth1 ,god will give a blessing4 #d3ae4 ,they that serve her1 shall be servants to the holy one3 and ,god loveth them that love her4 #d3af4 ,he that hearkeneth to her1 shall judge nations3 and he that looketh upon her1 shall remain secure4 #d3ag4 ,if he trust to her1 he shall inherit her1 and his generation shall be in assurance4 #d3ah4 ,for she walketh with him in temptation1 and at the first she chooseth him4 ,in temptation1 etc444 ,the meaning is1 that before wisdom will choose any for her favourite1 she will try them by leading them through contradictions1 afflictions1 and temptations1 the usual noviceship of the children of ,god4 #d3ai4 ,she will bring upon him fear and dread and trial3 and she will scourge him with the affliction of her discipline1 till she try him by her laws1 and trust his soul4 #d3bj4 ,then she will strengthen him1 and make a straight way to him1 and give him joy1 #d3ba4 ,and will disclose her secrets to him1 and will heap upon him treasures of knowledge and understanding of justice4 #d3bb4 ,but if he go astray1 she will forsake him1 and deliver him into the hands of his enemy4 #d3bc4 ,son1 observe the time1 and fly from evil4 #d3bd4 ,for thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth4 #d3be4 ,for there is a shame that bringeth sin1 and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace4 #d3bf4 ,accept no person against thy own person1 nor against thy soul a lie4 #d3bg4 ,reverence not thy neighbour in his fall3 #d3bh4 ,and refrain not to speak in the time of salvation4 ,hide not thy wisdom in her beauty4 #d3bi4 ,for by the tongue wisdom is discerned3 and understanding1 and knowledge1 and learning by the word of the wise1 and steadfastness in the works of justice4 #d3cj4 ,in nowise speak against the truth1 but be ashamed of the lie of thy ignorance4 #d3ca4 ,be not ashamed to confess thy sins1 but submit not thyself to every man for sin4 #d3cb4 ,resist not against the face of the mighty1 and do not strive against the stream of the river4 #d3cc4 ,strive for justice for thy soul1 and even unto death fight for justice1 and ,god will overthrow thy enemies for thee4 #d3cd4 ,be not hasty in thy tongue3 and slack and remiss in thy works4 #d3ce4 ,be not as a lion in thy house1 terrifying them of thy household1 and oppressing them that are under thee4 #d3cf4 ,let not thy hand be stretched out to receive1 and shut when thou shouldst give4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #e ,we must not presume of our wealth or strength3 nor of the mercy of ,god1 to go on in sin3 we must be steadfast in virtue and truth4 #e3a4 ,set not thy heart upon unjust possessions1 and say not3 ,i have enough to live on3 for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness4 #e3b4 ,follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart3 #e3c4 ,and say not3 ,how mighty am ,i8 and who shall bring me under for my deeds8 for ,god will surely take revenge4 #e3d4 ,say not3 ,i have sinned1 and what harm hath befallen me8 for the most ,high is a patient rewarder4 #e3e4 ,be not without fear about sin forgiven1 and add not sin upon sin3 #e3f4 ,and say not3 ,the mercy of the ,lord is great1 he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins4 #e3g4 ,for mercy and wrath quickly come from him1 and his wrath looketh upon sinners4 #e3h4 ,delay not to be converted to the ,lord1 and defer it not from day to day4 #e3i4 ,for his wrath shall come on a sudden1 and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee4 #e3aj4 ,be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten3 for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge4 #e3aa4 ,winnow not with every wind1 and go not into every way3 for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue4 #e3ab4 ,be steadfast in the way of the ,lord1 and in the truth of thy judgment1 and in knowledge1 and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee4 #e3ac4 ,be meek to hear the word1 that thou mayst understand3 and return a true answer with wisdom4 #e3ad4 ,if thou have understanding1 answer thy neighbour3 but if not1 let thy hand be upon thy mouth1 lest thou be surprised in an unskilful word1 and be confounded4 #e3ae4 ,honour and glory is in the word of the wise1 but the tongue of the fool is his ruin4 #e3af4 ,be not called a whisperer1 and be not taken in thy tongue1 and confounded4 #e3ag4 ,for confusion and repentance is upon a thief1 and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued1 but to the whisperer hatred1 and enmity1 and reproach4 #e3ah4 ,justify alike the small and the great4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #f ,of true and false friends3 and of the of the fruits of wisdom4 #f3a4 ,instead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour3 for an evil man shall inherit reproach and shame1 so shall every sinner that is envious and double tongued4 #f3b4 ,extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull3 lest thy strength be quashed by folly1 #f3c4 ,and it eat up thy leaves1 and destroy thy fruit1 and thou be left as a dry tree in the wilderness4 #f3d4 ,for a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it1 and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies1 and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked4 #f3e4 ,a sweet word multiplieth friends1 and appeaseth enemies1 and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth4 #f3f4 ,be in peace with many1 but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor4 #f3g4 ,if thou wouldst get a friend1 try him before thou takest him1 and do not credit him easily4 #f3h4 ,for there is a friend for his own occasion1 and he will not abide in the day of thy trouble4 #f3i4 ,and there is a friend that turneth to enmity2 and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches4 #f3aj4 ,and there is a friend a companion at the table1 and he will not abide in the day of distress4 #f3aa4 ,a friend if he continue steadfast1 shall be to thee as thyself1 and shall act with confidence among them of thy household4 #f3ab4 ,if he humble himself before thee1 and hide himself from thy face1 thou shalt have unanimous friendship for good4 #f3ac4 ,separate thyself from thy enemies1 and take heed of thy friends4 #f3ad4 ,a faithful friend is a strong defence3 and he that hath found him1 hath found a treasure4 #f3ae4 ,nothing can be compared to a faithful friend1 and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity4 #f3af4 ,a faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality3 and they that fear the ,lord1 shall find him4 #f3ag4 ,he that feareth ,god1 shall likewise have good friendship3 because according to him shall his friend be4 #f3ah4 ,my son1 from thy youth up receive instruction1 and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom4 #f3ai4 ,come to her as one that plougheth1 and soweth1 and wait for her good fruits3 #f3bj4 ,for in working about her thou shalt labour a little1 and shalt quickly eat of her fruits4 #f3ba4 ,how very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned1 and the unwise will not continue with her4 #f3bb4 ,she shall be to them as a mighty stone of trial1 and they will cast her from them before it be long4 #f3bc4 ,for the wisdom of doctrine is according to her name1 and she is not manifest unto many1 but with them to whom she is known1 she continueth even to the sight of ,god4 #f3bd4 ,give ear1 my son1 and take wise counsel1 and cast not away my advice4 #f3be4 ,put thy feet into her fetters1 and thy neck into her chains3 #f3bf4 ,bow down thy shoulder1 and bear her1 and be not grieved with her bands4 #f3bg4 ,come to her with all thy mind1 and keep her ways with all thy power4 #f3bh4 ,search for her1 and she shall be made known to thee1 and when thou hast gotten her1 let her not go3 #f3bi4 ,for in the latter end thou shalt find rest in her1 and she shall be turned to thy joy4 #f3cj4 ,then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee1 and a firm foundation1 and her chain a robe of glory3 #f3ca4 ,for in her is the beauty of life1 and her bands are a healthful binding4 #f3cb4 ,thou shalt put her on as a robe of glory1 and thou shalt set her upon thee as a crown of joy4 #f3cc4 ,my son1 if thou wilt attend to me1 thou shalt learn3 and if thou wilt apply thy mind1 thou shalt be wise4 #f3cd4 ,if thou wilt incline thy ear1 thou shalt receive instruction3 and if thou love to hear1 thou shalt be wise4 #f3ce4 ,stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise1 and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom1 that thou mayst hear every discourse of ,god1 and the sayings of praise may not escape thee4 #f3cf4 ,and if thou see a man of understanding1 go to him early in the morning1 and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors4 #f3cg4 ,let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of ,god1 and meditate continually on his commandments3 and he will give thee a heart1 and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #g ,religious and moral duties4 #g3a4 ,do no evils1 and no evils shall lay hold of thee4 #g3b4 ,depart from the unjust1 and evils shall depart from thee4 #g3c4 ,my son1 sow not evils in the furrows of injustice1 and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold4 #g3d4 ,seek not of the ,lord a preeminence1 nor of the king the seat of honour4 #g3e4 ,justify not thyself before ,god1 for he knoweth the heart3 and desire not to appear wise before the king4 #g3f4 ,seek not to be made a judge1 unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities3 lest thou fear the person of the powerful1 and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity4 #g3g4 ,offend not against the multitude of a city1 neither cast thyself in upon the people1 #g3h4 ,nor bind sin to sin3 for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished4 #g3i4 ,be not fainthearted in thy mind3 #g3aj4 ,neglect not to pray1 and to give alms4 #g3aa4 ,say not3 ,god will have respect to the multitude of my gifts1 and when ,i offer to the most high ,god1 he will accept my offerings4 #g3ab4 ,laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul3 for there is one that humbleth and exalteth1 ,god who seeth all4 #g3ac4 ,devise not a lie against thy brother3 neither do the like against thy friend4 #g3ad4 ,be not willing to make any manner of lie3 for the custom thereof is not good4 #g3ae4 ,be not full of words in a multitude of ancients1 and repeat not the word in thy prayer4 ,repeat not1 etc444 ,make not much babbling by repetition of words3 but aim more at fervour of heart4 #g3af4 ,hate not laborious works1 nor husbandry ordained by the most ,high4 #g3ag4 ,number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly4 #g3ah4 ,remember wrath1 for it will not tarry long4 #g3ai4 ,humble thy spirit very much3 for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms4 #g3bj4 ,do not transgress against thy friend deferring money1 nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold4 #g3ba4 ,depart not from a wise and good wife1 whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the ,lord3 for the grace of her modesty is above gold4 #g3bb4 ,hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully1 nor the hired man that giveth thee his life4 #g3bc4 ,let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul1 defraud him not of liberty1 nor leave him needy4 #g3bd4 ,hast thou cattle8 have an eye to them3 and if they be for thy profit1 keep them with thee4 #g3be4 ,hast thou children8 instruct them1 and bow down their neck from their childhood4 #g3bf4 ,hast thou daughters8 have a care of their body1 and shew not thy countenance gay towards them4 #g3bg4 ,marry thy daughter well1 and thou shalt do a great work1 and give her to a wise man4 #g3bh4 ,if thou hast a wife according to thy soul1 cast her not off3 and to her that is hateful1 trust not thyself4 ,with thy whole heart1 #g3bi4 ,honour thy father1 and forget not the groanings of thy mother3 #g3cj4 ,remember that thou hadst not been born but through them3 and make a return to them as they have done for thee4 #g3ca4 ,with all thy soul fear the ,lord1 and reverence his priests4 #g3cb4 ,with all thy strength love him that made thee3 and forsake not his ministers4 #g3cc4 ,honour ,god with all thy soul and give honour to the priests1 and purify thyself with thy arms4 ,thy arms444 ,that is1 with all thy power3 or else by arms 7brachiis7 are here signified the right shoulders of the victims1 which by the law fell to the priests4 ,see ver4 #ce4 #g3cd4 ,give them their portion1 as it is commanded thee1 of the firstfruits and of purifications3 and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few4 #g3ce4 ,offer to the ,lord the gift of thy shoulders1 and the sacrifice of sanctification1 and the firstfruits of the holy things3 #g3cf4 ,and stretch out thy hand to the poor1 that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected4 #g3cg4 ,a gift hath grace in the sight of all the living1 and restrain not grace from the dead4 ,and restrain not grace from the dead444 ,that is1 withhold not from them the benefit of alms1 prayers1 and sacrifices4 ,such was the doctrine and practice of the church of ,god even in the time of the ,old ,testament4 ,and the same has always been continued from the days of the apostles in the church of the ,new ,testament4 #g3ch4 ,be not wanting in comforting them that weep1 and walk with them that mourn4 #g3ci4 ,be not slow to visit the sick3 for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love4 #g3dj4 ,in all thy works remember thy last end1 and thou shalt never sin4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #h ,other lessons of wisdom and virtue4 #h3a4 ,strive not with a powerful man1 lest thou fall into his hands4 #h3b4 ,contend not with a rich man1 lest he bring an action against thee4 #h3c4 ,for gold and silver hath destroyed many1 and hath reached even to the heart of kings1 and perverted them4 #h3d4 ,strive not with a man that is full of tongue1 and heap not wood upon his fire4 #h3e4 ,communicate not with an ignorant man1 lest he speak ill of thy family4 #h3f4 ,despise not a man that turneth away from sin1 nor reproach him therewith3 remember that we are all worthy of reproof4 #h3g4 ,despise not a man in his old age2 for we also shall become old4 #h3h4 ,rejoice not at the death of thy enemy2 knowing that we all die1 and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death4 #h3i4 ,despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise1 but acquaint thyself with their proverbs4 #h3aj4 ,for of them thou shalt learn wisdom1 and instruction of understanding1 and to serve great men without blame4 #h3aa4 ,let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee1 for they have learned of their fathers3 #h3ab4 ,for of them thou shalt learn understanding1 and to give an answer in time of need4 #h3ac4 ,kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them1 lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins4 #h3ad4 ,stand not against the face of an injurious person1 lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words4 #h3ae4 ,lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself3 and if thou lendest1 count it as lost4 #h3af4 ,be not surety above thy power3 and if thou be surety1 think as if thou wert to pay it4 #h3ag4 ,judge not against a judge3 for he judgeth according to that which is just4 #h3ah4 ,go not on the way with a bold man1 lest he burden thee with his evils3 for he goeth according to his own will1 and thou shalt perish together with his folly4 #h3ai4 ,quarrel not with a passionate man1 and go not into the desert with a bold man3 for blood is as nothing in his sight1 and where there is no help he will overthrow thee4 #h3bj4 ,advise not with fools1 for they cannot love but such things as please them4 #h3ba4 ,before a stranger do no matter of counsel3 for thou knowest not what he will bring forth4 #h3bb4 ,open not thy heart to every man3 lest he repay thee with an evil turn1 and speak reproachfully to thee4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #i ,cautions with regard to women1 and dangerous conversations4 #i3a4 ,be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom1 lest she shew in thy regard the malice of a wicked lesson4 #i3b4 ,give not the power of thy soul to a woman1 lest she enter upon thy strength1 and thou be confounded4 #i3c4 ,look not upon a woman that hath a mind for many3 lest thou fall into her snares4 #i3d4 ,use not much the company of her that is a dancer1 and hearken not to her1 lest thou perish by the force of her charms4 #i3e4 ,gaze not upon a maiden1 lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee4 #i3f4 ,give not thy soul to harlots in any point3 lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance4 #i3g4 ,look not round about thee in the ways of the city1 nor wander up and down in the streets thereof4 #i3h4 ,turn away thy face from a woman dressed up1 and gaze not about upon another's beauty4 #i3i4 ,for many have perished by the beauty of a woman1 and hereby lust is enkindled as a fire4 #i3aj4 ,every woman that is a harlot1 shall be trodden upon as dung in the way4 #i3aa4 ,many by admiring the beauty of another man's wife1 have become reprobate1 for her conversation burneth as fire4 #i3ab4 ,sit not at all with another man's wife1 nor repose upon the bed with her3 #i3ac4 ,and strive not with her over wine1 lest thy heart decline towards her and by thy blood thou fall into destruction4 #i3ad4 ,forsake not an old friend1 for the new will not be like to him4 #i3ae4 ,a new friend is as new wine3 it shall grow old1 and thou shalt drink it with pleasure4 #i3af4 ,envy not the glory and riches of a sinner3 for thou knowest not what his ruin shall be4 #i3ag4 ,be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust1 knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please4 #i3ah4 ,keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill1 so thou shalt not suspect the fear of death4 #i3ai4 ,and if thou come to him1 commit no fault1 lest he take away thy life4 #i3bj4 ,know it to be a communication with death3 for thou art going in the midst of snares1 and walking upon the arms of them that are grieved4 #i3ba4 ,according to thy power beware of thy neighbour1 and treat with the wise and prudent4 #i3bb4 ,let just men be thy guests1 and let thy glory be in the fear of ,god4 #i3bc4 ,and let the thought of ,god be in thy mind1 and all thy discourse on the commandments of the ,highest4 #i3bd4 ,works shall be praised for the hand of the artificers1 and the prince of the people for the wisdom of his speech1 but the word of the ancients for the sense4 #i3be4 ,a man full of tongue is terrible in his city1 and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #aj ,the virtues and vices of men in power3 the great evil of pride4 #aj3a4 ,a wise judge shall judge his people1 and the government of a prudent man shall be steady4 ,judge his people444 ,in the ,greek it is1 instruct his people4 #aj3b4 ,as the judge of the people is himself1 so also are his ministers3 and what manner of man the ruler of a city is1 such also are they that dwell therein4 #aj3c4 ,an unwise king shall be the ruin of his people3 and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers4 #aj3d4 ,the power of the earth is in the hand of ,god1 and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it4 #aj3e4 ,the prosperity of man is in the hand of ,god1 and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour4 ,the scribe444 ,that is1 the man that is wise and learned in the law4 #aj3f4 ,remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour1 and do thou nothing by deeds of injury4 #aj3g4 ,pride is hateful before ,god and men3 and all iniquity of nations is execrable4 #aj3h4 ,a kingdom is translated from one people to another1 because of injustices1 and wrongs1 and injuries1 and divers deceits4 #aj3i4 ,but nothing is more wicked than the covetous man4 ,why is earth1 and ashes proud8 #aj3aj4 ,there is not a more wicked thing than to love money3 for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale3 because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels4 #aj3aa4 ,all power is of short life4 ,a long sickness is troublesome to the physician4 #aj3ab4 ,the physician cutteth off a short sickness3 so also a king is to day1 and to morrow he shall die4 #aj3ac4 ,for when a man shall die1 he shall inherit serpents1 and beasts1 and worms4 #aj3ad4 ,the beginning of the pride of man1 is to fall off from ,god3 #aj3ae4 ,because his heart is departed from him that made him3 for pride is the beginning of all sin3 he that holdeth it1 shall be filled with maledictions1 and it shall ruin him in the end4 #aj3af4 ,therefore hath the ,lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked1 and hath utterly destroyed them4 #aj3ag4 ,god hath overturned the thrones of proud princes1 and hath set up the meek in their stead4 #aj3ah4 ,god hath made the roots of proud nations to wither1 and hath planted the humble of these nations4 #aj3ai4 ,the ,lord hath overthrown the lands of the ,gentiles1 and hath destroyed them even to the foundation4 #aj3bj4 ,he hath made some of them to wither away1 and hath destroyed them1 and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth4 #aj3ba4 ,god hath abolished the memory of the proud1 and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind4 #aj3bb4 ,pride was not made for men3 nor wrath for the race of women4 #aj3bc4 ,that seed of men shall be honoured1 which feareth ,god3 but that seed shall be dishonoured1 which transgresseth the commandments of the ,lord4 #aj3bd4 ,in the midst of brethren their chief is honourable3 so shall they that fear the ,lord1 be in his eyes4 #aj3be4 ,the fear of ,god is the glory of the rich1 and of the honourable1 and of the poor4 #aj3bf4 ,despise not a just man that is poor1 and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich4 #aj3bg4 ,the great man1 and the judge1 and the mighty is in honour3 and there is none greater than he that feareth ,god4 #aj3bh4 ,they that are free shall serve a servant that is wise3 and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved2 and he that is ignorant1 shall not be honoured4 #aj3bi4 ,extol not thyself