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• Do not stand surety beyond your means; if you do stand surety, be prepared to pay up. (Ecclesiasticus 8, 13)

• Wisdom enables the poor to stand erect, and gives to the poor a place with the great. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 1)

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

• Do not stand him beside you in case he thrusts you out and takes your place. Do not seat him on your right, or he will be after your position, and then you will remember what I have said and sadly admit that I was right. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 12)

• Do not thrust yourself forward, in case you are pushed aside, but do not stand aloof, or you will be overlooked. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 10)

• Pebbles placed on top of a wall will not stand up to the wind; no more can the heart of a fool frightened at his own thoughts stand up to fear. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 18)

• Win your neighbour's confidence when he is poor, so that you may enjoy his later good fortune with him; stand by him in times of trouble, in order to have your share when he comes into a legacy. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 23)

• Like a lamp shining on the sacred lamp-stand, such is a beautiful face on a well-proportioned body. (Ecclesiasticus 26, 17)

• The talk of hard-swearing people makes your hair stand on end, their brawling makes you stop your ears. (Ecclesiasticus 27, 14)

• A wicked man in a hurry to stand guarantor in the hope of profit, is hurrying to be sentenced. (Ecclesiasticus 29, 19)

• All bribery and injustice will be blotted out, but good faith will stand for ever. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 12)

• The Lord has not granted the Holy Ones the power to tell of all his marvels which the Almighty Lord has solidly constructed for the universe to stand firm in his glory. (Ecclesiasticus 42, 17)