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