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• Do not grow proud when people honour you; for the works of the Lord are wonderful but hidden from human beings. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 4)

• My child, do not take on a great amount of business; if you multiply your interests, you are bound to suffer for it; hurry as fast as you can, yet you will never arrive, nor will you escape by running away. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 10)

• Some people work very hard at top speed, only to find themselves falling further behind. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 11)

• Or there is the slow kind of person, needing help, poor in possessions and rich in poverty; and the Lord turns a favourable eye on him, lifts him out of his wretched condition, (Ecclesiasticus 11, 12)

• To the devout the Lord's gift remains constant, and his favour will be there to lead them for ever. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 17)

• Stick to your job, work hard at it and grow old at your work. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 20)

• Do not admire the achievements of sinners, trust the Lord and mind your own business; since it is a trifle in the eyes of the Lord, in a moment, suddenly to make the poor rich. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 21)

• Do not say, 'What are my needs, how much shall I have in the future?' (Ecclesiasticus 11, 23)

• A moment's adversity, and pleasures are forgotten; in a person's last hour his deeds will stand revealed. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 27)

• Like a captive partridge in a cage, so is the heart of the proud: like a spy he watches for your downfall, (Ecclesiasticus 11, 30)

• ever on the look-out, turning good into bad and finding fault with what is praiseworthy. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 31)

• A hearthful of glowing coals starts from a single spark, and the sinner lurks for the chance to spill blood. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 32)