in doing thy work1 and linger not in the time of distress2 #aj3cj4 ,better is he that laboureth1 and aboundeth in all things1 than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread4 #aj3ca4 ,my son1 keep thy soul in meekness1 and give it honour according to its desert4 #aj3cb4 ,who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul8 and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul8 #aj3cc4 ,the poor man is glorified by his discipline and fear1 and there is a man that is honoured for his wealth4 #aj3cd4 ,but he that is glorified in poverty1 how much more in wealth8 and he that is glorified in wealth1 let him fear poverty4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #aa ,lessons of humility and moderation in all things4 #aa3a4 ,the wisdom of the humble shall exalt his head1 and shall make him sit in the midst of great men4 #aa3b4 ,praise not a man for his beauty1 neither despise a man for his look4 #aa3c4 ,the bee is small among flying things but her fruit hath the chiefest sweetness4 #aa3d4 ,glory not in apparel at any time1 and be not exalted in the day of thy honour3 for the works of the ,highest only are wonderful1 and his works are glorious1 and secret1 and hidden4 #aa3e4 ,many tyrants have sat on the throne1 and he whom no man would think on1 hath worn the crown4 #aa3f4 ,many mighty men have been greatly brought down1 and the glorious have been delivered into the hand of others4 #aa3g4 ,before thou inquire1 blame no man3 and when thou hast inquired1 reprove justly4 #aa3h4 ,before thou hear1 answer not a word3 and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse4 #aa3i4 ,strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee1 and sit not in judgment with sinners4 #aa3aj4 ,my son1 meddle not with many matters3 and if thou be rich1 thou shalt not be free from sin3 for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake2 and if thou run before thou shalt not escape4 #aa3aa4 ,there is an ungodly man that laboureth1 and maketh haste1 and is in sorrow1 and is so much the more in want4 #aa3ab4 ,again1 there is an inactive man that wanteth help1 is very weak in ability1 and full of poverty3 #aa3ac4 ,yet the eye of ,god hath looked upon him for good1 and hath lifted him up from his low estate1 and hath exalted his head3 and many have wondered at him1 and have glorified ,god4 #aa3ad4 ,good things and evil1 life and death1 poverty and riches1 are from ,god4 #aa3ae4 ,wisdom and discipline1 and the knowledge of the law are with ,god4 ,love and the ways of good things are with him4 #aa3af4 ,error and darkness are created with sinners3 and they that glory in evil things1 grow old in evil4 #aa3ag4 ,the gift of ,god abideth with the just1 and his advancement shall have success for ever4 #aa3ah4 ,there is one that is enriched by living sparingly1 and this is the portion of his reward4 #aa3ai4 ,in that he saith3 ,i have found me rest1 and now ,i will eat of my goods alone3 #aa3bj4 ,and he knoweth not what time shall pass1 and that death approacheth1 and that he must leave all to others1 and shall die4 #aa3ba4 ,be steadfast in thy covenant1 and be conversant therein1 and grow old in the work of thy commandments4 #aa3bb4 ,abide not in the works of sinners4 ,but trust in ,god1 and stay in thy place1 #aa3bc4 ,for it is easy in the eyes of ,god on a sudden to make the poor man rich4 #aa3bd4 ,the blessing of ,god maketh haste to reward the just1 and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit4 #aa3be4 ,say not3 ,what need ,i1 and what good shall ,i have by this8 #aa3bf4 ,say not3 ,i am sufficient for myself3 and what shall ,i be made worse by this8 #aa3bg4 ,in the day of good things be not unmindful of evils3 and in the day of evils be not unmindful of good things3 #aa3bh4 ,for it is easy before ,god in the day of death to reward every one according to his ways4 #aa3bi4 ,the affliction of an hour maketh one forget great delights1 and in the end of a man is the disclosing of his works4 #aa3cj4 ,praise not any man before death1 for a man is known by his children4 #aa3ca4 ,bring not every man into thy house3 for many are the snares of the deceitful4 #aa3cb4 ,for as corrupted bowels send forth stinking breath1 and as the partridge is brought into the cage1 and as the roe into the snare3 so also is the heart of the proud1 and as a spy that looketh on the fall of his neighbour4 #aa3cc4 ,for he lieth in wait and turneth good into evil1 and on the elect he will lay a blot4 #aa3cd4 ,of one spark cometh a great fire1 and of one deceitful man much blood3 and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood4 #aa3ce4 ,take heed to thyself of a mischievous man1 for he worketh evils3 lest he bring upon thee reproach for ever4 #aa3cf4 ,receive a stranger in1 and he shall overthrow thee with a whirlwind1 and shall turn thee out of thy own4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ab ,we are to be liberal to the just3 and not to trust the wicked4 #ab3a4 ,if thou do good1 know to whom thou dost it1 and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds4 #ab3b4 ,do good to the just1 and thou shalt find great recompense3 and if not of him1 assuredly of the ,lord4 #ab3c4 ,for there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil1 and that giveth no alms3 for the ,highest hateth sinners1 and hath mercy on the penitent4 #ab3d4 ,give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner3 ,god will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners1 and keep them against the day of vengeance4 #ab3e4 ,give to the good1 and receive not a sinner4 #ab3f4 ,do good to the humble1 and give not to the ungodly3 hold back thy bread1 and give it not to him1 lest thereby he overmaster thee4 #ab3g4 ,for thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him3 for the ,highest also hateth sinners1 and will repay vengeance to the ungodly4 #ab3h4 ,a friend shall not be known in prosperity1 and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity4 #ab3i4 ,in the prosperity of a man1 his enemies are grieved3 and a friend is known in his adversity4 #ab3aj4 ,never trust thy enemy for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth3 #ab3aa4 ,though he humble himself and go crouching1 yet take good heed and beware of him4 #ab3ab4 ,set him not by thee1 neither let him sit on thy right hand1 lest he turn into thy place1 and seek to take thy seat and at the last thou acknowledge my words1 and be pricked with my sayings4 #ab3ac4 ,who will pity an enchanter struck by a serpent1 or any that come near wild beasts8 so is it with him that keepeth company with a wicked man1 and is involved in his sins4 #ab3ad4 ,for an hour he will abide with thee3 but if thou begin to decline1 he will not endure it4 #ab3ae4 ,an enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips1 but in his heart he lieth in wait1 to throw thee into a pit4 #ab3af4 ,an enemy weepeth with his eyes3 but if he find an opportunity he will not be satisfied with blood3 #ab3ag4 ,and if evils come upon thee1 thou shalt find him there first4 #ab3ah4 ,an enemy hath tears in his eyes1 and while he pretendeth to help thee1 will undermine thy feet4 #ab3ai4 ,he will shake his head1 and clap his hands1 and whisper much1 and change his countenance4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ac ,cautions in the choice of company4 #ac3a4 ,he that toucheth pitch1 shall be defiled with it3 and he that hath fellowship with the proud1 shall put on pride4 #ac3b4 ,he shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself4 ,and have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself4 #ac3c4 ,what agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle8 for if they knock one against the other1 it shall be broken4 #ac3d4 ,the rich man hath done wrong1 and yet he will fume3 but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace4 #ac3e4 ,if thou give1 he will make use of thee3 and if thou have nothing1 he will forsake thee4 #ac3f4 ,if thou have any thing1 he will live with thee1 and will make thee bare1 and he will not be sorry for thee4 #ac3g4 ,if he have need of thee he will deceive thee1 and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope2 he will speak thee fair1 and will say3 ,what wantest thou8 #ac3h4 ,and he will shame thee by his meats1 till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice1 and at last he will laugh at thee3 and afterward when he seeth thee1 he will forsake thee1 and shake his head at thee4 #ac3i4 ,humble thyself to ,god1 and wait for his hands4 #ac3aj4 ,beware that thou be not deceived into folly1 and be humbled4 #ac3aa4 ,be not lowly in thy wisdom1 lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly4 #ac3ab4 ,if thou be invited by one that is mightier1 withdraw thyself3 for so he will invite thee the more4 #ac3ac4 ,be not troublesome to him1 lest thou be put back3 and keep not far from him1 lest thou be forgotten4 #ac3ad4 ,affect not to speak with him as an equal1 and believe not his many words3 for by much talk he will sift thee1 and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets4 #ac3ae4 ,his cruel mind will lay up thy words3 and he will not spare to do thee hurt1 and to cast thee into prison4 #ac3af4 ,take heed to thyself1 and attend diligently to what thou hearest3 for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin4 #ac3ag4 ,when thou hearest those things1 see as it were in sleep1 and thou shalt awake4 #ac3ah4 ,love ,god all thy life1 and call upon him for thy salvation4 #ac3ai4 ,every beast loveth its like3 so also every man him that is nearest to himself4 #ac3bj4 ,all flesh shall consort with the like to itself1 and every man shall associate himself to his like4 #ac3ba4 ,if the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb1 so the sinner with the just4 #ac3bb4 ,what fellowship hath a holy man with a dog1 or what part hath the rich with the poor8 #ac3bc4 ,the wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert3 so also the poor are devoured by the rich4 #ac3bd4 ,and as humility is an abomination to the proud3 so also the rich man abhorreth the poor4 #ac3be4 ,when a rich man is shaken1 he is kept up by his friends3 but when a poor man is fallen down1 he is thrust away even by his acquaintance4 #ac3bf4 ,when a rich man hath been deceived1 he hath many helpers3 he hath spoken proud things1 and they have justified him4 #ac3bg4 ,the poor man was deceived1 and he is rebuked also3 he hath spoken wisely1 and could have no place4 #ac3bh4 ,the rich man spoke1 and all held their peace1 and what he said they extol even to the clouds4 #ac3bi4 ,the poor man spoke1 and they say3 ,who is this8 and if he stumble1 they will overthrow him4 #ac3cj4 ,riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience3 and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly4 #ac3ca4 ,the heart of a man changeth his countenance1 either for good1 or for evil4 #ac3cb4 ,the token of a good heart1 and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find1 and with labour4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ad ,the evil of avarice3 works of mercy are recommended1 and the love of wisdom4 #ad3a4 ,blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth1 and is not pricked with the remorse of sin4 #ad3b4 ,happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind1 and who is not fallen from his hope4 #ad3c4 ,riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard1 and what should an envious man do with gold8 #ad3d4 ,he that gathereth together by wronging his own soul1 gathereth for others1 and another will squander away his goods in rioting4 #ad3e4 ,he that is evil to himself1 to whom will he be good8 and he shall not take pleasure in his goods4 #ad3f4 ,there is none worse than he that envieth himself1 and this is the reward of his wickedness3 #ad3g4 ,and if he do good1 he doth it ignorantly1 and unwillingly3 and at the last he discovereth his wickedness4 #ad3h4 ,the eye of the envious is wicked3 and he turneth away his face1 and despiseth his own soul4 #ad3i4 ,the eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity3 he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul1 drying it up4 #ad3aj4 ,an evil eye is towards evil things3 and he shall not have his fill of bread1 but shall be needy and pensive at his own table4 #ad3aa4 ,my son1 if thou have any thing1 do good to thyself1 and offer to ,god worthy offerings4 #ad3ab4 ,remember that death is not slow1 and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee3 for the covenant of this world shall surely die4 ,covenant of hell444 ,the decree by which all are to go down to the regions of death4 #ad3ac4 ,do good to thy friend before thou die1 and according to thy ability1 stretching out thy hand give to the poor4 #ad3ad4 ,defraud not thyself of the good day1 and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee4 #ad3ae4 ,shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours8 #ad3af4 ,give and take1 and justify thy soul4 #ad3ag4 ,before thy death work justice3 for in hell there is no finding food4 #ad3ah4 ,all flesh shall fade as grass1 and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree4 #ad3ai4 ,some grow1 and some fall off3 so is the generation of flesh and blood1 one cometh to an end1 and another is born4 #ad3bj4 ,every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end3 and the worker thereof shall go with it4 #ad3ba4 ,and every excellent work shall be justified3 and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein4 #ad3bb4 ,blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom1 and that shall meditate in his justice1 and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of ,god4 #ad3bc4 ,he that considereth her ways in his heart1 and hath understanding in her secrets1 who goeth after her as one that traceth1 and stayeth in her ways4 #ad3bd4 ,he who looketh in at her windows1 and hearkeneth at her door4 #ad3be4 ,he that lodgeth near her house1 and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent high unto her1 where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever4 #ad3bf4 ,he shall set his children under her shelter1 and shall lodge under her branches3 #ad3bg4 ,he shall be protected under her covering from the heat1 and shall rest in her glory4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ae ,wisdom embraceth them that fear ,god4 ,god is not the author of sin4 #ae3a4 ,he that feareth ,god1 will do good3 and he that possesseth justice1 shall lay hold on her1 #ae3b4 ,and she will meet him as an honourable mother1 and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin4 #ae3c4 ,with the bread of life and understanding1 she shall feed him1 and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink3 and she shall be made strong in him1 and he shall not be moved4 #ae3d4 ,and she shall hold him fast1 and he shall not be confounded3 and she shall exalt him among his neighbours4 #ae3e4 ,and in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth1 and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding1 and shall clothe him with a robe of glory4 #ae3f4 ,she shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness1 and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name4 #ae3g4 ,but foolish men shall not obtain her1 and wise men shall meet her1 foolish men shall not see her3 for she is far from pride and deceit4 #ae3h4 ,lying men shall be mindful of her3 but men that speak truth shall be found with her1 and shall advance1 even till they come to the sight of ,god4 #ae3i4 ,praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner3 #ae3aj4 ,for wisdom came forth from ,god3 for praise shall be with the wisdom of ,god1 and shall abound in a faithful mouth1 and the sovereign ,lord will give praise unto it4 #ae3aa4 ,say not3 ,it is through ,god1 that she is not with me3 for do not thou the things that he hateth4 #ae3ab4 ,say not3 ,he hath caused me to err3 for he hath no need of wicked men4 #ae3ac4 ,the ,lord hateth all abomination of error1 and they that fear him shall not love it4 #ae3ad4 ,god made man from the beginning1 and left him in the hand of his own counsel4 #ae3ae4 ,he added his commandments and precepts4 #ae3af4 ,if thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever1 they shall preserve thee4 #ae3ag4 ,he hath set water and fire before thee3 stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt4 #ae3ah4 ,before man is life and death1 good and evil1 that which he shall choose shall be given him3 #ae3ai4 ,for the wisdom of ,god is great1 and he is strong in power1 seeing all men without ceasing4 #ae3bj4 ,the eyes of the ,lord are towards them that fear him1 and he knoweth al the work of man4 #ae3ba4 ,he hath commanded no man to do wickedly1 and he hath given no man license to sin2 #ae3bb4 ,for he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #af ,it is better to have none than many wicked children4 ,of the justice and mercy of ,god4 ,his ways are unsearchable4 #af3a4 ,rejoice not in ungodly children1 if they be multiplied3 neither be delighted in them1 if the fear of ,god be not with them4 #af3b4 ,trust not to their life1 and respect not their labours4 #af3c4 ,for better is one that feareth ,god1 than a thousand ungodly children4 #af3d4 ,and it is better to die without children1 than to leave ungodly children4 #af3e4 ,by one that is wise a country shall be inhabited1 the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate4 #af3f4 ,many such things hath my eyes seen1 and greater things than these my ear hath heard4 #af3g4 ,in the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled1 and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall flame out4 #af3h4 ,the ancient giants did not obtain pardon for their sins1 who were destroyed trusting to their own strength3 #af3i4 ,and he spared not the place where ,lot sojourned1 but abhorred them for the pride of their word4 #af3aj4 ,he had not pity on them1 destroying the whole nation that extolled themselves in their sins4 #af3aa4 ,so did he with the six hundred thousand footmen1 who were gathered together in the hardness of their heart3 and if one had been stiffnecked1 it is a wonder if he had escaped unpunished3 ,six hundred thousand footmen1 etc444 ,viz41 the children of ,israel1 whom he sentenced to die in the wilderness4 ,num4 #ad4 #af3ab4 ,for mercy and wrath are with him4 ,he is mighty to forgive1 and to pour out indignation3 #af3ac4 ,according as his mercy is1 so his correction judgeth a man according to his works4 #af3ad4 ,the sinner shall not escape in his rapines1 and the patience of him that sheweth mercy shall not be put off4 #af3ae4 ,all mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works1 and according to the wisdom of his sojournment4 #af3af4 ,say not3 ,i shall be hidden from ,god1 and who shall remember me from on high8 #af3ag4 ,in such a multitude ,i shall not be known3 for what is my soul in such an immense creation8 #af3ah4 ,behold the heaven1 and the heavens of heavens1 the deep1 and all the earth1 and the things that are in them1 shall be moved in his sight1 #af3ai4 ,the mountains also1 and the hills1 and the foundations of the earth3 when ,god shall look upon them1 they shall be shaken with trembling4 #af3bj4 ,and in all these things the heart is senseless3 and every heart is understood by him4 #af3ba4 ,and his ways who shall understand1 and the storm1 which no eye of man shall see8 #af3bb4 ,for many of his works are hidden1 but the works of his justice who shall declare8 or who shall endure8 for the testament is far from some1 and the examination of all is in the end4 #af3bc4 ,he that wanteth understanding thinketh vain things1 and the foolish1 and erring man1 thinketh foolish things4 #af3bd4 ,hearken to me1 my son1 and learn the discipline of understanding1 and attend to my words in thy heart4 #af3be4 ,and ,i will shew forth good doctrine in equity1 and will seek to declare wisdom3 and attend to my words in thy heart1 whilst with equity of spirit ,i tell thee the virtues that ,god hath put upon his works from the beginning1 and ,i shew forth in truth his knowledge4 #af3bf4 ,the works of ,god are done in judgment from the beginning1 and from the making of them he distinguished their parts1 and their beginnings in their generations4 #af3bg4 ,he beautified their works for ever1 they have neither hungered1 nor laboured1 and they have not ceased from their works4 #af3bh4 ,nor shall any of them straiten his neighbour at any time4 #af3bi4 ,be not thou incredulous to his word4 #af3cj4 ,after this ,god looked upon the earth1 and filled it with his goods4 #af3ca4 ,the soul of every living thing hath shewn forth before the face thereof1 and into it they return again4 ,shewn forth444 ,viz41 the glory and power of ,god upon the earth4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ag ,the creation and favour of ,god to man4 ,an exhortation to turn to ,god4 #ag3a4 ,god created man of the earth1 and made him after his own image4 #ag3b4 ,and he turned him into it again1 and clothed him with strength according to himself4 #ag3c4 ,he gave him the number of his days and time1 and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth4 #ag3d4 ,he put the fear of him upon all flesh1 and he had dominion over beasts and fowls4 #ag3e4 ,he created of him a helpmate like to himself1 he gave them counsel1 and a tongue1 and eyes1 and ears1 and a heart to devise3 and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding4 #ag3f4 ,he created in them the science of the spirit1 he fired their heart with wisdom1 and shewed them both good and evil4 #ag3g4 ,he set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works3 #ag3h4 ,that they might praise the name which he hath sanctified3 and glory in his wondrous act that they might declare the glorious things of his works4 #ag3i4 ,moreover he gave them instructions1 and the law of life for an inheritance4 #ag3aj4 ,he made an everlasting covenant with them1 and he shewed them his justice and judgments4 #ag3aa4 ,and their eye saw the majesty of his glory1 and their ears heard his glorious voice1 and he said to them3 ,beware of all iniquity4 ,their eye saw1 etc444 ,viz41 when he gave the law on mount ,sinai4 #ag3ab4 ,and