Verse 15
Sirach 12:15
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical Books
15
For a while he will abide with thee, And if thou give way, he will not hold out.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רַק֩ בְּ/כָל אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֜ תִּזְבַּ֣ח וְ/אָכַלְתָּ֣ בָשָׂ֗ר כְּ/בִרְכַּ֨ת יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛י/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן לְ/ךָ֖ בְּ/כָל שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ הַ/טָּמֵ֤א וְ/הַ/טָּהוֹר֙ יֹאכְלֶ֔/נּוּ כַּ/צְּבִ֖י וְ/כָ/אַיָּֽל
English Translation
Only in all the desire of your soul you may slaughter and eat meat according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given to you in all your gates; the unclean and the clean may eat it, like the gazelle and the deer.
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Chapter 12 Context
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3
There shall no good come to him that continueth to do evil, Nor to him that giveth no alms.
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Give to the godly man, And help not the sinner.
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Do good to one that is lowly, And give not to an ungodly man: Keep back his bread, and give it not t...
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Give to the good man, And help not the sinner.
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In a man’s prosperity his enemies are grieved; And in his adversity even his friend will be separate...
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10
Never trust thine enemy: For like as the brass rusteth, so is his wickedness.
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11
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12
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15
For a while he will abide with thee, And if thou give way, he will not hold out.
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If adversity meet thee, thou shalt find him there before thee; And as though he would help thee, he...
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He will shake his head, and clap his hands, And whisper much, and change his countenance.
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