Iesu Filii Sirach 20
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Quam bonum est arguere, quam irasci, et confitentem in oratione non prohibere !
1How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer.
2Concupiscentia spadonis devirginabit juvenculam:
2The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden:
3sic qui facit per vim judicium iniquum.
3So is he that by violence executeth unjust judgment.
4Quam bonum est correptum manifestare pœnitentiam ! sic enim effugies voluntarium peccatum.
4How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.
5Est tacens qui invenitur sapiens: et est odibilis qui procax est ad loquendum.
5There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.
6Est tacens non habens sensum loquelæ: et est tacens sciens tempus aptum.
6There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.
7Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus: lascivus autem et imprudens non servabunt tempus.
7A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.
8Qui multis utitur verbis lædet animam suam: et qui potestatem sibi sumit injuste, odietur.
8He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated.
9Est processio in malis viro indisciplinato, et est inventio in detrimentum.
9There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss.
10Est datum quod non est utile, et est datum cujus retributio duplex.
10There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double.
11Est propter gloriam minoratio, et est qui ab humilitate levabit caput.
11There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate.
12Est qui multa redimat modico pretio, et restituens ea in septuplum.
12There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold.
13Sapiens in verbis seipsum amabilem facit: gratiæ autem fatuorum effundentur.
13A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out.
14Datus insipientis non erit utilis tibi: oculi enim illius septemplices sunt.
14The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold.
15Exigua dabit, et multa improperabit: et apertio oris illius inflammatio est.
15He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.
16Hodie fœneratur quis, et cras expetit: odibilis est homo hujusmodi.
16Today a man lendeth, and tomorrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful.
17Fatuo non erit amicus, et non erit gratia bonis illius:
17A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds.
18qui enim edunt panem illius, falsæ linguæ sunt. Quoties et quanti irridebunt eum !
18For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!
19neque enim quod habendum erat directo sensu distribuit; similiter et quod non erat habendum.
19For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had.
20Lapsus falsæ linguæ quasi qui in pavimento cadens: sic casus malorum festinanter veniet.
20The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
21Homo acharis quasi fabula vana, in ore indisciplinatorum assidua erit.
21A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise.
22Ex ore fatui reprobabitur parabola: non enim dicit illam in tempore suo.]
22A parable coming out, of a fool’s mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season.
23[Est qui vetatur peccare præ inopia, et in requie sua stimulabitur.
23There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked.
24Est qui perdet animam suam præ confusione, et ab imprudenti persona perdet eam: personæ autem acceptione perdet se.
24There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself.
25Est qui præ confusione promittit amico, et lucratus est eum inimicum gratis.
25There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
26Opprobrium nequam in homine mendacium: et in ore indisciplinatorum assidue erit.
26A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline.
27Potior fur quam assiduitas viri mendacis: perditionem autem ambo hæreditabunt.
27A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction.
28Mores hominum mendacium sine honore, et confusio illorum cum ipsis sine intermissione.
28The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing.
29Sapiens in verbis producet seipsum, et homo prudens placebit magnatis.
29A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones.
30Qui operatur terram suam inaltabit acervum frugum, et qui operatur justitiam, ipse exaltabitur: qui vero placet magnatis effugiet iniquitatem.
30He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity.
31Xenia et dona excæcant oculos judicum, et quasi mutus, in ore avertit correptiones eorum.
31Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.
32Sapientia absconsa, et thesaurus invisus, quæ utilitas in utrisque?
32Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?
33Melior est qui celat insipientiam suam, quam homo qui abscondit sapientiam suam.]
33Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom.
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