Ecclesiasticus 5
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Ps. 62.10. 1 Tim. 6.17. Cp. Job 31.24. Set not thy heart upon thy goods;
And say not, #Cp. Luke 12.15,19.They are sufficient for me.
2 # Cp. Prov. 3.5. Follow not thine own mind and thy strength,
To walk in the desires of thy heart;
3And say not, #Ps. 12.4.Who shall have dominion over me?
For the Lord will surely take vengeance on thee.
4 # Cp. Eccles. 8.11. Say not, I sinned, and what happened unto me?
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2 Pet. 3.9. For the Lord is longsuffering.#5.4 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
5Concerning atonement, be not without fear,
# See ch. 3.27. To add sin upon sins:
6And say not, His compassion is great;
He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins:
# ch. 16.11,12. Ex. 34.7. For mercy and wrath are with him,
And his indignation will rest upon sinners.
7 # Cp. Is. 55.6. Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord;
And put not off from day to day:
# Cp. 1 Thes. 5.3. For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth;#5.7 A line of this verse is here omitted by the best authorities.
And thou shalt perish in the time of vengeance.
8 # Cp. Prov. 10.2 & 11.4. SET not thine heart upon unrighteous gains:
# Cp. Ezek. 7.19. For thou shalt profit nothing in the day of calamity.
9Winnow not with every wind,
And walk not in every path:
Thus doeth the sinner #ver. 14., ch. 6.1., Cp. James 1.8.that hath a double tongue.
10Be stedfast in thy understanding;
And let thy word be one.
11 #
James 1.19. Be swift to hear;#5.11 The remainder of this line is omitted by the best authorities.
And #Cp. 1 Pet. 3.15.with patience make thine answer.
12 # Cp. ch. 18.19. If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour;
And if not, #Cp. Wis. 8.12.let thy hand be upon thy mouth.
13 # Cp. Prov. 18.21 & Mat. 12.37. Glory and dishonour is in talk:
And the tongue of a man is his fall.
14Be not called #ch. 21.28 & 28.13. Prov. 18.8 & 26.22. Rom. 1.29.2 Cor. 12.29.a whisperer;
And lie not in wait with thy tongue:
For upon the thief there is shame,
And an evil condemnation upon him #See ver. 9.that hath a double tongue.
15In a great matter and in a small, be not ignorant;
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