Sirach 33

No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him and deliver him from evils.

Timenti Dominum non occurrent mala : sed in tentatione Deus illum conservabit, et liberabit a malis. Sapiens non odit mandata et justitias,

τῷ φοβουμένῳ κύριον οὐκ ἀπαντήσει κακόν ἀλλ' ἐν πειρασμῷ καὶ πάλιν ἐξελεῖται

A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.

et non illidetur quasi in procella navis.

ἀνὴρ σοφὸς οὐ μισήσει νόμον ὁ δὲ ὑποκρινόμενος ἐν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐν καταιγίδι πλοῖον

A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him.

Homo sensatus credit legi Dei, et lex illi fidelis.

ἄνθρωπος συνετὸς ἐμπιστεύσει νόμῳ καὶ ὁ νόμος αὐτῷ πιστὸς

He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer.

Qui interrogationem manifestat parabit verbum, et sic deprecatus exaudietur : et conservabit disciplinam, et tunc respondebit.

ὡς ἐρώτημα δήλων ἑτοίμασον λόγον καὶ οὕτως ἀκουσθήσῃ σύνδησον παιδείαν καὶ ἀποκρίθητι

The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.

Præcordia fatui quasi rota carri, et quasi axis versatilis cogitatus illius.

τροχὸς ἁμάξης σπλάγχνα μωροῦ καὶ ὡς ἄξων στρεφόμενος ὁ διαλογισμὸς αὐτοῦ

A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.

Equus emissarius, sic et amicus subsannator : sub omni supra sedente hinnit.

ἵππος εἰς ὀχείαν ὡς φίλος μωκός ὑποκάτω παντὸς ἐπικαθημένου χρεμετίζει

Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun?

Quare dies diem superat, et iterum lux lucem, et annus annum a sole?

διὰ τί ἡμέρα ἡμέρας ὑπερέχει καὶ πᾶν φῶς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀφ' ἡλίου

By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment.

A Domini scientia separati sunt, facto sole, et præceptum custodiente.

ἐν γνώσει κυρίου διεχωρίσθησαν

And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour.

Et immutavit tempora, et dies festos ipsorum, et in illis dies festos celebraverunt ad horam.

καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν καιροὺς καὶ ἑορτάς

Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created.

Ex ipsis exaltavit et magnificavit Deus, et ex ipsis posuit in numerum dierum : et omnes homines de solo et ex terra unde creatus est Adam.

ἀπ' αὐτῶν ἀνύψωσεν καὶ ἡγίασεν καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔθηκεν εἰς ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν καὶ ἄνθρωποι πάντες ἀπὸ ἐδάφους καὶ ἐκ γῆς ἐκτίσθη Αδαμ

With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways.

In multitudine disciplinæ Dominus separavit eos, et immutavit vias eorum.

ἐν πλήθει ἐπιστήμης κύριος διεχώρισεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν

Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station.

Ex ipsis benedixit et exaltavit, et ex ipsis sanctificavit, et ad se applicavit, et ex ipsis maledixit, et humiliavit, et convertit illos a separatione ipsorum.

ἐξ αὐτῶν εὐλόγησεν καὶ ἀνύψωσεν καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡγίασεν καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἤγγισεν ἀπ' αὐτῶν κατηράσατο καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ στάσεως αὐτῶν

As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it:

Quasi lutum figuli in manu ipsius, plasmare illud et disponere.

ὡς πηλὸς κεραμέως ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ

All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment.

Omnes viæ ejus secundum dispositionem ejus : sic homo in manu illius qui se fecit, et reddet illi secundum judicium suum.

πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἄνθρωποι ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτοὺς ἀποδοῦναι αὐτοῖς κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ

Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another.

Contra malum bonum est, et contra mortem vita : sic et contra virum justum peccator, et sic intuere in omnia opera Altissimi, duo et duo, et unum contra unum.

ἀπέναντι τοῦ κακοῦ τὸ ἀγαθόν καὶ ἀπέναντι τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ζωή οὕτως ἀπέναντι εὐσεβοῦς ἁμαρτωλός καὶ οὕτως ἔμβλεψον εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ὑψίστου δύο δύο ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός

And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers.

Et ego novissimus evigilavi, et quasi qui colligit acinos post vindemiatores.

κἀγὼ ἔσχατος ἠγρύπνησα ὡς καλαμώμενος ὀπίσω τρυγητῶν

In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress.

In benedictione Dei et ipse speravi, et quasi qui vindemiat replevi torcular.

ἐν εὐλογίᾳ κυρίου ἔφθασα καὶ ὡς τρυγῶν ἐπλήρωσα ληνόν

See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline.

Respicite quoniam non mihi soli laboravi, sed omnibus exquirentibus disciplinam.

κατανοήσατε ὅτι οὐκ ἐμοὶ μόνῳ ἐκοπίασα ἀλλὰ πᾶσιν τοῖς ζητοῦσιν παιδείαν

Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church.

Audite me, magnates et omnes populi : et rectores ecclesiæ, auribus percipite.

ἀκούσατέ μου μεγιστᾶνες λαοῦ καὶ οἱ ἡγούμενοι ἐκκλησίας ἐνωτίσασθε

Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest thou repent, and thou entreat for the same.

Filio et mulieri, fratri et amico, non des potestatem super te in vita tua : et non dederis alii possessionem tuam, ne forte pœniteat te, et depreceris pro illis.

υἱῷ καὶ γυναικί ἀδελφῷ καὶ φίλῳ μὴ δῷς ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ σὲ ἐν ζωῇ σου καὶ μὴ δῷς ἑτέρῳ τὰ χρήματά σου ἵνα μὴ μεταμεληθεὶς δέῃ περὶ αὐτῶν

As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee.

Dum adhuc superes et aspiras, non immutabit te omnis caro.

ἕως ἔτι ζῇς καὶ πνοὴ ἐν σοί μὴ ἀλλάξῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν πάσῃ σαρκί

For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.

Melius est enim ut filii tui te rogent, quam te respicere in manus filiorum tuorum.

κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστιν τὰ τέκνα δεηθῆναί σου ἢ σὲ ἐμβλέπειν εἰς χεῖρας υἱῶν σου

In all thy works keep the pre-eminence.

In omnibus operibus tuis præcellens esto.

ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις σου γίνου ὑπεράγων

Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.

Ne dederis maculam in gloria tua. In die consummationis dierum vitæ tuæ, et in tempore exitus tui, distribue hæreditatem tuam.

μὴ δῷς μῶμον ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ συντελείας ἡμερῶν ζωῆς σου καὶ ἐν καιρῷ τελευτῆς διάδος κληρονομίαν

Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave.

Cibaria, et virga, et onus asino : panis, et disciplina, et opus servo.

χορτάσματα καὶ ῥάβδος καὶ φορτία ὄνῳ ἄρτος καὶ παιδεία καὶ ἔργον οἰκέτῃ

He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.

Operatur in disciplina, et quærit requiescere : laxa manus illi, et quærit libertatem.

ἔργασαι ἐν παιδί καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν ἄνες χεῖρας αὐτῷ καὶ ζητήσει ἐλευθερίαν

The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.

Jugum et lorum curvant collum durum, et servum inclinant operationes assiduæ.

ζυγὸς καὶ ἱμὰς τράχηλον κάμψουσιν

Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle:

Servo malevolo tortura et compedes : mitte illum in operationem, ne vacet :

καὶ οἰκέτῃ κακούργῳ στρέβλαι καὶ βάσανοι ἔμβαλε αὐτὸν εἰς ἐργασίαν ἵνα μὴ ἀργῇ

For idleness hath taught much evil.

multam enim malitiam docuit otiositas.

πολλὴν γὰρ κακίαν ἐδίδαξεν ἡ ἀργία

Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one, and do no grievous thing without judgment.

In opera constitue eum : sic enim condecet illum. Quod si non obaudierit, curva illum compedibus, et non amplifices super omnem carnem : verum sine judicio nihil facias grave.

εἰς ἔργα κατάστησον καθὼς πρέπει αὐτῷ κἂν μὴ πειθαρχῇ βάρυνον τὰς πέδας αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ περισσεύσῃς ἐπὶ πάσῃ σαρκὶ καὶ ἄνευ κρίσεως μὴ ποιήσῃς μηδέν

If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him.

Si est tibi servus fidelis, sit tibi quasi anima tua : quasi fratrem sic eum tracta, quoniam in sanguine animæ comparasti illum.

εἰ ἔστιν σοι οἰκέτης ἔστω ὡς σύ ὅτι ἐν αἵματι ἐκτήσω αὐτόν εἰ ἔστιν σοι οἰκέτης ἄγε αὐτὸν ὡς ἀδελφόν ὅτι ὡς ἡ ψυχή σου ἐπιδεήσεις αὐτῷ

If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away:

Si læseris eum injuste, in fugam convertetur :

ἐὰν κακώσῃς αὐτὸν

And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him.

et si extollens discesserit, quem quæras et in qua via quæras illum nescis.

καὶ ἀπάρας ἀποδρᾷ ἐν ποίᾳ ὁδῷ ζητήσεις αὐτόν