| 14 | Ecclesiasticus | ||
| 1 | Blessed is the man who does not blunder with his lips and need not suffer grief for sin. | ||
| 2 | Blessed is he whose heart does not condemn him, and who has not given up his hope. | ||
| 3 | Riches are not seemly for a stingy man; and of what use is property to an envious man? | Wealth. Sir.14.3-19 | |
| 4 | Whoever accumulates by depriving himself, accumulates for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods. | ||
| 5 | If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches. | ||
| 6 | No one is meaner than the man who is grudging to himself, and this is the retribution for his baseness; | ||
| 7 | even if he does good, he does it unintentionally, and betrays his baseness in the end. | ||
| 8 | Evil is the man with a grudging eye; he averts his face and disregards people. | ||
| 9 | A greedy man's eye is not satisfied with a portion, and mean injustice withers the soul. | ||
| 10 | A stingy man's eye begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table. | ||
| 11 | My son, treat yourself well, according to your means, and present worthy offerings to the Lord. | ||
| 12 | Remember that death will not delay, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you. | ||
| 13 | Do good to a friend before you die, and reach out and give to him as much as you can. | ||
| 14 | Do not deprive yourself of a happy day; let not your share of desired good pass by you. | ||
| 15 | Will you not leave the fruit of your labours to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot? | ||
| 16 | Give, and take, and beguile yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury. | ||
| 17 | All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must surely die!" | ||
| 18 | Like flourishing leaves on a spreading tree which sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born. | ||
| 19 | Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it. | ||
| 20 | Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently. | Wisdom. Sir.14.20-15.10 | |
| 21 | He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets. | ||
| 22 | Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths. | ||
| 23 | He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors; | ||
| 24 | he who encamps near her house will also fasten his tent peg to her walls; | ||
| 25 | he will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place; | ||
| 26 | he will place his children under her shelter, and will camp under her boughs; | ||
| 27 | he will be sheltered by her from the heat, and will dwell in the midst of her glory. | ||
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