Sirach 14 — RVA

14Verse 1Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth,
And is not pricked with sorrow for sins.
^{Verse 2}Blessed is he whose soul doth not condemn him,
And who is not fallen from his hope.^{Verse 3}Riches are not comely for a niggard;
And what should an envious man do with money?
^{Verse 4}He that gathereth by taking from his own soul gathereth for others;
And others shall revel in his goods.
^{Verse 5}He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good?
And he shall not rejoice in his possessions.
^{Verse 6}There is none more evil than he that envieth himself;
And this is a recompense of his wickedness.
^{Verse 7}Even if he doeth good, he doeth it in forgetfulness;
And at the last he sheweth forth his wickedness.
^{Verse 8}Evil is he that envieth with his eye,
Turning away the face, and despising the souls of men.
^{Verse 9}A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion;
And wicked injustice drieth up his soul.
^{Verse 10}An evil eye is grudging of bread,
And he is miserly at his table^{Verse 11}My son, according as thou hast, do well unto thyself,
And bring offerings unto the Lord worthily.
^{Verse 12}Remember that death will not tarry,
And that the covenant of⁺the grave is not shewed unto thee.
^{Verse 13}Do well 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 a good day;
And let not the portion of a good desire pass thee by.
^{Verse 15}Shalt thou not leave thy labours unto another?
And thy toils to be divided by lot?
^{Verse 16}Give, and take, and beguile thy soul;
For there is no seeking of luxury 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 leaves flourishing on a thick tree,
Some it sheddeth, and some it maketh to grow;
So also of the generations of flesh and blood,
One cometh to an end, and another is born.
^{Verse 19}Every work rotteth and falleth away,
And the worker thereof shall depart with it.^{Verse 20}Blessed is the man that shall⁺meditate in wisdom,
And that shall discourse by his understanding.
^{Verse 21}He that considereth her ways in his heart
Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.
^{Verse 22}Go forth after her as one that tracketh,
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 lodgeth close to her house
Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.
^{Verse 25}He shall pitch his tent nigh at hand to her,
And shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
^{Verse 26}He shall set his children under her shelter,
And shall rest under her branches.
^{Verse 27}By her he shall be covered from heat,
And shall lodge in her glory.