he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour4 #ag3ac4 ,their ways are always before him1 they are not hidden from his eyes4 #ag3ad4 ,over every nation he set a ruler4 #ag3ae4 ,and ,israel was made the manifest portion of ,god4 #ag3af4 ,and all their works are as the sun in the sight of ,god3 and his eyes are continually upon their ways4 #ag3ag4 ,their covenants were not hid by their iniquity1 and all their iniquities are in the sight of ,god4 #ag3ah4 ,the alms of a man is as a signet with him1 and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye3 #ag3ai4 ,and afterward he shall rise up1 and shall render them their reward1 to every one upon their own head1 and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth4 #ag3bj4 ,but to the penitent he hath given the way of justice1 and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience1 and hath appointed to them the lot of truth4 #ag3ba4 ,turn to the ,lord1 and forsake thy sins3 #ag3bb4 ,make thy prayer before the face of the ,lord1 and offend less4 ,offend less444 ,minue offendicula4 ,that is1 remove sins and the occasions of sins4 #ag3bc4 ,return to the ,lord1 and turn away from thy injustice1 and greatly hate abomination4 #ag3bd4 ,and know the justices and judgments of ,god1 and stand firm in the lot set before thee1 and in prayer to the most high ,god4 #ag3be4 ,go to the side of the holy age1 with them that live and give praise to ,god4 ,go to the side1 etc444 ,fly from the side of ,satan and sin1 and join with the holy ones1 that follow ,god and godliness4 #ag3bf4 ,tarry not in the error of the ungodly1 give glory before death4 ,praise perisheth from the dead as nothing4 #ag3bg4 ,give thanks whilst thou art living1 whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks1 and shalt praise ,god1 and shalt glory in his mercies4 #ag3bh4 ,how great is the mercy of the ,lord1 and his forgiveness to them that turn to him6 #ag3bi4 ,for all things cannot be in men1 because the son of man is not immortal1 and they are delighted with the vanity of evil4 #ag3cj4 ,what is brighter than the sun2 yet it shall be eclipsed4 ,or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented8 and this shall be reproved4 #ag3ca4 ,he beholdeth the power of the height of heaven3 and all men are earth and ashes4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ah ,god's works are wonderful3 we must serve him1 and not our lusts4 #ah3a4 ,he that liveth for ever created all things together4 ,god only shall be justified1 and he remaineth an invincible king for ever4 #ah3b4 ,who is able to declare his works8 #ah3c4 ,for who shall search out his glorious acts8 #ah3d4 ,and who shall show forth the power of his majesty8 or who shall be able to declare his mercy8 #ah3e4 ,nothing may be taken away1 nor added1 neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of ,god4 #ah3f4 ,when a man hath done1 then shall he begin3 and when he leaveth off1 he shall be at a loss4 ,then shall he begin444 ,god is so great and incomprehensible1 that when man has done all that he can to find out his greatness and boundless perfections1 he is still to begin3 for what he has found out1 is but a mere nothing in comparison with his infinity4 #ah3g4 ,what is man1 and what is his grace8 and what is his good1 or what is his evil8 #ah3h4 ,the number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years1 as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed3 and as a pebble of the sand1 so are a few years compared to eternity4 #ah3i4 ,therefore ,god is patient in them1 and poureth forth his mercy upon them4 #ah3aj4 ,he hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked1 and hath known their end that it is evil4 #ah3aa4 ,therefore hath he filled up his mercy in their favour1 and hath shewn them the way of justice4 #ah3ab4 ,the compassion of man is toward his neighbour3 but the mercy of ,god is upon all flesh4 #ah3ac4 ,he hath mercy1 and teacheth1 and correcteth1 as a shepherd doth his flock4 #ah3ad4 ,he hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy1 and that maketh haste in his judgments4 #ah3ae4 ,my son1 in thy good deeds1 make no complaint1 and when thou givest any thing1 add not grief by an evil word4 #ah3af4 ,shall not the dew assuage the heat8 so also the good word is better than the gift4 #ah3ag4 ,lo1 is not a word better than a gift8 but both are with a justified man4 #ah3ah4 ,a fool will upbraid bitterly3 and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes4 #ah3ai4 ,before judgment prepare thee justice1 and learn before thou speak4 #ah3bj4 ,before sickness take a medicine1 and before judgment examine thyself1 and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of ,god4 #ah3ba4 ,humble thyself before thou art sick1 and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation4 #ah3bb4 ,let nothing hinder thee from praying always1 and be not afraid to be justified even to death3 for the reward of ,god continueth for ever4 #ah3bc4 ,before prayer prepare thy soul3 and be not as a man that tempteth ,god4 #ah3bd4 ,remember the wrath that shall be at the last day1 and the time of repaying when he shall turn away his face4 #ah3be4 ,remember poverty in the time of abundance1 and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches4 #ah3bf4 ,from the morning until the evening the time shall be changed1 and all these are swift in the eyes of ,god4 #ah3bg4 ,a wise man will fear in every thing1 and in the days of sins will beware of sloth4 #ah3bh4 ,every man of understanding knoweth wisdom1 and will give praise to him that findeth her4 #ah3bi4 ,they that were of good understanding in words1 have also done wisely themselves3 and have understood truth and justice1 and have poured forth proverbs and judgments4 #ah3cj4 ,go not after thy lusts1 but turn away from thy own will4 #ah3ca4 ,if thou give to thy soul her desires1 she will make thee a joy to thy enemies4 #ah3cb4 ,take no pleasure in riotous assemblies1 be they ever so small3 for their concertation is continual4 #ah3cc4 ,make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse3 for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ai ,admonition against sundry vices4 #ai3a4 ,a workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich3 and he that contemneth small things1 shall fall by little and little4 #ai3b4 ,wine and women make wise men fall off1 and shall rebuke the prudent3 #ai3c4 ,and he that joineth himself to harlots1 will be wicked4 ,rottenness and worms shall inherit him1 and he shall be lifted up for a greater example1 and his soul shall be taken away out of the number4 #ai3d4 ,he that is hasty to give credit1 is light of heart1 and shall be lessened3 and he that sinneth against his own soul1 shall be despised4 #ai3e4 ,he that rejoiceth in iniquity1 shall be censured1 and he that hateth chastisement1 shall have less life3 and he that hateth babbling1 extinguisheth evil4 #ai3f4 ,he that sinneth against his own soul1 shall repent3 and he that is delighted with wickedness1 shall be condemned4 #ai3g4 ,rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word1 and thou shalt not fare the worse4 #ai3h4 ,tell not thy mind to friend or foe3 and if there be a sin with thee1 disclose it not4 #ai3i4 ,for he will hearken to thee1 and will watch thee1 and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee1 and so will he be with thee always4 #ai3aj4 ,hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour8 let it die within thee1 trusting that it will not burst thee4 #ai3aa4 ,at the hearing of a word the fool is in travail1 as a woman groaning in the bringing forth a child4 #ai3ab4 ,as an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh3 so is a word in the heart of a fool4 #ai3ac4 ,reprove a friend1 lest he may not have understood1 and say3 ,i did it not3 or if he did it1 that he may do it no more4 #ai3ad4 ,reprove thy neighbour1 for it may be he hath not said it3 and if he hath said it1 that he may not say it again4 #ai3ae4 ,admonish thy friend3 for there is often a fault committed4 #ai3af4 ,and believe not every word4 ,there is one1 that slippeth with the tongue1 but not from his heart4 #ai3ag4 ,for who is there that hath not offended with his tongue8 ,admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him4 #ai3ah4 ,and give place to the fear of the most ,high3 for the fear of ,god is all wisdom1 and therein is to fear ,god1 and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom4 #ai3ai4 ,but the learning of wickedness is not wisdom3 and the device of sinners is not prudence4 #ai3bj4 ,there is a subtle wickedness1 and the same is detestable3 and there is a man that is foolish1 wanting in wisdom4 #ai3ba4 ,better is a man that hath less wisdom1 and wanteth understanding1 with the fear of ,god1 than he that aboundeth in understanding1 and transgresseth the law of the most ,high4 #ai3bb4 ,there is an exquisite subtilty1 and the same is unjust4 #ai3bc4 ,and there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth4 ,there is one that humbleth himself wickedly1 and his interior is full of deceit3 #ai3bd4 ,and there is one that submitteth himself exceedingly with a great lowliness3 and there is one that casteth down his countenance1 and maketh as if he did not see that which is unknown3 #ai3be4 ,and if he be hindered from sinning for want of power1 if he shall find opportunity to do evil1 he will do it4 #ai3bf4 ,a man is known by his look1 and a wise man1 when thou meetest him1 is known by his countenance4 #ai3bg4 ,the attire of the body1 and the laughter of the teeth1 and the gait of the man1 shew what he is4 #ai3bh4 ,there is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man3 and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good3 and there is one that holdeth his peace1 he is wise4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bj ,rules with regard to correction1 discretion1 and avoiding lies4 #bj3a4 ,how much better is it to reprove1 than to be angry1 and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer4 #bj3b4 ,the lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden3 #bj3c4 ,so is he that by violence executeth of the unwise4 #bj3d4 ,how good is it1 when thou art reproved1 to shew repentance6 for so thou shalt escape wilful sin4 #bj3e4 ,there is one that holdeth his peace1 that is found wise3 and there is another that is hateful1 that is bold in speech4 #bj3f4 ,there is one that holdeth his peace1 because he knoweth not what to say3 and there is another that holdeth his peace1 knowing the proper time4 #bj3g4 ,a wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity3 but a babbler1 and a fool1 will regard no time4 #bj3h4 ,he that useth many words shall hurt his own soul3 and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated4 #bj3i4 ,there is success in evil things to a man without discipline1 and there is a finding that turneth to loss4 #bj3aj4 ,there is a gift that is not profitable3 and there is a gift1 the recompense of which is double4 #bj3aa4 ,there is an abasement because of glory3 and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate4 #bj3ab4 ,there is that buyeth much for a small price1 and restoreth the same sevenfold4 #bj3ac4 ,a man wise in words shall make himself beloved3 but the graces of fools shall be poured out4 #bj3ad4 ,the gift of the fool shall do thee no good3 for his eyes are sevenfold4 #bj3ae4 ,he will give a few things1 and upbraid much3 and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire4 #bj3af4 ,to day a man lendeth1 and to morrow he asketh it again3 such a man as this is hateful4 #bj3ag4 ,a fool shall have no friend1 and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds4 #bj3ah4 ,for they that eat his bread1 are of a false tongue4 ,how often1 and how many will laugh him to scorn6 #bj3ai4 ,for he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had3 in like manner also that which was not to be had4 #bj3bj4 ,the slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement3 so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily4 #bj3ba4 ,a man without grace is as a vain fable1 it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise4 #bj3bb4 ,a parable coming out of a fool's mouth shall be rejected3 for he doth not speak it in due season4 #bj3bc4 ,there is that is hindered from sinning through want1 and in his rest he shall be pricked4 #bj3bd4 ,there is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness1 and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it3 and by respect of person he will destroy himself4 #bj3be4 ,there is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend1 and maketh him his enemy for nothing4 #bj3bf4 ,a lie is a foul blot in a man1 and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline4 #bj3bg4 ,a thief is better than a man that is always lying3 but both of them shall inherit destruction4 #bj3bh4 ,the manners of lying men are without honour3 and their confusion is with them without ceasing4 #bj3bi4 ,a wise man shall advance himself with his words1 and a prudent man shall please the great ones4 #bj3cj4 ,he that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn3 and he that worketh justice shall be exalted3 and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity4 #bj3ca4 ,presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges1 and make them dumb in the mouth1 so that they cannot correct4 #bj3cb4 ,o ,wisdom that is hid1 and treasure that is not seen3 what profit is there in them both8 #bj3cc4 ,better is he that hideth his folly1 than the man that hideth his wisdom4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ba ,cautions against sin in general1 and some sins in particular4 #ba3a4 ,my son1 hast thou sinned8 do so no more3 but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee4 #ba3b4 ,flee from sins as from the face of a serpent3 for if thou comest near them1 they will take hold of thee4 #ba3c4 ,the teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion1 killing the souls of men4 #ba3d4 ,all iniquity is like a two-edged sword1 there is no remedy for the wound thereof4 #ba3e4 ,injuries and wrongs will waste riches3 and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride3 so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out4 #ba3f4 ,the prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of ,god1 and judgment shall come for him speedily4 #ba3g4 ,he that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner3 and he that feareth ,god will turn to his own heart4 #ba3h4 ,he that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off1 but a wise man knoweth to slip by him4 #ba3i4 ,he that buildeth his house at other men's charges1 is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter4 #ba3aj4 ,the congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together1 and the end of them is a flame of fire4 #ba3aa4 ,the way of sinners is made plain with stones1 and in their end is hell1 and darkness1 and pains4 #ba3ab4 ,he that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof4 #ba3ac4 ,the perfection of the fear of ,god is wisdom and understanding4 #ba3ad4 ,he that is not wise in good1 will not be taught4 #ba3ae4 ,but there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil3 and there is no understanding where there is bitterness4 #ba3af4 ,the knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood1 and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life4 #ba3ag4 ,the heart of a fool is like a broken vessel1 and no wisdom at all shall it hold4 #ba3ah4 ,a man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear1 and will apply it to himself3 the luxurious man hath heard it1 and it shall displease him1 and he will cast it behind his back4 #ba3ai4 ,the talking of a fool is like a burden in the way3 but in the lips of the wise1 grace shall be found4 #ba3bj4 ,the mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church1 and they will think upon his words in their hearts4 #ba3ba4 ,as a house that is destroyed1 so is wisdom to a fool3 and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense4 #ba3bb4 ,doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet1 and like manacles on the right hand4 #ba3bc4 ,a fool lifteth up his voice in laughter3 but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself4 #ba3bd4 ,learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold1 and like a bracelet upon his right arm4 #ba3be4 ,the foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house3 but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty4 #ba3bf4 ,a fool will peep through the window into the house3 but he that is well taught will stand without4 #ba3bg4 ,it is the folly of a man to hearken at the door3 and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace4 #ba3bh4 ,the lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things3 but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance4 #ba3bi4 ,the heart of fools is in their mouth3 and the mouth of wise men is in their heart4 #ba3cj4 ,while the ungodly curseth the devil1 he curseth his own soul4 ,while the ungodly1 etc444 ,he condemneth and curseth himself3 inasmuch as by sin he takes part with the devil1 and is1 as it were1 his member and subject4 #ba3ca4 ,the talebearer shall defile his own soul1 and shall be hated by all3 and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful3 the silent and wise man shall be honoured4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bb ,wise sayings on divers subjects4 #bb3a4 ,the sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone1 and all men will speak of his disgrace4 #bb3b4 ,the sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen3 and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands4 #bb3c4 ,a son ill taught is the confusion of the father3 and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss4 #bb3d4 ,a wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband3 but she that confoundeth1 becometh a disgrace to her father4 #bb3e4 ,she that is bold shameth both her father and husband1 and will not be inferior to the ungodly3 and shall be disgraced by them both4 #bb3f4 ,a tale out of time is like music in mourning3 but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time4 #bb3g4 ,he that teacheth a fool1 is like one that glueth a potsherd together4 #bb3h4 ,he that telleth a word to him that heareth not1 is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep4 #bb3i4 ,he speaketh with one that is asleep1 who uttereth wisdom to a fool3 and in the end of the discourse he saith3 ,who is this8 #bb3aj4 ,weep for the dead1 for his light hath failed3 and weep for the fool1 for his understanding faileth4 ,for the fool444 ,in the language of the ,holy ,ghost1 he is styled a fool1 that turns away from ,god to follow vanity and sin4 ,and what is said by the wise man against fools is meant of such fools as these4 #bb3aa4 ,weep but a little for the dead1 for he is at rest4 #bb3ab4 ,for the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death4 #bb3ac4 ,the mourning for the dead is seven days3 but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life4 #bb3ad4 ,talk not much with a fool and go not with him that hath no sense4 #bb3ae4 ,keep thyself from him1 that thou mayst not have trouble1 and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin4 #bb3af4 ,turn away from him1 and thou shalt find rest1 and shalt not be wearied out with his folly4 #bb3ag4 ,what is heavier than lead8 and what other name hath he but fool8 #bb3ah4 ,sand and salt1 and a mass of iron is easier to bear1 than a man without sense1 that is both foolish and wicked4 #bb3ai4 ,a frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building1 shall not be loosed3 so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel4 #bb3bj4 ,the thought of him that is wise at all times1 shall not be depraved by fear4 #bb3ba4 ,as pales set in high places1 and plasterings made without cost1 will not stand against the face of the wind3 #bb3bb4 ,so also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not resist against the violence of fear4 #bb3bc4 ,as a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times will not fear1 so neither shall he that continueth always in the commandments of ,god4 #bb3bd4 ,he that pricketh the eye1 bringeth out tears3 and he that pricketh the heart1 bringeth forth resentment4 #bb3be4 ,he that flingeth a stone at birds1 shall drive them away3 so he that upbraideth his friend1 breaketh friendship4 #bb3bf4 ,although thou hast drawn a sword at a friend1 despair not3 for there may be a returning4 ,to a friend1 #bb3bg4 ,if thou hast opened a sad mouth1 fear not1 for there may be a reconciliation3 except upbraiding1 and reproach1 and pride1 and disclosing of secrets1 or a treacherous wound3 for in all these cases a friend will flee away4 #bb3bh4 ,keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty1 that in his prosperity also thou mayst rejoice4 #bb3bi4 ,in the time of his trouble continue faithful to him1 that thou mayst also be heir with him in his inheritance4 #bb3cj4 ,as the vapour of a chimney1 and the smoke of the fire goeth up before the fire3 so also injurious words1 and reproaches1 and threats1 before blood4 #bb3ca4 ,i will not be ashamed to salute a friend1 neither will ,i hide myself from his face3 and if any evil happen to me by him1 ,i will bear it4 #bb3cb4 ,but every one that shall hear it1 will beware of him4 #bb3cc4 ,who will set a guard before my mouth1 and a sure seal upon my lips1 that ,i fall not by them1 and that my tongue destroy me not8 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bc ,a prayer for grace to flee sin3 cautions against profane swearing and other vices4 #bc3a4 ,o ,lord1 father1 and sovereign ruler of my life1 leave me not to their counsel3 nor suffer me to fall by them4 ,by them444 ,viz41 the tongue and the lips1 mentioned in the last verse of the foregoing chapter4 #bc3b4 ,who will set scourges over my thoughts1 and the discipline of wisdom over my heart1 that they spare me not in their ignorances1 and that their sins may not appear3 ,that they spare me not in their ignorances1 etc444 ,that is1 that the scourges and discipline of wisdom may restrain the