SIRACH 21...
1/ My son, if you have sinned, do so no more, and for your past sins pray to be forgiven.
2/ Flee from sin as from a serpent. that will bite you if you go near it; Its teeth are lion's teeth, destroying the souls of men.
3/ Every offense is a two-edged sword; when it cuts, there can be no healing.
4/ Violence and arrogance wipe out wealth; so too a proud man's home is destroyed.
5/ Prayer from a poor man's lips is heard at once, and justice is quickly granted him.
6/ He who hates correction walks the sinner's path, but he who fears the LORD repents in his heart.
7/ Widely known is the boastful speaker but the wise man knows his own faults.
8/ He who builds his house with another's money is collecting stones for his funeral mound.
9/ A band of criminals is like a bundle of tow; they will end in a flaming fire.
10/ The path of sinners is smooth stones that end in the depths of the nether world.
11/ He who keeps the law controls his impulses; he who is perfect in fear of the LORD has wisdom.
12/ He can never be taught who is not shrewd, but one form of shrewdness is thoroughly bitter.
13/ A wise man's knowledge wells up in a flood, and his counsel, like a living spring;
14/ A fool's mind is like a broken jar-- no knowledge at all can it hold.
15/ When an intelligent man hears words of wisdom, he approves them and adds to them; The wanton hears them with scorn and casts them behind his back.
16/ A fool's chatter is like a load on a journey, but there is charm to be found upon the lips of the wise.
17/ The views of a prudent man are sought in an assembly, and his words are considered with care.
18/ Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool; the stupid man knows it only as inscrutable words.
19/ Like fetters on the legs is learning to a fool, like a manacle on his right hand.
20/ A fool raises his voice in laughter, but the prudent man at the most smiles gently.
21/ Like a chain of gold is learning to a wise man, like a bracelet on his right arm.
22/ The fool steps boldly into a house, while the well-bred man remains outside;
23/ A boor peeps through the doorway of a house, but a cultured man keeps his glance cast down.
24/ It is rude for one to listen at a door; a cultured man would be overwhelmed by the disgrace of it.
25/ The lips of the impious talk of what is not their concern, but the words of the prudent are carefully weighed.
26/ Fools' thoughts are in their mouths, wise men's words are in their hearts.
27/ When a godless man curses his adversary he really curses himself.
28/ A slanderer besmirches himself, and is hated by his neighbors.
1/ My son, if you have sinned, do so no more, and for your past sins pray to be forgiven.
2/ Flee from sin as from a serpent. that will bite you if you go near it; Its teeth are lion's teeth, destroying the souls of men.
3/ Every offense is a two-edged sword; when it cuts, there can be no healing.
4/ Violence and arrogance wipe out wealth; so too a proud man's home is destroyed.
5/ Prayer from a poor man's lips is heard at once, and justice is quickly granted him.
6/ He who hates correction walks the sinner's path, but he who fears the LORD repents in his heart.
7/ Widely known is the boastful speaker but the wise man knows his own faults.
8/ He who builds his house with another's money is collecting stones for his funeral mound.
9/ A band of criminals is like a bundle of tow; they will end in a flaming fire.
10/ The path of sinners is smooth stones that end in the depths of the nether world.
11/ He who keeps the law controls his impulses; he who is perfect in fear of the LORD has wisdom.
12/ He can never be taught who is not shrewd, but one form of shrewdness is thoroughly bitter.
13/ A wise man's knowledge wells up in a flood, and his counsel, like a living spring;
14/ A fool's mind is like a broken jar-- no knowledge at all can it hold.
15/ When an intelligent man hears words of wisdom, he approves them and adds to them; The wanton hears them with scorn and casts them behind his back.
16/ A fool's chatter is like a load on a journey, but there is charm to be found upon the lips of the wise.
17/ The views of a prudent man are sought in an assembly, and his words are considered with care.
18/ Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool; the stupid man knows it only as inscrutable words.
19/ Like fetters on the legs is learning to a fool, like a manacle on his right hand.
20/ A fool raises his voice in laughter, but the prudent man at the most smiles gently.
21/ Like a chain of gold is learning to a wise man, like a bracelet on his right arm.
22/ The fool steps boldly into a house, while the well-bred man remains outside;
23/ A boor peeps through the doorway of a house, but a cultured man keeps his glance cast down.
24/ It is rude for one to listen at a door; a cultured man would be overwhelmed by the disgrace of it.
25/ The lips of the impious talk of what is not their concern, but the words of the prudent are carefully weighed.
26/ Fools' thoughts are in their mouths, wise men's words are in their hearts.
27/ When a godless man curses his adversary he really curses himself.
28/ A slanderer besmirches himself, and is hated by his neighbors.
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