=> Chapters
[1] Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
[2] Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
[3] My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness,
And thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
[4] Seek not of the Lord preeminence,
Neither of the king the seat of honor.
[5] Justify not thyself before the Lord;
And boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
[6] Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity;
Lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty,
And lay a stumbling block in the way of thy uprightness.
[7] Offend not against the multitude of a city,
And then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
[8] Bind not one sin upon another;
For in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
[9] Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations,
And when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
[10] Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer,
And neglect not to give alms.
[11] Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul:
For there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
[12] Devise not a lie against thy brother;
Neither do the like to thy friend.
[13] Use not to make any manner of lie:
For the custom thereof is not good.
[14] Use not many words in a multitude of elders,
And make not much babbling when thou prayest.
[15] Hate not laborious work,
Neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
[16] Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners,
But remember that wrath will not tarry long.
[17] Humble thy soul greatly:
For the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
[18] Change not a friend for any good by no means;
Neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
[19] Forego not a wise and good woman:
For her grace is above gold.
[20] Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil,
Nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
[21] Let thy soul love a good servant,
And defraud him not of liberty.
[22] Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them:
And if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
[23] Hast thou children? instruct them,
And bow down their neck from their youth.
[24] Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body,
And show not thyself cheerful toward them.
[25] Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter:
But give her to a man of understanding.
[26] Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not.
[27] Honor thy father with thy whole heart,
And forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
[28] Remember that thou wast begotten of them;
And how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
[29] Fear the Lord with all thy soul,
And reverence his priests.
[30] Love him that made thee with all thy strength,
And forsake not his ministers.
[31] 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.
[32] And stretch thy hand unto the poor,
That thy blessing may be perfected.
[33] A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living;
And for the dead detain it not.
[34] Fail not to be with them that weep,
And mourn with them that mourn.
[35] Be not slow to visit the sick:
For that shall make thee to be beloved.
[36] Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end,
And thou shalt never do amiss.
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