Wycliffe - Sirach - 14

14:1  Blessid is the man, that stood not bi the word of his mouth, and was not prickid in the sorewe of trespas.

14:2  He is blessid, that hath not sorewe of his soule, and fallith not doun fro his hope.

14:3  Catel is with out resoun to a coueitouse man, and hard nygard; and wherto is gold to an enuyouse man?

14:4  He that gaderith of his wille vniustli, gaderith to othere men; and another man schal mak wast in hise goodis.

14:5  To what othere man schal he be good, which is wickid to hym silf? and he schal not be myrye in hise goodis.

14:6  No thing is worse, than he that hath enuye to hym silf; and this is the yelding of his malice.

14:7  And if he doith good, he doith vnwityngli, and not wilfuli; and at the laste he schewith his malice.

14:8  The iye of an enuyous man is wickid, and turnynge awei the face, and dispisynge his soule.

14:9  The iye of the coueitouse man is neuere fillid; he schal not be fillid in to the part of wickidnesse, til he performe vnriytfulnesse, and make drie his soule.

14:10  An yuel iye to yuels, and the nedi man schal not be fillid of breed; and he schal be in sorewe on his table.

14:11  Sone, if thou hast, do wel with thi silf, and offre thou worthi offryngis to God.

14:12  Be thou myndeful that deth schal not tarie, and the testament of hellis, which is schewid to thee; for whi the testament of this world schal die bi deth.

14:13  Bifore deth do thou good to thi frend, and bi thi miytis stretche thou forth, and yyue to a pore man.

14:14  Be thou not disseyued of a good dai, and a litil part of a good day passe not thee.

14:15  Whether thou schalt not leeue to othere men thi sorewis, and trauels?

14:16  In the departyng of lot yyue thou, and take; and iustifie thi soule.

14:17  Bifore thi deth worche thou riytfulnesse; for at hellis it is not to fynde mete.

14:18  Ech man schal wexe eld as hey, and as a leef bryngynge fruit in a greene tree.

14:19  Othere ben gendrid, and othere ben cast doun; so the generacioun of fleisch and blood, another is endid, and another is borun.

14:20  Ech corruptible werk schal faile in the ende; and he that worchith it, schal go with it.

14:21  And al chosun werk schal be iustified; and he that worchith it, schal be onourid in it.

14:22  Blessid is the man, that schal dwelle in wisdom, and that schal bithenke in riytfulnesse, and schal thenke in wit the biholding of God.

14:23  Which thenkith out, ether fyndith out, the weies of hym in his herte, and schal be vndurstondynge in the hid thingis of hym; goynge as a serchere aftir it, and stondynge in the weies of it.

14:24  Which biholdith bi the wyndows therof, and herith in the yatis therof;

14:25  which restith nyy the hous therof, and settith a stak in the wallis therof. He schal sette his litil hous at the hondis of hym, and goodis schulen reste in his litil hous, bi duryng of the world;

14:26  he schal sette hise sones vndur the hilyng therof, and he schal dwelle vndur the boowis therof;

14:27  he schal be kyuerid vndur the hilyng therof fro heete, and he schal reste in the glorie therof.