Chapter 11

¹ Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree,

Sir 11:1

² Commend not a man for his beauty;

Sir 11:2

³ The bee is little among such as fly;

Sir 11:3

⁴ Boast not of thy clothing and raiment,

Sir 11:4

⁵ Many kings have sat down upon the ground;

Sir 11:5

⁶ Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced;

Sir 11:6

⁷ Blame not before thou hast examined the truth:

Sir 11:7

⁸ Answer not before thou hast heard the cause:

Sir 11:8

⁹ Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not;

Sir 11:9

¹⁰ My son, meddle not with many matters:

Sir 11:10

¹¹ There is one that laboreth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste,

Sir 11:11

¹² Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help,

Sir 11:12

¹³ And lifted up his head from misery;

Sir 11:13

¹⁴ Prosperity and adversity, life and death,

Sir 11:14

¹⁷ The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly,

Sir 11:17

¹⁸ There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching,

Sir 11:18

¹⁹ Whereas he saith, I have found rest,

Sir 11:19

²⁰ Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein,

Sir 11:20

²¹ Marvel not at the works of sinners;

Sir 11:21

²² The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly,

Sir 11:22

²³ Say not, What profit is there of my service?

Sir 11:23

²⁴ Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things,

Sir 11:24

²⁵ In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction:

Sir 11:25

²⁶ For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death

Sir 11:26

²⁷ The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure:

Sir 11:27

²⁸ Judge none blessed before his death:

Sir 11:28

²⁹ Bring not every man into thy house:

Sir 11:29

³⁰ Like as a partridge taken [and kept] in a cage, so is the heart of the proud:

Sir 11:30

³¹ For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil,

Sir 11:31

³² Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled:

Sir 11:32

³³ Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness:

Sir 11:33

³⁴ Receive a stranger into thy house, and he will disturb thee,

Sir 11:34