Sirach 41 - UPDV Updated Bible Version

^41:1 O, Death, how bitter is the remembrance of you To him who lives in peace in his habitation; To him who is at ease, and prospers in all, And who still has strength to enjoy luxury.
^41:2 Hail, Death, how welcome is your decree To a man of sorrows, and who lacks strength, Who stumbles and trips in everything, Who is broken, and has lost hope.
^41:3 Fear not death, [it is] your destiny, Remember that the former and the latter share it with you.
^41:4 This is the portion of all flesh from God, And how can you reject the law of the Most High? [Be it] for a thousand years, a hundred, or ten [that you live], In Sheol there is no inquiry of [length of] life.
^41:5 A disgusting offspring is the generation of sinners, And a godless sprout is in the dwellings of the wicked.
^41:6 From the son of the unrighteous dominion will be wrenched away, And with their posterity will be perpetual reproach.
^41:7 Children will curse a wicked father, For because of him they suffer reproach.
^41:8 Woe to you, ungodly men, Who have forsaken the law of the Most High God.
^41:9 If you⁺ be fruitful [it will be] for harm, And if you⁺ bear children [it will be] for sighing; And if you⁺ stumble [it will be] for everlasting joy, And if you⁺ die [it will be] for a curse.
^41:10 All that is of nothing returns to nothing, So the godless man, from nothingness to nothingness.
^41:11 Vanity is man concerning his body, But the name of the pious will not be cut off.
^41:12 Be in fear for your name, for that abides longer for you Than thousands of precious treasures.
^41:13 Life's goods [last] for limited days, But the reward of a name for days without number.
^41:14 Hidden wisdom and concealed treasure, What is the use of either?
^41:15 Better the man who hides his folly, Than the man who hides his wisdom.
^41:16 Hear, O children, instruction concerning shame, And be ashamed according to my judgement. For not every kind of shame is to be retained, And not every kind of shame is to be reproved.
^41:17 Be ashamed of a father and a mother of whoredom, Of a prince and ruler of lies,
^41:18 Of a master and a mistress of deceit, Of an assembly and people of transgression, Of an associate or friend of dishonesty,
^41:19 And of a place of pride where you sojourn. [Be ashamed] of altering an oath or a covenant, Of stretching out your elbow when sitting at meat, Of withholding a gift that is asked for,
^41:20 Of turning away the face of your friend, Of taking away a portion or a gift,
^41:21 Of being silent to one who greets, Of looking upon a woman who is a whore, Of gazing on a woman who has a husband,
^41:22 Of being busy with his maid, And of violating her bed, Of [speaking] to a friend with reproachful words, And of upbraiding after you have given,

Sirach, Chapter 41