| 33 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No evil will befall the man who fears the Lord, but in trial he will deliver him again and again. | |||
| A wise man will not hate the law, but he who is hypocritical about it is like a boat in a storm. | |||
| A man of understanding will trust in the law; for him the law is as dependable as an inquiry by means of Urim. | |||
| Prepare what to say, and thus you will be heard; bind together your instruction, and make your answer. | |||
| The heart of a fool is like a cart wheel, and his thoughts like a turning axle. | |||
| A stallion is like a mocking friend; he neighs under every one who sits on him. | |||
| Why is any day better than another, when all the daylight in the year is from the sun? | Everyone is different. Sir.33.7-18 | ||
| By the Lord's decision they were distinguished, and he appointed the different seasons and feasts; | |||
| some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he made ordinary days. | |||
| All men are from the ground, and Adam was created of the dust. | |||
| In the fulness of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them and appointed their different ways; | |||
| some of them he blessed and exalted, and some of them he made holy and brought near to himself; but some of them he cursed and brought low, and he turned them out of their place. | |||
| As clay in the hand of the potter - for all his ways are as he pleases - so men are in the hand of him who made them, to give them as he decides. | |||
| Good is the opposite of evil, and life the opposite of death; so the sinner is the opposite of the godly. | |||
| Look upon all the works of the Most High; they likewise are in pairs, one the opposite of the other. | |||
| I was the last on watch; I was like one who gleans after the grape-gatherers; by the blessing of the Lord I excelled, and like a grape-gatherer I filled my wine press. | |||
| Consider that I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who seek instruction. | |||
| Hear me, you who are great among the people, and you leaders of the congregation, hearken. | |||
| To son or wife, to brother or friend, do not give power over yourself, as long as you live; and do not give your property to another, lest you change your mind and must ask for it. | Be independent. Sir.33.19-23 | ||
| While you are still alive and have breath in you, do not let any one take your place. | |||
| For it is better that your children should ask from you than that you should look to the hand of you sons. | |||
| Excel in all that you do; bring no stain upon your honor. | |||
| At the time when you end the days of your life, in the hour of death, distribute your inheritance. | |||
| Fodder and a stick and burdens for an ass; bread and discipline and work for a servant. | Slaves. Sir.33.24-31 | ||
| Set your slave to work, and you will find rest; leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. | |||
| Yoke and thong will bow the neck, and for a wicked servant there are racks and tortures. | |||
| Put him to work, that he may not be idle, for idleness teaches much evil. | |||
| Set him to work, as is fitting for him, and if he does not obey, make his fetters heavy. | |||
| Do not act immoderately toward anybody, and do nothing without discretion. | |||
| If you have a servant, let him be as yourself, because you have bought him with blood. | |||
| If you have a servant, treat him as a brother, for as your own soul you will need him. | |||
| If you ill-treat him, and he leaves and runs away, | |||
| which way will you go to seek him? | |||
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