Sirach 19

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour? let it die within thee, trusting that it will not burst thee.	1 A drunken workman wil never grow rich, and one who makes light of small matters will gradual y sink.
2 dummy verses inserted by amos	2 Wine and women corrupt intel igent men, the customer of whores loses al sense of shame.
3 dummy verses inserted by amos	3 Grubs and worms wil have him as their legacy, and the man who knows no shame will lose his life.
4 dummy verses inserted by amos	4 Being too ready to trust shows shal owness of mind, and sinning harms the sinner.
5 dummy verses inserted by amos	5 Taking pleasure in evil earns condemnation;
6 dummy verses inserted by amos	6 by hating gossip one avoids evil.
7 dummy verses inserted by amos	7 Never repeat what you are told and you wil come to no harm;
8 dummy verses inserted by amos	8 whether to friend or foe, do not talk about it, unless it would be sinful not to, do not reveal it;
9 dummy verses inserted by amos	9 you would be heard out, then mistrusted, and in due course you would be hated.
10 dummy verses inserted by amos	10 Have you heard something? Let it die with you. Courage! It wil not burst you!
11 At the hearing of a word the fool is in travail, as a woman groaning. in the bringing forth a child.	11 A fool wil suffer birthpangs over a piece of news, like a woman labouring with child.
12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh: so is a word in the heart of a fool.	12 Like an arrow stuck in the flesh of the thigh, so is a piece of news inside a fool.
13 Reprove a friend, lest he may not have understood, and say : f did it not: or if he did it, that he may do it no more.	13 Question your friend, he may have done nothing at al ; and if he has done anything, he wil not do itagain.
14 Reprove thy neighbour, for it may be he hath not said it: and if he hath said it, that he may not say it again.	14 Question your neighbour, he may have said nothing at al ; and if he has said anything, he wil not sayit again.
15 Admonish thy friend: for there is often a fault committed.	15 Question your friend, for slander is very common, do not believe al you hear.
16 And believe not every word. There is one, that slippeth with the tongue, but not from his heart.	16 People sometimes make a slip, without meaning what they say; and which of us has never sinned byspeech?
17 For who is there that hath not offended with his tongue? Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him.	17 Question your neighbour before you threaten him, and defer to the Law of the Most High.
18 And give place to the fear of the most High: for the fear of God is all wisdom, and therein is to fear God, and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom.	18
19 But the learning of wickedness is not wisdom: and the device of sinners is not prudence.	19
20 There is a subtle wickedness, and the same is detestable: and there is a man that is foolish, wanting in wisdom.	20 Wisdom consists entirely in fearing the Lord, and wisdom is entirely constituted by the fulfil ing of theLaw.
21 Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High.	21
22 There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust.	22 Being learned in evil, however, is not wisdom, there is no prudence in the advice of sinners.
23 And there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth. There is one that humbleth himself wickedly, and his interior is full of deceit:	23 There is a cleverness that is detestable; whoever has no wisdom is a fool.
24 And there is one that submitteth himself exceedingly with a great lowliness: and there is one that casteth down his countenance, and maketh as if he did not see that which is unknown:	24 Better be short of sense and ful of fear, than abound in shrewdness and violate the Law.
25 And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it.	25 There is a wickedness which is scrupulous but nonetheless dishonest, and there are those whomisuse kindness to win their case.
26 A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance.	26 There is the person who wil walk bowed down with grief, when inwardly this is nothing but deceit:
27 The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the gait of the man, shew what he is.	27 he hides his face and pretends to be deaf, if he is not unmasked, he wil take advantage of you.
28 There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise.	28 There is the person who is prevented from sinning by lack of strength, yet he wil do wrong when hegets the chance.
	29 You can tel a person by his appearance, you can tell a thinker by the look on his face.
	30 The way a person dresses, the way he laughs, the way he walks, tel you what he is.