ignorances1 that is1 the slips and offences which are usually committed by the tongue and the lips4 #bc3c4 ,lest my ignorances increase1 and my offences be multiplied1 and my sins abound1 and ,i fall before my adversaries1 and my enemy rejoice over me8 #bc3d4 ,o ,lord1 father1 and ,god of my life1 leave me not to their devices4 #bc3e4 ,give me not haughtiness of my eyes1 and turn away from me all coveting4 #bc3f4 ,take from me the greediness of the belly1 and let not the lusts of the flesh take hold of me1 and give me not over to a shameless and foolish mind4 #bc3g4 ,hear1 ,o ye children1 the discipline of the mouth1 and he that will keep it shall not perish by his lips1 nor be brought to fall into most wicked works4 #bc3h4 ,a sinner is caught in his own vanity1 and the proud and the evil speakers shall fall thereby4 #bc3i4 ,let not thy mouth be accustomed to swearing3 for in it there are many falls4 #bc3aj4 ,and let not the naming of ,god be usual in thy mouth1 and meddle not with the names of saints1 for thou shalt not escape free from them4 #bc3aa4 ,for as a slave daily put to the question1 is never without a blue mark3 so every one that sweareth1 and nameth1 shall not be wholly pure from sin4 #bc3ab4 ,a man that sweareth much1 shall be filled with iniquity1 and a scourge shall not depart from his house4 #bc3ac4 ,and if he make it void1 his sin shall be upon him1 and if he dissemble it1 he offendeth double3 #bc3ad4 ,and if he swear in vain1 he shall not be justified3 for his house shall be filled with his punishment4 #bc3ae4 ,there is also another speech opposite to death1 let it not be found in the inheritance of ,jacob4 #bc3af4 ,for from the merciful all these things shall be taken away1 and they shall not wallow in sins4 #bc3ag4 ,let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech3 for therein is the word of sin4 #bc3ah4 ,remember thy father and thy mother1 for thou sittest in the midst of great men3 #bc3ai4 ,lest ,god forget thee in their sight1 and thou1 by thy daily custom be infatuated and suffer reproach3 and wish that thou hadst not been born1 and curse the day of thy nativity4 #bc3bj4 ,the man that is accustomed to opprobrious words1 will never be corrected all the days of his life4 #bc3ba4 ,two sorts of men multiply sins1 and the third bringeth wrath and destruction4 #bc3bb4 ,a hot soul is a burning fire1 it will never be quenched1 till it devour some thing4 #bc3bc4 ,and a man that is wicked in the mouth of his flesh1 will not leave off till he hath kindled a fire4 #bc3bd4 ,to a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet1 he will not be weary of sinning unto the end4 #bc3be4 ,every man that passeth beyond his own bed1 despising his own soul1 and saying3 ,who seeth me8 #bc3bf4 ,darkness compasseth me about1 and the walls cover me1 and no man seeth me3 whom do ,i fear8 the most ,high will not remember my sins4 #bc3bg4 ,and he understandeth not that his eye seeth all things1 for such a man's fear driveth him from the fear of ,god1 and the eyes of men fearing him3 #bc3bh4 ,and he knoweth not that the eyes of the ,lord are far brighter than the sun1 beholding round about all the ways of men1 and the bottom of the deep1 and looking into the hearts of men1 into the most hidden parts4 #bc3bi4 ,for all things were known to the ,lord ,god1 before they were created3 so also after they were perfected he beholdeth all things4 #bc3cj4 ,this man shall be punished in the streets of the city1 and he shall be chased as a colt3 and where he suspected not1 he shall be taken4 #bc3ca4 ,and he shall be in disgrace with all men1 because he understood not the fear of the ,lord4 #bc3cb4 ,so every woman also that leaveth her husband1 and bringeth in an heir by another3 #bc3cc4 ,for first she hath been unfaithful to the law of the most ,high3 and secondly1 she hath offended against her husband3 thirdly1 she hath fornicated in adultery1 and hath gotten her children of another man4 #bc3cd4 ,this woman shall be brought into the assembly1 and inquisition shall be made of her children4 #bc3ce4 ,her children shall not take root1 and her branches shall bring forth no fruit4 #bc3cf4 ,she shall leave her memory to be cursed1 and her infamy shall not be blotted out4 #bc3cg4 ,and they that remain shall know1 that there is nothing better than the fear of ,god3 and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the ,lord4 #bc3ch4 ,it is great glory to follow the ,lord3 for length of days shall be received from him4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bd ,wisdom praiseth herself3 her origin1 her dwelling1 her dignity1 and her fruits4 #bd3a4 ,wisdom shall praise her own self1 and shall be honoured in ,god1 and shall glory in the midst of her people1 #bd3b4 ,and shall open her mouth in the churches of the most ,high1 and shall glorify herself in the sight of his power1 #bd3c4 ,and in the midst of her own people she shall be exalted1 and shall be admired in the holy assembly4 #bd3d4 ,and in the multitude of the elect she shall have praise1 and among the blessed she shall be blessed1 saying3 #bd3e4 ,i came out of the mouth of the most ,high1 the firstborn before all creatures3 #bd3f4 ,i made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth1 and as a cloud ,i covered all the earth3 #bd3g4 ,i dwelt in the highest places1 and my throne is in a pillar of a cloud4 #bd3h4 ,i alone have compassed the circuit of heaven1 and have penetrated into the bottom of the deep1 and have walked in the waves of the sea1 #bd3i4 ,and have stood in all the earth3 and in every people1 #bd3aj4 ,and in every nation ,i have had the chief rule3 #bd3aa4 ,and by my power ,i have trodden under my feet the hearts of all the high and low3 and in all these ,i sought rest1 and ,i shall abide in the inheritance of the ,lord4 #bd3ab4 ,then the creator of all things commanded1 and said to me3 and he that made me1 rested in my tabernacle1 #bd3ac4 ,and he said to me3 ,let thy dwelling be in ,jacob1 and thy inheritance in ,israel1 and take root in my elect4 #bd3ad4 ,from the beginning1 and before the world1 was ,i created1 and unto the world to come ,i shall not cease to be1 and in the holy dwelling place ,i have ministered before him4 #bd3ae4 ,and so was ,i established in ,sion1 and in the holy city likewise ,i rested1 and my power was in ,jerusalem4 #bd3af4 ,and ,i took root in an honourable people1 and in the portion of my ,god his inheritance1 and my abode is in the full assembly of saints4 #bd3ag4 ,i was exalted like a cedar in ,libanus1 and as a cypress tree on mount ,sion4 #bd3ah4 ,i was exalted like a palm tree in ,cades1 and as a rose plant in ,jericho3 #bd3ai4 ,as a fair olive tree in the plains1 and as a plane tree by the water in the streets1 was ,i exalted4 #bd3bj4 ,i gave a sweet smell like cinnamon1 and aromatical balm3 ,i yielded a sweet odour like the best myrrh3 #bd3ba4 ,and ,i perfumed my dwelling as storax1 and galbanum1 and onyx1 and aloes1 and as the frankincense not cut1 and my odour is as the purest balm4 #bd3bb4 ,i have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree1 and my branches are of honour and grace4 #bd3bc4 ,as the vine ,i have brought forth a pleasant odour3 and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches4 #bd3bd4 ,i am the mother of fair love1 and of fear1 and of knowledge1 and of holy hope4 #bd3be4 ,in me is all grace of the way and of the truth1 in me is all hope of life and of virtue4 #bd3bf4 ,come over to me1 all ye that desire me1 and be filled with my fruits4 #bd3bg4 ,for my spirit is sweet above honey1 and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb4 #bd3bh4 ,my memory is unto everlasting generations4 #bd3bi4 ,they that eat me1 shall yet hunger3 and they that drink me1 shall yet thirst4 #bd3cj4 ,he that hearkeneth to me1 shall not be confounded3 and they that work by me1 shall not sin4 #bd3ca4 ,they that explain me shall have life everlasting4 #bd3cb4 ,all these things are the book of life1 and the covenant of the most ,high1 and the knowledge of truth4 #bd3cc4 ,moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices1 and an inheritance to the house of ,jacob1 and the promises to ,israel4 #bd3cd4 ,he appointed to ,david his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king1 and sitting on the throne of glory for ever4 ,a most mighty king444 ,viz41 ,christ1 who by his gospel1 like an overflowing river1 has enriched the earth with heavenly wisdom4 #bd3ce4 ,who filleth up wisdom as the ,phison1 and as the ,tigris in the days of the new fruits4 #bd3cf4 ,who maketh understanding to abound as the ,euphrates1 who multiplieth it as the ,jordan in the time of harvest4 #bd3cg4 ,who sendeth knowledge as the light1 and riseth up as ,gehon in the time of the vintage4 #bd3ch4 ,who first hath perfect knowledge of her1 and a weaker shall not search her out4 ,who first hath perfect knowledge of her444 ,christ was the first that had perfect knowledge of heavenly wisdom4 #bd3ci4 ,for her thoughts are more vast than the sea1 and her counsels more deep than the great ocean4 #bd3dj4 ,i1 wisdom1 have poured out rivers4 #bd3da4 ,i1 like a brook out of a river of a mighty water2 ,i1 like a channel of a river1 and like an aqueduct1 came out of paradise4 #bd3db4 ,i said3 ,i will water my garden of plants1 and ,i will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow4 #bd3dc4 ,and behold my brook became a great river1 and my river came near to a sea3 #bd3dd4 ,for ,i make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light1 and ,i will declare it afar off4 #bd3de4 ,i will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth1 and will behold all that sleep1 and will enlighten all that hope in the ,lord4 #bd3df4 ,i will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy1 and will leave it to them that seek wisdom1 and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age4 #bd3dg4 ,see ye that ,i have not laboured myself only1 but for all that seek out the truth4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #be ,documents of wisdom on several subjects4 #be3a4 ,with three things my spirit is pleased1 which are approved before ,god and men3 #be3b4 ,the concord of brethren1 and the love of neighbours1 and man and wife that agree well together4 #be3c4 ,three sorts my soul hateth1 and ,i am greatly grieved at their life3 #be3d4 ,a poor man that is proud3 a rich man that is a liar3 an old man that is a fool1 and doting4 #be3e4 ,the things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth1 how shalt thou find them in thy old age8 #be3f4 ,o how comely is judgment for a grey head1 and for ancients to know counsel6 #be3g4 ,o how comely is wisdom for the aged1 and understanding and counsel to men of honour6 #be3h4 ,much experience is the crown of old men1 and the fear of ,god is their glory4 #be3i4 ,nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have ,i magnified1 and the tenth ,i will utter to men with my tongue4 #be3aj4 ,a man that hath joy of his children3 and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies4 #be3aa4 ,blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman1 and that hath not slipped with his tongue1 and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him4 #be3ab4 ,blessed is he that findeth a true friend1 and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth4 #be3ac4 ,how great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge6 but there is none above him that feareth the ,lord4 #be3ad4 ,the fear of ,god hath set itself above all things3 #be3ae4 ,blessed is the man1 to whom it is given to have the fear of ,god3 he that holdeth it1 to whom shall he be likened8 #be3af4 ,the fear of ,god is the beginning of his love3 and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it4 #be3ag4 ,the sadness of the heart is every plague3 and the wickedness of a woman is all evil4 #be3ah4 ,and a man will choose any plague1 but the plague of the heart3 #be3ai4 ,and any wickedness1 but the wickedness of a woman3 #be3bj4 ,and any affliction1 but the affliction from them that hate him3 #be3ba4 ,and any revenge1 but the revenge of enemies4 #be3bb4 ,there is no head worse than the head of a serpent3 #be3bc4 ,and there is no anger above the anger of a woman4 ,it will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon1 than to dwell with a wicked woman4 #be3bd4 ,the wickedness of a woman changeth her face3 and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear3 and sheweth it like sackcloth4 ,in the midst of her neighbours1 #be3be4 ,her husband groaned1 and hearing he sighed a little4 #be3bf4 ,all malice is short to the malice of a woman1 let the lot of sinners fall upon her4 #be3bg4 ,as the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged1 so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man4 #be3bh4 ,look not upon a woman's beauty1 and desire not a woman for beauty4 #be3bi4 ,a woman's anger1 and impudence1 and confusion is great4 #be3cj4 ,a woman1 if she have superiority1 is contrary to her husband4 #be3ca4 ,a wicked woman abateth the courage1 and maketh a heavy countenance1 and a wounded heart4 #be3cb4 ,feeble hands1 and disjointed knees1 a woman that doth not make her husband happy4 #be3cc4 ,from the woman came the beginning of sin1 and by her we all die4 #be3cd4 ,give no issue to thy water1 no1 not a little3 nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad4 #be3ce4 ,if she walk not at thy hand1 she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies4 #be3cf4 ,cut her off from thy flesh1 lest she always abuse thee4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bf ,of good and bad women4 #bf3a4 ,happy is the husband of a good wife3 for the number of his years is double4 #bf3b4 ,a virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband1 and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace4 #bf3c4 ,a good wife is a good portion1 she shall be given in the portion of them that fear ,god1 to a man for his good deeds4 #bf3d4 ,rich or poor1 if his heart is good1 his countenance shall be cheerful at all times4 #bf3e4 ,of three things my heart hath been afraid1 and at the fourth my face hath trembled3 #bf3f4 ,the accusation of a city1 and the gathering together of the people3 #bf3g4 ,and a false calumny1 all are more grievous than death4 #bf3h4 ,a jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart4 #bf3i4 ,with a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all4 #bf3aj4 ,as a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro1 so also is a wicked woman3 he that hath hold of her1 is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion4 #bf3aa4 ,a drunken woman is a great wrath3 and her reproach and shame shall not be hid4 #bf3ab4 ,the fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids4 #bf3ac4 ,on a daughter that turneth not away herself1 set a strict watch3 lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself4 #bf3ad4 ,take heed of the impudence of her eyes1 and wonder not if she slight thee4 #bf3ae4 ,she will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain1 and will drink of every water near her1 and will sit down by every hedge1 and open her quiver against every arrow1 until she fail4 #bf3af4 ,the grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband1 and shall fat his bones4 #bf3ag4 ,her discipline is the gift of ,god4 #bf3ah4 ,such is a wise and silent woman1 and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul4 #bf3ai4 ,a holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace4 #bf3bj4 ,and no price is worthy of a continent soul4 #bf3ba4 ,as the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of ,god1 so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house4 #bf3bb4 ,as the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick1 so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age1 #bf3bc4 ,as golden pillars upon bases of silver1 so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman4 #bf3bd4 ,as everlasting foundations upon a solid rock1 so the commandments of ,god in the heart of a holy woman4 #bf3be4 ,at two things my heart is grieved1 and the third bringeth anger upon me4 #bf3bf4 ,a man of war fainting through poverty1 and a man of sense despised3 #bf3bg4 ,and he that passeth over from justice to sin1 ,god hath prepared such an one for the sword4 #bf3bh4 ,two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous3 a merchant is hardly free from negligence3 and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips4 ,from negligence444 ,that is1 from the neglect of the service of ,god3 because the eager pursuit of the mammon of this world1 is apt to make men of that calling forget the great duties of loving ,god above all things1 and their neighbours as themselves4-,ibid4 ,a huckster444 ,or1 a retailer of wine4 ,men of that profession are both greatly exposed to danger of sin themselves1 and are too often accessary to the sins of others4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bg ,dangers of sin from several heads3 the fear of ,god is the best preservative4 ,he that diggeth a pit1 shall fall into it4 #bg3a4 ,through poverty many have sinned3 and he that seeketh to be enriched1 turneth away his eye4 #bg3b4 ,as a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones1 so also in the midst of selling and buying1 sin shall stick fast4 #bg3c4 ,sin shall be destroyed with the sinner4 #bg3d4 ,unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the ,lord1 thy house shall quickly be overthrown4 #bg3e4 ,as when one sifteth with a sieve1 the dust will remain3 so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts4 #bg3f4 ,the furnace trieth the potter's vessels1 and the trial of affliction just men4 #bg3g4 ,as the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof1 so a word out of the thought of the heart of man4 #bg3h4 ,praise not a man before he speaketh1 for this is the trial of men4 #bg3i4 ,if thou followest justice1 thou shalt obtain her3 and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour1 and thou shalt dwell with her3 and she shall protect thee for ever1 and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation4 #bg3aj4 ,birds resort unto their like3 so truth will return to them that practise her4 #bg3aa4 ,the lion always lieth in wait for prey3 so do sins for them that work iniquities4 #bg3ab4 ,a holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun3 but a fool is changed as the moon4 #bg3ac4 ,in the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time3 but be continually among men that think4 #bg3ad4 ,the discourse of sinners is hateful1 and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin4 #bg3ae4 ,the speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright3 and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears4 #bg3af4 ,in the quarrels of the road is the shedding of blood3 and their cursing is a grievous hearing4 #bg3ag4 ,he that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit1 and shall never find a friend to his mind4 #bg3ah4 ,love thy neighbour1 and be joined to him with fidelity4 #bg3ai4 ,but if thou discover his secrets1 follow no more after him4 #bg3bj4 ,for as a man that destroyeth his friend1 so is he that destroyeth the friendship of his neighbour4 #bg3ba4 ,and as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand1 so hast thou let thy neighbour go1 and thou shalt not get him again4 #bg3bb4 ,follow after him no more1 for he is gone afar off1 he is fled1 as a roe escaped out of the snare because his soul is wounded4 #bg3bc4 ,thou canst no more bind him up4 ,and of a curse there is reconciliation3 ,and of a curse there is reconciliation444 ,that is1 it is easier to obtain a reconciliation after a curse1 than after disclosing a secret4 #bg3bd4 ,but to disclose the secrets of a friend1 leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul4 #bg3be4 ,he that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things1 and no man will cast him off3 #bg3bf4 ,in the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth1 and will admire thy words3 but at the last he will writhe his mouth1 and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock4 #bg3bg4 ,i have hated many things but not like him1 and the ,lord will hate him4 #bg3bh4 ,if one cast a stone on high1 it will fall upon his own head3 and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful4 #bg3bi4 ,he that diggeth a pit1 shall fall into it3 and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour1 shall stumble upon it3 and he that layeth a snare for another1 shall perish in it4 #bg3cj4 ,a mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author1 and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him4 #bg3ca4 ,mockery and reproach are of the proud1 and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him4 #bg3cb4 ,they shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just3 and sorrow shall consume them before they die4 #bg3cc4 ,anger and fury are both of them abominable1 and the sinful man shall be subject to them4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bh ,lessons against revenge and quarrels4 ,the evils of the tongue4 #bh3a4 ,he that seeketh to revenge himself1 shall find vengeance from the ,lord1 and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance4 #bh3b4 ,forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee3 and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest4 #bh3c4 ,man to man reserveth anger1 and doth he seek remedy of ,god8 #bh3d4 ,he hath no mercy on a man like himself1 and doth he entreat for his own sins8 #bh3e4 ,he that is but flesh1 nourisheth anger1 and doth he ask forgiveness of ,god8 who shall obtain pardon for his sins8 #bh3f4 ,remember thy last things1 and let enmity cease3 #bh3g4 ,for corruption and death hang over in his commandments4 ,in his commandments444 ,supply the sentence out of the ,greek thus3 ,remember corruption and death1 and abide in the commandments4 #bh3h4 ,remember the fear of ,god1 and be not angry with thy neighbour4 #bh3i4 ,remember the covenant of the most ,high1 and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour4 #bh3aj4 ,refrain from strife1 and thou shalt diminish thy sins4 #bh3aa4 ,for