Sirach 27

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¹ For the sake of profit many sin, and the struggle for wealth blinds the eyes.	¹ Many have committed sin for a trifle, and whoever seeks to get rich will avert his eyes.
² Like a peg driven between fitted stones, between buying and selling sin is wedged in.	² As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones, so sin is wedged in between selling and buying.
³ Unless you earnestly hold fast to the fear of the LORD, suddenly your house will be thrown down.	³ If a man is not steadfast and zealous in the fear of the Lord, his house will be quickly overthrown.
⁴ When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do a man's faults when he speaks.	⁴ When a sieve is shaken, the refuse remains; so a man's filth remains in his thoughts.
⁵ As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace, so in his conversation is the test of a man.	⁵ The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a man is in his reasoning.
⁶ The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so too does a man's speech disclose the bent of his mind.	⁶ The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man's mind.
⁷ Praise no man before he speaks, for it is then that men are tested.	⁷ Do not praise a man before you hear him reason, for this is the test of men.
⁸ If you strive after justice you will attain it, and put it on like a splendid robe.	⁸ If you pursue justice, you will attain it and wear it as a glorious robe.
⁹ Birds nest with their own kind, and fidelity comes to those who live by it.	⁹ Birds flock with their kind; so truth returns to those who practice it.
¹⁰ As a lion crouches in wait for prey, so do sins for evildoers.	¹⁰ A lion lies in wait for prey; so does sin for the workers of iniquity.
¹¹ Ever wise are the discourses of the devout, but the godless man, like the moon, is inconstant.	¹¹ The talk of the godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon.
¹² Limit the time you spend among fools, but frequent the company of thoughtful men.	¹² Among stupid people watch for a chance to leave, but among thoughtful people stay on.
¹³ The conversation of the wicked is offensive, their laughter is wanton guilt.	¹³ The talk of fools is offensive, and their laughter is wantonly sinful.
¹⁴ Their oath-filled talk makes the hair stand on end, their brawls make one stop one's ears.	¹⁴ The talk of men given to swearing makes one's hair stand on end, and their quarrels make a man stop his ears.
¹⁵ Wrangling among the haughty ends in bloodshed, their cursing is painful to hear.	¹⁵ The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed, and their abuse is grievous to hear.
¹⁶ He who betrays a secret cannot be trusted, he will never find an intimate friend.	¹⁶ Whoever betrays secrets destroys confidence, and he will never find a congenial friend.
¹⁷ Cherish your friend, keep faith with him; but if you betray his confidence, follow him not;	¹⁷ Love your friend and keep faith with him; but if you betray his secrets, do not run after him.
¹⁸ For as an enemy might kill a man, you have killed your neighbor's friendship.	¹⁸ For as a man destroys his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
¹⁹ Like a bird released from the hand, you have let your friend go and cannot recapture him;	¹⁹ And as you allow a bird to escape from your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and will not catch him again.
²⁰ Follow him not, for he is far away, he has fled like a gazelle from the trap.	²⁰ Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare.
²¹ A wound can be bound up, and an insult forgiven, but he who betrays secrets does hopeless damage.	²¹ For a wound may be bandaged, and there is reconciliation after abuse, but whoever has betrayed secrets is without hope.
²² He who has shifty eyes plots mischief and no one can ward him off;	²² Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds, and no one can keep him from them.
²³ In your presence he uses honeyed talk, and admires your every word, But later he changes his tone and twists your words to your ruin.	²³ In your presence his mouth is all sweetness, and he admires your words; but later he will twist his speech and with your own words he will give offense.
²⁴ There is nothing that I hate so much, and the LORD hates him as well.	²⁴ I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him.
²⁵ As a stone falls back on him who throws it up, so a blow struck in treachery injures more than one.	²⁵ Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head; and a treacherous blow opens up wounds.
²⁶ As he who digs a pit falls into it, and he who lays a snare is caught in it,	²⁶ He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
²⁷ Whoever does harm will be involved in it without knowing how it came upon him.	²⁷ If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from.
²⁸ Mockery and abuse will be the lot of the proud, and vengeance lies in wait for them like a lion.	²⁸ Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.
²⁹ The trap seizes those who rejoice in pitfalls, and pain will consume them before they die;	²⁹ Those who rejoice in the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare, and pain will consume them before their death.
³⁰ Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight.	³⁰ Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, and the sinful man will possess them.

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