Religious and moral duties. 7:1. Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. 7:2. Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. 7:3. My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. 7:4. Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. 7:5. Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. 7:6. Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. 7:7. Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, 7:8. Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. 7:9. Be not fainthearted in thy mind: 7:10. Neglect not to pray, and to give alms. 7:11. Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings. 7:12. Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all. 7:13. Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend. 7:14. Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. 7:15. Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer. Repeat not, etc... Make not much babbling by repetition of words: but aim more at fervour of heart. 7:16. Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High. 7:17. Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly. 7:18. Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. 7:19. Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. 7:20. Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. 7:21. Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. 7:22. Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. 7:23. Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. 7:24. Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. 7:25. Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. 7:26. Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. 7:27. Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. 7:28. If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, 7:29. Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother: 7:30. Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.