Sirach 27
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
1Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye.
2As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
2As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast.
3Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
3Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
4As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
4Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
5The furnace proveth the potter’s vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
5As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
6The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
6The furnace trieth the potter’s vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.
7Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
7Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.
8If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.
8Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men.
9The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.
9If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation.
10As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity.
10Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.
11The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.
11The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities.
12If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
12A holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun: but a fool is changed as the moon.
13The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.
13In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think.
14The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
14The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin.
15The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
15The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears.
16Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.
16Is the quarrels of the proud is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing.
17Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
17He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind.
18For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor.
18Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity.
19As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
19But if thou discover his secrets, follow no more after him.
20Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
20For as a man that destroyeth his friend, so also is he that destroyeth the friendship of his neighbour.
21As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
21And as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou shalt not get him again.
22He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
22Follow after him no more, for he is gone afar off, he is fled, as a roe escaped out of the snare: because his soul is wounded.
23When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
23Thou canst no more bind him up. And of a curse there is reconciliation:
24I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him.
24But to disclose the secrets of a friend, leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul.
25Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
25He that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things, and no man will cast him off:
26Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
26In the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock.
27He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
27I have hated many things, but not like him, and the Lord will hate him.
28Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
28If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful.
29They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
29He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it.
30Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both.
30A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him.
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31Mockery and reproach are of the proud, and vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for him.
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32They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die.
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33Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them.
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