Sirach 13

DOUAI-RHEIMS	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride.	1 He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.
2 He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself.	2 Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.
3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken.	3 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also.
4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace.	4 If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.	5 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.
6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee.	6 If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, What wantest thou?
7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou?	7 And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee.
8 And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee.	8 Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity.
9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands.	9 If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
10 Beware that thou be not deceived Into folly, and be humbled.	10 Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
11 Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly.	11 Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:
12 If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.	12 But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.
13 Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.	13 Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.
14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal: and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets.	14 Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
15 His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison.	15 Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.
16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.	16 All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like.
17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake.	17 What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly.
18 Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.	18 What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor?
19 Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.	19 As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
20 All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like.	20 As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor.
21 If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just.	21 A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends.
22 What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor?	22 When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.
23 The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.	23 When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor.	24 Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.
25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance.	25 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
26 When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him.	26 A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
27 The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place.
28 The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds.
29 The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him.
30 Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly.
31 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil.
32 The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.