Iesu Filii Sirach 15
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Qui timet Deum faciet bona, et qui continens est justitiæ apprehendet illam:
1He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her,
2et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.
2And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
3Cibabit illum pane vitæ et intellectus, et aqua sapientiæ salutaris potabit illum: et firmabitur in illo, et non flectetur:
3With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved:
4et continebit illum, et non confundetur: et exaltabit illum apud proximos suos,
4And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours.
5et in medio ecclesiæ aperiet os ejus, et adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiæ et intellectus, et stola gloriæ vestiet illum.
5And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.
6Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizabit super illum, et nomine æterno hæreditabit illum.
6She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
7Homines stulti non apprehendent illam, et homines sensati obviabunt illi. Homines stulti non videbunt eam: longe enim abest a superbia et dolo.
7But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit.
8Viri mendaces non erunt illius memores: et viri veraces invenientur in illa, et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei.
8Lying men shall not be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God.
9Non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris,
9Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner:
10quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia. Sapientiæ enim Dei astabit laus, et in ore fideli abundabit, et Dominator dabit eam illi.]
10For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it.
11[Non dixeris: Per Deum abest: quæ enim odit ne feceris.
11Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth.
12Non dicas: Ille me implanavit: non enim necessarii sunt ei homines impii.
12Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men.
13Omne execramentum erroris odit Dominus, et non erit amabile timentibus eum.
13The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it.
14Deus ab initio constituit hominem, et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui:
14God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel.
15adjecit mandata et præcepta sua.
15He added his commandments and precepts.
16Si volueris mandata servare, conservabunt te, et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere.
16If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.
17Apposuit tibi aquam et ignem, ad quod volueris porrige manum tuam.
17He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt.
18Ante hominem vita et mors, bonum et malum: quod placuerit ei dabitur illi:
18Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him:
19quoniam multa sapientia Dei, et fortis in potentia, videns omnes sine intermissione.
19For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing.
20Oculi Domini ad timentes eum, et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis.
20The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth all the work of man.
21Nemini mandavit impie agere, et nemini dedit spatium peccandi:
21He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin:
22non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium.]
22For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children.
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