a passionate man kindleth strife1 and a sinful man will trouble his friends1 and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace4 #bh3ab4 ,for as the wood of the forest is1 so the fire burneth1 and as a man's strength is1 so shall his anger be1 and according to his riches he shall increase his anger4 #bh3ac4 ,a hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death4 #bh3ad4 ,if thou blow the spark1 it shall burn as a fire3 and if thou spit upon it1 it shall be quenched3 both come out of the mouth4 #bh3ae4 ,the whisperer and the double tongue is accursed3 for he hath troubled many that were at peace4 #bh3af4 ,the tongue of a third person hath disquieted many1 and scattered them from nation to nation4 #bh3ag4 ,it hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich1 and hath overthrown the houses of great men4 #bh3ah4 ,it hath cut in pieces the forces of people1 and undone strong nations4 #bh3ai4 ,the tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women1 and deprived them of their labours4 #bh3bj4 ,he that hearkeneth to it1 shall never have rest1 neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose4 #bh3ba4 ,the stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark3 but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones4 #bh3bb4 ,many have fallen by the edge of the sword1 but not so many as have perished by their own tongue4 #bh3bc4 ,blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue1 that hath not passed into the wrath thereof1 and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof1 and hath not been bound in its bands4 #bh3bd4 ,for its yoke is a yoke of iron3 and its bands are bands of brass4 #bh3be4 ,the death thereof is a most evil death3 and hell is preferable to it4 #bh3bf4 ,its continuance shall not be for a long time1 but it shall possess the ways of the unjust3 and the just shall not be burnt with its flame4 #bh3bg4 ,they that forsake ,god shall fall into it1 and it shall burn in them1 and shall not be quenched1 and it shall be sent upon them as a lion1 and as a leopard it shall tear them4 #bh3bh4 ,hedge in thy ears with thorns1 hear not a wicked tongue1 and make doors and bars to thy mouth4 #bh3bi4 ,melt down thy gold and silver1 and make a balance for thy words1 and a just bridle for thy mouth3 #bh3cj4 ,and take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue1 and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee1 and thy fall be incurable unto death4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #bi ,of charity in lending money1 and justice in repaying4 ,of alms1 and of being surety4 #bi3a4 ,he that sheweth mercy1 lendeth to his neighbour3 and he that is stronger in hand1 keepeth the commandments4 ,and he that is stronger in hand444 ,that is1 he that is hearty and bountiful in lending to his neighbour in his necessity4 #bi3b4 ,lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need1 and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time4 #bi3c4 ,keep thy word1 and deal faithfully with him3 and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee4 #bi3d4 ,many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found1 and have given trouble to them that helped them4 #bi3e4 ,till they receive1 they kiss the hands of the lender1 and in promises they humble their voice3 #bi3f4 ,but when they should repay1 they will ask time1 and will return tedious and murmuring words1 and will complain of the time3 #bi3g4 ,and if he be able to pay1 he will stand off1 he will scarce pay one half1 and will count it as if he had found it3 #bi3h4 ,but if not1 he will defraud him of his money1 and he shall get him for an enemy without cause4 #bi3i4 ,and he will pay him with reproaches and curses1 and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries4 #bi3aj4 ,many have refused to lend1 not out of wickedness1 but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause4 #bi3aa4 ,but yet towards the poor be thou more hearty1 and delay not to shew him mercy4 #bi3ab4 ,help the poor because of the commandment3 and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty4 #bi3ac4 ,lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend3 and hide it not under a stone to be lost4 #bi3ad4 ,place thy treasure in the commandments of the most ,high1 and it shall bring thee more profit than gold4 #bi3ae4 ,shut up alms in the heart of the poor1 and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil4 #bi3af4 ,better than the shield of the mighty1 and better than the spear3 #bi3ag4 ,it shall fight for thee against thy enemy4 #bi3ah4 ,a good man is surety for his neighbour3 and he that hath lost shame1 will leave him to himself4 #bi3ai4 ,forget not the kindness of thy surety3 for he hath given his life for thee4 #bi3bj4 ,the sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety4 #bi3ba4 ,a sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety3 and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him4 #bi3bb4 ,a man is surety for his neighbour3 and when he hath lost all shame1 he shall forsake him4 #bi3bc4 ,evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate1 and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea4 #bi3bd4 ,it hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about1 and they have wandered in strange countries4 #bi3be4 ,a sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the ,lord1 shall fall into an evil suretyship3 and he that undertaketh many things1 shall fall into judgment4 #bi3bf4 ,recover thy neighbour according to thy power1 and take heed to thyself that thou fall not4 #bi3bg4 ,the chief thing for man's life is water and bread1 and clothing1 and a house to cover shame4 #bi3bh4 ,better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards1 than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house4 #bi3bi4 ,be contented with little instead of much1 and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad4 #bi3cj4 ,it is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house3 for where a man is a stranger1 he shall not deal confidently1 nor open his mouth4 #bi3ca4 ,he shall entertain and feed1 and give drink to the unthankful1 and moreover he shall hear bitter words4 #bi3cb4 ,go1 stranger1 and furnish the table1 and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand4 #bi3cc4 ,give place to the honourable presence of my friends3 for ,i want my house1 my brother being to be lodged with me4 #bi3cd4 ,these things are grievous to a man of understanding3 the upbraiding of houseroom1 and the reproaching of the lender4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cj ,of correction of children4 ,health is better than wealth4 ,excessive grief is hurtful4 #cj3a4 ,he that loveth his son1 frequently chastiseth him1 that he may rejoice in his latter end1 and not grope after the doors of his neighbours4 #cj3b4 ,he that instructeth his son shall be praised in him1 and shall glory in him in the midst of them of his household4 #cj3c4 ,he that teacheth his son1 maketh his enemy jealous1 and in the midst of his friends he shall glory in him4 #cj3d4 ,his father is dead1 and he is as if he were not dead3 for he hath left one behind him that is like himself4 #cj3e4 ,while he lived he saw and rejoiced in him3 and when he died he was not sorrowful1 neither was he confounded before his enemies4 #cj3f4 ,for he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies1 and one that will requite kindness to his friends4 #cj3g4 ,for the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds1 and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled4 #cj3h4 ,a horse not broken becometh stubborn1 and a child left to himself will become headstrong4 #cj3i4 ,give thy son his way1 and he shall make thee afraid3 play with him1 and he shall make thee sorrowful4 #cj3aj4 ,laugh not with him1 lest thou have sorrow1 and at the last thy teeth be set on edge4 #cj3aa4 ,give him not liberty in his youth1 and wink not at his devices4 #cj3ab4 ,bow down his neck while he is young1 and beat his sides while he is a child1 lest he grow stubborn1 and regard thee not1 and so be a sorrow of heart to thee4 #cj3ac4 ,instruct thy son1 and labour about him1 lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee4 #cj3ad4 ,better is a poor man who is sound1 and strong of constitution1 than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils4 #cj3ae4 ,health of the soul in holiness of justice1 is better than all gold and silver3 and a sound body1 than immense revenues4 #cj3af4 ,there is no riches above the riches of the health of the body3 and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart4 #cj3ag4 ,better is death than a bitter life1 and everlasting rest1 than continual sickness4 #cj3ah4 ,good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut1 are as messes of meat set about a grave4 #cj3ai4 ,what good shall an offering do to an idol8 for it can neither eat1 nor smell3 #cj3bj4 ,so is he that is persecuted by the ,lord1 bearing the reward of his iniquity3 #cj3ba4 ,he seeth with his eyes1 and groaneth1 as an eunuch embracing a virgin1 and sighing4 #cj3bb4 ,give not up thy soul to sadness1 and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel4 #cj3bc4 ,the joyfulness of the heart1 is the life of a man1 and a never failing treasure of holiness3 and the joy of a man is length of life4 #cj3bd4 ,have pity on thy own soul1 pleasing ,god1 and contain thyself3 gather up thy heart in his holiness3 and drive away sadness far from thee4 #cj3be4 ,for sadness hath killed many1 and there is no profit in it4 #cj3bf4 ,envy and anger shorten a man's days1 and pensiveness will bring old age before the time4 #cj3bg4 ,a cheerful and good heart is always feasting3 for his banquets are prepared with diligence4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ca ,of the desire of riches1 and of moderation in eating and drinking4 #ca3a4 ,watching for riches consumeth the flesh1 and the thought thereof driveth away sleep4 #ca3b4 ,the thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding1 and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober4 #ca3c4 ,the rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together1 and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods4 #ca3d4 ,the poor man hath laboured in his low way of life1 and in the end he is still poor4 #ca3e4 ,he that loveth gold1 shall not be justified3 and he that followeth after corruption1 shall be filled with it4 #ca3f4 ,many have been brought to fall for gold1 and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin4 #ca3g4 ,gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it3 woe to them that eagerly follow after it1 and every fool shall perish by it4 #ca3h4 ,blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish3 and that hath not gone after gold1 nor put his trust in money nor in treasures4 #ca3i4 ,who is he1 and we will praise him8 for he hath done wonderful things in his life4 #ca3aj4 ,who hath been tried thereby1 and made perfect1 he shall have glory everlasting4 ,he that could have transgressed1 and hath not transgressed3 and could do evil things1 and hath not done them3 #ca3aa4 ,therefore are his goods established in the ,lord1 and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms4 #ca3ab4 ,art thou set at a great table8 be not the first to open thy mouth upon it4 #ca3ac4 ,say not3 ,there are many things which are upon it4 #ca3ad4 ,remember that a wicked eye is evil4 #ca3ae4 ,what is created more wicked than an eye8 therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see4 #ca3af4 ,stretch not out thy hand first1 lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion4 #ca3ag4 ,be not hasty in a feast4 #ca3ah4 ,judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself4 #ca3ai4 ,use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee3 lest if thou eatest much1 thou be hated4 #ca3bj4 ,leave off first1 for manners' sake3 and exceed not1 lest thou offend4 #ca3ba4 ,and if thou sittest among many1 reach not thy hand out first of all1 and be not the first to ask for drink4 #ca3bb4 ,how sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught1 and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it1 and thou shalt feel no pain4 #ca3bc4 ,watching1 and choler1 and gripes1 are with an intemperate man3 #ca3bd4 ,sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man3 he shall sleep till morning1 and his soul shall be delighted with him4 #ca3be4 ,and if thou hast been forced to eat much1 arise1 go out1 and vomit3 and it shall refresh thee1 and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body4 #ca3bf4 ,hear me1 my son1 and despise me not3 and in the end thou shalt find my words4 #ca3bg4 ,in all thy works be quick1 and no infirmity shall come to thee4 #ca3bh4 ,the lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread1 and the testimony of his truth is faithful4 #ca3bi4 ,against him that is niggardly of his bread1 the city will murmur1 and the testimony of his niggardliness is true4 #ca3cj4 ,challenge not them that love wine3 for wine hath destroyed very many4 #ca3ca4 ,fire trieth hard iron3 so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud4 #ca3cb4 ,wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men3 if thou drink it moderately1 thou shalt be sober4 #ca3cc4 ,what is his life1 who is diminished with wine8 #ca3cd4 ,what taketh away life8 death4 #ca3ce4 ,wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful1 and not to make them drunk4 #ca3cf4 ,wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart4 #ca3cg4 ,sober drinking is health to soul and body4 #ca3ch4 ,wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels1 and wrath1 and many ruins4 #ca3ci4 ,wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul4 #ca3dj4 ,the heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool1 lessening strength and causing wounds4 #ca3da4 ,rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet of wine3 and despise him not in his mirth4 #ca3db4 ,speak not to him words of reproach3 and press him not in demanding again4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cb ,lessons for superiors and inferiors4 ,advantages of fearing ,god1 and doing nothing without counsel4 #cb3a4 ,have they made thee ruler8 be not lifted up3 be among them as one of them4 #cb3b4 ,have care of them1 and so sit down1 and when thou hast acquitted thyself of all thy charge1 take thy place3 #cb3c4 ,that thou mayst rejoice for them1 and receive a crown as an ornament of grace1 and get the honour of the contribution4 #cb3d4 ,speak1 thou that art elder3 for it becometh thee1 #cb3e4 ,to speak the first word with careful knowledge1 and hinder not music4 #cb3f4 ,where there is no hearing1 pour not out words1 and be not lifted up out of season with thy wisdom4 #cb3g4 ,a concert of music in a banquet of wine is as a carbuncle set in gold4 #cb3h4 ,as a signet of an emerald in a work of gold3 so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine4 #cb3i4 ,hear in silence1 and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee4 #cb3aj4 ,young man1 scarcely speak in thy own cause4 #cb3aa4 ,if thou be asked twice1 let thy answer be short4 #cb3ab4 ,in many things be as if thou wert ignorant1 and hear in silence and withal seeking4 #cb3ac4 ,in the company of great men take not upon thee3 and when the ancients are present1 speak not much4 #cb3ad4 ,before a storm goeth lightning3 and before shamefacedness goeth favour3 and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee4 #cb3ae4 ,and at the time of rising be not slack3 but be first to run home to thy house1 and there withdraw thyself1 and there take thy pastime4 #cb3af4 ,and do what thou hast a mind1 but not in sin or proud speech4 #cb3ag4 ,and for all these things bless the ,lord1 that made thee1 and that replenisheth thee with all his good things4 #cb3ah4 ,he that feareth the ,lord1 will receive his discipline3 and they that will seek him early1 shall find a blessing4 #cb3ai4 ,he that seeketh the law1 shall be filled with it3 and he that dealeth deceitfully1 shall meet with a stumblingblock therein4 #cb3bj4 ,they that fear the ,lord1 shall find just judgment1 and shall kindle justice as a light4 #cb3ba4 ,a sinful man will flee reproof1 and will find an excuse according to his will4 #cb3bb4 ,a man of counsel will not neglect understanding1 a strange and proud man will not dread fear3 #cb3bc4 ,even after he hath done with fear without counsel1 he shall be controlled by the things of his own seeking4 #cb3bd4 ,my son1 do thou nothing without counsel1 and thou shalt not repent when thou hast done4 #cb3be4 ,go not in the way of ruin1 and thou shalt not stumble against the stones3 trust not thyself to a rugged way1 lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul4 #cb3bf4 ,and beware of thy own children1 and take heed of them of thy household4 #cb3bg4 ,in every work of thine regard thy soul in faith3 for this is the keeping of the commandments4 ,in faith444 ,that is1 follow sincerely thy soul in her faith and conscience4 #cb3bh4 ,he that believeth ,god1 taketh heed to the commandments3 and he that trusteth in him1 shall fare never the worse4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cc ,the fear of ,god is the best security4 ,times and men are in the hands of ,god4 ,take care of thyself as long as thou livest1 and look to thy servants4 #cc3a4 ,no evils shall happen to him that feareth the ,lord1 but in temptation ,god will keep him and deliver him from evils4 #cc3b4 ,a wise man hateth not the commandments and justices1 and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm4 #cc3c4 ,a man of understanding is faithful to the law of ,god1 and the law is faithful to him4 #cc3d4 ,he that cleareth up a question1 shall prepare what to say1 and so having prayed he shall be heard1 and shall keep discipline1 and then he shall answer4 #cc3e4 ,the heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart3 and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree4 #cc3f4 ,a friend that is a mocker1 is like a stallion horse3 he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him4 #cc3g4 ,why doth one day excel another1 and one light another1 and one year another year1 when all come of the sun8 #cc3h4 ,by the knowledge of the ,lord they were distinguished1 the sun being made1 and keeping his commandment4 #cc3i4 ,and he ordered the seasons1 and holidays of them1 and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour4 #cc3aj4 ,some of them ,god made high and great days1 and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days4 ,and all men are from the ground1 and out of the earth1 from whence ,adam was created4 #cc3aa4 ,with much knowledge the ,lord hath divided them and diversified their ways4 #cc3ab4 ,some of them hath he blessed1 and exalted3 and some of them hath he sanctified1 and set near himself3 and some of them hath he cursed and brought low1 and turned them from their station4 #cc3ac4 ,as the potter's clay is in his hand1 to fashion and order it3 #cc3ad4 ,all his ways are according to his ordering3 so man is in the hand of him that made him1 and he will render to him according to his judgment4 #cc3ae4 ,good is set against evil1 and life against death3 so also is the sinner against a just man4 ,and so look upon all the works of the most ,high4 ,two and two1 and one against another4 #cc3af4 ,and ,i awaked last of all1 and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers4 #cc3ag4 ,in the blessing of ,god ,i also have hoped3 and as one that gathereth grapes1 have ,i filled the winepress4 #cc3ah4 ,see that ,i have not laboured for myself only1 but for all that seek discipline4 #cc3ai4 ,hear me1 ye great men1 and all ye people1 and hearken with your ears1 ye rulers of the church4 #cc3bj4 ,give not to son or wife1 brother or friend1 power over thee while thou livest2 and give not thy estate to another1 lest thou repent1 and thou entreat for the same4 #cc3ba4 ,as long as thou livest1 and hast breath in thee1 let no man change thee4 ,change thee444 ,that is1 so as to have this power over thee4 #cc3bb4 ,for it is better that thy children should ask of thee1 than that thou look toward the hands of thy children4 #cc3bc4 ,in all thy works keep the pre-eminence4 ,the pre-eminence444 ,that is1 be master in thy own house1 and part not with thy authority4 #cc3bd4 ,let no stain sully thy glory4 ,in the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life1 and in the time of thy decease1 distribute thy inheritance4 #cc3be4 ,fodder1 and a wand1 and a burden are for an ass3 bread1 and correction1 and work for a slave4 #cc3bf4 ,he worketh under correction1 and seeketh to rest3 let his hands be idle1 and he seeketh liberty4 #cc3bg4 ,the yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck1 and continual labours bow a slave4 #cc3bh4 ,torture and fetters are for a malicious slave3 send him to work1 that he be not idle3 #cc3bi4 ,for idleness hath taught much evil4 #cc3cj4 ,set him to work3 for so it is fit for him4 ,and if he be not obedient1 bring him down with fetters1 but be not excessive towards any one1 and do no grievous thing without judgment4 #cc3ca4 ,if thou have a faithful servant1 let him be to thee as thy own soul3 treat him as a brother3 because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him4 #cc3cb4 ,if thou hurt him unjustly1 he will run away3 #cc3cc4 ,and if he rise up and depart1 thou knowest not whom to ask1 and in what way to seek him4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cd ,the vanity of dreams4 ,the advantage of experience1 and of the fear of ,god4 #cd3a4 ,the hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful3 and dreams lift up fools4 #cd3b4 ,the man that giveth heed to lying visions1 is like to him that catcheth at a shadow1 and followeth after the wind4 #cd3c4 ,the vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another3 as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man4 #cd3d4 ,what can be made clean by the unclean8 and what truth can come from that which is false8 #cd3e4 ,deceitful divinations and lying omens and the dreams of evildoers1 are vanity3 #cd3f4 ,and the heart fancieth as that of a woman in travail3 except it be a vision