Sirach 14 — UBES

14Verse 1Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth,
And is not pricked with the multitude of sins.
^{Verse 2}Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him,
And who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.^{Verse 3}Riches are not comely for a niggard:
And what should an envious man do with money?
^{Verse 4}He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others
That shall spend his goods riotously.
^{Verse 5}He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good?
He shall not take pleasure in his goods.
^{Verse 6}There is none worse than he that envieth himself;
And this is a recompense of his wickedness.
^{Verse 7}And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly;
And at the last he will declare his wickedness.
^{Verse 8}The envious man hath a wicked eye;
He turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
^{Verse 9}A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion;
And the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.
^{Verse 10}A wicked eye envieth his bread,
And he is a niggard at his table.^{Verse 11}My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself,
And give the Lord his due offering.
^{Verse 12}Remember that death will not be long in coming,
And that the covenant of the grave is not shown unto thee.
^{Verse 13}Do good unto thy friend before thou die,
And according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
^{Verse 14}Defraud not thyself of the good day,
And let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
^{Verse 15}Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another?
And thy labors to be divided by lot?
^{Verse 16}Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul;
For there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.
^{Verse 17}All flesh waxeth old as a garment:
For the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 19}Every work rotteth and consumeth away,
And the worker thereof shall go withal.^{Verse 20}Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom,
And that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
^{Verse 21}He that considereth her ways in his heart
Shall also have understanding in her secrets.
^{Verse 22}Go after her as one that traceth,
And lie in wait in her ways.
^{Verse 23}He that prieth in at her windows
Shall also hearken at her doors.
^{Verse 24}He that doth lodge near her house
Shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
^{Verse 25}He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her,
And shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
^{Verse 26}He shall set his children under her shelter,
And shall lodge under her branches.
^{Verse 27}By her he shall be covered from heat,
And in her glory shall he dwell.