| 27 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
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| Many have committed sin for a trifle, and whoever seeks to get rich will avert his eyes. | |||
| As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones, so sin is wedged in between selling and buying. | |||
| If a man is not steadfast and zealous in the fear of the Lord, his house will be quickly overthrown. | |||
| When a sieve is shaken, the refuse remains; so a man's filth remains in his thoughts. | Sound mind, straight talk! Sir.27.4-7 | ||
| The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a man is in his reasoning. | |||
| The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man's mind. | |||
| Do not praise a man before you hear him reason, for this is the test of men. | |||
| If you pursue justice, you will attain it and wear it as a glorious robe. | Honesty. Sir.27.8-10 | ||
| Birds flock with their kind; so truth returns to those who practice it. | |||
| A lion lies in wait for prey; so does sin for the workers of iniquity. | |||
| The talk of the godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon. | Foolish talk. Sir.27.11-15 | ||
| Among stupid people watch for a chance to leave, but among thoughtful people stay on. | |||
| The talk of fools is offensive, and their laughter is wantonly sinful. | |||
| The talk of men given to swearing makes one's hair stand on end, and their quarrels make a man stop his ears. | |||
| The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed, and their abuse is grievous to hear. | |||
| Whoever betrays secrets destroys confidence, and he will never find a congenial friend. | Betraying secrets. Sir.27.16-21 | ||
| Love your friend and keep faith with him; but if you betray his secrets, do not run after him. | |||
| For as a man destroys his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor. | |||
| And as you allow a bird to escape from your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and will not catch him again. | |||
| Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare. | |||
| For a wound may be bandaged, and there is reconciliation after abuse, but whoever has betrayed secrets is without hope. | |||
| Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds, and no one can keep him from them. | Hypocrisy Sir.27.22-29 | ||
| In your presence his mouth is all sweetness, and he admires your words; but later he will twist his speech and with your own words he will give offense. | |||
| I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him. | |||
| Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head; and a treacherous blow opens up wounds. | |||
| He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it. | |||
| If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from. | |||
| Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion. | |||
| Those who rejoice in the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare, and pain will consume them before their death. | |||
| Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, and the sinful man will possess them. | Resentment. Sir.27.30-28.7 | ||
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