| 34 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A man of no understanding has vain and false hopes, and dreams give wings to fools. | Dreams mean nothing. Sir.34.1-8 | ||
| As one who catches at a shadow and pursues the wind, so is he who gives heed to dreams. | |||
| The vision of dreams is this against that, the likeness of a face confronting a face. | |||
| From an unclean thing what will be made clean? And from something false what will be true? | |||
| Divinations and omens and dreams are folly, and like a woman in travail the mind has fancies. | |||
| Unless they are sent from the Most High as a visitation, do not give your mind to them. | |||
| For dreams have deceived many, and those who put their hope in them have failed. | |||
| Without such deceptions the law will be fulfilled, and wisdom is made perfect in truthful lips. | |||
| An educated man knows many things, and one with much experience will speak with understanding. | Travel. Sir.34.9-12 | ||
| He that is inexperienced knows few things, | |||
| but he that has traveled acquires much cleverness. | |||
| I have seen many things in my travels, and I understand more than I can express. | |||
| I have often been in danger of death, but have escaped because of these experiences. | Fear the LORD. Sir.34.13-17 | ||
| The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live, | |||
| for their hope is in him who saves them. | |||
| He who fears the Lord will not be timid, nor play the coward, for he is his hope. | |||
| Blessed is the soul of the man who fears the Lord! | |||
| To whom does he look? And who is his support? | Offering sacrifice. Sir.34.18-35.12 | ||
| The eyes of the Lord are upon those who love him, a mighty protection and strong support, a shelter from the hot wind and a shade from noonday sun, a guard against stumbling and a defense against falling. | |||
| He lifts up the soul and gives light to the eyes; he grants healing, life, and blessing. | |||
| If one sacrifices from what has been wrongfully obtained, the offering is blemished; | |||
| the gifts of the lawless are not acceptable. | |||
| The Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the ungodly; and he is not propitiated for sins by a multitude of sacrifices. | |||
| Like one who kills a son before his father's eyes is the man who offers a sacrifice from the property of the poor. | |||
| The bread of the needy is the life of the poor; whoever deprives them of it is a man of blood. | |||
| To take away a neighbor's living is to murder him; | |||
| to deprive an employee of his wages is to shed blood. | |||
| When one builds and another tears down, what do they gain but toil? | |||
| When one prays and another curses, to whose voice will the Lord listen? | |||
| If a man washes after touching a dead body, and touches it again, what has he gained by his washing? | |||
| So if a man fasts for his sins, and goes again and does the same things, who will listen to his prayer? And what has he gained by humbling himself? | |||
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