Sirach 15
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
1[Qui timet Deum faciet bona, et qui continens est justitiæ apprehendet illam:
2And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
2et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.
3With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
3Cibabit illum pane vitæ et intellectus, et aqua sapientiæ salutaris potabit illum: et firmabitur in illo, et non flectetur:
4He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
4et continebit illum, et non confundetur: et exaltabit illum apud proximos suos,
5She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
5et in medio ecclesiæ aperiet os ejus, et adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiæ et intellectus, et stola gloriæ vestiet illum.
6He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
6Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizabit super illum, et nomine æterno hæreditabit illum.
7But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.
7Homines stulti non apprehendent illam, et homines sensati obviabunt illi. Homines stulti non videbunt eam: longe enim abest a superbia et dolo.
8For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
8Viri mendaces non erunt illius memores: et viri veraces invenientur in illa, et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei.
9Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
9Non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris,
10For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.
10quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia. Sapientiæ enim Dei astabit laus, et in ore fideli abundabit, et Dominator dabit eam illi.]
11Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
11[Non dixeris: Per Deum abest: quæ enim odit ne feceris.
12Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
12Non dicas: Ille me implanavit: non enim necessarii sunt ei homines impii.
13The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
13Omne execramentum erroris odit Dominus, et non erit amabile timentibus eum.
14He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;
14Deus ab initio constituit hominem, et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui:
15If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.
15adjecit mandata et præcepta sua.
16He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
16Si volueris mandata servare, conservabunt te, et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere.
17Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
17Apposuit tibi aquam et ignem, ad quod volueris porrige manum tuam.
18For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
18Ante hominem vita et mors, bonum et malum: quod placuerit ei dabitur illi:
19And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
19quoniam multa sapientia Dei, et fortis in potentia, videns omnes sine intermissione.
20He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.
20Oculi Domini ad timentes eum, et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis.
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21Nemini mandavit impie agere, et nemini dedit spatium peccandi:
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22non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium.]
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