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THE WISDOME OF Iesus the sonne of Sirach, Or Ecclesiasticus. Chapter 12

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CHAP. XII.

2 Be not liberall to the vngodly. 10 Trust not thine enemie, nor the wicked.

¹When thou wilt doe good, know to whō thou doest it, so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefites.

²Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence, and if not from him, yet from the most high.

³There can no good come to him that is alwayes occupied in euill: nor to him that giueth no almes.

⁴Giue to the godly man, and helpe not a sinner.

⁵Doe well vnto him that is lowly, but giue not to the vngodly: hold backe thy bread, and giue it not vnto him, lest he ouermaster thee thereby. For [else] thou shalt receiue twice as much euill, for all the good thou shalt haue done vnto him.

⁶For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance vnto the vngodly, and keepeth them against the mightie day of their punishment.

⁷Giue vnto the good, and helpe not the sinner.

⁸A friend cannot be knowen in prosperitie, and an enemy cannot be hidden in aduersitie.

⁹In the prosperitie of a man, enemies will be grieued, but in his aduersitie, euen a friend will depart.

¹⁰Neuer trust thine enemie: for like as yron rusteth, so is his wickednesse.¹⁰

¹¹Though he humble himselfe, and goe crouching, yet take good heed, and beware of him, and thou shalt bee vnto him, as if thou hadst wiped a looking glasse, and thou shalt knowe that his rust hath not beene altogether wiped away.

¹²Set him not by thee, lest when he hath ouerthrowen thee, he stand vp in thy place, neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seeke to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my wordes, and be pricked therewith.

¹³Who will pitie a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, or any such as come nigh wilde beasts?

¹⁴So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sinnes, who will pitie?¹⁴

¹⁵For a while hee will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he wil not tarie.

¹⁶An enemie speaketh sweetly with his lippes, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit: hee will weepe with his eyes, but if he find opportunitie, hee will not be satisfied with blood.¹⁶

¹⁷If aduersitie come vpon thee, thou shalt find him there first, & though he pretend to helpe thee, yet shal he vndermine thee.¹⁷

¹⁸He will shake his head and clap his handes, and whisper much, and change his countenance.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Ecclesiasticus Chapter 12

¹⁰ Or, brasse.
¹⁴ Or, mingled.
¹⁶ Ier.41.6.
¹⁷ Or, supplant.

* Some content courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

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