Sir 13:1 

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he 

that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. 

Sir 13:2 

Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and 

have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than 

thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? 

for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken. 

Sir 13:3 

The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: 

the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also. 

Sir 13:4 

If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have 

nothing, he will forsake thee. 

Sir 13:5 

If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will 

make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it. 

Sir 13:6 

If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon 

thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, 

What wantest thou? 

Sir 13:7 

And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee 

dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn 

afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake 

his head at thee. 

Sir 13:8 

Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy 

jollity. 

Sir 13:9 

If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so 

much the more will he invite thee. 

Sir 13:10 

Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far 

off, lest thou be forgotten. 

Sir 13:11 

Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not 

his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, 

and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets: 

Sir 13:12 

But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to 

do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison. 

Sir 13:13 

Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy 

overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy 

sleep. 

Sir 13:14 

Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy 

salvation. 

Sir 13:15 

Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his 

neighbor. 

Sir 13:16 

All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave 

to his like. 

Sir 13:17 

What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner 

with the godly. 

Sir 13:18 

What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what 

peace between the rich and the poor? 

Sir 13:19 

As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the 

rich eat up the poor. 

Sir 13:20 

As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor. 

Sir 13:21 

A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a 

poor man being down is thrust away by his friends. 

Sir 13:22 

When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh 

things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man 

slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and 

could have no place. 

Sir 13:23 

When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, 

look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the 

poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he 

stumble, they will help to overthrow him. 

Sir 13:24 

Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is 

evil in the mouth of the ungodly. 

Sir 13:25 

The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be 

for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful 

countenance. 

Sir 13:26 

A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in 

prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome 

labour of the mind.