Sirach 14

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¹ Happy the man whose mouth brings him no grief, who is not stung by remorse for sin.	¹ Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.
² Happy the man whose conscience does not reproach him, who has not lost hope.	² Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.
³ Wealth ill becomes the mean man; and to the miser, of what use is gold?	³ Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?
⁴ What he denies himself he collects for others, and in his possessions a stranger will revel.	⁴ He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
⁵ To whom will he be generous who is stingy with himself and does not enjoy what is his own?	⁵ He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.
⁶ None is more stingy than he who is stingy with himself; he punishes his own miserliness.	⁶ There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.
⁷ If ever he is generous, it is by mistake; and in the end he displays his greed.	⁷ And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.
⁸ In the miser's opinion his share is too small;	⁸ The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
⁹ he refuses his neighbor and brings ruin on himself.	⁹ A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.
¹⁰ The miser's eye is rapacious for bread, but on his own table he sets it stale.	¹⁰ A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
¹¹ My son, use freely whatever you have and enjoy it as best you can;	¹¹ My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.
¹² Remember that death does not tarry, nor have you been told the grave's appointed time.	¹² Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.
¹³ Before you die, be good to your friend, and give him a share in what you possess.	¹³ Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
¹⁴ Deprive not yourself of present good things, let no choice portion escape you.	¹⁴ Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
¹⁵ Will you not leave your riches to others, and your earnings to be divided by lot?	¹⁵ Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?
¹⁶ Give, take, and treat yourself well, for in the nether world there are no joys to seek.	¹⁶ Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.
¹⁷ All flesh grows old, like a garment; the age-old law is: All must die.	¹⁷ All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
¹⁸ As with the leaves that grow on a vigorous tree: one falls off and another sprouts-- So with the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born.	¹⁸ As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
¹⁹ All man's works will perish in decay, and his handiwork will follow after him.	¹⁹ Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.
²⁰ Happy the man who meditates on wisdom, and reflects on knowledge;	²⁰ Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ing.
²¹ Who ponders her ways in his heart, and understands her paths;	²¹ He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.
²² Who pursues her like a scout, and lies in wait at her entry way;	²² Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.
²³ Who peeps through her windows, and listens at her doors;	²³ He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.
²⁴ Who encamps near her house, and fastens his tent pegs next to her walls;	²⁴ He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
²⁵ Who pitches his tent beside her, and lives as her welcome neighbor;	²⁵ He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
²⁶ Who builds his nest in her leafage, and lodges in her branches;	²⁶ He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.
²⁷ Who takes shelter with her from the heat, and dwells in her home.	²⁷ By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

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