Sirach 13
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.
1He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride.
2Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.
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.
3The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also.
3What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken.
4If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
4The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace.
5If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.
5If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
6If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, What wantest thou?
6If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee.
7And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee.
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?
8Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity.
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.
9If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
9Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands.
10Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
10Beware that thou be not deceived Into folly, and be humbled.
11Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:
11Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly.
12But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.
12If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.
13Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.
13Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.
14Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
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.
15Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.
15His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison.
16All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like.
16Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.
17What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly.
17When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake.
18What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor?
18Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
19As the wild ass is the lion’s prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
19Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.
20As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor.
20All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like.
21A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends.
21If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just.
22When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.
22What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor?
23When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
23The wild ass is the lion’s prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.
24Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.
24And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor.
25The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
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.
26A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
26When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him.
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27The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place.
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28The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds.
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29The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him.
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30Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly.
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31The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil.
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32The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.
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