Ecclesiasticus 7
7
1Do no evil, #Cp. 1 Pet. 3.13.so shall no evil overtake thee.
2Depart from wrong, and it shall turn aside from thee.
3My son, #See Job 4.8.sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness,
And thou shalt not reap them #ch. 40.8., See Ps. 79.12.sevenfold.
4Seek not of the Lord preeminence,
Neither of the king the seat of honour.
5 # Cp. Job 9.2,20 & Ps. 143.2 & Luke 18.11. Justify not thyself in the presence of the Lord;
And display not thy wisdom before the king.
6Seek not to be a judge,
Lest thou be not able to take away iniquities;
# Cp. Lev. 19.15. Lest haply thou fear the person of a mighty man,
And lay a stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
7 # Cp. 1 Kin. 12.13. Sin not against the multitude of the city,
And cast not thyself down in the crowd.
8Bind not up #See ch. 3.27.sin twice;
For in one sin thou shalt not be unpunished.
9 # Cp. Prov. 21.27. Say not, He will look upon the multitude of my gifts,
And when I offer to the Most High God, he will accept #7.9 Or themit.
10 #
Luke 18.1. Be not fainthearted in thy prayer;
And #See Tob. 4.7.neglect not to give alms.
11 # Cp. ch. 4.3 & Prov. 17.5. LAUGH not a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul;
For #1 Sam. 2.7.there is one who humbleth and exalteth.
12 # 7.12 Gr. Plow not. Devise not a lie against thy brother;
Neither do the like to a friend.
13Love not to make any manner of lie;
For the custom thereof is not for good.
14Prate not in the multitude of elders;
And #Cp. Eccles. 5.2 & Mat. 6.7.repeat not thy words in thy prayer.
15HATE not laborious work;
Neither #Gen. 3.19,23.husbandry, which the Most High hath #7.15 Gr. created.ordained.
16Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners:
Remember that wrath will not tarry.
17 # Cp. ch. 18.21 & 1 Pet. 5.6. Humble thy soul greatly;
For the punishment of the ungodly man is #Is. 66.24. Judith 16.17. Mark 9.48.fire and the worm.
18CHANGE not a friend for #ch. 27.1.a thing indifferent;
Neither a true brother for the gold #See 1 Kin. 9.28.of Ophir.
19 # See ch. 26.1-3. Forgo not a wise and good wife;
#
Prov. 31.10. For her grace is above gold.
20 # See ch. 33.30,31. Entreat not evil a servant that worketh truly,
# See ch. 34.22. Nor a hireling that giveth thee his #7.20 Or soullife.
21Let thy soul love a wise servant;
#
Ex. 21.2. Deut. 15.12. See Jer. 34.8-16. Defraud him not of liberty.
22 #
Prov. 27.23. HAST thou cattle? have an eye to them;
And if they are profitable to thee, let them stay by thee.
23Hast thou children? #ch. 30.12,13., Cp. Prov. 29.15,17.correct them,
And bow down their neck from their youth.
24 # See ch. 42.9-11. Hast thou daughters? give heed to their body,
And make not thy face cheerful toward them.
25Give thy daughter in marriage, and thou shalt have accomplished a great matter:
And give her to a man of understanding.
26HAST thou a wife after thy mind? cast her not out:
# 7.26 Many authorities omit this line. But trust not thyself to one that is #7.26 Or hatedhateful.
27 # Cp. ch. 3.2., See Ex. 20.12. Give glory to thy father with thy whole heart;
And #Cp. Tob. 4.3,4.forget not the pangs of thy mother.
28Remember that of them thou wast born:
And what wilt thou recompense them for the things that they have done for thee?
29FEAR the Lord with all thy soul;
And reverence his priests.
30 # See Deut. 6.5. With all thy strength love him that made thee;
And #See Deut. 12.19.forsake not his ministers.
31Fear the Lord, and glorify the priest;
# See Lev. 6.16. And give him his portion, even as it is commanded thee;
# Cp. Prov. 3.9. The firstfruits, and #See Lev. 7.1-7.the trespass offering, and #Lev. 7.34.the gift of the shoulders,
And #Cp. Lev. 2.3,10.the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of holy things.
32 # See Deut. 15.8. Also to the poor man stretch out thy hand,
That thy blessing may be perfected.
33A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living;
And #See Tob. 4.17.for a dead man keep not back grace.
34Be not wanting to them that weep;
#
Rom. 12.15. Cp. ch. 37.12. And mourn with them that mourn.
35 # Cp. Mat. 25.36,39,43. Be not slow to visit a sick man;
For by such things thou shalt gain love.
36In all thy #7.36 Or wordsmatters #ch. 28.6 & 38.20,21., Cp. Deut. 32.29.remember thy last end,
And thou shalt never do amiss.
