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Title: Apocrypha, The
Book: Ecclesiasticus
Author: Various
Date: 1611
Chapter 5
Be not ^6 hasty in thy tongue,
And in thy deeds slack and remiss.
Be not as a lion in thy house,
Nor fanciful among thy servants.
Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and ^7 closed when thou
shouldest repay.
Set not thy heart upon thy goods;
And say not, They are sufficient for me.
Follow not thine own mind and thy strength,
To walk in the desires of thy heart;
And say not, Who shall have dominion over me?
For the Lord will surely take vengeance on thee.
[Footnote 6: Some authorities read rough.]
[Footnote 7: Or, drawn back]
Say not, I sinned, and what happened unto me?
For the Lord is longsuffering. ^8
Concerning atonement, be not without fear,
To add sin upon sins:
And say not, His compassion is great;
He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins:
For mercy and wrath are with him,
And his indignation will rest upon sinners.
Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord;
And put not off from day to day:
For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth; ^9
And thou shalt perish in the time of vengeance.
[Footnote 8: The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.]
[Footnote 9: A line of this verse is here omitted by the best authorities]
Set not the thine heart upon unrighteous gains:
For thou shalt profit nothing in the day of calamity.
Winnow not with every wind,
And walk not in every path:
Thus doeth the sinner that hath a double tongue.
Be stedfast in thy understanding;
And let thy word be one.