Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28

28:1

He who takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord,

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28:2

Forgive your neighbour the hurt that he has done,

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28:3

Does anyone harbour anger against another

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28:4

Upon a man like himself he has no mercy,

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28:5

He himself, being flesh, nourishes wrath.

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28:6

Remember your last end, and stop enmity.

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28:7

Remember the commandments, and don’t be angry with your neighbour.

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28:8

Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins,

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28:9

A man who is a sinner will trouble friends

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28:10

As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn;

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28:11

A contention begun in haste kindles a fire;

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28:12

If you blow on a spark, it will burn;

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28:13

Curse the whisperer and double-tongued,

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28:14

A slanderer has shaken many,

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28:15

A slanderer has cast out brave women

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28:16

He who listens to it will not find rest,

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28:17

The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh,

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28:18

Many have fallen by the edge of the sword,

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28:19

Happy is he who is sheltered from it,

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28:20

For its yoke is a yoke of iron,

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28:21

Its death is an evil death,

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28:22

It will not have rule over godly men.

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28:23

Those who forsake the Lord will fall into it.

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28:24

As you hedge your possession about with thorns,

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28:25

so make a balance and a weight for your words,

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28:26

Take heed lest you slip with it,

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