Ben Sira 27:1

1 Many have sinned for a small matter, and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.

Ben Sira 27:1 In-Context

1 Many have sinned for a small matter, and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.

2 As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones, so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.

3 Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.

4 As when one sifteth with a sieve the refuse remaineth, so the filth of man in his talk.

5 The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.