Ecclesiasticus 32
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1Have they made thee #Cp. John 2.8,9.ruler of a feast?
Be not lifted up,
Be thou among them as one of them;
# Cp. 2 Mac. 2.27. Take thought for them, and so sit down.
2And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place,
That thou mayest be gladdened on their account,
And receive #Cp. Wis. 2.8.a crown for thy well ordering.
3 # Cp. ver. 7. Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound knowledge;
And hinder not music.
4Pour not out talk where there is a performance of music,
And #Cp. ch. 20.7, & Eccles. 3.7.display not thy wisdom out of season.
5 As a signet of carbuncle in a setting of gold,
# ch. 40.20 & 49.1. Cp. Is. 5.12. So is a concert of music in a banquet of wine.
6 As a signet of emerald in a work of gold,
So is a strain of music with pleasant wine.
7 # Cp. ver. 3, & Job 32.6. Speak, young man, if there be need of thee;
Yet scarcely if thou be twice asked.
8 # Cp. Prov. 17.27. Sum up thy speech, many things in few words;
Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
9 # Cp. ch. 7.14. If thou be among great men, #ch. 13.11.behave not as their equal;
And when another is speaking, make not much babbling.
10Before thunder speedeth lightning;
And before a shamefast man favour shall go forth.
11Rise up betimes, and be not the last;
Get thee home quickly and loiter not:
12There take thy pastime, and do what is in thy heart;
And sin not by proud speech:
13And #Deut. 8.10. Cp. 1 Tim. 4.3,4.for these things bless him that made thee,
And giveth thee to drink freely of his good things.
14He that feareth the Lord #Cp. ch. 18.14.will receive his discipline;
And #Cp. ch. 4.12 & 39.5.they that seek him early shall find favour.
15He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith:
But #ch. 33.2.the hypocrite shall stumble thereat.
16They that fear the Lord shall find judgement,
And shall #Ps. 37.6. Cp. Mat. 5.16. See Prov. 4.18.kindle righteous acts as a light.
17A sinful man shunneth reproof,
And #Cp. Prov. 12.15.will find a judgement according to his will.
18A MAN of counsel will not neglect a thought;
A strange and proud man will not crouch in fear,
Even #Cp. Prov. 12.15.after he hath done a thing by himself without counsel.
19 # ch. 37.16. Cp. Tob. 4.18. Do nothing without counsel;
And when thou hast once done, repent not.
20 # Cp. Prov. 16.17. Go not in a way of conflict;
And stumble not in stony places.
21Be not confident in a #32.21 Gr. without stumbling blocks.#Cp. 1 Cor. 10.32 (for mg.).smooth way.
22And #Cp. ch. 33.19, & Mic. 7.5,6, & Mat. 10.36.beware of thine own children.
23 # Cp. ch. 37.13, & Rom. 14.5. In every work trust thine own soul;
For this is #Cp. 1 Cor. 7.19.the keeping of the commandments.
24 # Cp. ch. 35.1,2. He that believeth the law giveth heed to the commandment;
And #Cp. Ps. 37.3.5.he that trusteth in the Lord shall suffer no loss.
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1Have they made thee #Cp. John 2.8,9.ruler of a feast?
Be not lifted up,
Be thou among them as one of them;
# Cp. 2 Mac. 2.27. Take thought for them, and so sit down.
2And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place,
That thou mayest be gladdened on their account,
And receive #Cp. Wis. 2.8.a crown for thy well ordering.
3 # Cp. ver. 7. Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound knowledge;
And hinder not music.
4Pour not out talk where there is a performance of music,
And #Cp. ch. 20.7, & Eccles. 3.7.display not thy wisdom out of season.
5 As a signet of carbuncle in a setting of gold,
# ch. 40.20 & 49.1. Cp. Is. 5.12. So is a concert of music in a banquet of wine.
6 As a signet of emerald in a work of gold,
So is a strain of music with pleasant wine.
7 # Cp. ver. 3, & Job 32.6. Speak, young man, if there be need of thee;
Yet scarcely if thou be twice asked.
8 # Cp. Prov. 17.27. Sum up thy speech, many things in few words;
Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
9 # Cp. ch. 7.14. If thou be among great men, #ch. 13.11.behave not as their equal;
And when another is speaking, make not much babbling.
10Before thunder speedeth lightning;
And before a shamefast man favour shall go forth.
11Rise up betimes, and be not the last;
Get thee home quickly and loiter not:
12There take thy pastime, and do what is in thy heart;
And sin not by proud speech:
13And #Deut. 8.10. Cp. 1 Tim. 4.3,4.for these things bless him that made thee,
And giveth thee to drink freely of his good things.
14He that feareth the Lord #Cp. ch. 18.14.will receive his discipline;
And #Cp. ch. 4.12 & 39.5.they that seek him early shall find favour.
15He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith:
But #ch. 33.2.the hypocrite shall stumble thereat.
16They that fear the Lord shall find judgement,
And shall #Ps. 37.6. Cp. Mat. 5.16. See Prov. 4.18.kindle righteous acts as a light.
17A sinful man shunneth reproof,
And #Cp. Prov. 12.15.will find a judgement according to his will.
18A MAN of counsel will not neglect a thought;
A strange and proud man will not crouch in fear,
Even #Cp. Prov. 12.15.after he hath done a thing by himself without counsel.
19 # ch. 37.16. Cp. Tob. 4.18. Do nothing without counsel;
And when thou hast once done, repent not.
20 # Cp. Prov. 16.17. Go not in a way of conflict;
And stumble not in stony places.
21Be not confident in a #32.21 Gr. without stumbling blocks.#Cp. 1 Cor. 10.32 (for mg.).smooth way.
22And #Cp. ch. 33.19, & Mic. 7.5,6, & Mat. 10.36.beware of thine own children.
23 # Cp. ch. 37.13, & Rom. 14.5. In every work trust thine own soul;
For this is #Cp. 1 Cor. 7.19.the keeping of the commandments.
24 # Cp. ch. 35.1,2. He that believeth the law giveth heed to the commandment;
And #Cp. Ps. 37.3.5.he that trusteth in the Lord shall suffer no loss.
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