Douay Rheims Bible

Sirach 13

The Book of Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

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Chapter 14

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  Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin.  

 

 

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  Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and who is not fallen from his hope.  

 

 

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  Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold?  

 

 

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  He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting.  

 

 

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  He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods.  

 

 

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  There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness:  

 

 

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  And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness.  

 

 

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  The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul.  

 

 

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  The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up.  

 

 

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  An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table.  

 

 

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  My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings.  

 

 

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  Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die.  

 

 

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  Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.  

 

 

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  Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift over- pass thee.  

 

 

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  Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours?  

 

 

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  Give and take, and justify thy soul.  

 

 

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  Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food.  

 

 

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  All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree.  

 

 

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  Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.  

 

 

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  Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.  

 

 

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  And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.  

 

 

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  Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God.  

 

 

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  He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways:  

 

 

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  He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door:  

 

 

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  He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent nigh unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.  

 

 

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  He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches:  

 

 

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  He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory.  

 

 

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Sirach 15

 

 

 

 

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