| 20 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
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| There is a reproof which is not timely; and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise. | When to talk. Sir.20.1-8 | ||
| How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry! And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss. | |||
| Like a eunuch's desire to violate a maiden is a man who executes judgments by violence. | |||
| There is one who by keeping silent is found wise, while another is detested for being too talkative. | |||
| There is one who keeps silent because he has no answer, while another keeps silent because he knows when to speak. | |||
| A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment. | |||
| Whoever uses too many words will be loathed, and whoever usurps the right to speak will be hated. | |||
| There may be good fortune for a man in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss. | Fate. Sir.20.9-17 | ||
| There is a gift that profits you nothing, and there is a gift that brings a double return. | |||
| There are losses because of glory, and there are men who have raised their heads from humble circumstances. | |||
| There is a man who buys much for a little, but pays for it seven times over. | |||
| The wise man makes himself beloved through his words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted. | |||
| A fool's gift will profit you nothing, for he has many eyes instead of one. | |||
| He gives little and upbraids much, he opens his mouth like a herald; today he lends and tomorrow he asks it back; such a one is a hateful man. | |||
| A fool will say, "I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly." | |||
| How many will ridicule him, and how often! | |||
| A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; so the downfall of the wicked will occur speedily. | Inappropriate talk. Sir.20.18-26 | ||
| An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time, which is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | |||
| A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time. | |||
| A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse. | |||
| A man may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of his foolish look. | |||
| A man may for shame make promises to a friend, and needlessly make him an enemy. | |||
| A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | |||
| A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin. | |||
| The disposition of a liar brings disgrace, and his shame is ever with him. | |||
| He who speaks wisely will advance himself, and a sensible man will please great men. | Stewardship of Wisdom. Sir.20.27-31 | ||
| Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest, and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice. | |||
| Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs. | |||
| Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure, what advantage is there in either of them? | |||
| Better is the man who hides his folly than the man who hides his wisdom. | |||
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