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Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent. Don't be violent and unmerciful. Appreciate wise reproof and wise advice. Wisdom does not lie in a loud voice or in the art of language. The precepts of wisdom are not dear to everyone and not accessible to everyone. Sir.21:1 My son! If you have sinned, do not commit any more sins and pray for the previous ones. Sir.21:2 Flee from sin as from the presence of a serpent; for if you approach him, he will bite you. Sir.21:3 His teeth are like the teeth of a lion, which kill the souls of men. Sir.21:4 All iniquity is like a two-edged sword: there is no healing for its wound. Sir.21:5 Intimidation and violence will devastate wealth: so the house of the arrogant will be desolate. 1–5. 10–11 tbsp are supplemented. Persistent sinners face both temporary and eternal punishment. Sir.21:6 Prayer from the mouth of a beggar reaches only his ears; but his trial is rapidly approaching. 6. Prayer from the mouth of a beggar - only to his ears, i.e. does not go further than the ears of the one who prays. But his trial, i.e. The action of divine justice in relation to the beggar forgotten by people is quickly approaching: the beggar who has not sinned in his hopes will be pardoned, and the wickedness of people will be punished (Matthew 25:31–46). Sir.21:7 He who hates reproof follows in the footsteps of the sinner, but he who fears the Lord turns in heart. Sir.21:8 A strong tongue is recognized from afar; but the wise man sees where he stumbles. Sir.21:9 He who builds his own house with other people's money is the same as he who gathers stones for his own grave. 9 . A reckless debtor may perish under the weight of unpaid debt. Sir.21:10 The congregation of the wicked is a heap of tow, and their end is a flame of fire. Sir.21:11 The path of sinners is paved with stones, but at the end of it is the abyss of hell. Sir.21:12 He who keeps the law has his own thoughts, 12. Has his own thoughts, i.e. prudent, “in his right mind.” Sir.21:13 and practicing the fear of the Lord is wisdom. 13. Wisdom is practicing the fear of the Lord - i.e. The true wisdom of a person lies in his understanding of the good and perfect will of God and reverently following it in his life. Sir.21:14 He who is incapable will not learn; 14. Those who are incapable, that is, have little receptivity to the lessons of wisdom. Sir.21:15 But there is an ability that increases bitterness. 15. There is an ability that multiplies bitterness - i.e. increased susceptibility to everything bad. Sir.21:16 The knowledge of a wise man increases like a flood, and his advice is like a source of life. Sir.21:17 The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel and will not retain any knowledge. Sir.21:18 If a wise man hears a wise word, he will praise it and apply it to himself. The frivolous one heard it, and he did not like it, and he threw it away for himself. Sir.21:19 The speech of a fool is like a burden on the road, but in the mouth of a wise man they find delight. Sir.21:20 The speeches of a wise man will be sought in the congregation, and his words will be meditated on in the heart. Sir.21:21 Like a broken house, so is wisdom to a fool, and the knowledge of a fool is meaningless words. 21. The totality of lofty truths and wise rules, penetrating into the consciousness of the unreasonable, is the same chaotic disorder of unconnected material that can be observed on the site of a destroyed house. The knowledge of the unreasonable is words whose real meaning is inaccessible to him. Sir.21:22 Instruction for the foolish - shackles on the feet and like chains on the right hand. Sir.21:23 A fool raises his voice in laughter, but a prudent man barely smiles quietly. Sir.21:24 Like a golden robe is an instruction for the wise, and like a precious ornament on the right hand. Sir.21:25 The foot of a fool rushes into another man's house, but a man of experience is ashamed of people; Sir.21:26 A foolish man looks into a house through a door, but a well-bred man stands outside; Sir.21:27 It is the ignorance of a person to listen at the door, but a prudent person will be upset by such shamelessness. Sir.21:28 The lips of the long-winded speak the things of others, but the words of the prudent are weighed in the balance. 28. Verbal, but not wise, the speaker repeats other people's thoughts, and therefore does not have much intrinsic value. The words of a prudent man are the fruit of his wisdom, and therefore are highly valued. Sir.21:29 Their heart is in the mouth of fools, but the mouth of the wise is in their heart. 29. In the mouths of fools their whole heart is quickly revealed; The lips of the wise do not speak quickly, they are hidden in their wise heart. Sir.21:30 When the wicked curses Satan, he curses his own soul. 30. The immediate cause of a person’s evil and suffering is often the evil desires of his own soul. Sir.21:31 The earpiece defiles its soul and will be hated wherever it lives.