Sirach 12
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe |
|---|---|
| 1 | If thou doist wel, wite thou to whom thou doist; and miche grace schal be to thi goodis. |
| 2 | Do thou wel to a iust man, and thou schalt fynde greet yelding; thouy not of hym, certis of the Lord. |
| 3 | It is not wel to hym that is customable in yuels, and to hym that yyueth not almes; for whi the hiyeste bothe hatith synneris, and doith merci to hem that doen penaunce. |
| 4 | Yyue thou to a merciful man, and resseyue thou not a synnere; God schal yelde veniaunce bothe to vnfeithful men and to synneris, kepynge hem in the dai of veniaunce. |
| 5 | Yyue thou to a good man, and resseyue thou not a synnere. |
| 6 | Do thou good to a meke man, and yyue thou not to an vnpitouse man; forbede thou to yyue looues to hym, lest in tho he be myytiere than thou. |
| 7 | For thou schalt fynde double yuels in alle goodis, whiche euere thou doist to hym; for whi the hiyeste bothe hatith synneris, and schal yelde veniaunce to vnfeithful men. |
| 8 | A frend schal not be knowun in goodis, and an enemy schal not be hid in yuels. |
| 9 | In the goodis of a man hise enemyes ben sori; and a frend is knowun in the sorewe and malice of him. |
| 10 | Bileue thou neuer to thin enemy; for his wickidnesse roustith as irun. |
| 11 | Thouy he be maad meke, and go lowe, caste awei thi soule, and kepe thee fro him. |
| 12 | Sette thou not him bisidis thee, nether sitte he at thi riytside, lest he turne and stonde in thi place; lest perauenture he turne in to thi place, and enquere thi chaier, and in the laste tyme thou know mi wordis, and be prickid in my wordis. |
| 13 | Who schal do medecyn to an enchauntere smytun of a serpent, and to alle men that neiyen to beestis, and to him that goith with an yuel man, and is wlappid in the synnes of him? |
| 14 | In oon our he schal dwelle with thee; sotheli if thou bowist awei, he schal not bere vp. |
| 15 | The enemy makith swete in hise lippis, and in his herte he settith tresoun to ouerturne thee in to the dich. |
| 16 | The enemy wepith in hise iyen; and if he fyndith tyme, he schal not be fillid of blood. |
| 17 | If yuels bifallen to thee, thou schalt fynde hym the formere there. |
| 18 | The enemy schal wepe bifore thin iyen, and he as helpynge schal vndurmyne thi feet. |
| 19 | He schal stire his heed, and he schal beete with hond; and he schal speke priuyli many yuels of thee, and schal chaunge his chere. |