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Ecclesiasticus 21: 1-12

Various Sins

21Have you sinned, my child? Do so no more,
   but ask forgiveness for your past sins.
2 Flee from sin as from a snake;
   for if you approach sin, it will bite you.
Its teeth are lion’s teeth,
   and can destroy human lives.
3 All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword;
   there is no healing for the wound it inflicts.


4 Panic and insolence will waste away riches;
   thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.*
5 The prayer of the poor goes from their lips to the ears of God,*
   and his judgement comes speedily.
6 Those who hate reproof walk in the sinner’s steps,
   but those who fear the Lord repent in their heart.
7 The mighty in speech are widely known;
   when they slip, the sensible person knows it.


8 Whoever builds his house with other people’s money
   is like one who gathers stones for his burial mound.*
9 An assembly of the wicked is like a bundle of tow,
   and their end is a blazing fire.
10 The way of sinners is paved with smooth stones,
   but at its end is the pit of Hades.

Wisdom and Foolishness


11 Whoever keeps the law controls his thoughts,
   and the fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
12 One who is not clever cannot be taught,
   but there is a cleverness that increases bitterness.

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