sent forth from the most ,high1 set not thy heart upon them4 #cd3g4 ,for dreams have deceived many1 and they have failed that put their trust in them4 #cd3h4 ,the word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie1 and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful4 #cd3i4 ,what doth he know1 that hath not been tried8 ,a man that hath much experience1 shall think of many things3 and he that hath learned many things1 shall shew forth understanding4 #cd3aj4 ,he that hath no experience1 knoweth little3 and he that hath been experienced in many things1 multiplieth prudence4 #cd3aa4 ,he that hath not been tried1 what manner of things doth he know8 he that hath been surprised1 shall abound with subtlety4 #cd3ab4 ,i have seen many things by travelling1 and many customs of things4 #cd3ac4 ,sometimes ,i have been in danger of death for these things1 and ,i have been delivered by the grace of ,god4 #cd3ad4 ,the spirit of those that fear ,god1 is sought after1 and by his regard shall be blessed4 #cd3ae4 ,for their hope is on him that saveth them1 and the eyes of ,god are upon them that love him4 #cd3af4 ,he that feareth the ,lord shall tremble at nothing1 and shall not be afraid3 for he is his hope4 #cd3ag4 ,the soul of him that feareth the ,lord is blessed4 #cd3ah4 ,to whom doth he look1 and who is his strength8 #cd3ai4 ,the eyes of the ,lord are upon them that fear him1 he is their powerful protector1 and strong stay1 a defence from the heat1 and a cover from the sun at noon1 #cd3bj4 ,a preservation from stumbling1 and a help from falling3 he raiseth up the soul1 and enlighteneth the eyes1 and giveth health1 and life1 and blessing4 #cd3ba4 ,the offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten1 is stained1 and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable4 #cd3bb4 ,the ,lord is only for them that wait upon him in the way of truth and justice4 #cd3bc4 ,the most ,high approveth not the gifts of the wicked3 neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust1 nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices4 #cd3bd4 ,he that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor1 is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father4 #cd3be4 ,the bread of the needy1 is the life of the poor3 he that defraudeth them thereof1 is a man of blood4 #cd3bf4 ,he that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat1 is like him that killeth his neighbour4 #cd3bg4 ,he that sheddeth blood1 and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire1 are brothers4 #cd3bh4 ,when one buildeth up1 and another pulleth down3 what profit have they but the labour8 #cd3bi4 ,when one prayeth1 and another curseth3 whose voice will ,god hear8 #cd3cj4 ,he that washeth himself after touching the dead1 if he toucheth him again1 what doth his washing avail8 #cd3ca4 ,so a man that fasteth for his sins1 and doth the same again1 what doth his humbling himself profit him8 who will hear his prayer8 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ce ,what sacrifices are pleasing to ,god4 #ce3a4 ,he that keepeth the law1 multiplieth offerings4 #ce3b4 ,it is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments1 and to depart from all iniquity4 #ce3c4 ,and to depart from injustice1 is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices1 and a begging of pardon for sins4 #ce3d4 ,he shall return thanks1 that offereth fine flour3 and he that doth mercy1 offereth sacrifice4 #ce3e4 ,to depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the ,lord1 and to depart from injustice1 is an entreaty for sins4 #ce3f4 ,thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the ,lord4 #ce3g4 ,for all these things are to be done because of the commandment of ,god4 #ce3h4 ,the oblation of the just maketh the altar fat1 and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most ,high4 #ce3i4 ,the sacrifice of the just is acceptable1 and the ,lord will not forget the memorial thereof4 #ce3aj4 ,give glory to ,god with a good heart3 and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands4 #ce3aa4 ,in every gift shew a cheerful countenance1 and sanctify thy tithes with joy4 #ce3ab4 ,give to the most ,high according to what he hath given to thee1 and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands3 #ce3ac4 ,for the ,lord maketh recompense1 and will give thee seven times as much4 #ce3ad4 ,do not offer wicked gifts1 for such he will not receive4 #ce3ae4 ,and look not upon an unjust sacrifice1 for the ,lord is judge1 and there is not with him respect of person4 #ce3af4 ,the ,lord will not accept any person against a poor man1 and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged4 #ce3ag4 ,he will not despise the prayers of the fatherless3 nor the widow1 when she poureth out her complaint4 #ce3ah4 ,do not the widow's tears run down the cheek1 and her cry against him that causeth them to fall8 #ce3ai4 ,for from the cheek they go up even to heaven1 and the ,lord that heareth will not be delighted with them4 #ce3bj4 ,he that adoreth ,god with joy1 shall be accepted1 and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds4 #ce3ba4 ,the prayer of him that humbleth himself1 shall pierce the clouds3 and till it come nigh he will not be comforted3 and he will not depart till the most ,high behold4 #ce3bb4 ,and the ,lord will not be slack1 but will judge for the just1 and will do judgment3 and the ,almighty will not have patience with them1 that he may crush their back3 #ce3bc4 ,and he will repay vengeance to the ,gentiles1 till he have taken away the multitude of the proud1 and broken the sceptres of the unjust1 #ce3bd4 ,till he have rendered to men according to their deeds3 and according to the works of ,adam1 and according to his presumption1 #ce3be4 ,till he have judged the cause of his people1 and he shall delight the just with his mercy4 #ce3bf4 ,the mercy of ,god is beautiful in the time of affliction1 as a cloud of rain in the time of drought4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cf ,a prayer for the church of ,god4 ,of a good heart1 and a good wife4 #cf3a4 ,have mercy upon us1 ,o ,god of all1 and behold us1 and shew us the light of thy mercies3 #cf3b4 ,and send thy fear upon the nations1 that have not sought after thee3 that they may know that there is no ,god beside thee1 and that they may shew forth thy wonders4 #cf3c4 ,lift up thy hand over the strange nations1 that they may see thy power4 #cf3d4 ,for as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight1 so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence1 #cf3e4 ,that they may know thee1 as we also have known thee1 that there is no ,god beside thee1 ,o ,lord4 #cf3f4 ,renew thy signs1 and work new miracles4 #cf3g4 ,glorify thy hand1 and thy right arm4 #cf3h4 ,raise up indignation1 and pour out wrath4 #cf3i4 ,take away the adversary1 and crush the enemy4 #cf3aj4 ,hasten the time1 and remember the end1 that they may declare thy wonderful works4 #cf3aa4 ,let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire3 and let them perish that oppress thy people4 #cf3ab4 ,crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say3 ,there is no other beside us4 #cf3ac4 ,gather together all the tribes of ,jacob3 that they may know that there no ,god besides thee1 and may declare thy great works3 and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning4 #cf3ad4 ,have mercy on thy people1 upon whom thy name is invoked3 and upon ,israel1 whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn4 #cf3ae4 ,have mercy on ,jerusalem1 the city which thou hast sanctified1 the city of thy rest4 #cf3af4 ,fill ,sion with thy unspeakable words1 and thy people with thy glory4 #cf3ag4 ,give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning1 and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name4 #cf3ah4 ,reward them that patiently wait for thee1 that thy prophets may be found faithful3 and hear the prayers of thy servants1 #cf3ai4 ,according to the blessing of ,aaron over thy people1 and direct us into the way of justice1 and let all know that dwell upon the earth1 that thou art ,god the beholder of all ages4 #cf3bj4 ,the belly will devour all meat1 yet one is better than another4 #cf3ba4 ,the palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches4 #cf3bb4 ,a perverse heart will cause grief1 and a man of experience will resist it4 #cf3bc4 ,a woman will receive every man3 yet one daughter is better than another4 ,a woman will receive every man444 ,that is1 any man that her parents propose to her to marry1 though she does not like him1 but marries in obedience to her parents1 who make the choice for her4 #cf3bd4 ,the beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband1 and a man desireth nothing more4 #cf3be4 ,if she have a tongue that can cure1 and likewise mitigate and shew mercy3 her husband is not like other men4 #cf3bf4 ,he that possesseth a good wife1 beginneth a possession3 she is a help like to himself1 and a pillar of rest4 #cf3bg4 ,where there is no hedge1 the possession shall be spoiled3 and where there is no wife1 he mourneth that is in want4 #cf3bh4 ,who will trust him that hath no rest1 and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him1 as a robber well appointed1 that skippeth from city to city4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #cg ,of the choice of friends and counsellors4 #cg3a4 ,every friend will say3 ,i also am his friend3 but there is a friend1 that is only a friend in name4 ,is not this a grief even to death8 #cg3b4 ,but a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy4 #cg3c4 ,o wicked presumption1 whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice1 and deceitfulness8 #cg3d4 ,there is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys1 but in the time of trouble1 he will be against him4 #cg3e4 ,there is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake1 and he will take up a shield against the enemy4 #cg3f4 ,forget not thy friend in thy mind1 and be not unmindful of him in thy riches4 #cg3g4 ,consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee1 and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee4 #cg3h4 ,every counsellor giveth out counsel1 but there is one that is a counsellor for himself4 #cg3i4 ,beware of a counsellor4 ,and know before what need he hath3 for he will devise to his own mind3 #cg3aj4 ,lest he thrust a stake into the ground1 and say to thee3 #cg3aa4 ,thy way is good2 and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee4 #cg3ab4 ,treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness1 nor with an unjust man concerning justice1 nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous1 nor with a coward concerning war1 nor with a merchant about traffic1 nor with a buyer of selling1 nor with an envious man of giving thanks1 #cg3ac4 ,nor with the ungodly of piety1 nor with the dishonest of honesty1 nor with the field laborer of every work1 #cg3ad4 ,nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year1 nor with an idle servant of much business3 give no heed to these in any matter of counsel4 #cg3ae4 ,but be continually with a holy man1 whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of ,god1 #cg3af4 ,whose soul is according to thy own soul3 and who1 when thou shalt stumble in the dark1 will be sorry for thee4 #cg3ag4 ,and establish within thyself a heart of good counsel3 for there is no other thing of more worth to thee than it4 #cg3ah4 ,the soul of a holy man discovereth sometimes true things1 more than seven watchmen that sit in a high place to watch4 #cg3ai4 ,but above all these things pray to the most ,high1 that he may direct thy way in truth4 #cg3bj4 ,in all thy works let the true word go before thee1 and steady counsel before every action4 #cg3ba4 ,a wicked word shall change the heart3 out of which four manner of things arise1 good and evil1 life and death3 and the tongue is continually the ruler of them4 ,there is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many1 and yet is unprofitable to his own soul4 #cg3bb4 ,a skilful man hath taught many1 and is sweet to his own soul4 #cg3bc4 ,he that speaketh sophistically1 is hateful3 he shall be destitute of every thing4 #cg3bd4 ,grace is not given him from the ,lord3 for he is deprived of all wisdom4 #cg3be4 ,there is a wise man that is wise to his own soul3 and the fruit of his understanding is commendable4 #cg3bf4 ,a wise man instructeth his own people1 and the fruits of his understanding are faithful4 #cg3bg4 ,a wise man shall be filled with blessings1 and they that see shall praise him4 #cg3bh4 ,the life of a man is in the number of his days3 but the days of ,israel are innumerable4 #cg3bi4 ,a wise man shall inherit honour among his people1 and his name shall live for ever4 #cg3cj4 ,my son1 prove thy soul in thy life3 and if it be wicked1 give it no power3 #cg3ca4 ,for all things are not expedient for all1 and every kind pleaseth not every soul4 #cg3cb4 ,be not greedy in any feasting1 and pour not out thyself upon any meat3 #cg3cc4 ,for in many meats there will be sickness1 and greediness will turn to choler4 #cg3cd4 ,by surfeiting many have perished1 but he that is temperate1 shall prolong life4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ch ,of physicians and medicines3 what is to be done in sickness1 and how we are to mourn for the dead4 ,of the employments of labourers and artificers4 #ch3a4 ,honour the physician for the need thou hast of him3 for the most ,high hath created him4 #ch3b4 ,for all healing is from ,god1 and he shall receive gifts of the king4 #ch3c4 ,the skill of the physician shall lift up his head1 and in the sight of great men he shall be praised4 #ch3d4 ,the most ,high hath created medicines out of the earth1 and a wise man will not abhor them4 #ch3e4 ,was not bitter water made sweet with wood8 #ch3f4 ,the virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men1 and the most ,high hath given knowledge to men1 that he may be honoured in his wonders4 #ch3g4 ,by these he shall cure and shall allay their pains1 and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections1 and shall make up ointments of health1 and of his works there shall be no end4 #ch3h4 ,for the peace of ,god is over all the face of the earth4 #ch3i4 ,my son1 in thy sickness neglect not thyself1 but pray to the ,lord1 and he shall heal thee4 #ch3aj4 ,turn away from sin and order thy hands aright1 and cleanse thy heart from all offence4 #ch3aa4 ,give a sweet savour1 and a memorial of fine flour1 and make a fat offering1 and then give place to the physician4 #ch3ab4 ,for the ,lord created him3 and let him not depart from thee1 for his works are necessary4 #ch3ac4 ,for there is a time when thou must fall into their hands3 #ch3ad4 ,and they shall beseech the ,lord1 that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy1 for their conversation4 #ch3ae4 ,he that sinneth in the sight of his ,maker1 shall fall into the hands of the physician4 #ch3af4 ,my son1 shed tears over the dead1 and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm1 and according to judgment cover his body1 and neglect not his burial4 #ch3ag4 ,and for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day1 and then comfort thyself in thy sadness4 #ch3ah4 ,and make mourning for him according to his merit for a day1 or two1 for fear of detraction4 #ch3ai4 ,for of sadness cometh death1 and it overwhelmeth the strength1 and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck4 #ch3bj4 ,in withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth3 and the substance of the poor is according to his heart4 #ch3ba4 ,give not up thy heart to sadness1 but drive it from thee3 and remember the latter end4 #ch3bb4 ,forget it not3 for there is no returning1 and thou shalt do him no good1 and shalt hurt thyself4 #ch3bc4 ,remember my judgment3 for thine also shall be so3 yesterday for me1 and to day for thee4 #ch3bd4 ,when the dead is at rest1 let his remembrance rest1 and comfort him in the departing of his spirit4 #ch3be4 ,the wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure3 and he that is less in action1 shall receive wisdom4 ,a scribe444 ,that is1 a doctor of the law1 or1 a learned man4 #ch3bf4 ,with what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough1 and that glorieth in the goad1 that driveth the oxen therewith1 and is occupied in their labours1 and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls8 #ch3bg4 ,he shall give his mind to turn up furrows1 and his care is to give the kine fodder4 #ch3bh4 ,so every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day1 he who maketh graven seals1 and by his continual diligence varieth the figure3 he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture1 and by his watching shall finish the work4 #ch3bi4 ,so doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work4 ,the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh1 and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace4 #ch3cj4 ,the noise of the hammer is always in his ears1 and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh4 #ch3ca4 ,he setteth his mind to finish his work1 and his watching to polish them to perfection4 #ch3cb4 ,so doth the potter sitting at his work1 turning the wheel about with his feet1 who is always carefully set to his work1 and maketh all his work by number3 #ch3cc4 ,he fashioneth the clay with his arm1 and boweth down his strength before his feet3 #ch3cd4 ,he shall give his mind to finish the glazing1 and his watching to make clean the furnace4 #ch3ce4 ,all these trust to their hands1 and every one is wise in his own art4 #ch3cf4 ,without these a city is not built4 #ch3cg4 ,and they shall not dwell1 nor walk about therein1 and they shall not go up into the assembly4 #ch3ch4 ,upon the judges' seat they shall not sit1 and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand1 neither shall they declare discipline and judgment1 and they shall not be found where parables are spoken3 #ch3ci4 ,but they shall strengthen the state of the world1 and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft1 applying their soul1 and searching in the law of the most ,high4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ci ,the exercises of the wise man4 ,the ,lord is to be glorified for his works4 #ci3a4 ,the wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients1 and will be occupied in the prophets4 #ci3b4 ,he will keep the sayings of renowned men1 and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables4 #ci3c4 ,he will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs1 and will be conversant in the secrets of parables4 #ci3d4 ,he shall serve among great men1 and appear before the governor4 #ci3e4 ,he shall pass into strange countries3 for he shall try good and evil among men4 #ci3f4 ,he will give his heart to resort early to the ,lord that made him1 and he will pray in the sight of the most ,high4 #ci3g4 ,he will open his mouth in prayer1 and will make supplication for his sins4 #ci3h4 ,for if it shall please the great ,lord1 he will fill him with the spirit of understanding3 #ci3i4 ,and he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers1 and in his prayer he will confess to the ,lord4 #ci3aj4 ,and he shall direct his counsel1 and his knowledge1 and in his secrets shall he meditate4 #ci3aa4 ,he shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned1 and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the ,lord4 #ci3ab4 ,many shall praise his wisdom1 and it shall never be forgotten4 #ci3ac4 ,the memory of him shall not depart away1 and his name shall be in request from generation to generation4 #ci3ad4 ,nations shall declare his wisdom1 and the church shall shew forth his praise4 #ci3ae4 ,if he continue1 he shall leave a name above a thousand3 and if he rest1 it shall be to his advantage4 #ci3af4 ,i will yet meditate that ,i may declare3 for ,i am filled as with a holy transport4 #ci3ag4 ,by a voice he saith3 ,hear me1 ye divine offspring1 and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters4 ,ye divine offspring444 ,he speaks to the children of ,israel1 the people of ,god3 whom he exhorts to bud forth and flourish with virtue4 #ci3ah4 ,give ye a sweet odour as frankincense4 #ci3ai4 ,send forth flowers1 as the lily1 and yield a smell1 and bring forth leaves in grace1 and praise with canticles1 and bless the ,lord in his works4 #ci3bj4 ,magnify his name1 and give glory to him with the voice of your lips1 and with the canticles of your mouths1 and with harps1 and in praising him1 you shall say in this manner3 #ci3ba4 ,all the works of the ,lord are exceeding good4 #ci3bb4 ,at his word the waters stood as a heap3 and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters3 #ci3bc4 ,for at his commandment favour is shewn1 and there is no diminishing of his salvation4 #ci3bd4 ,the works of all flesh are before him1 and there is nothing hid from his eyes4 #ci3be4 ,he seeth from eternity to eternity1 and there is nothing wonderful before him4 #ci3bf4 ,there is no saying3 ,what is this1 or what is that8 for all things shall be sought in their time4 #ci3bg4 ,his blessing hath overflowed like a river4 #ci3bh4 ,and as a flood hath watered the earth2 so shall his wrath inherit the nations1 that have not sought after him4 #ci3bi4 ,even as he turned the waters into a dry land1 and the earth was made dry3 and his ways were made plain for their journey3 so to sinners they are stumblingblocks in his wrath4 #ci3cj4 ,good things were created for the good from the beginning1 so for the wicked1 good and evil things4 #ci3ca4 ,the principal things necessary for the life of men1 are water1 fire1 and iron1 salt1 milk1 and bread of flour1 and honey1 and the cluster of the grape1 and oil1 and clothing4 #ci3cb4 ,all these things shall be for good to the holy1 so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil4 #ci3cc4 ,there are spirits that are created for vengeance1 and in their fury they lay on grievous torments4 #ci3cd4 ,in the time of destruction they shall pour out their force3 and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them4 #ci3ce4 ,fire1 hail1 famine1 and death1 