Sirach 7
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
1[Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent:
2Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
2discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te.
3My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
3Fili, non semines mala in sulcis injustitiæ, et non metes ea in septuplum.
4Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
4Noli quærere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris.
5justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
5Non te justifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est: et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens.
6Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
6Noli quærere fieri judex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates: ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in æquitate tua.
7Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
7Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum:
8Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
8neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis.
9Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
9Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo:
10Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
10exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias.
11Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
11Ne dicas: In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet.
12Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.
12Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animæ: est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus.
13Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
13Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias.
14Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.
14Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium: assiduitas enim illius non est bona.
15Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
15Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua.
16Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.
16Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo.
17Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
17Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum.
18Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
18Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit.
19Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
19Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis.]
20Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
20[Noli prævaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris.
21Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
21Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini: gratia enim verecundiæ illius super aurum.
22Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
22Non lædas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam.
23Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.
23Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua: non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum.
24Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.
24Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis: et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te.
25Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
25Filii tibi sunt? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum.
26Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.
26Filiæ tibi sunt? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas.
27Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
27Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris: et homini sensato da illam.
28Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
28Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non projicias illam: et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo
29Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.
29honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuæ ne obliviscaris:
30Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.
30memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses: et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi.]
31Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.
31[In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica.
32And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.
32In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros ejus ne derelinquas.
33A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.
33Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis.
34Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.
34Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis.
35Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.
35Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum.
36Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.
36Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua.
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37Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam.
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38Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula.
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39Non te pigeat visitare infirmum: ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis.
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40In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in æternum non peccabis.]
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