inner that hath good success in evil things; and
there is a gain that turneth to loss.

Sir 20:10
There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a
gift whose recompence is double.

Sir 20:11
There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that
lifteth up his head from a low estate.

Sir 20:12
There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it
sevenfold.

Sir 20:13
A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of
fools shall be poured out.

Sir 20:14
The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it;
neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to
receive many things for one.

Sir 20:15
He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth
like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it
again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.

Sir 20:16
The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my
good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me.

Sir 20:17
How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he
knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto
him as if he had it not.

Sir 20:18
To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the
tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.

Sir 20:19
An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the
unwise.

Sir 20:20
A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a
fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.

Sir 20:21
There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when
he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.

Sir 20:22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness,
and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.

Sir 20:23
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and
maketh him his enemy for nothing.

Sir 20:24
A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the
mouth of the untaught.

Sir 20:25
A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but
they both shall have destruction to heritage.

Sir 20:26
The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is
ever with him.

Sir 20:27
A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words:
and he that hath understanding will please great men.

Sir 20:28
He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that
pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.

Sir 20:29
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up
his mouth that he cannot repr