Kniha Sirachovcova

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