Sirach 19 — UBES

19Verse 1A laboring man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich:
And he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.
^{Verse 2}Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away:
And he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.
^{Verse 3}Moths and worms shall have him to heritage,
And a bold man shall be taken away.^{Verse 4}He that is hasty to give credit is light-minded;
And he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.
^{Verse 5}Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned:
^{Verse 6}But he that hateth babbling hath less of evil.^{Verse 7}Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee,
And thou shalt fare never the worse.
^{Verse 8}Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives;
And if thou canst not without offense, reveal them not.
^{Verse 9}For he heard and observed thee,
And when time cometh he will hate thee.
^{Verse 10}If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee;
And be bold, it will not burst thee.
^{Verse 11}A fool travaileth with a word,
As a woman in labor of a child.
^{Verse 12}As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh,
So is a word within a fool’s belly.
^{Verse 13}Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it:
And if he have done it, that he do it no more.
^{Verse 14}Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it:
And if he have, that he speak it not again.
^{Verse 15}Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander,
And believe not every tale.^{Verse 16}There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart;
And who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?^{Verse 17}Admonish thy neighbor before thou threaten him;
And give place to the law of the most High.
^{Verse 20}The fear of the Lord is all wisdom;
And in all wisdom is the performance of the law.
^{Verse 22}The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom,
Neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence.
^{Verse 23}There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination;
And there is a fool wanting in wisdom.^{Verse 24}He that hath small understanding, and feareth God,
Is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
^{Verse 25}There is an exquisite subtlety, and the same is unjust;
And there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear.
^{Verse 26}There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly;
But inwardly he is full of deceit,
^{Verse 27}Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not:
Where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
^{Verse 28}And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning,
Yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.
^{Verse 29}A man may be known by his look,
And one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.
^{Verse 30}A man’s attire, and excessive laughter,
And gait, show what he is.