d instruction: and faith
and meekness are his delight.

Sir 1:28
Distrust not the fear of the Lord when thou art poor: and
come not unto him with a double heart.

Sir 1:29
Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed
what thou speakest.

Sir 1:30
Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon
thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in
the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth
to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.

Sir 2:1
My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for
temptation.

Sir 2:2
Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not
haste in time of trouble.

Sir 2:3
Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be
increased at thy last end.

Sir 2:4
Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be
patient when thou art changed to a low estate.

Sir 2:5
For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the
furnace of adversity.

Sir 2:6
Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright,
and trust in him.

Sir 2:7
Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside,
lest ye fall.

Sir 2:8
Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not
fail.

Sir 2:9
Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy
and mercy.

Sir 2:10
Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust
in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear,
and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon
him?

Sir 2:11
For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering,
and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of
affliction.

Sir 2:12
Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner
that goeth two ways!

Sir 2:13
Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not;
therefore shall he not be defended.

Sir 2:14
Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do
when the Lord shall visit you?

Sir 2:15
They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they
that love him will keep his ways.

Sir 2:16
They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well,
pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with
the law.

Sir 2:17
They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble
their souls in his sight,

Sir 2:18
Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into
the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mer