Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Part 100

Sir 38:16 My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial.

Sir 38:17 Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.

Sir 38:18 For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.

Sir 38:19 In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart.

Sir 38:20 Take no heaviness to heart: drive it away, and member the last end.

Sir 38:21 Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.

Sir 38:22 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to day for thee.

Sir 38:23 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him.

Sir 38:24 The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.

Sir 38:25 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

Sir 38:26 He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine fodder.

Sir 38:27 So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work:

Sir 38:28 The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:

Sir 38:29 So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is alway carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;

Sir 38:30 He fas.h.i.+oneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:

Sir 38:31 All these trust to their hands: and every one is wise in his work.

Sir 38:32 Without these cannot a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down:

Sir 38:33 They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.

Sir 38:34 But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all]

their desire is in the work of their craft.

Sir 39:1 But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies.

Sir 39:2 He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also.

Sir 39:3 He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables.

Sir 39:4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.

Sir 39:5 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins.

Sir 39:6 When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: he shall pour out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer.

Sir 39:7 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.

Sir 39:8 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.

Sir 39:9 Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation.

Sir 39:10 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise.

Sir 39:11 If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: and if he live, he shall increase it.

Sir 39:12 Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full.

Sir 39:13 Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:

Sir 39:14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works.

Sir 39:15 Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:

Sir 39:16 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season.

Sir 39:17 And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.

Sir 39:18 At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him; and none can hinder, when he will save.

Sir 39:19 The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes.

Sir 39:20 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there is nothing wonderful before him.

Sir 39:21 A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.

Sir 39:22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood.

Sir 39:23 As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.

Sir 39:24 As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked.

Sir 39:25 For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.

Sir 39:26 The princ.i.p.al things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.

Sir 39:27 All these things are for good to the G.o.dly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil.

Sir 39:28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them.

Sir 39:29 Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance;

Sir 39:30 Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punis.h.i.+ng the wicked to destruction.