Sirach 28
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance .
1[Qui vindicari vult, a Domino inveniet vindictam, et peccata illius servans servabit.
2Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
2Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te, et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur.
3One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord?
3Homo homini reservat iram, et a Deo quærit medelam:
4He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
4in hominem similem sibi non habet misericordiam, et de peccatis suis deprecatur.
5If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
5Ipse cum caro sit reservat iram, et propitiationem petit a Deo: quis exorabit pro delictis illius?
6Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
6Memento novissimorum, et desine inimicari:
7Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
7tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis ejus.
8Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,
8Memorare timorem Dei, et non irascaris proximo.
9A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
9Memorare testamentum Altissimi, et despice ignorantiam proximi.
10As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
10Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata.
11An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
11Homo enim iracundus incendit litem, et vir peccator turbabit amicos, et in medio pacem habentium immittet inimicitiam.
12If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.
12Secundum enim ligna silvæ sic ignis exardescit: et secundum virtutem hominis sic iracundia illius erit, et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam.
13Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
13Certamen festinatum incendit ignem, et lis festinans effundit sanguinem: et lingua testificans adducit mortem.
14A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
14Si sufflaveris in scintillam, quasi ignis exardebit: et si exspueris super illam, extinguetur: utraque ex ore proficiscuntur.]
15A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.
15[Susurro et bilinguis maledictus, multos enim turbabit pacem habentes.
16Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.
16Lingua tertia multos commovit, et dispersit illos de gente in gentem.
17The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
17Civitates muratas divitum destruxit, et domus magnatorum effodit.
18Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
18Virtutes populorum concidit, et gentes fortes dissolvit.
19Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.
19Lingua tertia mulieres viratas ejecit, et privavit illas laboribus suis.
20For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
20Qui respicit illam non habebit requiem, nec habebit amicum in quo requiescat.
21The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
21Flagelli plaga livorem facit: plaga autem linguæ comminuet ossa.
22It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
22Multi ceciderunt in ore gladii: sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam.
23Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.
23Beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequam, qui in iracundiam illius non transivit, et qui non attraxit jugum illius, et in vinculis ejus non est ligatus:
24Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,
24jugum enim illius jugum ferreum est, et vinculum illius vinculum æreum est;
25And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
25mors illius mors nequissima: et utilis potius infernus quam illa.
26Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
26Perseverantia illius non permanebit, sed obtinebit vias injustorum, et in flamma sua non comburet justos.
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27Qui relinquunt Deum incident in illam, et exardebit in illis, et non extinguetur, et immittetur in illos quasi leo, et quasi pardus lædet illos.
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28Sepi aures tuas spinis: linguam nequam noli audire: et ori tuo facito ostia et seras.
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29Aurum tuum et argentum tuum confla, et verbis tuis facito stateram, et frenos ori tuo rectos:
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30et attende ne forte labaris in lingua, et cadas in conspectu inimicorum insidiantium tibi, et sit casus tuus insanabilis in mortem.]
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