Iesu Filii Sirach 29
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Qui facit misericordiam fœneratur proximo suo: et qui prævalet manu mandata servat.
1He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments.
2Fœnerare proximo tuo in tempore necessitatis illius: et iterum redde proximo in tempore suo.
2Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season.
3Confirma verbum, et fideliter age cum illo: et in omni tempore invenies quod tibi necessarium est.
3Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.
4Multi quasi inventionem æstimaverunt fœnus, et præstiterunt molestiam his qui se adjuverunt.
4Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.
5Donec accipiant, osculantur manus dantis, et in promissionibus humiliant vocem suam:
5Till he hath received, he will kiss a man’s hand; and for his neighbour’s money he will speak submissly: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time.
6et in tempore redditionis postulabit tempus, et loquetur verba tædii et murmurationum, et tempus causabitur.
6If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace.
7Si autem potuerit reddere, adversabitur: solidi vix reddet dimidium, et computabit illud quasi inventionem:
7Many therefore have refused to lend for other men’s ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded.
8sin autem, fraudabit illum pecunia sua, et possidebit illum inimicum gratis:
8Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to shew him mercy.
9et convitia et maledicta reddet illi, et pro honore et beneficio reddet illi contumeliam.
9Help the poor for the commandment’s sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty.
10Multi non causa nequitiæ non fœnerati sunt, sed fraudari gratis timuerunt.
10Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost.
11Verumtamen super humilem animo fortior esto, et pro eleemosyna non trahas illum.
11Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
12Propter mandatum assume pauperem, et propter inopiam ejus ne dimittas eum vacuum.
12Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction.
13Perde pecuniam propter fratrem et amicum tuum, et non abscondas illam sub lapide in perditionem.
13It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear.
14Pone thesaurum tuum in præceptis Altissimi, et proderit tibi magis quam aurum.
14An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him.
15Conclude eleemosynam in corde pauperis, et hæc pro te exorabit ab omni malo.
15Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.
16Super scutum potentis
16A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety:
17et super lanceam
17And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him.
18adversus inimicum tuum pugnabit.]
18Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.
19[Vir bonus fidem facit pro proximo suo: et qui perdiderit confusionem derelinquet sibi.
19A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men’s business for gain shall fall into suits.
20Gratiam fidejussoris ne obliviscaris: dedit enim pro te animam suam.
20Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same.
21Repromissorem fugit peccator et immundus.
21The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.
22Bona repromissoris sibi ascribit peccator: et ingratus sensu derelinquet liberantem se.
22Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man’s house.
23Vir repromittit de proximo suo: et cum perdiderit reverentiam, derelinquetur ab eo.
23Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house.
24Repromissio nequissima multos perdidit dirigentes, et commovit illos quasi fluctus maris.
24For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth.
25Viros potentes gyrans migrare fecit, et vagati sunt in gentibus alienis.
25Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks: moreover thou shalt hear bitter words:
26Peccator transgrediens mandatum Domini incidet in promissionem nequam: et qui conatur multa agere incidet in judicium.
26Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready.
27Recupera proximum secundum virtutem tuam, et attende tibi ne incidas.]
27Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be lodged, and I have need of mine house.
28[Initium vitæ hominis, aqua et panis, et vestimentum, et domus protegens turpitudinem.
28These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of houseroom, and reproaching of the lender.
29Melior est victus pauperis sub tegmine asserum quam epulæ splendidæ in peregre sine domicilio.
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30Minimum pro magno placeat tibi, et improperium peregrinationis non audies.
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31Vita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum: et ubi hospitabitur non fiducialiter aget, nec aperiet os.
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32Hospitabitur, et pascet, et potabit ingratos, et ad hæc amara audiet:
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33transi, hospes, et orna mensam, et quæ in manu habes ciba ceteros.
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34Exi a facie honoris amicorum meorum: necessitudine domus meæ hospitio mihi factus est frater.
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35Gravia hæc homini habenti sensum: correptio domus, et improperium fœneratoris.]
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