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3:25. For many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men.
3:26. And the suspicion of them hath deceived many, and hath detained
their minds in vanity.
3:27. A hard heart shall fear evil at the last: and he that loveth
danger shall perish in it.
3:28. A heart that goeth two ways shall not have success, and the
perverse of heart shall be scandalized therein.
3:29. A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will
add sin to sin.
3:30. The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant
of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived.
3:31. The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will
hear wisdom with all desire.
3:32. A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from
sins, and in the works of justice shall have success.
3:33. Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:
3:34. And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him
afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay.
Ecclesiasticus Chapter 4
An exhortation to works of mercy, and to the love of wisdom.
4:1. Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from
the poor.
4:2. Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the poor in his want.
4:3. Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him
that is in distress.
4:4. Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy
face from the needy.
4:5. Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave
not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back.
4:6. For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his
soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him.
4:7. Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble
thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man.
4:8. Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest,
and answer him peaceable words with mildness.
4:9. Deliver him that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud: and
be not fainthearted in thy soul.
4:10. In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a
husband to their mother.
4:11. And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he
will have mercy on thee more than a mother.
4:12. Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that
seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice.
4:13. And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her,
shall embrace her sweetness.
4:14. They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she
entereth, God will give a blessing.
4:15. They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God
loveth them that love her.
4:16. He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that
looketh upon her, shall remain secure.
4:17. If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall
be in assurance.
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