Quotes from Ecclesiasticus

Quotations follow the King James Version translation (Oxford University Press, 1611) — our recommended edition.

1. 2

   He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him.

2. 3

   A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him.

3. 4

   And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them.

4. 5

   To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb.

5. 6

   Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

6. 7

   Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.

7. 8

   Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.

8. 9

   The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.

9. 10

   Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.

10. 11

    Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

11. 12

    Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.

12. 13

    My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation.

13. 14

    Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children.