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[1] Do no evil,
so no evil will overtake you.
[2] Depart from wrong,
and it will turn away from you.
[3] My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness,
and you won’t reap them sevenfold. [4] Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord,
nor the seat of honor from the king.
[5] Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord,
and don’t display your wisdom before the king.
[6] Don’t seek to be a judge,
lest you not be able to take away iniquities,
lest perhaps you fear the person of a mighty man,
and lay a stumbling block in the way of your uprightness. [7] Don’t sin against the multitude of the city.
Don’t disgrace yourself in the crowd. [8] Don’t commit a sin twice,
for even in one you will not be unpunished.
[9] Don’t say, “He will look upon the multitude of my gifts.
When I make an offering to the Most High God, he will accept it.”
[10] Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer.
Don’t neglect to give alms. [11] Don’t laugh a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul,
for there is one who humbles and exalts.
[12] Don’t devise§ a lie against your brother,
or do the same to a friend.
[13] Refuse to utter a lie,
for that habit results in no good.
[14] Don’t babble in the assembly of elders.
Don’t repeat your words in your prayer. [15] Don’t hate hard labor
or farm work, which the Most High has created.
[16] Don’t number yourself among the multitude of sinners.
Remember that wrath will not wait.
[17] Humble your soul greatly,
for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm. [18] Don’t exchange a friend for something,
neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir.
[19] Don’t deprive yourself of a wise and good wife,
for her grace is worth more than gold.
[20] Don’t abuse a servant who works faithfully,
or a hireling who gives you his life.
[21] Let your soul love a wise servant.
Don’t defraud him of liberty. [22] Do you have cattle? Look after them.
If they are profitable to you, let them stay by you.
[23] Do you have children? Correct them,
and make them obedient from their youth.
[24] Do you have daughters? Take care of their bodies,
and don’t be overly indulgent toward them.
[25] Give your daughter in marriage, and you will have accomplished a great matter.
Give her to a man of understanding. [26] Do you have a wife who pleases you? Don’t cast her out.
ⓘBut don’t trust yourself to one who is hateful. [27] Honor your father with your whole heart,
and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother.
[28] Remember that you were born of them.
What will you repay them for the things that they have done for you? [29] Fear the Lord with all your soul;
and revere his priests.
[30] With all your strength love him who made you.
Don’t forsake his ministers.
[31] Fear the Lord and honor the priest.
Give him his portion, even as it is commanded you:
the first fruits, the trespass offering, the gift of the shoulders,
the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of holy things. [32] Also stretch out your hand to the poor man,
that your blessing may be complete.
[33] A gift has grace in the sight of every living man.