all these were created for vengeance4 #ci3cf4 ,the teeth of beasts1 and scorpions1 and serpents1 and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction4 #ci3cg4 ,in his commandments they shall feast1 and they shall be ready upon earth when need is1 and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word4 #ci3ch4 ,therefore from the beginning ,i was resolved1 and ,i have meditated1 and thought on these things and left them in writing1 #ci3ci4 ,all the works of the ,lord are good1 and he will furnish every work in due time4 #ci3dj4 ,it is not to be said3 ,this is worse than that3 for all shall be well approved in their time4 #ci3da4 ,now therefore with the whole heart and mouth praise ye him1 and bless the name of the ,lord4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dj ,the miseries of the life of man are relieved by the grace of ,god and his fear4 #dj3a4 ,great labour is created for all men1 and a heavy yoke is upon the children of ,adam from the day of their coming out of their mother's womb1 until the day of their burial into the mother of all4 #dj3b4 ,their thoughts1 and fears of the heart1 their imagination of things to come1 and the day of their end3 #dj3c4 ,from him that sitteth on a glorious throne1 unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes3 #dj3d4 ,from him that weareth purple1 and beareth the crown1 even to him that is covered with rough linen3 wrath1 envy1 trouble1 unquietness1 and the fear of death1 continual anger1 and strife1 #dj3e4 ,and in the time of rest upon his bed1 the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge4 #dj3f4 ,a little and as nothing is his rest1 and afterward in sleep1 as in the day of keeping watch4 #dj3g4 ,he is troubled in the vision of his heart1 as if he had escaped in the day of battle4 ,in the time of his safety he rose up1 and wondereth that there is no fear4 #dj3h4 ,such things happen to all flesh1 from man even to beast1 and upon sinners are sevenfold more4 #dj3i4 ,moreover1 death1 and bloodshed1 strife1 and sword1 oppressions1 famine1 and affliction1 and scourges3 #dj3aj4 ,all these things are created for the wicked1 and for their sakes came the flood4 #dj3aa4 ,all things that are of the earth1 shall return to the earth again1 and all waters shall return to the sea4 #dj3ab4 ,all bribery1 and injustice shall be blotted out1 and fidelity shall stand for ever4 #dj3ac4 ,the riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river1 and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain4 #dj3ad4 ,while he openeth his hands he shall rejoice3 but transgressors shall pine away in the end4 #dj3ae4 ,the offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches1 and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock4 #dj3af4 ,the weed growing over every water1 and at the bank of the river1 shall be pulled up before all grass4 #dj3ag4 ,grace is like a paradise in blessings1 and mercy remaineth for ever4 #dj3ah4 ,the life of a laborer that is content with what he hath1 shall be sweet1 and in it thou shalt find a treasure4 #dj3ai4 ,children1 and the building of a city shall establish a name1 but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both4 #dj3bj4 ,wine and music rejoice the heart1 but the love of wisdom is above them both4 #dj3ba4 ,the flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody1 but a pleasant tongue is above them both4 #dj3bb4 ,thy eye desireth favour and beauty1 but more than these green sown fields4 #dj3bc4 ,a friend and companion meeting together in season1 but above them both is a wife with her husband4 #dj3bd4 ,brethren are a help in the time of trouble1 but mercy shall deliver more than they4 #dj3be4 ,gold and silver make the feet stand sure3 but wise counsel is above them both4 #dj3bf4 ,riches and strength lift up the heart3 but above these is the fear of the ,lord4 #dj3bg4 ,there is no want in the fear of the ,lord1 and it needeth not to seek for help4 #dj3bh4 ,the fear of the ,lord is like a paradise of blessing1 and they have covered it above all glory4 #dj3bi4 ,my son1 in thy lifetime be not indigent3 for it is better to die than to want4 #dj3cj4 ,the life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life3 for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat4 #dj3ca4 ,but a man1 well instructed and taught1 will look to himself4 #dj3cb4 ,begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise1 but in his belly there shall burn a fire4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #da ,of the remembrance of death3 of an evil and of a good name3 of what things we ought to be ashamed4 #da3a4 ,o death1 how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions6 #da3b4 ,to a man that is at rest1 and whose ways are prosperous in all things1 and that is yet able to take meat6 #da3c4 ,o death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need1 and to him whose strength faileth3 #da3d4 ,who is in a decrepit age1 and that is in care about all things1 and to the distrustful that loseth patience6 #da3e4 ,fear not the sentence of death4 ,remember what things have been before thee1 and what shall come after thee3 this sentence is from the ,lord upon all flesh4 #da3f4 ,and what shall come upon thee by the good pleasure of the most ,high8 whether ten1 or a hundred1 or a thousand years4 #da3g4 ,for among the dead there is no accusing of life4 #da3h4 ,the children of sinners become children of abominations1 and they that converse near the houses of the ungodly4 #da3i4 ,the inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish1 and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach4 #da3aj4 ,the children will complain of an ungodly father1 because for his sake they are in reproach4 #da3aa4 ,woe to you1 ungodly men1 who have forsaken the law of the most high ,lord4 #da3ab4 ,and if you be born1 you shall be born in malediction3 and if you die1 in malediction shall be your portion4 #da3ac4 ,all things that are of the earth1 shall return into the earth3 so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction4 #da3ad4 ,the mourning of men is about their body1 but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out4 #da3ae4 ,take care of a good name3 for this shall continue with thee1 more than a thousand treasures precious and great4 #da3af4 ,a good life hath its number of days3 but a good name shall continue for ever4 #da3ag4 ,my children1 keep discipline in peace3 for wisdom that is hid1 and a treasure that is not seen1 what profit is there in them both8 #da3ah4 ,better is the man that hideth his folly1 than the man that hideth his wisdom4 #da3ai4 ,wherefore have a shame of these things ,i am now going to speak of4 ,have a shame1 etc444 ,that is to say1 be ashamed of doing any of these things1 which ,i am now going to mention2 for though sometimes shamefacedness is not to be indulged3 yet it is often good and necessary3 as in the following cases4 #da3bj4 ,for it is not good to keep all shamefacedness3 and all things do not please all men in opinion4 #da3ba4 ,be ashamed of fornication before father and mother3 and of a lie before a governor and a man in power3 #da3bb4 ,of an offence before a prince1 and a judge3 of iniquity before a congregation and a people3 #da3bc4 ,of injustice before a companion and friend3 and in regard to the place where thou dwellest1 #da3bd4 ,of theft1 and of the truth of ,god1 and the covenant3 of leaning with thy elbow over meat1 and of deceit in giving and taking3 #da3be4 ,of silence before them that salute thee3 of looking upon a harlot3 and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman4 #da3bf4 ,turn not away thy face from thy neighbour1 and of taking away a portion and not restoring4 #da3bg4 ,gaze not upon another man's wife1 and be not inquisitive after his handmaid1 and approach not her bed4 #da3bh4 ,be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends3 and after thou hast given1 upbraid not4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #db ,of what things we ought not to be ashamed4 ,cautions with regard to women4 ,the works and greatness of ,god4 #db3a4 ,repeat not the word which thou hast heard1 and disclose not the thing that is secret2 so shalt thou be truly without confusion1 and shalt find favour before all men3 be not ashamed of any of these things1 and accept no person to sin thereby3 #db3b4 ,of the law of the most ,high1 and of his covenant1 and of judgment to justify the ungodly3 #db3c4 ,of the affair of companions and travellers1 and of the gift of the inheritance of friends3 #db3d4 ,of exactness of balance and weights1 of getting much or little3 #db3e4 ,of the corruption of buying1 and of merchants1 and of much correction of children1 and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed4 #db3f4 ,sure keeping is good over a wicked wife4 #db3g4 ,where there are many hands1 shut up1 and deliver all things in number1 and weight3 and put all in writing that thou givest out or receivest in4 #db3h4 ,be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish1 and the aged1 that are judged by young men3 and thou shalt be well instructed in all things1 and well approved in the sight of all men living4 #db3i4 ,the father waketh for the daughter when no man knoweth1 and the care for her taketh away his sleep1 when she is young1 lest she pass away the flower of her age1 and when she is married1 lest she should be hateful3 #db3aj4 ,in her virginity1 lest she should be corrupted1 and be found with child in her father's house3 and having a husband1 lest she should misbehave herself1 or at the least become barren4 #db3aa4 ,keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter3 lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies1 and a byword in the city1 and a reproach among the people1 and she make thee ashamed before all the multitude4 #db3ab4 ,behold not everybody's beauty3 and tarry not among women4 #db3ac4 ,for from garments cometh a moth1 and from a woman the iniquity of a man4 #db3ad4 ,for better is the iniquity of a man1 than a woman doing a good turn1 and a woman bringing shame and reproach4 ,better is the iniquity1 etc444 ,that is1 there is1 commonly speaking1 less danger to be apprehended to the soul from the churlishness1 or injuries we receive from men1 than from the flattering favours and familiarity of women4 #db3ae4 ,i will now remember the works of the ,lord1 and ,i will declare the things ,i have seen4 ,by the words of the ,lord are his works4 #db3af4 ,the sun giving light hath looked upon all things1 and full of the glory of the ,lord is his work4 #db3ag4 ,hath not the ,lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works1 which the ,lord ,almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory8 #db3ah4 ,he hath searched out the deep1 and the heart of men3 and considered their crafty devices4 #db3ai4 ,for the ,lord knoweth all knowledge1 and hath beheld the signs of the world1 he declareth the things that are past1 and the things that are to come1 and revealeth the traces of hidden things4 #db3bj4 ,no thought escapeth him1 and no word can hide itself from him4 #db3ba4 ,he hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom3 and he is from eternity to eternity1 and to him nothing may be added1 #db3bb4 ,nor can he be diminished1 and he hath no need of any counsellor4 #db3bc4 ,o how desirable are all his works1 and what we can know is but as a spark6 #db3bd4 ,all these things live1 and remain for ever1 and for every use all things obey him4 #db3be4 ,all things are double1 one against another1 and he hath made nothing defective4 #db3bf4 ,he hath established the good things of every one4 ,and who shall be filled with beholding his glory8 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dc ,the works of ,god are exceedingly glorious and wonderful3 no man is able sufficiently to praise him4 #dc3a4 ,the firmament on high is his beauty1 the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew4 #dc3b4 ,the sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising1 an admirable instrument1 the work of the most ,high4 #dc3c4 ,at noon he burneth the earth1 and who can abide his burning heat8 ,as one keeping a furnace in the works of heat3 #dc3d4 ,the sun three times as much1 burneth the mountains1 breathing out fiery vapours1 and shining with his beams1 he blindeth the eyes4 #dc3e4 ,great is the ,lord that made him1 and at his words he hath hastened his course4 #dc3f4 ,and the moon in all in her season1 is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world4 #dc3g4 ,from the moon is the sign of the festival day1 a light that decreaseth in her perfection4 #dc3h4 ,the month is called after her name1 increasing wonderfully in her perfection4 #dc3i4 ,being an instrument of the armies on high1 shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven4 #dc3aj4 ,the glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven2 the ,lord enlighteneth the world on high4 #dc3aa4 ,by the words of the holy one they stand in judgment1 and shall never fall in their watches4 #dc3ab4 ,look upon the rainbow1 and bless him that made it3 it is very beautiful in its brightness4 #dc3ac4 ,it encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory1 the hands of the most ,high have displayed it4 #dc3ad4 ,by his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace1 and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment4 #dc3ae4 ,through this are the treasures opened1 and the clouds fly out like birds4 #dc3af4 ,by his greatness he hath fixed the clouds1 and the hailstones are broken4 #dc3ag4 ,at his sight shall the mountains be shaken1 and at his will the south wind shall blow4 #dc3ah4 ,the noise of his thunder shall strike the earth1 so doth the northern storm1 and the whirlwind3 #dc3ai4 ,and as the birds lighting upon the earth1 he scattereth snow1 and the falling thereof1 is as the coming down of locusts4 #dc3bj4 ,the eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof1 and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof4 #dc3ba4 ,he shall pour frost as salt upon the earth3 and when it freezeth1 it shall become like the tops of thistles4 #dc3bb4 ,the cold north wind bloweth1 and the water is congealed into crystal2 upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest1 and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate4 #dc3bc4 ,and it shall devour the mountains1 and burn the wilderness1 and consume all that is green as with fire4 #dc3bd4 ,a present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud1 and a dew that meeteth it1 by the heat that cometh1 shall overpower it4 #dc3be4 ,at his word the wind is still1 and with his thought he appeaseth the deep1 and the ,lord hath planted islands therein4 #dc3bf4 ,let them that sail on the sea1 tell the dangers thereof3 and when we hear with our ears1 we shall admire4 #dc3bg4 ,there are great and wonderful works3 a variety of beasts1 and of all living things1 and the monstrous creatures of whales4 #dc3bh4 ,through him is established the end of their journey1 and by his word all things are regulated4 #dc3bi4 ,we shall say much1 and yet shall want words3 but the sum of our words is1 ,he is all4 #dc3cj4 ,what shall we be able to do to glorify him8 for the ,almighty himself is above all his works4 #dc3ca4 ,the ,lord is terrible1 and exceeding great1 and his power is admirable4 #dc3cb4 ,glorify the ,lord as much as ever you can1 for he will yet far exceed1 and his magnificence is wonderful4 #dc3cc4 ,blessing the ,lord1 exalt him as much as you can2 for he is above all praise4 #dc3cd4 ,when you exalt him put forth all your strength1 and be not weary3 for you can never go far enough4 #dc3ce4 ,who shall see him1 and declare him8 and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning8 #dc3cf4 ,there are many things hidden from us that are greater than these3 for we have seen but a few of his works4 #dc3cg4 ,but the ,lord hath made all things1 and to the godly he hath given wisdom4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dd ,the praises of the holy fathers1 in particular of ,enoch1 ,noe1 ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob4 #dd3a4 ,let us now praise men of renown and our fathers in their generation4 #dd3b4 ,the ,lord hath wrought great glory through his magnificence from the beginning4 #dd3c4 ,such as have borne rule in their dominions1 men of great power1 and endued with their wisdom1 shewing forth in the prophets the dignity of prophets1 #dd3d4 ,and ruling over the present people1 and by the strength of wisdom instructing the people in most holy words4 #dd3e4 ,such as by their skill sought out musical tunes1 and published canticles of the scriptures4 #dd3f4 ,rich men in virtue1 studying beautifulness3 living at peace in their houses4 #dd3g4 ,all these have gained glory in their generations1 and were praised in their days4 #dd3h4 ,they that were born of them have left a name behind them1 that their praises might be related3 #dd3i4 ,and there are some1 of whom there is no memorial3 who are perished1 as if they had never been3 and are become as if they had never been born1 and their children with them4 #dd3aj4 ,but these were men of mercy1 whose godly deeds have not failed3 #dd3aa4 ,good things continue with their seed1 #dd3ab4 ,their posterity are a holy inheritance1 and their seed hath stood in the covenants4 #dd3ac4 ,and their children for their sakes remain for ever3 their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken4 #dd3ad4 ,their bodies are buried in peace1 and their name liveth unto generation and generation4 #dd3ae4 ,let the people shew forth their wisdom1 and the church declare their praise4 #dd3af4 ,henoch pleased ,god1 and was translated into paradise1 that he may give repentance to the nations4 #dd3ag4 ,noe was found perfect1 just1 and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation4 #dd3ah4 ,therefore was there a remnant left to the earth1 when the flood came4 #dd3ai4 ,the covenants of the world were made with him1 that all flesh should no more be destroyed with the flood4 #dd3bj4 ,abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations1 and there was not found the like to him in glory1 who kept the law of the most ,high1 and was in covenant with him4 #dd3ba4 ,in his flesh he established the covenant1 and in temptation he was found faithful4 #dd3bb4 ,therefore by an oath he gave him glory in his posterity1 that he should increase as the dust of the earth1 #dd3bc4 ,and that he would exalt his seed as the stars1 and they should inherit from sea to sea1 and from the river to the ends of the earth4 #dd3bd4 ,and he did in like manner with ,isaac for the sake of ,abraham his father4 #dd3be4 ,the ,lord gave him the blessing of all nations1 and confirmed his covenant upon the head of ,jacob4 #dd3bf4 ,he acknowledged him in his blessings1 and gave him an inheritance1 and divided him his portion in twelve tribes4 #dd3bg4 ,and he preserved for him men of mercy1 that found grace in the eyes of all flesh4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #de ,the praises of ,moses1 of ,aaron1 and of ,phinees4 #de3a4 ,moses was beloved of ,god1 and men3 whose memory is in benediction4 #de3b4 ,he made him like the saints in glory1 and magnified him in the fear of his enemies1 and with his words he made prodigies to cease4 #de3c4 ,he glorified him in the sight of kings1 and gave him commandments in the sight of his people1 and shewed him his glory4 #de3d4 ,he sanctified him in his faith1 and meekness1 and chose him out of all flesh4 #de3e4 ,for he heard him1 and his voice1 and brought him into a cloud4 #de3f4 ,and he gave him commandments before his face1 and a law of life and instruction1 that he might teach ,jacob his covenant1 and ,israel his judgments4 #de3g4 ,he exalted ,aaron his brother1 and like to himself of the tribe of ,levi3 #de3h4 ,he made an everlasting covenant with him1 and gave him the priesthood of the nation1 and made him blessed in glory1 #de3i4 ,and he girded him about with a glorious girdle1 and clothed him with a robe of glory1 and crowned him with majestic attire4 #de3aj4 ,he put upon him a garment to the feet1 and breeches1 and an ephod1 and he compassed him with many little bells of gold all round about1 #de3aa4 ,that as he went there might be a sound1 and a noise made that might be heard in the temple1 for a memorial to the children of his people4 #de3ab4 ,he gave him a holy robe of gold1 and blue1 and purple1 a woven work of a wise man1 endued with judgment and truth3 #de3ac4 ,of twisted scarlet the work of an artist1 with precious stones cut and set in gold1 and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial1 according to the number of the tribes of ,israel4 #de3ad4 ,and a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved ,holiness1 an ornament of honour3 a work of power1 and delightful to the eyes for its beauty4 #de3ae4 ,before him there were none so beautiful1 even from the beginning4 #de3af4 ,no stranger was ever clothed with them1 but only his children alone1 and his grandchildren for ever4 #de3ag4 ,his sacrifices were consumed with fire every day4 #de3ah4 ,moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil4 #de3ai4 ,this was made to him for an everlasting testament1 and to his seed as the days of heaven1 to execute the office of the priesthood1 and to have praise1 and to glorify his people in his name4 #de3bj4 ,he chose him out of all men living1 to offer sacrifice to ,god1 incense1 and a good savour1 for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people3 #de3ba4 ,and he gave him power in his commandments1 in the covenants of his judgments1 that he should teach ,jacob his testimonies1 and give light to ,israel in his law4 #de3bb4 ,and strangers stood up against him1 and through envy the men that were with ,dathan and ,abiron1 compassed him about in the wilderness1 and the congregation of ,core in their wrath4 #de3bc4 ,the ,lord ,god saw and it pleased him not1 and they were consumed in his wrathful indignation4 #de3bd4 ,he wrought wonders upon them1 and consumed them with a flame of fire4 #de3be4 ,and he added glory to ,aaron1 and gave him an inheritance1 and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth4 #de3bf4 ,he prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness3 for the sacrifices also of the ,lord they shall eat1 which he gave to him1 and to his seed4 #de3bg4 ,but he shall not inherit among the people in the land1 and he hath no portion among the people3 for he himself is his portion and inheritance4 #de3bh4 ,phinees the son of ,eleazar is the third in glory1 by imitating him in the fear of the ,lord3 #de3bi4 ,and he stood up in the shameful fall of the people3 in the goodness and readiness of his soul he appeased ,god for ,israel4 #de3cj4 ,therefore he made to him a covenant of peace1 to be the prince of the sanctuary1 and of his people1 that the dignity of priesthood should be to him and to his seed for ever4 #de3ca4 ,and a covenant to ,david the king1 the son of ,jesse of the tribe of ,juda1 an inheritance to him and to his seed1 that he might give wisdom into our heart to judge his people in justice1 that their good things might not be abolished1 and he made their glory in their nation everlasting4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #df ,the praise of ,josue1 of ,caleb1 and of ,samuel4 #df3a4 ,valiant in war was ,jesus the son of ,nave1 who was successor of ,moses among the prophets1 who was great according to his name1 ,jesus the son of ,nave444 ,so ,josue is named in the ,greek ,bibles4 ,for ,josue and ,jesus signify the same thing1 viz41 a saviour4 #df3b4 ,very great for the saving the elect of ,god1 to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them1 that he might get the inheritance for ,israel4 #df3c4 ,how great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands1 and stretched out swords against the cities8 #df3d4 ,who before him hath so resisted8 for the ,lord himself brought the enemies4 #df3e4 ,was not the sun stopped in his anger1 and one day made as two8 #df3f4 ,he called upon the most high ,sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side1 and the great and holy ,god heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force4 #df3g4 ,he made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies1 and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries4 ,and in the descent444 ,of ,beth-horon 7,jos4 #aj474 #df3h4 ,that the nations might know his power1 that it is not easy to fight against ,god4 ,and he followed the mighty one3 #df3i4 ,and in the days of ,moses he did a work of mercy1 he and ,caleb the son of ,jephone1 in standing against the enemy1 and withholding the people from sins1 and appeasing the wicked murmuring4 #df3aj4 ,and they two being appointed1 were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot1 to bring them into their inheritance1 into the land that floweth with milk and honey4 #df3aa4 ,and the ,lord gave strength also to ,caleb1 and his strength continued even to his old age1 so that he went up to the high places of the land1 and his seed obtained it for an inheritance3 #df3ab4 ,that all the children of ,israel might see1 that it is good to obey the holy ,god4 #df3ac4 ,then all the judges1 every one by name1 whose heart was not corrupted3 who turned not away from the ,lord1 #df3ad4 ,that their memory might be blessed1 and their bones spring up out of their place1 #df3ae4 ,and their name continue for ever1 the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children4 #df3af4 ,samuel the prophet of the ,lord1 the beloved of the ,lord his ,god1 established a new government1 and anointed princes over his people4 #df3ag4 ,by the law of the ,lord he judged the congregation1 and the ,god of ,jacob beheld1 and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet4 #df3ah4 ,and he was known to be faithful in his words1 because he saw the ,god of light3 #df3ai4 ,and called upon the name of the ,lord ,almighty1 in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side1 when he offered a lamb without blemish4 #df3bj4 ,and the ,lord thundered from heaven1 and with a great noise made his voice to be heard4 #df3ba4 ,and he crushed the princes of the ,tyrians1 and all the lords of the ,philistines3 #df3bb4 ,and before the time of the end of his life in the world1 he protested before the ,lord1 and his anointed3 money1 or any thing else1 even to a shoe1 he had not taken of any man1 and no man did accuse him4 #df3bc4 ,and after this he slept1 and he made known to the king1 and shewed him the end of his life1 and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #dg ,the praise of ,nathan1 of ,david1 and of ,solomon3 ,of his fall and punishment4 #dg3a4 ,then ,nathan the prophet arose in the days of ,david4 #dg3b4 ,and as the fat taken away from the flesh1 so was ,david chosen from among the children of ,israel4 #dg3c4 ,he played with lions as with lambs3 and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock1 in his youth4 #dg3d4 ,did not he kill the giant1 and take away reproach from his people8 #dg3e4 ,in lifting up his hand1 with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of ,goliath3 #dg3f4 ,for he called upon the ,lord the ,almighty1 and he gave strength in his right hand1 to take away the mighty warrior1 and to set up the horn of his nation4 #dg3g4 ,so in ten thousand did he glorify him1 and praised him in the blessings of the ,lord1 in offering to him a crown of glory3 #dg3h4 ,for he destroyed the enemies on every side1 and extirpated the ,philistines the adversaries unto this day3 he broke their horn for ever4 #dg3i4 ,in all his works he gave thanks to the holy one1 and to the most ,high1 with words of glory4 #dg3aj4 ,with his whole heart he praised the ,lord1 and loved ,god that made him3 and he gave him power against his enemies3 #dg3aa4 ,and he set singers before the altar1 and by their voices he made sweet melody4 #dg3ab4 ,and to the festivals he added beauty1 and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life1 that they should praise the holy name of the ,lord1 and magnify the holiness of ,god in the morning4 #dg3ac4 ,the ,lord took away his sins1 and exalted his horn for ever3 and he gave him a covenant of the kingdom1 and a throne of glory in ,israel4 #dg3ad4 ,after him arose up a wise son1 and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies4 #dg3ae4 ,solomon reigned in days of peace1 and ,god brought all his enemies under him1 that he might build a house in his name1 and prepare a sanctuary for ever3 ,o how wise wast thou in thy youth6 #dg3af4 ,and thou wast filled as a river with wisdom1 and thy soul covered the earth4 #dg3ag4 ,and thou didst multiply riddles in parables3 thy name went abroad to the islands far off1 and thou wast beloved in thy peace4 #dg3ah4 ,the countries wondered at thee for thy canticles1 and proverbs1 and parables1 and interpretations1 #dg3ai4 ,and at the name of the ,lord ,god1 whose surname is1 ,god of ,israel4 #dg3bj4 ,thou didst gather gold as copper1 and didst multiply silver as lead1 #dg3ba4 ,and thou didst bow thyself to women3 and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection4 #dg3bb4 ,thou hast stained thy glory1 and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children1 and to have thy folly kindled1 #dg3bc4 ,that thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided1 and out of ,ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule4 #dg3bd4 ,but ,god will not leave off his mercy1 and he will not destroy1 nor abolish his own works1 neither will he cut up by the roots the offspring of his elect3 and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the ,lord4 #dg3be4 ,wherefore he gave a remnant to ,jacob1 and to ,david of the same stock4 #dg3bf4 ,and ,solomon had an end with his fathers4 #dg3bg4 ,and he left behind him of his seed1 the folly of the nation1 #dg3bh4 ,even ,roboam that had little wisdom1 who turned away the people through his counsel3 #dg3bi4 ,and ,jeroboam the son of ,nabat1 who caused ,israel to sin1 and shewed ,ephraim the way of sin1 and their sins were multiplied exceedingly4 #dg3cj4 ,they removed them far away from their land4 #dg3ca4 ,and they sought out all iniquities1 till vengeance came upon them1 and put an end to all their sins4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapte #dh ,the praise of ,elias1 of ,eliseus1 of ,ezechias1 and of ,isaias4 #dh3a4 ,and ,elias the prophet stood up1 as a fire1 and his word burnt like a torch4 #dh3b4 ,he brought a famine upon them1 and they that provoked him in their envy1 were reduced to a small number1 for they could not endure the commandments of the ,lord4 #dh3c4 ,by the word of the ,lord he shut up the heaven1 and he brought down fire from heaven thrice4 #dh3d4 ,thus was ,elias magnified in his wondrous works4 ,and who can glory like to thee8 #dh3e4 ,who raisedst up a dead man from below1 from the lot of death1 by the word of the ,lord ,god4 #dh3f4 ,who broughtest down kings to destruction1 and brokest easily their power in pieces1 and the glorious from their bed4 #dh3g4 ,who heardest judgment in ,sina1 and in ,horeb the judgments of vengeance4 #dh3h4 ,who anointedst kings to penance1 and madest prophets successors after thee4 #dh3i4 ,who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire1 in a chariot of fiery horses4 #dh3aj4 ,who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the ,lord1 to reconcile the heart of the father to the son1 and to restore the tribes of ,jacob4 #dh3aa4 ,blessed are they that saw thee1 and were honoured with thy friendship4 #dh3ab4 ,for we live only in our life1 but after death our name shall not be such4 #dh3ac4 ,elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind1 and his spirit was filled up in ,eliseus3 in his days he feared not the prince1 and no man was more powerful than he4 #dh3ad4 ,no word could overcome him1 and after death his body prophesied4 #dh3ae4 ,in his life he did great wonders1 and in death he wrought miracles4 #dh3af4 ,for all this the people repented not1 neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land1 and were scattered through all the earth4 #dh3ag4 ,and there was left but a small people1 and a prince in the house of ,david4 #dh3ah4 ,some of these did that which pleased ,god3 but others committed many sins4 #dh3ai4 ,ezechias fortified his city1 and brought in water into the midst thereof1 and he digged a rock with iron1 and made a well for water4 #dh3bj4 ,in his days ,sennacherib came up1 and sent ,rabsaces1 and lifted up his hand against them1 and he stretched out his hand against ,sion1 and became proud through his power4 #dh3ba4 ,then their hearts and hands trembled1 and they were in pain as women in travail4 #dh3bb4 ,and they called upon the ,lord who is merciful1 and spreading their hands1 they lifted them up to heaven3 and the holy ,lord ,god quickly heard their voice4 #dh3bc4 ,he was not mindful of their sins1 neither did he deliver them up to their enemies1 but he purified them by the hand of ,isaias1 the holy prophet4 #dh3bd4 ,he overthrew the army of the ,assyrians1 and the angel of the ,lord destroyed them4 #dh3be4 ,for ,ezechias did that which pleased ,god1 and walked valiantly in the way of ,david his father1 which ,isaias1 the great prophet1 and faithful in the sight of ,god1 had commanded him4 #dh3bf4 ,in his days the sun wen backward1 and he lengthened the king's life4 #dh3bg4 ,with a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last1 and comforted the mourners in ,sion4 #dh3bh4 ,he showed what should come to pass for ever1 and secret things before they came4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #di ,the praise of ,josias1 of ,jeremias1 ,ezechiel1 and the twelve prophets4 ,also of ,zorobabel1 ,jesus the son of ,josedech1 ,nehemias1 ,enoch1 ,joseph1 ,seth1 ,sem1 and ,adam4 #di3a4 ,the memory of ,josias is like the composition of a sweet smell made by the art of a perfumer3 #di3b4 ,his remembrance shall be sweet as honey in every mouth1 and as music at a banquet of wine4 #di3c4 ,he was directed by ,god unto the repentance of the nation1 and he took away the abominations of wickedness4 #di3d4 ,and he directed his heart towards the ,lord1 and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness4 #di3e4 ,except ,david1 and ,ezechias and ,josias1 all committed sin4 #di3f4 ,for the kings of ,juda forsook the law of the most ,high1 and despised the fear of ,god4 #di3g4 ,so they gave their kingdom to others1 and their glory to a strange nation1 #di3h4 ,they burnt the chosen city of holiness1 and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of ,jeremias4 #di3i4 ,for they treated him evil1 who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb1 to overthrow1 and pluck up1 and destroy1 and to build again1 and renew4 #di3aj4 ,it was ,ezechiel that saw the glorious vision1 which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims4 #di3aa4 ,for he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain1 and of doing good to them that shewed right ways4 #di3ab4 ,and may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place3 for they strengthened ,jacob1 and redeemed themselves by strong faith4 #di3ac4 ,how shall we magnify ,zorobabel8 for he was as a signet on the right hand2 #di3ad4 ,in like manner ,jesus the son of ,josedec who in their days built the house1 and set up a holy temple to the ,lord1 prepared for everlasting glory4 #di3ae4 ,and let ,nehemias be a long time remembered1 who raised up for us our walls that were cast down1 and set up the gates and the bars1 who rebuilt our houses4 #di3af4 ,no man was born upon earth like ,henoch3 for he also was taken up from the earth4 #di3ag4 ,nor as ,joseph1 who was a man born prince of his brethren1 the support of his family1 the ruler of his brethren1 the stay of the people3 #di3ah4 ,and his bones were visited1 and after death they prophesied4 ,they prophesied444 ,that is1 by their being carried out of ,egypt they verified the prophetic prediction of ,joseph4 ,gen4 #ej4 #di3ai4 ,seth and ,sem obtained glory among men3 and above every soul ,adam in the beginning1 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ej ,the praises of ,simon the high priest4 ,the conclusion4 #ej3a4 ,simon the high priest1 the son of ,onias1 who in his life propped up the house1 and in his days fortified the temple4 #ej3b4 ,by him also the height of the temple was founded1 the double building and the high walls of the temple4 #ej3c4 ,in his days the wells of water flowed out1 and they were filled as the sea above measure4 #ej3d4 ,he took care of his nation1 and delivered it from destruction4 #ej3e4 ,he prevailed to enlarge the city1 and obtained glory in his conversation with the people3 and enlarged the entrance of the house and the court4 #ej3f4 ,he shone in his days as the morning star in the midst of a cloud1 and as the moon at the full4 #ej3g4 ,and as the sun when it shineth1 so did he shine in the temple of ,god4 #ej3h4 ,and as the rainbow giving light in bright clouds1 and as the flower of roses in the days of the spring1 and as the lilies that are on the brink of the water1 and as the sweet smelling frankincense in the time of summer4 #ej3i4 ,as a bright fire1 and frankincense burning in the fire4 #ej3aj4 ,as a massy vessel of gold1 adorned with every precious stone4 #ej3aa4 ,as an olive tree budding forth1 and a cypress tree rearing itself on high1 when he put on the robe of glory1 and was clothed with the perfection of power4 ,clothed with the perfection of power444 ,that is1 with all the vestments denoting his dignity and authority4 #ej3ab4 ,when he went up to the holy altar1 he honoured the vesture of holiness4 #ej3ac4 ,and when he took the portions out of the hands of the priests1 he himself stood by the altar4 ,and about him was the ring of his brethren3 and as the cedar planted in mount ,libanus1 #ej3ad4 ,and as branches of palm trees1 they stood round about him1 and all the sons of ,aaron in their glory4 #ej3ae4 ,and the oblation of the ,lord was in their hands1 before all the congregation of ,israel3 and finishing his service1 on the altar1 to honour the offering of the most high ,king1 #ej3af4 ,he stretched forth his hand to make a libation1 and offered of the blood of the grape4 #ej3ag4 ,he poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high ,prince4 #ej3ah4 ,then the sons of ,aaron shouted1 they sounded with beaten trumpets1 and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before ,god4 #ej3ai4 ,then all the people together made haste1 and fell down to the earth upon their faces1 to adore the ,lord their ,god1 and to pray to the ,almighty ,god the most ,high4 #ej3bj4 ,and the singers lifted up their voices1 and in the great house the sound of sweet melody was increased4 #ej3ba4 ,and the people in prayer besought the ,lord the most ,high1 until the worship of the ,lord was perfected1 and they had finished their office4 #ej3bb4 ,then coming down1 he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of ,israel1 to give glory to ,god with his lips1 and to glory in his name3 #ej3bc4 ,and he repeated his prayer1 willing to shew the power of ,god4 #ej3bd4 ,and now pray ye to the ,god of all1 who hath done great things in all the earth1 who hath increased our days from our mother's womb1 and hath done with us according to his mercy4 #ej3be4 ,may he grant us joyfulness of heart1 and that there be peace in our days in ,israel for ever3 #ej3bf4 ,that ,israel may believe that the mercy of ,god is with us1 to deliver us in his days4 #ej3bg4 ,there are two nations which my soul abhorreth3 and the third is no nation3 which ,i hate3 ,abhorreth444 ,viz41 with a holy indignation1 as enemies of ,god and persecutors of his people4 ,such were then the ,edomites who abode in mount ,seir1 the ,philistines1 and the ,samaritans who dwelt in ,sichem1 and had their schismatical temple in that neighbourhood4 #ej3bh4 ,they that sit on mount ,seir1 and the ,philistines1 and the foolish people that dwell in ,sichem4 #ej3bi4 ,jesus the son of ,sirach1 of ,jerusalem1 hath written in this book the doctrine of wisdom and instruction1 who renewed wisdom from his heart4 #ej3cj4 ,blessed is he that is conversant in these good things and he that layeth them up in his heart1 shall be wise always4 #ej3ca4 ,for if he do them1 he shall be strong to do all things3 because the light of ,god guideth his steps4 ,ecclesiasticus ,chapter #ea ,a prayer of praise and thanksgiving4 #ea3a4 ,a prayer of ,jesus the son of ,sirach4 ,i will give glory to thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,o ,king1 and ,i will praise thee1 ,o ,god my ,saviour4 #ea3b4 ,i will give glory to thy name3 for thou hast been a helper and protector to me4 #ea3c4 ,and hast preserved my body from destruction1 from the snare of an unjust tongue1 and from the lips of them that forge lies1 and in the sight of them that stood by1 thou hast been my helper4 #ea3d4 ,and thou hast delivered me1 according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name1 from them that did roar1 prepared to devour4 #ea3e4 ,out of the hands of them that sought my life1 and from the gates of afflictions1 which compassed me about3 #ea3f4 ,from the oppression of the flame which surrounded me1 and in the midst of the fire ,i was not burnt4 #ea3g4 ,from the depth of the belly of hell1 and from an unclean tongue1 and from lying words1 from an unjust king1 and from a slanderous tongue3 #ea3h4 ,my soul shall praise the ,lord even to death4 #ea3i4 ,and my life was drawing near to hell beneath4 #ea3aj4 ,they compassed me on every side1 and there was no one that would help me4 ,i looked for the succour of men1 and there was none4 #ea3aa4 ,i remembered thy mercy1 ,o ,lord1 and thy works1 which are from the beginning of the world4 #ea3ab4 ,how thou deliverest them that wait for thee1 ,o ,lord1 and savest them out of the hands of the nations4 #ea3ac4 ,thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and ,i have prayed for death to pass away4 #ea3ad4 ,i called upon the ,lord1 the father of my ,lord1 that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble1 and in the time of the proud without help4 #ea3ae4 ,i will praise thy name continually1 and will praise it with thanksgiving1 and my prayer was heard4 #ea3af4 ,and thou hast saved me from destruction1 and hast delivered me from the evil time4 #ea3ag4 ,therefore ,i will give thanks1 and praise thee1 and bless the name of the ,lord4 #ea3ah4 ,when ,i was yet young1 before ,i wandered about1 ,i sought for wisdom openly in my prayer4 #ea3ai4 ,i prayed for her before the temple1 and unto the very end ,i will seek after her1 and she flourished as a grape soon ripe4 #ea3bj4 ,my heart delighted in her1 my foot walked in the right way1 from my youth up ,i sought after her4 #ea3ba4 ,i bowed down my ear a little1 and received her4 #ea3bb4 ,i found much wisdom in myself1 and profited much therein4 #ea3bc4 ,to him that giveth me wisdom1 will ,i give glory4 #ea3bd4 ,for ,i have determined to follow her3 ,i have had a zeal for good1 and shall not be confounded4 #ea3be4 ,my soul hath wrestled for her1 and in doing it ,i have been confirmed4 #ea3bf4 ,i stretched forth my hands on high1 and ,i bewailed my ignorance of her4 #ea3bg4 ,i directed my soul to her1 and in knowledge ,i found her4 #ea3bh4 ,i possessed my heart with her from the beginning3 therefore ,i shall not be forsaken4 #ea3bi4 ,my entrails were troubled in seeking her3 therefore shall ,i possess a good possession4 #ea3cj4 ,the ,lord hath given me a tongue for my reward3 and with it ,i will praise him4 #ea3ca4 ,draw near to me1 ye unlearned1 and gather yourselves together into the hours of discipline4 #ea3cb4 ,why are ye slow and what do you say of these things8 your souls are exceeding thirsty4 #ea3cc4 ,i have opened my mouth1 and have spoken3 buy her for yourselves without silver1 #ea3cd4 ,and submit your neck to the yoke1 and let your soul receive discipline3 for she is near at hand to be found4 #ea3ce4 ,behold with your eyes how ,i have laboured a little1 and have found much rest to myself4 #ea3cf4 ,receive ye discipline as a great sum of money1 and possess abundance of gold by her4 #ea3cg4 ,let your soul rejoice in his mercy and you shall not be confounded in his praise4 #ea3ch4 ,work your work before the time1 and he will give you your reward in his time4