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You are urged therefore to read with good will and attention, and to be indulgent in cases where, despite out diligent labor in translating, we may seem to have rendered some phrases imperfectly. For what was originally expressed in Hebrew does not have exactly the same sense when translated into another language. Not only this work, but even the law itself, the prophecies, and the rest of the books differ not a little as originally expressed. (Ecclesiasticus 1, 15)
For at last you will find the rest she gives, and she will be changed into joy for you. (Ecclesiasticus 7, 28)
when he says, "I have found rest, and now I shall enjoy my goods!" he does not know how much time will pass until he leaves them to others and dies. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 19)
Weep for the dead, for he lacks the light; and weep for the fool, for he lacks intelligence; weep less bitterly for the dead, for he has attained rest; but the life of the fool is worse than death. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 11)
Do not talk much with a foolish man, and do not visit an unintelligent man; guard yourself from him to escape trouble, and you will not be soiled when he shakes himself off; avoid him and you will find rest, and you will never be wearied by his madness. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 13)
Whoever pays heed to slander will not find rest, nor will he settle down in peace. (Ecclesiasticus 29, 16)
Death is better than a miserable life, and eternal rest than chronic sickness. (Ecclesiasticus 31, 17)
Set your slave to work, and you will find rest; leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. (Ecclesiasticus 34, 25)
Have pity on the city of thy sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of thy rest. (Ecclesiasticus 37, 13)
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance cease, and be comforted for him when his spirit is departed. (Ecclesiasticus 39, 23)
if he lives long, he will leave a name greater than a thousand, and if he goes to rest, it is enough for him. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 11)
He gets little or no rest, and afterward in his sleep, as though he were on watch, he is troubled by the visions of his mind like one who has escaped from the battle-front; (Ecclesiasticus 41, 6)
