8 He who uses many words will be abhorred. He who takes authority for himself will be hated in it. (WEB) 9 There is a prosperity that a man finds in misfortunes; and there is a gain that turns to loss. (WEB) 10 There is a gift that will not profit you; and there is a gift that pays back double. (WEB)
Sirach 20:8–10
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Sirach 20:13–15
13 He who is wise in words will make himself beloved; but the pleasantries of fools will be wasted. (WEB) 14 The gift of a fool will not profit you, for he looks for repayment many times instead of one. (WEB) 15 He will give little and insult much. He will open his mouth like a cri… (WEB)
Sirach 31:4–6
4 A poor man toils in lack of substance. When he rests, he becomes needy. (WEB) 5 He who loves gold won’t be justified. He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it. (WEB) 6 Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face… (WEB)
Sirach 21:11–13
11 He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent. The fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom. (WEB) 12 He who is not clever will not be instructed. There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound. (WEB) 13 The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood,… (WEB)
Proverbs 15:26–28
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him. 27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live. 28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of t…
Sirach 11:26–28
26 For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord to reward a man in the day of death according to his ways. (WEB) 27 The affliction of an hour causes delights to be forgotten. In the end, a man’s deeds are revealed. (WEB) 28 Call no man happy before his death. A man will be know… (WEB)
Proverbs 11:28–30
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. 29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls i…
Sirach 18:31–33
31 If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, she will make you the laughing stock of your enemies. (WEB) 32 Don’t make merry in much luxury, and don’t be tied to its expense. (WEB) 33 Don’t be made a beggar by banqueting with borrowed money when you have nothing in… (WEB)
Sirach 37:18–20
18 four kinds of things rise up: good and evil, life and death. That which rules over them continually is the tongue. (WEB) 19 There is one who is clever and the instructor of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. (WEB) 20 There is one who is subtle in words, and is hated.… (WEB)
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