Sirach 11 — Apariencias, diligencia y soberanía divina

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1. 1.The Deceptiveness of Appearances The wisdom of a humble man will lift up his head, and will seat him among the great.💡
2. 2.Do not praise a man for his good looks, nor loathe a man because of his appearance.💡
3. 3.The bee is small among flying creatures, but her product is the best of sweet things.💡
4. 4.Do not boast about wearing fine clothes, nor exalt yourself in the day that you are honored; for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works are concealed from men.💡
5. 5.Many kings have had to sit on the ground, but one who was never thought of has worn a crown.💡
6. 6.Many rulers have been greatly disgraced, and illustrious men have been handed over to others.💡
7. 7.Deliberation and Caution Do not find fault before you investigate; first consider, and then reprove.💡
8. 8.Do not answer before you have heard, nor interrupt a speaker in the midst of his words.💡
9. 9.Do not argue about a matter which does not concern you, nor sit with sinners when they judge a case.💡
10. 10.My son, do not busy yourself with many matters; if you multiply activities you will not go unpunished, and if you pursue you will not overtake, and by fleeing you will not escape.💡
11. 11.There is a man who works, and toils, and presses on, but is so much the more in want.💡
12. 12.There is another who is slow and needs help, who lacks strength and abounds in poverty; but the eyes of the Lord look upon him for his good; he lifts him out of his low estate💡
13. 13.and raises up his head, so that many are amazed at him.💡
14. 14.Good things and bad, life and death, poverty and wealth, come from the Lord.💡
15. 17.The gift of the Lord endures for those who are godly, and what he approves will have lasting success.💡
16. 18.There is a man who is rich through his diligence and self-denial, and this is the reward allotted to him:💡
17. 19.when he says, “I have found rest, and now I shall enjoy my goods!” he does not know how much time will pass until he leaves them to others and dies.💡
18. 20.Stand by your covenant and attend to it, and grow old in your work.💡
19. 21.Do not wonder at the works of a sinner, but trust in the Lord and keep at your toil; for it is easy in the sight of the Lord to enrich a poor man quickly and suddenly.💡
20. 22.The blessing of the Lord is the reward of the godly, and quickly God causes his blessing to flourish.💡
21. 23.Do not say, “What do I need, and what prosperity could be mine in the future?”💡
22. 24.Do not say, “I have enough, and what calamity could happen to me in the future?”💡
23. 25.In the day of prosperity, adversity is forgotten, and in the day of adversity, prosperity is not remembered.💡
24. 26.For it is easy in the sight of the Lord to reward a man on the day of death according to his conduct.💡
25. 27.The misery of an hour makes one forget luxury, and at the close of a man’s life his deeds will be revealed.💡
26. 28.Call no one happy before his death; a man will be known through his children.💡
27. 29.Care in Choosing Friends Do not bring every man into your home, for many are the wiles of the crafty.💡
28. 30.Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the mind of a proud man, and like a spy he observes your weakness;💡
29. 31.for he lies in wait, turning good into evil, and to worthy actions he will attach blame.💡
30. 32.From a spark of fire come many burning coals, and a sinner lies in wait to shed blood.💡
31. 33.Beware of a scoundrel, for he devises evil, lest he give you a lasting blemish.💡
32. 34.Receive a stranger into your home and he will upset you with commotion, and will estrange you from your family.💡