Sirach 33
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him.
1No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him, and deliver him from evils.
2A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm.
2A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.
3A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle.
3A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him.
4Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer.
4He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer.
5The heart of the foolish is like a cartwheel; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
5The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
6A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
6A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
7Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
7Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun?
8By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: and he altered seasons and feasts.
8By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment.
9Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days.
9And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour.
10And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth:
10Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created.
11In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, and made their ways diverse.
11With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways.
12Some of them hath he blessed and exalted and some of them he sanctified, and set near himself: but some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places.
12Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station.
13As the clay is in the potter’s hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.
13As the potter’s clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it:
14Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly.
14All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment.
15So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another.
15Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another.
16I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and tred my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.
16And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers.
17Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that seek learning.
17In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress.
18Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation.
18See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline.
19Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest, and give not thy goods to another: lest it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again.
19Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church.
20As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any.
20Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest then repent, and thou entreat for the same.
21For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
21As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee.
22In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence; leave not a stain in thine honour.
22For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.
23At the time when thou shalt end thy days, and finish thy life, distribute thine inheritance.
23In all thy works keep the pre-eminence.
24Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for the ass; and bread, correction, and work, for a servant.
24Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.
25If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty.
25Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave.
26A yoke and a collar do bow the neck: so are tortures and torments for an evil servant.
26He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
27Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil.
27The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.
28Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters.
28Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle:
29But be not excessive toward any; and without discretion do nothing.
29For idleness hath taught much evil.
30If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price.
30Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one: and do no grievous thing without judgment.
31If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him?
31If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him.
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32If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away:
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33And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him.
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