Sirach 15

1He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her,

2And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

3With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved.

4And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours.

5And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.

6She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.

7But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit.

8Lying men shall be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God.

9Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner:

10For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it.

11Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth.

12Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men.

13The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it.

14God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel.

15He added his commandments and precepts.

16If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee.

17He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt.

18Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him:

19For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing.

20The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth al the work of man.

21He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin;

22For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children.

1Qui timet Deum faciet bona, et qui continens est justitiæ apprehendet illam :

2et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.

3Cibabit illum pane vitæ et intellectus, et aqua sapientiæ salutaris potabit illum : et firmabitur in illo, et non flectetur :

4et continebit illum, et non confundetur : et exaltabit illum apud proximos suos,

5et in medio ecclesiæ aperiet os ejus, et adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiæ et intellectus, et stola gloriæ vestiet illum.

6Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizabit super illum, et nomine æterno hæreditabit illum.

7Homines stulti non apprehendent illam, et homines sensati obviabunt illi. Homines stulti non videbunt eam : longe enim abest a superbia et dolo.

8Viri mendaces non erunt illius memores : et viri veraces invenientur in illa, et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei.

9Non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris,

10quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia. Sapientiæ enim Dei astabit laus, et in ore fideli abundabit, et Dominator dabit eam illi.

11Non dixeris : Per Deum abest : quæ enim odit ne feceris.

12Non dicas : Ille me implanavit : non enim necessarii sunt ei homines impii.

13Omne execramentum erroris odit Dominus, et non erit amabile timentibus eum.

14Deus ab initio constituit hominem, et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui :

15adjecit mandata et præcepta sua.

16Si volueris mandata servare, conservabunt te, et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere.

17Apposuit tibi aquam et ignem, ad quod volueris porrige manum tuam.

18Ante hominem vita et mors, bonum et malum : quod placuerit ei dabitur illi :

19quoniam multa sapientia Dei, et fortis in potentia, videns omnes sine intermissione.

20Oculi Domini ad timentes eum, et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis.

21Nemini mandavit impie agere, et nemini dedit spatium peccandi :

22non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium.

1ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ποιήσει αὐτό καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήμψεται αὐτήν

2καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν

3ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν στηριχθήσεται ἐπ' αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ

4καὶ ἐπ' αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ

5καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

6εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος εὑρήσει καὶ ὄνομα αἰῶνος κατακληρονομήσει

7οὐ μὴ καταλήμψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν

8μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς

9οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ

10ὅτι οὐ παρὰ κυρίου ἀπεστάλη ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος καὶ ὁ κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν

11μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι διὰ κύριον ἀπέστην ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν οὐ ποιήσει

12μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ

13πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν

14αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ

16ἐὰν θέλῃς συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας

17παρέθηκέν σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου

18ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ

19ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ σοφία τοῦ κυρίου ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα

20καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου

21οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν