Sirach 14

1 Blessed is the man that has not slipped with his mouth, And is not pricked with sorrow for sins. 2 Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him,…

Sirach 15

1 He that fears the Lord will do this; And he that has possession of the law shall obtain her. 2 And as a mother shall she meet him, And…

Sirach 16

1 Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, Neither delight in ungodly sons. 2 If they multiply, delight not in them, Except the fear of the Lord be with them….

Sirach 17

1 The Lord created man of the earth, And turned him back to it again. 2 He gave them days by number, and a set time, And gave them authority…

Sirach 18

1 He that lives for ever created all things in common. 2 The Lord alone shall be justified. 3 4 To none has he given power to declare his works:…

Sirach 19

1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not become rich: He that despises small things shall fall by little and little. 2 Wine and women will make men of…

Sirach 20

1 There is a reproof that is not comely; And there is a man that keeps silence, and he is wise. 2 How good is it to reprove, rather than…

Sirach 21

1 My son, have you sinned? add no more thereto; And make supplication for your formersins. 2 Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you…

Sirach 22

1 A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled; And every one will hiss him out in his disgrace. 2 A slothful man is compared to the…

Sirach 23

1 O Lord, Father and Master of my life, Abandon me not to their counsel: Suffer me not to fall by them. 2 Who will set scourges over my thought,…