Ecclesiasticus 11
1 The praise of humility. 2 After the outward appearance ought we not to judge. 7 Of rash judgement. 14 All things come of God. 29 All men are not to be brought into thine house.
WISDOM lifts up the head of him that is low, and makes him to sit among great men.
Commend not a man for his beauty, neither despise a man in his utter appearance.
The bee is but small among the fowls, yet doeth her fruit pass in sweetness.
Be not proud of clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honor: for the works of the Lord are wonderful [and glorious,] secret, [and unknown] are his works among men.
Many tyrants have sit down upon the earth, and the unlikely hath worn the crown.
Many mighty men have been brought to dishonor, and the honorable have been delivered into other men’s hands.
Blame [no man] before thou have inquired of the matter: understand first, and then reform [righteously.]
Give no sentence, before thou hast heard the cause, neither interrupt men in the midst of their tales.
Strive not for a matter that thou have not to do with, and sit not in the judgment of sinners.
My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou gain much, thou shalt not be blameless, and if thou follow after it, yet shalt thou not attain it, neither shalt thou escape, though thou flee from it.
There is some man that labors and takes pain, and the more he hastens, the more he wants.
Again there is some that is slouthful, and hath need of help: for he wants strength and hath great poverty, yet the eye of the Lord looks upon him to good, and sets him up from his low estate.
And he lifts up his head: so that many men marvel at him, [and give honor unto God.]
Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches come of the Lord.
Wisdom and knowledge, and understanding of the Law are of the Lord: love and good works come of him.
Error and darkness are appointed for sinners, and they that exalt themselves in evil, wax old in evil.
The gift of the Lord remains for the godly, and his good will gives prosperity for ever.
Some man is rich by his care and stinginess, this is the portion of his wages,
In that he says, I have gotten rest, and now will I eat continually of my goods, yet he considers not, that the time draws near, that he must leave all these things unto other men, and die himself.
Stand thou in thy state, and execute thyself therein, and remain in thy work unto thine age.
Marvel not at the works of sinners, but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labor: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord suddenly to make his prosperity soon to flourish.
Say not, What profit and pleasure shall I have? and what good things shall I have hereafter?
Again: say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil can come to me hereafter?
In thy good state remember adversity, and in adversity forget not prosperity.
For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways.
The adversity of an hour makes one to forget pleasure: and in a man’s end, his works are discovered.
Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known by his children.
Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful have many trains [treachery, treacherousness, trickery, craft, guile]*, [and are like stomachs that belch stinkily.]
As a patriarch is taken under a basket, [and the hind is taken in the snare,] so is the heart of the proud man, which like a spy watches for thy fall.
For he lies in waits and turns good unto evil, and in things worthy praise he will find some fault.
Of one little spark is made a great fire, [and of one deceitful man is blood increased:] for a sinful man lays in wait for blood.
Beware of a wicked man: for he imagines wicked things to bring thee into a perpetual shame.
Lodge a stranger, and he will destroy thee with unquietness, and drive thee from thine own.
Ecclesiasticus 12
2 Unto whom we ought to do good. 10 Enemies ought not to be trusted.
WHEN thou wilt do good, know to whom thou do it, so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits.
Do good unto the righteous, and thou shalt find [great] reward, though not of him, yet of the most High.
He can not have good that continues in evil, and give no alms: [for the most High hates sinners, and hath mercy upon them that repent.]
Give unto such as fear God, and receive not a sinner.
Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overcome thee thereby: else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good that thou do unto him.
For the most High hates the wicked, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keeps them against the day of horrible vengeance.
Give unto the good, and receive not the sinner.
A friend can not be known in prosperity, neither can an enemy be unknown in adversity.
When a man is in wealth, it grieves his enemies, but in heaviness and trouble a man’s very friend will depart from him.
Trust never thine enemy: for like as an iron rusts, so does his wickedness.
And though he make much crouching and kneeling, yet advise thyself, and beware of him, and thou shalt be to him, as he that wipes a glass, and thou shalt know that all his rust has not been well wiped away.
Set him not by thee, lest he destroy thee, and stand in thy place.
Neither set him at thy right hand, lest he seek thy roume [far, wide, ridden, widely traveled]*, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked with my sayings.
Bind not two sins together: for there shall not one be unpunished.
Who will have pity of the charmer, that is stung of the serpent? or of all such as come near the beasts? so is it with him that keeps company with a wicked man, and wraps himself in his sins.
For a season will he hide with thee: but if thou stumble, he tarries not.
An enemy is sweet in his lips: he can make many good words, and speak many good things: yea, he can weep with his eyes, but in his heart he imagines how to throw thee into the pit: and if he may find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood.
If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first, and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee: he will shake his head, and clap his hands, and will make many words, and disguise his countenance.
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