Sir 14:1 
Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and 
is not pricked with the multitude of sins. 
 
Sir 14:2 
Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and 
who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. 
 
Sir 14:3 
Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an 
envious man do with money? 
 
Sir 14:4 
He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for 
others, that shall spend his goods riotously. 
 
Sir 14:5 
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall 
not take pleasure in his goods. 
 
Sir 14:6 
There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is 
a recompence of his wickedness. 
 
Sir 14:7 
And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the 
last he will declare his wickedness. 
 
Sir 14:8 
The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, 
and despiseth men. 
 
Sir 14:9 
A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and 
the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul. 
 
Sir 14:10 
A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his 
table. 
 
Sir 14:11 
My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give 
the Lord his due offering. 
 
Sir 14:12 
Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the 
covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. 
 
Sir 14:13 
Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy 
ability stretch out thy hand and give to him. 
 
Sir 14:14 
Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of 
a good desire overpass thee. 
 
Sir 14:15 
Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy 
labours to be divided by lot? 
 
Sir 14:16 
Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no 
seeking of dainties in the grave. 
 
Sir 14:17 
All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the 
beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. 
 
Sir 14:18 
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some 
grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an 
end, and another is born. 
 
Sir 14:19 
Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof 
shall go withal. 
 
Sir 14:20 
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, 
and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ing. 
 
Sir 14:21 
He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have 
understanding in her secrets. 
 
Sir 14:22 
Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her 
ways. 
 
Sir 14:23 
He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her 
doors. 
 
Sir 14:24 
He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in 
her walls. 
 
Sir 14:25 
He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a 
lodging where good things are. 
 
Sir 14:26 
He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge 
under her branches. 
 
Sir 14:27 
By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall 
he dwell.