Sirach 7
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee.
1[Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent:
2Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee.
2discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te.
3My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
3Fili, non semines mala in sulcis injustitiæ, et non metes ea in septuplum.
4Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.
4Noli quærere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris.
5Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.
5Non te justifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est: et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens.
6Seek 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.
6Noli quærere fieri judex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates: ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in æquitate tua.
7Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,
7Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum:
8Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
8neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis.
9Be not fainthearted in thy mind:
9Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo:
10Neglect not to pray, and to give alms.
10exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias.
11Say 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.
11Ne dicas: In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet.
12Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all.
12Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animæ: est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus.
13Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend.
13Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias.
14Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
14Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium: assiduitas enim illius non est bona.
15Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer.
15Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua.
16Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High.
16Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo.
17Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.
17Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum.
18Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long.
18Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit.
19Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms.
19Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis.]
20Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold.
20[Noli prævaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris.
21Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou best gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold.
21Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini: gratia enim verecundiæ illius super aurum.
22Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life.
22Non lædas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam.
23Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy.
23Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua: non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum.
24Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
24Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis: et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te.
25Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.
25Filii tibi sunt? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum.
26Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.
26Filiæ tibi sunt? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas.
27Marry thy daughter well, and then shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man.
27Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris: et homini sensato da illam.
28If 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,
28Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non projicias illam: et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo
29Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:
29honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuæ ne obliviscaris:
30Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.
30memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses: et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi.]
31With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests.
31[In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica.
32With all thy strength love him that made thee: and forsake not his ministers.
32In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros ejus ne derelinquas.
33Honour God with all thy soul, and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms.
33Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis.
34Give them their portion, as it is commanded thee, of the firstfruits and of purifications: and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few.
34Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis.
35Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things:
35Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum.
36And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected.
36Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua.
37A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living, and restrain not grace from the dead.
37Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam.
38Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn.
38Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula.
39Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love.
39Non te pigeat visitare infirmum: ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis.
40In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.
40In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in æternum non peccabis.]
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