Don’t withhold grace for a dead man.
[34] Don’t avoid those who weep,
and mourn with those who mourn.
[35] Don’t be slow to visit a sick man,
for by such things you will gain love.
[36] In all your words, remember eternity,
and you will never sin.

Footnotes

  1. § 7:12 Gr. Don’t plow
  2. ⓘ 7:26 Many authorities omit this line
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[1] Μὴ G3361 ποίει G4160 κακά, G2556 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μή G3361 σε G4571 καταλάβῃ G2638 κακόν· G2556 [2] ἀπόστηθι G868 ἀπὸ G575 ἀδίκου, G94 καὶ G2532 ἐκκλινεῖ G1578 ἀπὸ G575 σοῦ. G4675 [3] Υἱέ, G5207 μὴ G3361 σπεῖρε G4687 ἐπ’ G1909 αὔλακας ἀδικίας, G93 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 θερίσῃς G2325 αὐτὰ G846 ἑπταπλασίως. [4] Μὴ G3361 ζήτει G2212 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου G2962 ἡγεμονίαν G2231 μηδὲ G3366 παρὰ G3844 βασιλέως G935 καθέδραν G2515 δόξης. G1391 [5] Μὴ G3361 δικαιοῦ G1344 ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 παρὰ G3844 βασιλεῖ G935 μὴ G3361 σοφίζου. G4679 [6] Μὴ G3361 ζήτει G2212 γενέσθαι G1096 κριτής, G2923 μὴ G3361 οὐκ G3756 ἰσχύσεις G2480 ἐξᾶραι G1808 ἀδικίας, G93 μήποτε G3379 εὐλαβηθῇς G2125 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 δυνάστου G1413 καὶ G2532 θήσεις G5087 σκάνδαλον G4625 ἐν G1722 εὐθύτητί G2118 σου. G4675 [7] Μὴ G3361 ἁμάρτανε G264 εἰς G1519 πλῆθος G4128 πόλεως G4172 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 καταβάλῃς G2598 σεαυτὸν G4572 ἐν G1722 ὄχλῳ. G3793 [8] Μὴ G3361 καταδεσμεύσῃς δὶς G1364 ἁμαρτίαν· G266 ἐν G1722 γὰρ G1063 τῇ G3588 μιᾷ G3391 οὐκ G3756 ἀθῷος G121 ἔσῃ. G2071 [9] Μὴ G3361 εἴπῃς G2036 Τῷ G3588 πλήθει G4128 τῶν G3588 δώρων G1435 μου G3450 ἐπόψεται G1896 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 προσενέγκαι G4374 με G3165 θεῷ G2316 ὑψίστῳ G5310 προσδέξεται. G4327 [10] Μὴ G3361 ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 προσευχῇ G4335 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐλεημοσύνην G1654 ποιῆσαι G4160 μὴ G3361 παρίδῃς. [11] Μὴ G3361 καταγέλα G2606 ἄνθρωπον G444 ὄντα G5607 ἐν G1722 πικρίᾳ G4088 ψυχῆς G5590 αὐτοῦ· G846 ἔστιν G2076 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 ταπεινῶν G5013 καὶ G2532 ἀνυψῶν. [12] Μὴ G3361 ἀροτρία G722 ψεῦδος G5579 ἐπ’ G1909 ἀδελφῷ G80 σου G4675 μηδὲ G3366 φίλῳ G5384 τὸ G3588 ὅμοιον G3664 ποίει. G4160 [13] Μὴ G3361 θέλε G2309 ψεύδεσθαι G5574 πᾶν G3956 ψεῦδος· G5579 ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ἐνδελεχισμὸς αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 εἰς G1519 ἀγαθόν. G18 [14] Μὴ G3361 ἀδολέσχει ἐν G1722 πλήθει G4128 πρεσβυτέρων G4245 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δευτερώσῃς λόγον G3056 ἐν G1722 προσευχῇ G4335 σου. G4675 [15] Μὴ G3361 μισήσῃς G3404 ἐπίπονον ἐργασίαν G2039 καὶ G2532 γεωργίαν ὑπὸ G5259 ὑψίστου G5310 ἐκτισμένην. G2936 [16] Μὴ G3361 προσλογίζου σεαυτὸν G4572 ἐν G1722 πλήθει G4128 ἁμαρτωλῶν· G268 μνήσθητι G3415 ὅτι G3754 ὀργὴ G3709 οὐ G3756 χρονιεῖ. G5549 [17] Ταπείνωσον G5013 σφόδρα G4970 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου, G4675 ὅτι G3754 ἐκδίκησις G1557 ἀσεβοῦς G765 πῦρ G4442 καὶ G2532 σκώληξ. G4663 [18] Μὴ G3361 ἀλλάξῃς G236 φίλον G5384 ἕνεκεν G1752 διαφόρου G1313 μηδὲ G3366 ἀδελφὸν G80 γνήσιον G1103 ἐν G1722 χρυσίῳ G5553 Σουφιρ. [19] Μὴ G3361 ἀστόχει G795 γυναικὸς G1135 σοφῆς G4680 καὶ G2532 ἀγαθῆς· G18 ἡ G3588 γὰρ G1063 χάρις G5485 αὐτῆς G846 ὑπὲρ G5228 τὸ G3588 χρυσίον. G5553 [20] Μὴ G3361 κακώσῃς G2559 οἰκέτην G3610 ἐργαζόμενον G2038 ἐν G1722 ἀληθείᾳ G225 μηδὲ G3366 μίσθιον G3407 διδόντα G1325 τὴν G3588 ψυχὴν G5590 αὐτοῦ· G846 [21] οἰκέτην G3610 συνετὸν G4908 ἀγαπάτω G25 σου G4675 ἡ G3588 ψυχή, G5590 μὴ G3361 στερήσῃς αὐτὸν G846 ἐλευθερίας. G1657 [22] Κτήνη G2934 σοί G4671 ἐστιν; G2076 Ἐπισκέπτου G1980 αὐτά· G846 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ἔστιν G2076 σοι G4671 χρήσιμα, G5539 ἐμμενέτω G1696 σοι. G4671 [23] Τέκνα G5043 σοί G4671 ἐστιν; G2076 Παίδευσον G3811 αὐτὰ G846 καὶ G2532 κάμψον G2578 ἐκ G1537 νεότητος G3503 τὸν G3588 τράχηλον G5137 αὐτῶν. G846 [24] Θυγατέρες G2364 σοί G4671 εἰσιν; G1526 Πρόσεχε G4337 τῷ G3588 σώματι G4983 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἱλαρώσῃς πρὸς G4314 αὐτὰς G846 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου. G4675 [25] Ἔκδου θυγατέρα, G2364 καὶ G2532 ἔσῃ G2071 τετελεκὼς G5055 ἔργον G2041 μέγα, G3173 καὶ G2532 ἀνδρὶ G435 συνετῷ G4908 δώρησαι G1433 αὐτήν. G846 [26] Γυνή G1135 σοί G4671 ἐστιν G2076 κατὰ G2596 ψυχήν; G5590 Μὴ G3361 ἐκβάλῃς G1544 αὐτήν· G846 καὶ G2532 μισουμένῃ G3404 μὴ G3361 ἐμπιστεύσῃς σεαυτόν. G4572 [27] Ἐν G1722 ὅλῃ G3650 καρδίᾳ G2588 σου G4675 δόξασον G1392 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μητρὸς G3384 ὠδῖνας G5604 μὴ G3361 ἐπιλάθῃ· G1950 [28] μνήσθητι G3415 ὅτι G3754 δι’ G1223 αὐτῶν G846 ἐγεννήθης, G1080 καὶ G2532 τί G5101 ἀνταποδώσεις G467 αὐτοῖς G846 καθὼς G2531 αὐτοὶ G846 σοί; G4671 [29] Ἐν G1722 ὅλῃ G3650 ψυχῇ G5590 σου G4675 εὐλαβοῦ G2125 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 αὐτοῦ G846 θαύμαζε. G2296 [30] Ἐν G1722 ὅλῃ G3650 δυνάμει G1411 ἀγάπησον G25 τὸν G3588 ποιήσαντά G4160 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 λειτουργοὺς G3011 αὐτοῦ G846 μὴ G3361 ἐγκαταλίπῃς. G1459 [31] Φοβοῦ G5399 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 καὶ G2532 δόξασον G1392 ἱερέα G2409 καὶ G2532 δὸς G1325 τὴν G3588 μερίδα G3310 αὐτῷ, G846 καθὼς G2531 ἐντέταλταί G1781 σοι, G4671 ἀπαρχὴν G536 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 πλημμελείας καὶ G2532 δόσιν G1394 βραχιόνων G1023 καὶ G2532 θυσίαν G2378 ἁγιασμοῦ G38 καὶ G2532 ἀπαρχὴν G536 ἁγίων. G40 [32] Καὶ G2532 πτωχῷ G4434 ἔκτεινον G1614 τὴν G3588 χεῖρά G5495 σου, G4675 ἵνα G2443 τελειωθῇ G5048 ἡ G3588 εὐλογία G2129 σου. G4675 [33] Χάρις G5485 δόματος G1390 ἔναντι G1725 παντὸς G3956 ζῶντος, G2198 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 νεκρῷ G3498 μὴ G3361 ἀποκωλύσῃς χάριν. G5485 [34] Μὴ G3361 ὑστέρει G5302 ἀπὸ G575 κλαιόντων G2799 καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 πενθούντων G3996 πένθησον. G3996 [35] Μὴ G3361 ὄκνει G3635 ἐπισκέπτεσθαι G1980 ἄρρωστον G732 ἄνθρωπον· G444 ἐκ G1537 γὰρ G1063 τῶν G3588 τοιούτων G5108 ἀγαπηθήσῃ. G25 [36] Ἐν G1722 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 λόγοις G3056 σου G4675 μιμνῄσκου τὰ G3588 ἔσχατά G2078 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 οὐχ G3756 ἁμαρτήσεις. G264
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