Sirach 13 — DRA
13Verse 1He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride.Verse 2He 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.Verse 3What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken.Verse 4The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace.Verse 5If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.Verse 6If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee.Verse 7If 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?Verse 8And 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.Verse 9Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands.Verse 10Beware that thou be not deceived Into folly, and be humbled.Verse 11Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly.Verse 12If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.Verse 13Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.Verse 14Affect 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.Verse 15His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison.Verse 16Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.Verse 17When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake.Verse 18Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.Verse 19Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.Verse 20All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like.Verse 21If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just.Verse 22What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor?Verse 23The wild ass is the lion’s prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.Verse 24And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor.Verse 25When 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.Verse 26When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him.Verse 27The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place.Verse 28The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds.Verse 29The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him.Verse 30Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly.Verse 31The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil.Verse 32The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.