| 20 | Ecclesiasticus | ||
| 1 | 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 | |
| 2 | How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry! And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss. | ||
| 4 | Like a eunuch's desire to violate a maiden is a man who executes judgments by violence. | ||
| 5 | There is one who by keeping silent is found wise, while another is detested for being too talkative. | ||
| 6 | There is one who keeps silent because he has no answer, while another keeps silent because he knows when to speak. | ||
| 7 | A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment. | ||
| 8 | Whoever uses too many words will be loathed, and whoever usurps the right to speak will be hated. | ||
| 9 | There may be good fortune for a man in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss. | Fate. Sir.20.9-17 | |
| 10 | There is a gift that profits you nothing, and there is a gift that brings a double return. | ||
| 11 | There are losses because of glory, and there are men who have raised their heads from humble circumstances. | ||
| 12 | There is a man who buys much for a little, but pays for it seven times over. | ||
| 13 | The wise man makes himself beloved through his words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted. | ||
| 14 | A fool's gift will profit you nothing, for he has many eyes instead of one. | ||
| 15 | 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. | ||
| 16 | A fool will say, "I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly." | ||
| 17 | How many will ridicule him, and how often! | ||
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time, which is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | ||
| 20 | A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time. | ||
| 21 | A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse. | ||
| 22 | A man may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of his foolish look. | ||
| 23 | A man may for shame make promises to a friend, and needlessly make him an enemy. | ||
| 24 | A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | ||
| 25 | A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin. | ||
| 26 | The disposition of a liar brings disgrace, and his shame is ever with him. | ||
| 27 | He who speaks wisely will advance himself, and a sensible man will please great men. | Stewardship of Wisdom. Sir.20.27-31 | |
| 28 | Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest, and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice. | ||
| 29 | Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs. | ||
| 30 | Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure, what advantage is there in either of them? | ||
| 31 | Better is the man who hides his folly than the man who hides his wisdom. | ||
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