r 5:7
Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from
day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth,
and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and perish in the
day of vengeance.

Sir 5:8
Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten, for they
shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.

Sir 5:9
Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so
doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.

Sir 5:10
Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the
same.

Sir 5:11
Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with
patience give answer.

Sir 5:12
If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay
thy hand upon thy mouth.

Sir 5:13
Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his
fall.

Sir 5:14
Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy
tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil
condemnation upon the double tongue.

Sir 5:15
Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.

Sir 6:1
Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for [thereby] thou
shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a
sinner that hath a double tongue.

Sir 6:2
Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy
soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.]

Sir 6:3
Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, and lose thy fruit, and leave
thyself as a dry tree.

Sir 6:4
A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make
him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies.

Sir 6:5
Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking
tongue will increase kind greetings.

Sir 6:6
Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor
of a thousand.

Sir 6:7
If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not
hasty to credit him.

Sir 6:8
For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not
abide in the day of thy trouble.

Sir 6:9
And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife
will discover thy reproach.

Sir 6:10
Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not
continue in the day of thy affliction.

Sir 6:11
But in thy prosperity he will be as thyself, and will be bold
over thy servants.

Sir 6:12
If thou be brought low, he will be against thee, and will
hide himself from thy face.

Sir 6:13
Separate thyself from thine enemies, and take heed of thy
friends.

Sir 6:14
A faithfull friend is a strong defence: and he that