Iesu Filii Sirach 26
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Mulieris bonæ beatus vir: numerus enim annorum illius duplex.
1Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double.
2Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum, et annos vitæ illius in pace implebit.
2A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband: and shall fulfill the years of his life in peace.
3Pars bona mulier bona, in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis:
3A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds.
4divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum, in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris.
4Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.
5A tribus timuit cor meum, et in quarto facies mea metuit:
5Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled:
6delaturam civitatis, et collectionem populi:
6The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:
7calumniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia:
7And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.
8dolor cordis et luctus, mulier zelotypa.
8A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.
9In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguæ, omnibus communicans.
9With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.
10Sicut boum jugum quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam: qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem.
10As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion.
11Mulier ebriosa ira magna, et contumelia: et turpitudo illius non tegetur.
11A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid.
12Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum, et in palpebris illius agnoscetur.
12The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes, and by her eyelids.
13In filia non avertente se, firma custodiam, ne inventa occasione utatur se.
13On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself.
14Ab omni irreverentia oculorum ejus cave, et ne mireris si te neglexerit.
14Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight thee.
15Sicut viator sitiens ad fontem os aperiet, et ab omni aqua proxima bibet, et contra omnem palum sedebit, et contra omnem sagittam aperiet pharetram donec deficiat.
15She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail.
16Gratia mulieris sedulæ delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit.
16The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones.
17Disciplina illius datum Dei est.
17Her discipline is the gift of God.
18Mulier sensata et tacita, non est immutatio eruditæ animæ.
18Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul.
19Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata.
19A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace.
20Omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animæ.
20And no price is worthy of a continent soul.
21Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonæ species in ornamentum domus ejus.
21As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.
22Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super ætatem stabilem.
22As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age.
23Columnæ aureæ super bases argenteas, et pedes firmi super plantas stabilis mulieris.
23As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.
24Fundamenta æterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctæ.]
24As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God In the heart of a holy woman.
25[In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit:
25At two things my heart is grieved, and the third bringeth anger upon me:
26vir bellator deficiens per inopiam; et vir sensatus contemptus;
26A man of was fainting through poverty: and a man of sense despised:
27et qui transgreditur a justitia ad peccatum: Deus paravit eum ad rhomphæam.]
27And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword.
28[Duæ species difficiles et periculosæ mihi apparuerunt: difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia, et non justificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum.]
28Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips.
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