KJVA - Sirach - 14

14:1  Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.

14:2  Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.

14:3  Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?

14:4  He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.

14:5  He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

14:6  There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.

14:7  And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

14:8  The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.

14:9  A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.

14:10  A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table.

14:11  My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

14:12  Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.

14:13  Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

14:14  Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

14:15  Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

14:16  Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.

14:17  All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.

14:18  As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.

14:19  Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

14:20  Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ing.

14:21  He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.

14:22  Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.

14:23  He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.

14:24  He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.

14:25  He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

14:26  He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.

14:27  By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.