1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a
word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin.
2 Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his
mind, and who is not fallen from his hope.
3 Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a
niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold?
4 He that gathereth
together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for
others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting.
5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will
he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his
goods.
6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his
wickedness:
7 And if he do good, he doth it
ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth
his wickedness.
8 The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth
his own soul.
9 The eye of the covetous man is insatiable
in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own
soul, drying it up.
10 An evil eye is towards evil things: and he
shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own
table.
11 My son, if thou have any
thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings.
12 Remember that death is not slow, and that the
covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the
covenant of this world shall surely die.
13 Do good to thy friend before thou die, and
according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.
14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let
not the part of a good gift over- pass thee.
15 Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by
lot thy sorrows and labours?
16 Give and take, and justify thy soul.
17 Before thy death work justice: for in hell
there is no finding food.
18 All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the
leaf that springeth out on a green tree.
19 Some grow, and some fall off: so is the
generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in
the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.
21 And every excellent work shall be
justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured
therein.
22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in
wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think
of the all seeing eye of God.
23 He that considereth
her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth,
and stayeth in her ways:
24 He who looketh
in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door:
25 He that lodgeth
near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent nigh
unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.
26 He shall set his children under her
shelter, and shall lodge under her branches:
27 He shall be protected under her covering
from the heat, and shall rest in her glory.
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1- طوبى للرجل الذي لم يزل بفيه
و لم ينخسه الندم على الخطيئة.
2- طوبى لمن لم يقض عليه ضميره و لم يسقط من
رجائه.
3- الغنى لا يجمل بالرجل الشحيح و ما منفعة
الاموال مع الانسان الحسود.
4- من اختزن بخسران نفسه فانما يختزن للاخرين
و يتنعم بخيراته غيره.
5- من اساء الى نفسه فالى من يحسن الم تره لا
يتمتع من امواله.
6- لا اسوا ممن يحسد نفسه ان ذلك جزاء خبثه.
7- و ان هو احسن فعن سهو و في الاخر يبدي
خبثه.
8- لا اخبث ممن يحسد بعينه و يحول وجهه و
يحتقر النفوس.
9- عين البخيل لا تشبع من حظه و ظلم الشرير
يضني نفسه.
10- العين الشريرة تحسد على الخبز و على
مائدتها تكون في عوز.
11- يا بني انفق على نفسك بحسب ما تملك و قرب
للرب تقادم تليق به.
12- اذكر ان الموت لا يبطئ الم يبلغك عهد
الجحيم.
13- قبل ان تموت احسن الى صديقك و على قدر
طاقتك ابسط يدك و اعطه.
14- لا تخسر يوما صالحا و لا يفتك حظ خير شهي.
15- الست مخلفا اتعابك لاخر و ما جهدت فيه
للاقتسام بالقرعة.
16- اعط و خذ و زك نفسك.
17- قبل وفاتك اصنع البر فانه لا
سبيل الى التماس الطعام في الجحيم.
18- كل جسد يبلى مثل الثوب لان
العهد من البدء انه يموت موتا فكما ان اوراق شجرة كثيفة.
19- بعضها يسقط و بعضها ينبت كذلك جيل اللحم و
الدم بعضهم يموت و بعضهم يولد.
20- كل عمل فاسد يزول و عامله يذهب معه.
21- و كل عمل منتقى يبرر و عامله يكرم لاجله.
22- طوبى للرجل الذي يتامل في الحكمة و يتحدث
بها في عقله.
23- و يتفكر في طرقها بقلبه و يتبصر في
اسرارها ينطلق في اثرها كالباحث و يترقب عند مداخلها.
24- و يتطلع من كواتها و يتسمع عند ابوابها.
25- و يحل بقرب بيتها و يضرب
وتدا في حائطها و ينصب خيمته بجانبها و ينزل بمنزل الخيرات.
26- يجعل بنيه في كنفها و يسكن تحت اغصانها.
27- يستتر بظلها من الحر و في مجدها يجد راحة
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