THE WISDOME OF Iesus the sonne of Sirach, Or Ecclesiasticus. Chapter 37

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CHAP. XXXVII.

1 How to know friends and counsellers. 12 The discretion and wisedome of a godly man blesseth him. 27 Learne to refraine thine appetite.

¹Euery friend saieth, I am his friend also: but there is a friend which is onely a friend in name.

²Is it not a griefe vnto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemie?

³O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to couer the earth with deceit?

⁴There is a companion, which reioyceth in the prosperity of a friend: but in the time of trouble will be against him.

⁵There is a companion which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh vp the buckler against the enemie.⁵

⁶Forget not thy friend in thy minde, and be not vnmindfull of him in thy riches.

⁷Euery counseller extolleth counsell; but there is some that counselleth for himselfe.

⁸Beware of a counseller, and know before what neede he hath (for he will counsell for himselfe) lest hee cast the lot vpon thee:⁸

⁹And say vnto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.

¹⁰Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsell from such as enuie thee.

¹¹Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is iealous; neither with a coward in matters of warre, nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an enuious man of thankfulnesse; nor with an vnmercifull man touching kindnesse; nor with the slouthfull for any worke; nor with an hireling for a yeere, of finishing worke; nor with an idle seruant of much businesse: Hearken not vnto these in any matter of counsell.

¹²But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keepe the commandements of the Lord, whose minde is according to thy minde, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.

¹³And let the counsell of thine owne heart stand: for there is no man more faithfull vnto thee then it.

¹⁴For a mans minde is sometime wont to tell him more then seuen watchmen, that sit aboue in an high towre.

¹⁵And aboue all this pray to the most high, that he will direct thy way in trueth.

¹⁶Let reason goe before euery enterprise, & counsell before euery action.

¹⁷The countenance is a signe of changing of the heart.

¹⁸Foure maner of things appeare: good and euill, life and death: but the tongue ruleth ouer them continually.

¹⁹There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is vnprofitable to himselfe.

²⁰There is one that sheweth wisedome in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all foode.²⁰

²¹For grace is not giuen him from the Lord: because he is depriued of all wisedome.

²²Another is wise to himselfe: and the fruits of vnderstanding are commendable in his mouth.

²³A wise man instructeth his people, and the fruits of his vnderstanding faile not.

²⁴A wise man shall be filled with blessing, and all they that see him, shall count him happy.

²⁵The daies of the life of man may be numbred: but the daies of Israel are innumerable.

²⁶A wise man shall inherite glory among his people, and his name shalbe perpetuall.²⁶

²⁷My sonne prooue thy soule in thy life, and see what is euill for it, and giue not that vnto it.

²⁸For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath euery soule pleasure in euery thing.

²⁹Be not vnsatiable in any dainty thing: nor too greedy vpon meates.

³⁰For excesse of meates, bringeth sicknesse, and surfetting will turne into choler.³⁰

³¹By surfetting haue many perished, but hee that taketh heed, prolongeth his life.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Ecclesiasticus Chapter 37

⁵ Or, in presence of the enemie.
⁸ Or, what vse there is of him.
²⁰ Or, wisedome.
²⁶ Or, credit.
³⁰ Or, varietie of meates.

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

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