Sirach 4
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.
1[Fili, eleemosynam pauperis ne defraudes, et oculos tuos ne transvertas a paupere.
2Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress.
2Animam esurientem ne despexeris, et non exasperes pauperem in inopia sua.
3Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.
3Cor inopis ne afflixeris, et non protrahas datum angustianti.
4Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man.
4Rogationem contribulati ne abjicias, et non avertas faciem tuam ab egeno.
5Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee:
5Ab inope ne avertas oculos tuos propter iram: et non relinquas quærentibus tibi retro maledicere.
6For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
6Maledicentis enim tibi in amaritudine animæ, exaudietur deprecatio illius: exaudiet autem eum qui fecit illum.
7Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man.
7Congregationi pauperum affabilem te facito: et presbytero humilia animam tuam, et magnato humilia caput tuum.
8Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
8Declina pauperi sine tristitia aurem tuam, et redde debitum tuum, et responde illi pacifica in mansuetudine.
9Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment.
9Libera eum qui injuriam patitur de manu superbi, et non acide feras in anima tua.
10Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
10In judicando esto pupillis misericors ut pater, et pro viro matri illorum:
11Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
11et eris tu velut filius Altissimi obediens, et miserebitur tui magis quam mater.]
12He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
12[Sapientia filiis suis vitam inspirat: et suscipit inquirentes se, et præibit in via justitiæ.
13He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless.
13Et qui illam diligit, diligit vitam, et qui vigilaverint ad illam complectentur placorem ejus.
14They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love.
14Qui tenuerint illam, vitam hæreditabunt: et quo introibit benedicet Deus.
15Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.
15Qui serviunt ei obsequentes erunt sancto: et eos qui diligunt illam, diligit Deus.
16If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession.
16Qui audit illam judicabit gentes: et qui intuetur illam permanebit confidens.
17For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.
17Si crediderit ei, hæreditabit illam, et erunt in confirmatione creaturæ illius:
18Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets.
18quoniam in tentatione ambulat cum eo, et in primis eligit eum.
19But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
19Timorem, et metum, et probationem inducet super illum: et cruciabit illum in tribulatione doctrinæ suæ, donec tentet eum in cogitationibus suis, et credat animæ illius.
20Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
20Et firmabit illum, et iter adducet directum ad illum, et lætificabit illum:
21For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace.
21et denudabit absconsa sua illi, et thesaurizabit super illum scientiam et intellectum justitiæ.
22Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall.
22Si autem oberraverit, derelinquet eum, et tradet eum in manus inimici sui.]
23And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
23[Fili, conserva tempus, et devita a malo.
24For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue.
24Pro anima tua ne confundaris dicere verum:
25In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance.
25est enim confusio adducens peccatum, et est confusio adducens gloriam et gratiam.
26Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.
26Ne accipias faciem adversus faciem tuam, nec adversus animam tuam mendacium.
27Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.
27Ne reverearis proximum tuum in casu suo,
28Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.
28nec retineas verbum in tempore salutis. Non abscondas sapientiam tuam in decore suo:
29Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss.
29in lingua enim sapientia dignoscitur: et sensus, et scientia, et doctrina in verbo sensati, et firmamentum in operibus justitiæ.
30Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy servants.
30Non contradicas verbo veritatis ullo modo, et de mendacio ineruditionis tuæ confundere.
31Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.
31Non confundaris confiteri peccata tua, et ne subjicias te omni homini pro peccato.
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32Noli resistere contra faciem potentis, nec coneris contra ictum fluvii.
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33Pro justitia agonizare pro anima tua, et usque ad mortem certa pro justitia: et Deus expugnabit pro te inimicos tuos.
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34Noli citatus esse in lingua tua, et inutilis, et remissus in operibus tuis.
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35Noli esse sicut leo in domo tua, evertens domesticos tuos, et opprimens subjectos tibi.
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36Non sit porrecta manus tua ad accipiendum, et ad dandum collecta.]
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