When the ungodly curseth Satan, he curseth his own soul.
[28] A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth.

Sir.22

[1] A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.
[2] A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
[3] An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a [foolish] daughter is born to his loss.
[4] A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness.
[5] She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.
[6] A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
[7] Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.
[8] He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?
[9] If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.
[10] But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred.
[11] Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.
[12] Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
[13] Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
[14] What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
[15] Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
[16] As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
[17] A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
[18] Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
[19] He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.
[20] Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.
[21] Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning [to favour.]
[22] If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart.
[23] Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
[24] As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
[25] I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.
[26] And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.
[27] Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?

Sir.23

[1] O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them.
[2] Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:
[3] Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
[4] O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind.
[5] Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.
[6] Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind.
[7] Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
[8] The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby.
[9] Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One.
[10] For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually