14:1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins:

14:2 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord:

14:3 Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money? KJV [4] He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously:

14:5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods:

14:6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness:

14:7 And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. KJV [8] The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men:

14:9 A covetous man' s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul:

14:10 A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table:

14:11 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering:

14:12 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee:

14:13 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him:

14:14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee:

14:16 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot:

14:17 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave:

14:18 All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death:

14:19 As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born:

14:20 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal:

14:21 Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. KJV [21] He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. KJV [22] Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. KJV [23] He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors. KJV [24] He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. KJV [25] He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. KJV [26] He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. KJV [27] By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell: