The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus 33

1There shall no evil happen to him that fears the Lord; 2A wise man will not hate the law; 3A man of understanding will put his trust in the law; 4Prepare your speech, and so shall you be heard; 5The heart of a fool is as a cartwheel; 6A stallion horse is as a mocking friend; 7Why does one day excel another, 8By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished; 9Some of them he exalted and hallowed, 10And all men are from the ground, 11In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them, 12Some of them he blessed and exalted, 13As the clay of the potter in his hand, 14Good is the opposite of evil, the sinner is the opposite of the godly. A line of this verse is here omitted by the best authorities. 15And thus look upon all the works of the Most High; 16And I waked up last, 17Consider that I laboured not for myself alone, 18Hear me, you⌃ great men of the people, 19To son and wife, to brother and friend, again. 20Whilst you yet live, and breath is in you, 21For better it is that your children should supplicate you, 22In all your works keep the upper hand; 23In the day that you endest the days of your life, 24Fodder, a stick, and burdens, for an ass; 25Set your servant to work, and you shall find rest: 26Yoke and thong will bow the neck: 27Send him to labor, that he be not idle; 28Set him to work, as is fit for him; 29And be not excessive toward any; 30If you have a servant, let him be as yourself, 31If you have a servant, treat him as yourself; For as your own soul will you have need of him: The Greek text of this line is probably corrupt.