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Ecclesiasticus 7
7
1Do no evil, #Cp. 1 Pet. 3.13.so shall no evil overtake thee.
2Depart from wrong, and it shall turn aside from thee.
3My son, #See Job 4.8.sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness,
And thou shalt not reap them #ch. 40.8., See Ps. 79.12.sevenfold.
4Seek not of the Lord preeminence,
Neither of the king the seat of honour.
5 # Cp. Job 9.2,20 & Ps. 143.2 & Luke 18.11. Justify not thyself in the presence of the Lord;
And display not thy wisdom before the king.
6Seek not to be a judge,
Lest thou be not able to take away iniquities;
# Cp. Lev. 19.15. Lest haply thou fear the person of a mighty man,
And lay a stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
7 # Cp. 1 Kin. 12.13. Sin not against the multitude of the city,
And cast not thyself down in the crowd.
8Bind not up #See ch. 3.27.sin twice;
For in one sin thou shalt not be unpunished.
9 # Cp. Prov. 21.27. Say not, He will look upon the multitude of my gifts,
And when I offer to the Most High God, he will accept #7.9 Or themit.
10 #
Luke 18.1. Be not fainthearted in thy prayer;
And #See Tob. 4.7.neglect not to give alms.
11 # Cp. ch. 4.3 & Prov. 17.5. LAUGH not a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul;
For #1 Sam. 2.7.there is one who humbleth and exalteth.
12 # 7.12 Gr. Plow not. Devise not a lie against thy brother;
Neither do the like to a friend.
13Love not to make any manner of lie;
For the custom thereof is not for good.
14Prate not in the multitude of elders;
And #Cp. Eccles. 5.2 & Mat. 6.7.repeat not thy words in thy prayer.
15HATE not laborious work;
Neither #Gen. 3.19,23.husbandry, which the Most High hath #7.15 Gr. created.ordained.
16Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners:
Remember that wrath will not tarry.
17 # Cp. ch. 18.21 & 1 Pet. 5.6. Humble thy soul greatly;
For the punishment of the ungodly man is #Is. 66.24. Judith 16.17. Mark 9.48.fire and the worm.
18CHANGE not a friend for #ch. 27.1.a thing indifferent;
Neither a true brother for the gold #See 1 Kin. 9.28.of Ophir.
19 # See ch. 26.1-3. Forgo not a wise and good wife;
#
Prov. 31.10. For her grace is above gold.
20 # See ch. 33.30,31. Entreat not evil a servant that worketh truly,
# See ch. 34.22. Nor a hireling that giveth thee his #7.20 Or soullife.
21Let thy soul love a wise servant;
#
Ex. 21.2. Deut. 15.12. See Jer. 34.8-16. Defraud him not of liberty.
22 #
Prov. 27.23. HAST thou cattle? have an eye to them;
And if they are profitable to thee, let them stay by thee.
23Hast thou children? #ch. 30.12,13., Cp. Prov. 29.15,17.correct them,
And bow down their neck from their youth.
24 # See ch. 42.9-11. Hast thou daughters? give heed to their body,
And make not thy face cheerful toward them.
25Give thy daughter in marriage, and thou shalt have accomplished a great matter:
And give her to a man of understanding.
26HAST thou a wife after thy mind? cast her not out:
# 7.26 Many authorities omit this line. But trust not thyself to one that is #7.26 Or hatedhateful.
27 # Cp. ch. 3.2., See Ex. 20.12. Give glory to thy father with thy whole heart;
And #Cp. Tob. 4.3,4.forget not the pangs of thy mother.
28Remember that of them thou wast born:
And what wilt thou recompense them for the things that they have done for thee?
29FEAR the Lord with all thy soul;
And reverence his priests.
30 # See Deut. 6.5. With all thy strength love him that made thee;
And #See Deut. 12.19.forsake not his ministers.
31Fear the Lord, and glorify the priest;
# See Lev. 6.16. And give him his portion, even as it is commanded thee;
# Cp. Prov. 3.9. The firstfruits, and #See Lev. 7.1-7.the trespass offering, and #Lev. 7.34.the gift of the shoulders,
And #Cp. Lev. 2.3,10.the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of holy things.
32 # See Deut. 15.8. Also to the poor man stretch out thy hand,
That thy blessing may be perfected.
33A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living;
And #See Tob. 4.17.for a dead man keep not back grace.
34Be not wanting to them that weep;
#
Rom. 12.15. Cp. ch. 37.12. And mourn with them that mourn.
35 # Cp. Mat. 25.36,39,43. Be not slow to visit a sick man;
For by such things thou shalt gain love.
36In all thy #7.36 Or wordsmatters #ch. 28.6 & 38.20,21., Cp. Deut. 32.29.remember thy last end,
And thou shalt never do amiss.
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