BenSira:7

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* Do no evil , so shall no harm come unto thee . * Depart from the unjust , and iniquity shall turn away from thee . * My son , sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness , and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold . * Seek not of the Lord preeminence , neither of the king the seat of honour . * justify not thyself before the Lord ; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king . * Seek not to be judge , being not able to take away iniquity ; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty , an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness . * Offend not against the multitude of a city , and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people . * Bind not one sin upon another ; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished . * Say not , God will look upon the multitude of my oblations , and when I offer to the most high God , he will accept it . * Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer , and neglect not to give alms . * Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul : for there is one which humbleth and exalteth . * Devise not a lie against thy brother ; neither do the like to thy friend . * Use not to make any manner of lie : for the custom thereof is not good . * Use not many words in a multitude of elders , and make not much babbling when thou prayest . * Hate not laborious work , neither husbandry , which the most High hath ordained . * Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners , but remember that wrath will not tarry long . * Humble thyself greatly : for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms . * Change not a friend for any good by no means ; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir . * Forego not a wise and good woman : for her grace is above gold . * Whereas thy servant worketh truly , entreat him not evil . nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee . * Let thy soul love a good servant , and defraud him not of liberty . * Hast thou cattle ? have an eye to them : and if they be for thy profit , keep them with thee . * Hast thou children ? instruct them , and bow down their neck from their youth . * Hast thou daughters ? have a care of their body , and shew not thyself cheerful toward them . * Marry thy daughter , and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter : but give her to a man of understanding . * Hast thou a wife after thy mind ? forsake her not : but give not thyself over to a light woman . * Honour thy father with thy whole heart , and forget not the sorrows of thy mother . * Remember that thou wast begotten of them ; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee ? * Fear the Lord with all thy soul , and reverence his priests . * Love him that made thee with all thy strength , and forsake not his ministers . * Fear the Lord , and honor the priest ; and give him his portion , as it is commanded thee ; the firstfruits , and the trespass offering , and the gift of the shoulders , and the sacrifice of sanctification , and the firstfruits of the holy things . * And stretch thine hand unto the poor , that thy blessing may be perfected . * A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living ; and for the dead detain it not . * Fail not to be with them that weep , and mourn with them that mourn . * Be not slow to visit the sick : fir that shall make thee to be beloved . * Whatsoever thou takest in hand , remember the end , and thou shalt never do amiss .

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