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Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 21
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Chapter 21
Various sins
1
My son, have you sinned? Do not do it again, and ask forgiveness for your previous faults.
2
Flee from sin as from a snake, if you approach it, it will bite you; its teeth are lion’s teeth, they deprive men of their lives.
3
All law-breaking is like a two-edged sword, the wounds it inflicts are beyond cure.
4
Panic and violence make havoc of palaces, similarly, desolation overtakes the houses of the proud.
5
A plea from a poor man’s mouth goes straight to the ear of God, whose judgement comes without delay.
6
Whoever resents reproof walks in the sinner’s footsteps; the man who fears the Lord bears repentance in his heart.
7
The glib speaker is known far and wide, but when he makes a slip the thinking man detects it.
8
To build your house on other people’s money is like collecting stones for your own tomb.
9
A meeting of lawless men is like a heap of tow: they will end in a blazing fire.
10
The sinner’s road is smoothly paved, but it ends at the pit of Sheol.
The wise man and the fool
11
Whoever keeps the Law will master his instincts; the fear of the Lord is made perfect in wisdom.
12
The man who lacks intelligence cannot be taught, but intelligence can increase a man’s bitterness.
13
The wise man’s knowledge will increase like a flood, and his advice is like a living spring.
14
The heart of a fool is like a broken jar, it will not hold any knowledge.
15
If a cultured man hears a wise saying, he praises it and caps it with another; if an imbecile hears it, he laughs at it, and tosses it behind his back.
16
The talk of a fool is like a load on a journey, but it is a pleasure to listen to an intelligent man.
17
The shrewd man’s utterance will be eagerly awaited in the assembly, what he says will be given serious consideration.
18
The wisdom of a fool is like the wreckage of a house, the knowledge of a dolt is incoherent talk.
19
To the senseless fellow instruction is like fetters on his feet, like manacles on his right hand.
20
A fool laughs at the top of his voice, but a man of intelligence quietly smiles.
21
To the shrewd man instruction is like a golden ornament, like a bracelet on his right arm.
22
The foot of a fool goes straight into a house, but a man of much experience is respectful in his approach;
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a stupid man peeps inside through the door, a well-bred man waits outside.
24
Listening at doors is a sign of bad upbringing, a perceptive man would be ashamed to do so.
25
The lips of gossips repeat the words of others, the words of wise men are carefully weighed.
26
The heart of fools is exposed in their words; the words of wise men reveal their heart
27
When a godless man curses his enemy, he is cursing himself.
28
The scandal-monger sullies himself and earns the hatred of the neighbourhood.
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