Sirach 36
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us:
1[Miserere nostri, Deus omnium, et respice nos, et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum:
2And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee.
2et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua.
3Lift up thy hand against the strange nations, and let them see thy power.
3Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas, ut videant potentiam tuam.
4As thou wast sanctified in us before them: so be thou magnified among them before us.
4Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis, sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis:
5And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.
5ut cognoscant te, sicut et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te, Domine.
6Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works.
6Innova signa, et immuta mirabilia.
7Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath: take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy.
7Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.
8Make the time short, remember the covenant, and let them declare thy wonderful works.
8Excita furorem, et effunde iram.
9Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; and let them perish that oppress the people.
9Tolle adversarium, et afflige inimicum.
10Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we.
10Festina tempus, et memento finis, ut enarrent mirabilia tua.
11Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning.
11In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur: et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.
12O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
12Contere caput principum inimicorum, dicentium: Non est alius præter nos.
13O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest.
13Congrega omnes tribus Jacob, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua, et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.
14Fill Sion with thine unspeakable oracles, and thy people with thy glory:
14Miserere plebi tuæ, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.
15Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name.
15Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ, Jerusalem, civitati requiei tuæ.
16Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful.
16Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis, et gloria tua populum tuum.
17O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
17Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt, et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.
18The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.
18Da mercedem sustinentibus te, ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur: et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,
19As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
19secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo: et dirige nos in viam justitiæ, et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.]
20A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him.
20[Omnem escam manducabit venter: et est cibus cibo melior.
21A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.
21Fauces contingunt cibum feræ, et cor sensatum verba mendacia.
22The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
22Cor pravum dabit tristitiam, et homo peritus resistet illi.
23If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
23Omnem masculum excipiet mulier: et est filia melior filia.
24He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
24Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.
25Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning.
25Si est lingua curationis, est et mitigationis et misericordiæ: non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.
26Who will trust a thief well appointed, that skippeth from city to city? so who will believe a man that hath no house, and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him?
26Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem: adjutorium secundum illum est, et columna ut requies.
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27Ubi non est sepes, diripietur possessio: et ubi non est mulier, ingemiscit egens.
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28Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum, et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit, quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem?]
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