Sirach · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Sirach 8 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Notes on this text (1)
- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
Sirach is not in RV1909.
1 Strive not with a mighty man, Lest thou fall into his hands.
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2 Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: For gold hath destroyed many, And perverted the hearts of kings.
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3 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, And heap not wood upon his fire.
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4 Jest not with a rude man, Lest thy ancestors be disgraced.
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5 Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, But remember that we are all worthy of punishment.
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6 Dishonor not a man in his old age: For even some of us wax old.
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7 Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, But remember that we die all.
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8 Despise not the discourse of the wise, But acquaint thyself with their proverbs: For of them thou shalt learn instruction, And how to serve great men with ease.
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9 Miss not the discourse of the elders: For they also learned of their fathers, And of them thou shalt learn understanding, And to give answer as need requireth.
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10 Kindle not the coals of a sinner, Lest thou be burned with the flame of his fire.
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11 Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, Lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words.
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12 Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; For if thou lendest him, count it but lost.
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13 Be not surety above thy power: For if thou be surety, take care to pay it.
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14 Go not to law with a judge; For they will judge for him according to his honor.
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15 Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, Lest he become grievous unto thee: For he will do according to his own will, And thou shalt perish with him through his folly.
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16 Strive not with an angry man, And go not with him into a solitary place: For blood is as nothing in his sight; And where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.
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17 Consult not with a fool; For he cannot keep counsel.
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18 Do no secret thing before a stranger: For thou knowest not what he will bring forth.
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19 Open not thy heart to every man, Lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.
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