Sirach 27

Apo

1 Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.

2 As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.

3 Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.

4 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.

5 The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.

6 The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.

7 Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.

8 If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.

9 The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.

10 As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity.

11 The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.

12 If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.

13 The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.

14 The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.

15 The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.

16 Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.

17 Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.

18 For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor.

19 As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again

20 Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.

21 As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.

22 He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.

23 When 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.

24 I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him.

25 Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.

26 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.

27 He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.

28 Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.

29 They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.

30 Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both.

Sep

1 χάριν διαφόρου πολλοὶ ἥμαρτον καὶ ὁ ζητῶν πληθῦναι ἀποστρέψει ὀφθαλμόν

2 ἀνὰ μέσον ἁρμῶν λίθων παγήσεται πάσσαλος καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πράσεως καὶ ἀγορασμοῦ συντριβήσεται ἁμαρτία

3 ἐὰν μὴ ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου κρατήσῃ κατὰ σπουδήν ἐν τάχει καταστραφήσεται αὐτοῦ ὁ οἶκος

4 ἐν σείσματι κοσκίνου διαμένει κοπρία οὕτως σκύβαλα ἀνθρώπου ἐν λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ

5 σκεύη κεραμέως δοκιμάζει κάμινος καὶ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐν διαλογισμῷ αὐτοῦ

6 γεώργιον ξύλου ἐκφαίνει ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ οὕτως λόγος ἐνθυμήματος καρδίας ἀνθρώπου

7 πρὸ λογισμοῦ μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς ἄνδρα οὗτος γὰρ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπων

8 ἐὰν διώκῃς τὸ δίκαιον καταλήμψῃ καὶ ἐνδύσῃ αὐτὸ ὡς ποδήρη δόξης

9 πετεινὰ πρὸς τὰ ὅμοια αὐτοῖς καταλύσει καὶ ἀλήθεια πρὸς τοὺς ἐργαζομένους αὐτὴν ἐπανήξει

10 λέων θήραν ἐνεδρεύει οὕτως ἁμαρτία ἐργαζομένους ἄδικα

11 διήγησις εὐσεβοῦς διὰ παντὸς σοφία ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ὡς σελήνη ἀλλοιοῦται

12 εἰς μέσον ἀσυνέτων συντήρησον καιρόν εἰς μέσον δὲ διανοουμένων ἐνδελέχιζε

13 διήγησις μωρῶν προσόχθισμα καὶ ὁ γέλως αὐτῶν ἐν σπατάλῃ ἁμαρτίας

14 λαλιὰ πολυόρκου ἀνορθώσει τρίχας καὶ ἡ μάχη αὐτῶν ἐμφραγμὸς ὠτίων

15 ἔκχυσις αἵματος μάχη ὑπερηφάνων καὶ ἡ διαλοιδόρησις αὐτῶν ἀκοὴ μοχθηρά

16 ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἀπώλεσεν πίστιν καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ φίλον πρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ

17 στέρξον φίλον καὶ πιστώθητι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐὰν δὲ ἀποκαλύψῃς τὰ μυστήρια αὐτοῦ μὴ καταδιώξῃς ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ

18 καθὼς γὰρ ἀπώλεσεν ἄνθρωπος τὸν νεκρὸν αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἀπώλεσας τὴν φιλίαν τοῦ πλησίον

19 καὶ ὡς πετεινὸν ἐκ χειρός σου ἀπέλυσας οὕτως ἀφῆκας τὸν πλησίον καὶ οὐ θηρεύσεις αὐτόν

20 μὴ αὐτὸν διώξῃς ὅτι μακρὰν ἀπέστη καὶ ἐξέφυγεν ὡς δορκὰς ἐκ παγίδος

21 ὅτι τραῦμα ἔστιν καταδῆσαι καὶ λοιδορίας ἔστιν διαλλαγή ὁ δὲ ἀποκαλύψας μυστήρια ἀφήλπισεν

22 διανεύων ὀφθαλμῷ τεκταίνει κακά καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὰ ἀποστήσει ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

23 ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου γλυκανεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων σου ἐκθαυμάσει ὕστερον δὲ διαστρέψει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου δώσει σκάνδαλον

24 πολλὰ ἐμίσησα καὶ οὐχ ὡμοίωσα αὐτῷ καὶ ὁ κύριος μισήσει αὐτόν

25 ὁ βάλλων λίθον εἰς ὕψος ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ βάλλει καὶ πληγὴ δολία διελεῖ τραύματα

26 ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον εἰς αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ ὁ ἱστῶν παγίδα ἐν αὐτῇ ἁλώσεται

27 ὁ ποιῶν πονηρά εἰς αὐτὸν κυλισθήσεται καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐπιγνῷ πόθεν ἥκει αὐτῷ

28 ἐμπαιγμὸς καὶ ὀνειδισμὸς ὑπερηφάνῳ καὶ ἡ ἐκδίκησις ὡς λέων ἐνεδρεύσει αὐτόν

29 παγίδι ἁλώσονται οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι πτώσει εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀδύνη καταναλώσει αὐτοὺς πρὸ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτῶν

30 μῆνις καὶ ὀργή καὶ ταῦτά ἐστιν βδελύγματα καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐγκρατὴς ἔσται αὐτῶν

Vul

1 [Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt:
et qui quærit locupletari avertit oculum suum.

2 Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur,
sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum:

3 conteretur cum delinquente delictum.

4 Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter,
cito subvertetur domus tua.]

5 [Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis,
sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius.

6 Vasa figuli probat fornax,
et homines justos tentatio tribulationis.

7 Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius,
sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.

8 Ante sermonem non laudes virum:
hæc enim tentatio est hominum.

9 Si sequaris justitiam, apprehendes illam,
et indues quasi poderem honoris:
et inhabitabis cum ea, et proteget te in sempiternum,
et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.

10 Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt:
et veritas ad eos qui operantur illam revertetur.

11 Leo venationi insidiatur semper:
sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.

12 Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol:
nam stultus sicut luna mutatur.

13 In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori:
in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.

14 Narratio peccantium odiosa,
et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.

15 Loquela multum jurans horripilationem capiti statuet,
et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium.

16 Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum,
et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.

17 Qui denudat arcana amici fidem perdit,
et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum.

18 Dilige proximum,
et conjungere fide cum illo.

19 Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius,
non persequeris post eum.

20 Sicut enim homo qui perdit amicum suum,
sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui.

21 Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua,
sic dereliquisti proximum tuum, et non eum capies.

22 Non illum sequaris, quoniam longe abest:
effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo, quoniam vulnerata est anima ejus:

23 ultra eum non poteris colligare.
Et maledicti est concordatio:

24 denudare autem amici mysteria, desperatio est animæ infelicis.]

25 [Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua,
et nemo eum abjiciet.

26 In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum,
et super sermones tuos admirabitur:
novissime autem pervertet os suum,
et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.

27 Multa odivi, et non coæquavi ei,
et Dominus odiet illum.

28 Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput ejus cadet:
et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.

29 Et qui foveam fodit incidet in eam:
et qui statuit lapidem proximo offendet in eo:
et qui laqueum alii ponit, peribit in illo.

30 Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur,
et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi.

31 Illusio et improperium superborum,
et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.

32 Laqueo peribunt qui oblectantur casu justorum,
dolor autem consumet illos antequam moriantur.]

33 [Ira et furor utraque execrabilia sunt,
et vir peccator continens erit illorum.]