Iesu Filii Sirach 27
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt: et qui quærit locupletari avertit oculum suum.
1Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
2Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur, sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum:
2As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
3conteretur cum delinquente delictum.
3Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
4Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter, cito subvertetur domus tua.]
4As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
5[Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis, sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius.
5The furnace proveth the potter’s vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
6Vasa figuli probat fornax, et homines justos tentatio tribulationis.
6The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
7Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius, sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.
7Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
8Ante sermonem non laudes virum: hæc enim tentatio est hominum.
8If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.
9Si sequaris justitiam, apprehendes illam, et indues quasi poderem honoris: et inhabitabis cum ea, et proteget te in sempiternum, et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.
9The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.
10Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt: et veritas ad eos qui operantur illam revertetur.
10As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity.
11Leo venationi insidiatur semper: sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.
11The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.
12Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol: nam stultus sicut luna mutatur.
12If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
13In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori: in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.
13The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.
14Narratio peccantium odiosa, et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.
14The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
15Loquela multum jurans horripilationem capiti statuet, et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium.
15The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
16Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum, et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.
16Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.
17Qui denudat arcana amici fidem perdit, et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum.
17Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
18Dilige proximum, et conjungere fide cum illo.
18For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor.
19Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius, non persequeris post eum.
19As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
20Sicut enim homo qui perdit amicum suum, sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui.
20Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
21Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua, sic dereliquisti proximum tuum, et non eum capies.
21As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
22Non illum sequaris, quoniam longe abest: effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo, quoniam vulnerata est anima ejus:
22He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
23ultra eum non poteris colligare. Et maledicti est concordatio:
23When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
24denudare autem amici mysteria, desperatio est animæ infelicis.]
24I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him.
25[Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua, et nemo eum abjiciet.
25Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
26In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum, et super sermones tuos admirabitur: novissime autem pervertet os suum, et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.
26Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
27Multa odivi, et non coæquavi ei, et Dominus odiet illum.
27He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
28Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput ejus cadet: et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.
28Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
29Et qui foveam fodit incidet in eam: et qui statuit lapidem proximo offendet in eo: et qui laqueum alii ponit, peribit in illo.
29They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
30Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur, et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi.
30Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both.
31Illusio et improperium superborum, et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.
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32Laqueo peribunt qui oblectantur casu justorum, dolor autem consumet illos antequam moriantur.]
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33[Ira et furor utraque execrabilia sunt, et vir peccator continens erit illorum.]
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