THE WISDOME OF IESUS THE SONNE OF SIRACH, OR ECCLESIASTICUS. (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV

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CHAP. XXIX.

2. Wee must shew mercy and lend: 4 but the borower must not defraud the lender. 9 Giue almes. 14 A good man will not vndoe his suretie. 18 To be suretie and vndertake for others is dangerous. 22 It is better to liue at home, then to soiourne.

¹ Hee that is mercifull, will lende vnto his neighbour, and hee that strengthneth his hande, keepeth the Commandements.

² Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour againe in due season.²

³ Keepe thy word & deale faithfully with him, and thou shalt alwaies finde the thing that is necessary for thee.

⁴ Many when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.

⁵ Till he hath receiued, he will kisse a mans hand: and for his neighbours money he will speake submissely: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and returne words of griefe, and complaine of the time.

⁶ If he preuaile, he shall hardly receiue the halfe, and he will count as if he had found it: if not; he hath depriued him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings, and raylings: and for honour he will pay him disgrace.⁶

⁷ Many therefore haue refused to lend for other mens ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded.

⁸ Yet haue thou patience with a man in poore estate, and delay not to shew him mercy.

⁹ Helpe the poore for the commandements sake, and turne him not away because of his pouertie.

¹⁰ Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust vnder a stone to be lost.

¹¹ Lay vp thy treasure according to the commandements of the most high, and it shall bring thee more profite then golde.¹¹

¹² Shut vp almes in thy storehouses: and it shall deliuer thee from all affliction.¹²

¹³ It shal fight for thee against thine enemies, better then a mightie shield and strong speare.

¹⁴ An honest man is suretie for his neighbour: but hee that is impudent, will forsake him.¹⁴

¹⁵ Forget not the friendship of thy suretie: for hee hath giuen his life for thee.

¹⁶ A sinner will ouerthrow the good estate of his suretie:

¹⁷ And he that is of an vnthankfull minde, will leaue him in [danger] that deliuered him.

¹⁸ Suretiship hath vndone many of good estate, and shaked them as a waue of the Sea: mightie men hath it driuen from their houses, so that they wandred among strange nations.

¹⁹ A wicked man transgressing the commandements of the Lord, shall fall into suretiship: and hee that vndertaketh and followeth other mens businesse for gaine, shall fall into suits.

²⁰ Helpe thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thy selfe fall not into the same.

²¹ The chiefe thing for life is water and bread, and clothing, and an house to couer shame.²¹

²² Better is the life of a poore man in a meane cottage, then delicate fare in another mans house.

²³ Be it little or much, holde thee contented, that thou heare not the reproch of thy house.

²⁴ For it is a miserable life to goe from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth.

²⁵ Thou shalt entertaine and feast, and haue no thankes: moreouer, thou shalt heare bitter words.

²⁶ Come thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feede me of that thou hast ready.

²⁷ Giue place thou stranger to an honourable man, my brother commeth to be lodged, and I haue neede of mine house.

²⁸ These things are grieuous to a man of vnderstanding: the vpbraiding of house-roome, and reproching of the lender.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Ecclesiasticus Chapter 29

² Deut. 15. 8. matth.5. 42. luke 6. 35.
⁶ Or, if he be able.
¹¹ Dan.4.24 matt. 6.20. luke 11.41. and 12. 33. acts 10.4. 1.tim.6 18,19. Iob 4 8, 9,10.
¹² Dan.4.24 matt. 6.20. luke 11.41. and 12. 33. acts 10.4. 1.tim.6 18,19. Iob 4 8, 9,10.
¹⁴ Or, faile.
²¹ Chap.39. 26.

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