Sir 4:1 

My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the 

needy eyes to wait long. 

Sir 4:2 

Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in 

his distress. 

Sir 4:3 

Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not 

to give to him that is in need. 

Sir 4:4 

Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn 

away thy face from a poor man. 

Sir 4:5 

Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none 

occasion to curse thee: 

Sir 4:6 

For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his 

prayer shall be heard of him that made him. 

Sir 4:7 

Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to 

a great man. 

Sir 4:8 

Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and 

give him a friendly answer with meekness. 

Sir 4:9 

Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the 

oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in 

judgment. 

Sir 4:10 

Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband 

unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, 

and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth. 

Sir 4:11 

Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that 

seek her. 

Sir 4:12 

He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her 

early shall be filled with joy. 

Sir 4:13 

He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever 

she entereth, the Lord will bless. 

Sir 4:14 

They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them 

that love her the Lord doth love. 

Sir 4:15 

Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he 

that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely. 

Sir 4:16 

If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and 

his generation shall hold her in possession. 

Sir 4:17 

For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and 

bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her 

discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her 

laws. 

Sir 4:18 

Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort 

him, and shew him her secrets. 

Sir 4:19 

But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over 

to his own ruin. 

Sir 4:20 

Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not 

ashamed when it concerneth thy soul. 

Sir 4:21 

For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame 

which is glory and grace. 

Sir 4:22 

Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence 

of any man cause thee to fall. 

Sir 4:23 

And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, 

and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. 

Sir 4:24 

For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word 

of the tongue. 

Sir 4:25 

In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the 

error of thine ignorance. 

Sir 4:26 

Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course 

of the river. 

Sir 4:27 

Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither 

accept the person of the mighty. 

Sir 4:28 

Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for 

thee. 

Sir 4:29 

Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and 

remiss. 

Sir 4:30 

Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy 

servants. 

Sir 4:31 

Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when 

thou shouldest repay.