Sirach 5

Apo

1 Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life.

2 Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thy heart:

3 And say not, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely revenge thy pride.

4 Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering, he will in no wise let thee go.

5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin:

6 And say not His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation resteth upon sinners.

7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and perish in the day of vengeance.

8 Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten, for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.

9 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.

10 Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the same.

11 Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer.

12 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

13 Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall.

14 Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.

15 Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.

Sep

1 μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τοῖς χρήμασίν σου καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς αὐτάρκη μοί ἐστιν

2 μὴ ἐξακολούθει τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ τῇ ἰσχύι σου πορεύεσθαι ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις καρδίας σου

3 καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς τίς με δυναστεύσει ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐκδικῶν ἐκδικήσει

4 μὴ εἴπῃς ἥμαρτον καὶ τί μοι ἐγένετο ὁ γὰρ κύριός ἐστιν μακρόθυμος

5 περὶ ἐξιλασμοῦ μὴ ἄφοβος γίνου προσθεῖναι ἁμαρτίαν ἐφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαις

6 καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς ὁ οἰκτιρμὸς αὐτοῦ πολύς τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου ἐξιλάσεται ἔλεος γὰρ καὶ ὀργὴ παρ᾽ αὐτῷ καὶ ἐπὶ ἁμαρτωλοὺς καταπαύσει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ

7 μὴ ἀνάμενε ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς κύριον καὶ μὴ ὑπερβάλλου ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ἐξάπινα γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ὀργὴ κυρίου καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐκδικήσεως ἐξολῇ

8 μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ χρήμασιν ἀδίκοις οὐδὲν γὰρ ὠφελήσει σε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπαγωγῆς

9 μὴ λίκμα ἐν παντὶ ἀνέμῳ καὶ μὴ πορεύου ἐν πάσῃ ἀτραπῷ οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος

10 ἴσθι ἐστηριγμένος ἐν συνέσει σου καὶ εἷς ἔστω σου ὁ λόγος

11 γίνου ταχὺς ἐν ἀκροάσει σου καὶ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ φθέγγου ἀπόκρισιν

12 εἰ ἔστιν σοι σύνεσις ἀποκρίθητι τῷ πλησίον εἰ δὲ μή ἡ χείρ σου ἔστω ἐπὶ τῷ στόματί σου

13 δόξα καὶ ἀτιμία ἐν λαλιᾷ καὶ γλῶσσα ἀνθρώπου πτῶσις αὐτῷ

14 μὴ κληθῇς ψίθυρος καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ σου μὴ ἐνέδρευε ἐπὶ γὰρ τῷ κλέπτῃ ἐστὶν αἰσχύνη καὶ κατάγνωσις πονηρὰ ἐπὶ διγλώσσου

15 ἐν μεγάλῳ καὶ ἐν μικρῷ μὴ ἀγνόει καὶ ἀντὶ φίλου μὴ γίνου ἐχθρός ὄνομα γὰρ πονηρὸν αἰσχύνην καὶ ὄνειδος κληρονομήσει οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος

Vul

1 [Noli attendere ad possessiones iniquas,
et ne dixeris: Est mihi sufficiens vita:
nihil enim proderit in tempore vindictæ et obductionis.

2 Ne sequaris in fortitudine tua concupiscentiam cordis tui,

3 et ne dixeris: Quomodo potui?
aut, Quis me subjiciet propter facta mea?
Deus enim vindicans vindicabit.

4 Ne dixeris: Peccavi: et quid mihi accidit triste?
Altissimus enim est patiens redditor.

5 De propitiatio peccato noli esse sine metu,
neque adjicias peccatum super peccatum.

6 Et ne dicas: Miseratio Domini magna est,
multitudinis peccatorum meorum miserebitur:

7 misericordia enim et ira ab illo cito proximant,
et in peccatores respicit ira illius.

8 Non tardes converti ad Dominum,
et ne differas de die in diem:

9 subito enim veniet ira illius,
et in tempore vindictæ disperdet te.

10 Noli anxius esse in divitiis injustis:
non enim proderunt tibi in die obductionis et vindictæ.]

11 [Non ventiles te in omnem ventum,
et non eas in omnem viam:
sic enim omnis peccator probatur in duplici lingua.

12 Esto firmus in via Domini,
et in veritate sensus tui et scientia:
et prosequatur te verbum pacis et justitiæ.

13 Esto mansuetus ad audiendum verbum, ut intelligas,
et cum sapientia proferas responsum verum.

14 Si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo:
sin autem, sit manus tua super os tuum,
ne capiaris in verbo indisciplinato, et confundaris.

15 Honor et gloria in sermone sensati:
lingua vero imprudentis subversio est ipsius.

16 Non appelleris susurro,
et lingua tua ne capiaris et confundaris:

17 super furem enim est confusio et pœnitentia,
et denotatio pessima super bilinguem:
susurratori autem odium, et inimicitia, et contumelia.

18 Justifica pusillum
et magnum similiter.]