Ecclesiasticus 29
1 Do lend money, and do alms. 15 Of a faithful man answering for his friends. 24 The poor man’s life.
HE that will show mercy, lends to his neighbor: and he that has power over himself, keeps the commandments.
Lend to thy neighbor in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbor again in due season.
Keep thy word and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.
Many when a thing was lent them, reckon it to be found, and grieved them that had helped them.
Til they receive, they kiss his hands, and for their neighbors good they humble their voice: but when they should pay again, they prolong the term, and give a careless answer, and make excuses by reason of the time.
And thou he be able, yet gives he scarce the half again, and reckons the other as a thing found: else he deceives him of his money, and makes him an enemy without a cause: he pays him with cursing and rebuke, and gives him evil words for his good deed.
There be many which refuse to lend because of this inconvenience, fearing to be defrauded without cause.
Yet have thou patience with him that humbles himself, and differ not mercy from him.
Help the poor for the commandments sake, and turn him not away, because of his poverty.
Less thy money for thy brothers and neighbor’s sake, and let it not rust under a stone to thy destruction.
Bestow the treasure after the commandment of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
Lay up thine alms in thy secret chambers, and it shall keep thee from all affliction.
[A man’s alms is as a purse with him, and shall keep a man’s favor as the apple of the eye, and afterward shall it arise, and pay every man his reward upon his head.]
It shall fight for thee against thine enemies, better than the shield of a strong man, or spear of the mighty.
An honest man is surety for his neighbor: but he that is impudent, forsakes him.
Forget not the friendship of thy surety: for he hath laid his life for thee.
The wicked despises the good deed of his surety.
The wicked will not become surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind, forsakes him that delivers him.
[Some man promises for his neighbor: and when he has lost his honesty, he will forsake him.]
Suretieshippe [guarantee, promise, pledge, assurance]* hath destroyed many a rich man, and removed them as the waves of the sea: mighty men hath it driven away from their houses, and caused them to wander among strange nations.
A wicked man, transgressing the commandments of the Lord, shall fall into suretieshipp: and he that meddles much with other men’s business, is entangled in controversies.
Help thy neighbor according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not.
The chief thing of life is water, and bread, and clothing, and lodging to cover thy shame.
The poor man’s life in his own lodge is better than delicate fare in another man’s.
Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that the house speak not evil of thee.
For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou dare not open thy mouth.
Thou shalt lodge and feed unthankful men, and after shalt have bitter words for the same, saying,
Come, thou stranger, and prepare the table, and feed me of that thou hast ready.
Give place, thou stranger, to an honorable man: my brother comes to be lodged, and I have need of mine house.
These things are heavy to a man that hath understanding, the upbraiding of the house, and the reproach of the lender.
Ecclesiasticus 30
1 Of the correction of children. 14 Of the commodity of health. 17 Death is better than a sorrowful life. 22 Of the joy and sorrow of the heart.
HE that loves his son, causes him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end.
He that chastises his own son, shall have joy in him, and shall rejoice of him among his acquaintance.
He that teaches his son, grieves the enemy, and before his friends he shall rejoice of him.
Though his father die, yet is he as though he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like him.
In his life he saw him, and had joy in him, and was not sorry in his death, [neither was he ashamed before his enemies.]
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one that should show favor to his friends.
He that scatters his son, binds up his wounds, and his heart is grieved at every cry.
An untamed horse will be stubborn, and a wanton child will be willful.
If thou bring up thy son delicately, he shall make thee afraid: and if thou play with him, he shall bring thee to heaviness.
Laugh not with him, lest thou be sorry with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end.
Give him no liberty in his youth, and wink not at his folly.
Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides, while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.
Chastise thy child, and be diligent therein, lest his shame grieve thee.
Better is the poor, being whole and strong, then a rich man that is afflicted in his body.
Health and strength is above all gold, and a whole body above infinite treasure.
There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.
Death is better than a bitter life, [and long rest,] than continual sickness.
The good things that are poured on a mouth shut up, are as messes of meat set upon a grave.
What good doeth offspring unto an idol? for he can neither eat, nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord, [and bears the reward of iniquity.]
He sees with his eyes, and groans like a gelded man, that lies with a virgin and sighs.
Give not over thy mind to heaviness and vex not thyself in thine own counsel.
The joy of the heart is the life of man, and a man’s gladness is the prolonging of his days.
Love thine own soul, and comfort thine heart: drive sorrow far from thee: for sorrow hath slain many, and there is no profit therein.
Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness brings age before the time.
A noble and good heart will have consideration of his meat and diet.
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