Sirach 3
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe |
|---|---|
| 1 | The sones of wisdom ben the chirche of iust men, and the nacioun of hem is obedience and loue. |
| 2 | Dereworthe sones, here ye the doom of the fadir; and do ye so, that ye be saaf. |
| 3 | For whi God onouride the fadir in sones, and he sekith, and hath maad stidfast the doom of the modir in to sones. |
| 4 | He that loueth God, schal preie for synnes, and he schal absteyne hym silf fro tho, and he schal be herd in the preier of daies. |
| 5 | And as he that tresourith, so and he that onourith his modir. |
| 6 | He that onourith his fadir, schal be maad myrie in sones, and he schal be herd in the dai of his preier. |
| 7 | He that onourith his fadir, schal lyue bi lengere lijf; and he that obeieth to the fader, schal refreische the modir. |
| 8 | He that dredith the Lord, onourith fadir and modir; and he schal serue in werk, and word, |
| 9 | and al pacience to hem that gendriden hym as to lordis. |
| 10 | Onoure thi fadir, that the blessyng of God come to thee; and his blessing dwellith in the laste. |
| 11 | The blessyng of the fadir makith stidfast the housis of sones; but the cursyng of the modir drawith out the foundementis. |
| 12 | Haue thou not glorie in the dispisyng of thi fadir; for it is not glorie to thee, but confusioun. |
| 13 | For whi the glorie of a man is of the onour of his fadir; and the schenschip of the sone is a fadir with out onour. |
| 14 | Sone, resseyue the elde of thi fadir, and make thou not hym sori in his lijf; |
| 15 | and if he failith in wit, yyue thou foryyuenesse, and dispise thou not hym in thi vertu; for whi the almes of the fadir schal not be foryetyng. |
| 16 | For whi good schal be restorid to thee for the synne of the modir, |
| 17 | and bildyng schal be maad to thee in riytfulnesse; and it schal remembre of thee in dai of tribulacioun, and thi synnes schulen be releessid, as iys in clerenesse of the sunne. |
| 18 | He is of ful yuel fame, that forsakith the fadir; and he that wraththith the modir, is cursid of God. |
| 19 | Sone, performe thi werkis in myldenesse, and thou schalt be loued ouer the glorie of men. |
| 20 | In as myche as thou art greet, make thee meke in alle thingis, and thou schalt fynde grace bifore God; for whi the power of God aloon is greet, |
| 21 | and he is onourid of meke men. |
| 22 | Seke thou not hiyere thingis than thou, and enquere thou not strongere thingis than thou; but euere thenke thou tho thingis, whiche God comaundide to thee; and be thou not curiouse in ful many werkis of hym. |
| 23 | For it is not nedeful to thee to se with thin iyen tho thingis, that ben hid. |
| 24 | In superflu thingis nyle thou seke manyfold; and be thou not curiouse in many werkis of hym; |
| 25 | for whi ful many thingis aboue the wit of men ben schewid to thee. |
| 26 | For the suspecioun of many men hath disseyued hem, and withhelde her wittis in vanytee. |
| 27 | And hard herte schal haue yuel in the laste tyme; and he that loueth perel, schal perische ther ynne. |
| 28 | An herte that entrith bi tweie weies, schal not haue prosperitees, ether reste; and a man of schrewid herte schal be sclaundrid in tho. |
| 29 | A wickid herte schal be greuyd in sorewis; and a synnere schal `hepe to do synne. |
| 30 | Helthe schal not be to the synagoge of proude men; for whi the thicke wode of synne schal be drawun out bi the roote in hem, and it schal not be vndurstondun. |
| 31 | The herte of a wise man is vndurstondun in wisdom, and a good eere schal here wisdom with al coueitise. |
| 32 | A wijs herte and able to vndurstonde schal absteyne it silf fro synnes, and schal haue prosperitees in the werkis of riytfulnesse. |
| 33 | Watir quenchith fier brennynge, and almes ayenstondith synnes. |
| 34 | And God, the biholdere of hym that yeldith grace, hath mynde aftirward; and he schal fynde stidefastnesse in the tyme of his fal. |