Ecclesiasticus 20
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1 # Cp. ver. 6,7,19,20 & Eccles. 3.7 & Amos 5.13. There is a reproof that is not comely;
# ver. 5. And there is a man that keepeth silence, and he is wise.
2How good is it to reprove, rather than to be wroth;
And #Prov. 28.13.he that maketh confession shall be kept back from hurt.#20.2 Verse 3 is omitted by the best authorities.
4As is #ch. 30.20.the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin;
So is he that executeth judgements with violence.
5 # ver. 1. Cp. Job 13.5 & Prov. 17.28. There is one that keepeth silence and is found wise;
# Cp. Prov. 10.19. And there is one that is hated for his much talk.
6There is one that keepeth silence, for he hath no answer to make;
And there is that keepeth silence, #See ver. 1.as knowing his time.
7 # Cp. ch. 32.4. A wise man will be silent till his time come;
But the braggart and fool will overpass his time.
8 # Cp. Prov. 10.19. He that useth many words shall be abhorred;
And he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.
9There is a prosperity that a man findeth in misfortunes;
And #Cp. Prov. 1.32.there is a gain that turneth to loss.
10There is a gift that shall not profit thee;
And there is a gift whose recompense is double.
11 # Cp. Mat. 23.12 & Luke 14.11 & 18.14. There is an abasement because of glory;
And there is that hath lifted up his head from a low estate.
12There is that buyeth much for a little,
And payeth for it again sevenfold.
13 # Cp. ch. 6.5. He that is wise in words shall make himself beloved;
# Cp. ch. 21.16. But the pleasantries of fools shall be wasted.
14 # ch. 18.18. The gift of a fool shall not profit thee#20.14 A line of this verse is here omitted by the best authorities.;
For his eyes are many instead of one.
15He will give little, and #ch. 18.18.upbraid much;
And #Cp. Mat. 6.2.he will open his mouth like a crier:
To-day he will lend, and to-morrow he will ask it again:
Such an one is a hateful man.
16The fool will say, I have no friend,
And I have no thanks for my good deeds;
They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.
17How oft, and of how many, shall he be laughed to scorn!#20.17 The latter part of verse 17 is omitted by the best authorities.
18A SLIP on a pavement is better than a slip with the tongue;
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Prov. 12.13 & 18.7. So the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
19A man without grace is as #Cp. ch. 22.6.a tale out of season:
It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
20 # 20.20 Gr. parable. A wise sentence from a fool's mouth will be rejected;
# ver. 7., Cp. Prov. 15.23. For he will not speak it in its season.
21 # Cp. Deut. 8.11-17. There is that is hindered from sinning through want;
And when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.
22 # Cp. ch. 4.21. There is that destroyeth his soul through bashfulness;
And by a foolish countenance he will destroy it.
23There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend;
And he maketh him his enemy for nothing.
24 # ch. 25.2. A LIE is a foul blot in a man:
It will be continually in the mouth of the ignorant.
25A thief is better than a man that is continually lying:
But they both shall inherit destruction.
26The disposition of a liar is dishonour;
And his shame is with him continually.
27 # Cp. Gen. 41.39,40. He that is wise in words shall advance himself;
And one that is prudent will please great men.
28 #
Prov. 12.11 & 28.19. He that tilleth his land shall raise his heap high;
And he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.
29 # See Ex. 23.8. Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise,
And as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.
30 # ch. 41.14., Cp. Wis. 7.13. Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is out of sight,
What profit is in them both?
31 # ch. 41.15. Better is a man that hideth his folly
Than a man that hideth his wisdom.#20.31 Verse 32 is omitted by the best authorities.
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