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CHAPTER 13.
HE that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath
fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride.
2 He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship
with one more honour- able than himself. And have no fellow- ship with one that
is richer than thyself.
3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the
kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken.
4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume:
but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace.
5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou
have nothing, he will forsake thee.
6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and
will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee.
7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and
smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say:
What wantest thou?
8 And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have
drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and
afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee.
9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands.
10 Beware that thou be not deceived Into folly, and be
humbled.
11 Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou
be deceived into folly.
12 If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw
thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.
13 Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back:
and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.
14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal: and
believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling
will examine thee concerning thy secrets.
15 His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will
not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison.
16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what
thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.
17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in
sleep, and thou shalt awake.
18 Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy
salvation.
19 Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him
that is nearest to himself.
20 All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and
every man shall associate himself to his like.
21 If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with
the lamb, so the sinner with the just.
22 What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what
part hath the rich with the poor?
23 The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so
also the poor are devoured by the rich.
24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so
also the rich man abhorreth the poor.
25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his
friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his
acquaintance.
26 When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many
helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him.
27 The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also:
he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place.
28 The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and
what he said they extol even to the clouds.
29 The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and
if he stumble, they will overthrow him.
30 Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his
conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly.
31 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either
for good, or for evil.
32 The token of a good heart, and a good countenance
thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.
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