Iesu Filii Sirach 14
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Beatus vir qui non est lapsus verbo ex ore suo, et non est stimulatus in tristitia delicti.
1Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.
2Felix qui non habuit animi sui tristitiam, et non excidit a spe sua.
2Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.
3Viro cupido et tenaci sine ratione est substantia: et homini livido ad quid aurum?
3Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?
4Qui acervat ex animo suo injuste, aliis congregat, et in bonis illius alius luxuriabitur.
4He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
5Qui sibi nequam est, cui alii bonus erit? et non jucundabitur in bonis suis.
5He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.
6Qui sibi invidet, nihil est illo nequius: et hæc redditio est malitiæ illius.
6There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.
7Et si bene fecerit, ignoranter et non volens facit: et in novissimo manifestat malitiam suam.
7And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.
8Nequam est oculus lividi: et avertens faciem suam, et despiciens animam suam.
8The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
9Insatiabilis oculus cupidi in parte iniquitatis: non satiabitur donec consumat arefaciens animam suam.
9A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.
10Oculus malus ad mala, et non saturabitur pane, sed indigens et in tristitia erit super mensam suam.
10A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
11Fili, si habes, benefac tecum, et Deo dignas oblationes offer.
11My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.
12Memor esto quoniam mors non tardat, et testamentum inferorum, quia demonstratum est tibi: testamentum enim hujus mundi morte morietur.
12Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.
13Ante mortem benefac amico tuo, et secundum vires tuas exporrigens da pauperi.
13Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
14Non defrauderis a die bono, et particula boni doni non te prætereat.
14Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
15Nonne aliis relinques dolores et labores tuos in divisione sortis?
15Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?
16Da et accipe, et justifica animam tuam.
16Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.
17Ante obitum tuum operare justitiam, quoniam non est apud inferos invenire cibum.
17All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
18Omnis caro sicut fœnum veterascet, et sicut folium fructificans in arbore viridi.
18As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
19Alia generantur, et alia dejiciuntur: sic generatio carnis et sanguinis, alia finitur, et alia nascitur.
19Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.
20Omne opus corruptibile in fine deficiet, et qui illud operatur ibit cum illo.
20Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
21Et omne opus electum justificabitur, et qui operatur illud honorabitur in illo.]
21He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.
22[Beatus vir qui in sapientia morabitur, et qui in justitia sua meditabitur, et in sensu cogitabit circumspectionem Dei:
22Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.
23qui excogitat vias illius in corde suo, et in absconditis suis intelligens, vadens post illam quasi investigator, et in viis illius consistens:
23He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.
24qui respicit per fenestras illius, et in januis illius audiens:
24He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
25qui requiescit juxta domum illius, et in parietibus illius figens palum, statuet casulam suam ad manus illius, et requiescent in casula illius bona per ævum.
25He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
26Statuet filios suos sub tegmine illius, et sub ramis ejus morabitur.
26He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.
27Protegetur sub tegmine illius a fervore, et in gloria ejus requiescet.]
27By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.
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