Iesu Filii Sirach 26
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Mulieris bonæ beatus vir: numerus enim annorum illius duplex.
1Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double.
2Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum, et annos vitæ illius in pace implebit.
2A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil 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, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
4divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum, in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris.
4Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.
5A tribus timuit cor meum, et in quarto facies mea metuit:
5There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
6delaturam civitatis, et collectionem populi:
6But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.
7calumniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia:
7An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
8dolor cordis et luctus, mulier zelotypa.
8A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame.
9In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguæ, omnibus communicans.
9The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids.
10Sicut boum jugum quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam: qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem.
10If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty.
11Mulier ebriosa ira magna, et contumelia: et turpitudo illius non tegetur.
11Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee.
12Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum, et in palpebris illius agnoscetur.
12She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow.
13In filia non avertente se, firma custodiam, ne inventa occasione utatur se.
13The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones.
14Ab omni irreverentia oculorum ejus cave, et ne mireris si te neglexerit.
14A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
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.
15A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.
16Gratia mulieris sedulæ delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit.
16As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
17Disciplina illius datum Dei est.
17As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
18Mulier sensata et tacita, non est immutatio eruditæ animæ.
18As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart.
19Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata.
19My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers.
20Omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animæ.
20When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.
21Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonæ species in ornamentum domus ejus.
21So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent.
22Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super ætatem stabilem.
22An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband.
23Columnæ aureæ super bases argenteas, et pedes firmi super plantas stabilis mulieris.
23A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly woman is given to him that feareth the Lord.
24Fundamenta æterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctæ.]
24A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will reverence her husband.
25[In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit:
25A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord.
26vir bellator deficiens per inopiam; et vir sensatus contemptus;
26A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
27et qui transgreditur a justitia ad peccatum: Deus paravit eum ad rhomphæam.]
27A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies.
28[Duæ species difficiles et periculosæ mihi apparuerunt: difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia, et non justificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum.]
28There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword.
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29A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin.
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