Sirach 5 — DRA
5Verse 1Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.Verse 2Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:Verse 3And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge.Verse 4Say not: I have sinned, and whet harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder.Verse 5Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin:Verse 6And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins.Verse 7For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners.Verse 8Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.Verse 9For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee.Verse 10Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge.Verse 11Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.Verse 12Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee.Verse 13Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom.Verse 14If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskillful word, and be confounded.Verse 15Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin.Verse 16Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded.Verse 17For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach.Verse 18Justify alike the small and the great.