Sirach 5

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Do not put your confidence in your money or say, 'With this I am self-sufficient.'	1 Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life.
2 Do not be led by your appetites and energy to follow the passions of your heart.	2 Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thy heart:
3 And do not say, 'Who has authority over me?' for the Lord will certainly give you your deserts.	3 And say not, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely revenge thy pride.
4 Do not say, 'I have sinned, but what harm has befal en me?' for the Lord's forbearance is long.	4 Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering, he will in no wise let thee go.
5 Do not be so sure of forgiveness that you add sin to sin.	5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin:
6 And do not say, 'His compassion is great, he will forgive me my many sins'; for with him are both mercyand retribution, and his anger does not pass from sinners.	6 And say not His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation resteth upon sinners.
7 Do not delay your return to the Lord, do not put it off day after day; for suddenly the Lord's wrath wilblaze out, and on the day of punishment you wil be utterly destroyed.	7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and perish in the day of vengeance.
8 Do not set your heart on il -gotten gains, they wil be of no use to you on the day of disaster.	8 Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten, for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.
9 Do not winnow in every wind, or walk along every by-way (as the double-talking sinner does).	9 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.
10 Be steady in your convictions, and be a person of your word.	10 Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the same.
11 Be quick to listen, and deliberate in giving an answer.	11 Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer.
12 If you understand the matter, give your neighbour an answer, if not, keep your hand over your mouth.	12 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
13 Both honour and disgrace come from talking, the tongue is its owner's downfal .	13 Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall.
14 Do not get a name for scandal-mongering, do not set traps with your tongue; for as shame lies in storefor the thief, so harsh condemnation awaits the deceitful.	14 Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.
15 Avoid offences in great as in smal matters, and do not exchange friendship for enmity,	15 Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.