Iesu Filii Sirach 5
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Noli attendere ad possessiones iniquas, et ne dixeris: Est mihi sufficiens vita: nihil enim proderit in tempore vindictæ et obductionis.
1Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.
2Ne sequaris in fortitudine tua concupiscentiam cordis tui,
2Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:
3et ne dixeris: Quomodo potui? aut, Quis me subjiciet propter facta mea? Deus enim vindicans vindicabit.
3And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge.
4Ne dixeris: Peccavi: et quid mihi accidit triste? Altissimus enim est patiens redditor.
4Say not: I have sinned, and whet harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder.
5De propitiatio peccato noli esse sine metu, neque adjicias peccatum super peccatum.
5Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin:
6Et ne dicas: Miseratio Domini magna est, multitudinis peccatorum meorum miserebitur:
6And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins.
7misericordia enim et ira ab illo cito proximant, et in peccatores respicit ira illius.
7For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners.
8Non tardes converti ad Dominum, et ne differas de die in diem:
8Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.
9subito enim veniet ira illius, et in tempore vindictæ disperdet te.
9For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee.
10Noli anxius esse in divitiis injustis: non enim proderunt tibi in die obductionis et vindictæ.]
10Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge.
11[Non ventiles te in omnem ventum, et non eas in omnem viam: sic enim omnis peccator probatur in duplici lingua.
11Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.
12Esto firmus in via Domini, et in veritate sensus tui et scientia: et prosequatur te verbum pacis et justitiæ.
12Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee.
13Esto mansuetus ad audiendum verbum, ut intelligas, et cum sapientia proferas responsum verum.
13Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom.
14Si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo: sin autem, sit manus tua super os tuum, ne capiaris in verbo indisciplinato, et confundaris.
14If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskillful word, and be confounded.
15Honor et gloria in sermone sensati: lingua vero imprudentis subversio est ipsius.
15Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin.
16Non appelleris susurro, et lingua tua ne capiaris et confundaris:
16Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded.
17super furem enim est confusio et pœnitentia, et denotatio pessima super bilinguem: susurratori autem odium, et inimicitia, et contumelia.
17For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach.
18Justifica pusillum et magnum similiter.]
18Justify alike the small and the great.
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