Sir 7:1 

Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. 

Sir 7:2 

Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from 

thee. 

Sir 7:3 

My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou 

shalt not reap them sevenfold. 

Sir 7:4 

Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the 

seat of honour. 

Sir 7:5 

justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy 

wisdom before the king. 

Sir 7:6 

Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; 

lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an 

stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. 

Sir 7:7 

Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou 

shalt not cast thyself down among the people. 

Sir 7:8 

Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be 

unpunished. 

Sir 7:9 

Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, 

and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. 

Sir 7:10 

Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect 

not to give alms. 

Sir 7:11 

Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for 

there is one which humbleth and exalteth. 

Sir 7:12 

Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to 

thy friend. 

Sir 7:13 

Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is 

not good. 

Sir 7:14 

Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not 

much babbling when thou prayest. 

Sir 7:15 

Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most 

High hath ordained. 

Sir 7:16 

Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but 

remember that wrath will not tarry long. 

Sir 7:17 

Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is 

fire and worms. 

Sir 7:18 

Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a 

faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. 

Sir 7:19 

Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above 

gold. 

Sir 7:20 

Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor 

the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. 

Sir 7:21 

Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of 

liberty. 

Sir 7:22 

Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy 

profit, keep them with thee. 

Sir 7:23 

Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck 

from their youth. 

Sir 7:24 

Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not 

thyself cheerful toward them. 

Sir 7:25 

Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a 

weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. 

Sir 7:26 

Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give 

not thyself over to a light woman. 

Sir 7:27 

Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the 

sorrows of thy mother. 

Sir 7:28 

Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou 

recompense them the things that they have done for thee? 

Sir 7:29 

Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. 

Sir 7:30 

Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake 

not his ministers. 

Sir 7:31 

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. 

Sir 7:32 

And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may 

be perfected. 

Sir 7:33 

A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for 

the dead detain it not. 

Sir 7:34 

Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that 

mourn. 

Sir 7:35 

Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be 

beloved. 

Sir 7:36 

Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou 

shalt never do amiss.