Iesu Filii Sirach 34
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Vana spes et mendacium viro insensato: et somnia extollunt imprudentes.
1The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools.
2Quasi qui apprehendit umbram et persequitur ventum, sic et qui attendit ad visa mendacia.
2The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
3Hoc secundum hoc visio somniorum, ante faciem hominis similitudo hominis.
3The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man’s likeness is before the face of a man.
4Ab immundo, quid mundabitur? et a mendace, quid verum dicetur?
4What can be made clean by the unclean? and what truth can come from that which is false?
5Divinatio erroris, et auguria mendacia, et somnia malefacientium, vanitas est:
5Deceitful divinations and lying omens and the dreams of evildoers, are vanity:
6et sicut parturientis, cor tuum phantasias patitur. Nisi ab Altissimo fuerit emissa visitatio, ne dederis in illis cor tuum:
6And the heart fancieth as that of a woman in travail: except it be a vision sent forth from the most High, set no thy heart upon them.
7multos enim errare fecerunt somnia, et exciderunt sperantes in illis.
7For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.
8Sine mendacio consummabitur verbum legis, et sapientia in ore fidelis complanabitur.]
8The word of the law shall be fulfilled without a lie, and wisdom shall be made plain in the mouth of the faithful.
9[Qui non est tentatus quid scit? vir in multis expertus cogitabit multa: et qui multa didicit enarrabit intellectum.
9What doth he know, that hath not been tried? A man that hath much experience, shall think of many things: and he that hath learned many things, shall shew forth understanding.
10Qui non est expertus pauca recognoscit: qui autem in multis factus est, multiplicat malitiam.
10He that hath no experience, knoweth little: and he that hath been experienced in many things, multiplieth prudence.
11Qui tentatus non est qualia scit? qui implanatus est abundabit nequitia.
11He that hath not been tried, what manner of things doth he know? he that hath been surprised, shall abound with subtlety.
12Multa vidi errando, et plurimas verborum consuetudines.
12I have seen many things by travelling, and many customs of things.
13Aliquoties usque ad mortem periclitatus sum horum causa, et liberatus sum gratia Dei.]
13Sometimes I have been in danger of death for these things, and I have been delivered by the grace of God.
14[Spiritus timentium Deum quæritur, et in respectu illius benedicetur.
14The spirit of those that fear God; is sought after, and by his regard shall be blessed.
15Spes enim illorum in salvantem illos, et oculi Dei in diligentes se.
15For their hope is on him that saveth them, and the eyes of God are upon them that love him.
16Qui timet Dominum nihil trepidabit: et non pavebit, quoniam ipse est spes ejus.
16He that feareth the Lord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not be afraid for he is his hope.
17Timentis Dominum, beata est anima ejus.
17The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed.
18Ad quem respicit, et quis est fortitudo ejus?
18To whom doth he look, and who in his strength?
19Oculi Domini super timentes eum: protector potentiæ, firmamentum virtutis, tegimen ardoris, et umbraculum meridiani:
19The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon,
20deprecatio offensionis, et adjutorium casus: exaltans animam, et illuminans oculos, dans sanitatem, et vitam, et benedictionem.]
20A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling; he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing.
21[Immolantis ex iniquo oblatio est maculata, et non sunt beneplacitæ subsannationes injustorum.
21The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable.
22Dominus solus sustinentibus se in via veritatis et justitiæ.
22The Lord is only for them that wait upon him in the way of truth and justice.
23Dona iniquorum non probat Altissimus, nec respicit in oblationes iniquorum, nec in multitudine sacrificiorum eorum propitiabitur peccatis.
23The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked: neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust, nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices.
24Qui offert sacrificium ex substantia pauperum, quasi qui victimat filium in conspectu patris sui.
24He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor, is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father.
25Panis egentium vita pauperum est: qui defraudat illum homo sanguinis est.
25The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood.
26Qui aufert in sudore panem, quasi qui occidit proximum suum.
26He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour.
27Qui effundit sanguinem, et qui fraudem facit mercenario, fratres sunt.
27He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire, are brothers.
28Unus ædificans, et unus destruens: quid prodest illis, nisi labor?
28When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour?
29Unus orans, et unus maledicens: cujus vocem exaudiet Deus?
29When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear?
30Qui baptizatur a mortuo, et iterum tangit eum, quid proficit lavatio illius?
30He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail?
31Sic homo qui jejunat in peccatis suis, et iterum eadem faciens: quid proficit humiliando se? orationem illius quis exaudiet?]
31So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer?
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