Sirach 22 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Wise sayings on various subjects.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 21 · Sirach 23 →
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GR λίθῳ ἠρδαλωμένῳ συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρός καὶ πᾶς ἐκσυριεῖ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀτιμίᾳ αὐτοῦ
LA In lapide luteo lapidatus est piger: et omnes loquentur super aspernationem illius.
EN The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace.
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GR βολβίτῳ κοπρίων συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρός πᾶς ὁ ἀναιρούμενος αὐτὸν ἐκτινάξει χεῖρα
LA De stercore boum lapidatus est piger: et omnis qui tetigerit eum excutiet manus.
EN The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that touches him will shake his hands.
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GR αἰσχύνη πατρὸς ἐν γεννήσει ἀπαιδεύτου θυγάτηρ δὲ ἐπ’ ἐλαττώσει γίνεται
LA Confusio patris est de filio indisciplinato: filia autem in deminoratione fiet.
EN A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss.
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GR θυγάτηρ φρονίμη κληρονομήσει ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ καταισχύνουσα εἰς λύπην γεννήσαντος
LA Filia prudens hæreditas viro suo: nam quæ confundit, in contumeliam fit genitoris.
EN A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confounds, becomes a disgrace to her father.
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GR πατέρα καὶ ἄνδρα καταισχύνει ἡ θρασεῖα καὶ ὑπὸ ἀμφοτέρων ἀτιμασθήσεται
LA Patrem et virum confundit audax, et ab impiis non minorabitur: ab utrisque autem inhonorabitur.
EN She that is bold shames both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both.
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GR μουσικὰ ἐν πένθει ἄκαιρος διήγησις μάστιγες δὲ καὶ παιδεία ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ σοφίας
LA Musica in luctu importuna narratio: flagella et doctrina in omni tempore sapientia.
EN A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time.
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GR συγκολλῶν ὄστρακον ὁ διδάσκων μωρόν
LA Qui docet fatuum, quasi qui conglutinat testam.
EN He that teaches a fool, is like one that glues a potsherd together.
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GR ἐξεγείρων καθεύδοντα ἐκ βαθέος ὕπνου
LA Qui narrat verbum non audienti, quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno.
EN He that tells a word to him that hears not, is like one that wakes a man out of a deep sleep.
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GR διηγούμενος νυστάζοντι ὁ διηγούμενος μωρῷ καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ ἐρεῖ τί ἐστιν
LA Cum dormiente loquitur qui enarrat stulto sapientiam: et in fine narrationis dicit: Quis est hic?
EN He speaks with one that is asleep, who utters wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he says: Who is this?
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GR ἐπὶ νεκρῷ κλαῦσον ἐξέλιπεν γὰρ φῶς καὶ ἐπὶ μωρῷ κλαῦσον ἐξέλιπεν γὰρ σύνεσιν
LA Supra mortuum plora, defecit enim lux ejus: et supra fatuum plora, defecit enim sensus.
EN Weep for the dead, for his light has failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding fails.
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[!note]- For the fool…
In the language of the Holy Ghost, he is styled a fool, that turns away from God to follow vanity and sin. And what is said by the wise man against fools is meant of such fools as these. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἥδιον κλαῦσον ἐπὶ νεκρῷ ὅτι ἀνεπαύσατο
LA Modicum plora super mortuum, quoniam requievit:
EN Weep but a little for the dead, for he is at rest.
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GR τοῦ δὲ μωροῦ ὑπὲρ θάνατον ἡ ζωὴ πονηρά
LA nequissimi enim nequissima vita super mortem fatui.
EN For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death.
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GR πένθος νεκροῦ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι μωροῦ δὲ καὶ ἀσεβοῦς πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ
LA Luctus mortui septem dies: fatui autem et impii omnes dies vitæ illorum.
EN The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life.
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GR μετὰ ἄφρονος μὴ πληθύνῃς λόγον καὶ πρὸς ἀσύνετον μὴ πορεύου
LA Cum stulto ne multum loquaris, et cum insensato ne abieris.
EN Talk not much with a fool and go not with him that has no sense.
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GR φύλαξαι ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ κόπον ἔχῃς καὶ οὐ μὴ μολυνθῇς ἐν τῷ ἐντιναγμῷ αὐτοῦ
LA Serva te ab illo, ut non molestiam habeas, et non coinquinaberis peccato illius.
EN Keep yourself from him, that you may not have trouble, and you shall not be defiled with his sin.
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GR ἔκκλινον ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀκηδιάσῃς ἐν τῇ ἀπονοίᾳ αὐτοῦ
LA Deflecte ab illo, et invenies requiem, et non acediaberis in stultitia illius.
EN Turn away from him, and you shall find rest, and shall not be wearied out with his folly.
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GR ὑπὲρ μόλιβον τί βαρυνθήσεται καὶ τί αὐτῷ ὄνομα ἀλλ’ ἢ μωρός
LA Super plumbum quid gravabitur? et quod illi aliud nomen quam fatuus?
EN What is heavier than lead? And what other name has he but fool?
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GR ἄμμον καὶ ἅλα καὶ βῶλον σιδήρου εὔκοπον ὑπενεγκεῖν ἢ ἄνθρωπον ἀσύνετον
LA Arenam, et salem, et massam ferri facilius est ferre quam hominem imprudentem, et fatuum, et impium.
EN Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked.
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GR ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἐν συσσεισμῷ οὐ διαλυθήσεται οὕτως καρδία ἐστηριγμένη ἐπὶ διανοήματος βουλῆς
LA Loramentum ligneum colligatum in fundamento ædificii non dissolvetur, sic et cor confirmatum in cogitatione consilii.
EN A frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building, shall not be loosed: so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel.
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GR ἐν καιρῷ οὐ δειλιάσει καρδία ἡδρασμένη ἐπὶ διανοίας συνέσεως ὡς κόσμος ψαμμωτὸς τοίχου ξυστοῦ
LA Cogitatus sensati in omni tempore metu non depravabitur.
EN The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear.
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GR χάρακες ἐπὶ μετεώρου κείμενοι κατέναντι ἀνέμου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνωσιν
LA Sicut pali in excelsis, et cæmenta sine impensa posita, contra faciem venti non permanebunt:
EN As pales set in high places, and plasterings made without cost, will not stand against the face of the wind:
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GR οὕτως καρδία δειλὴ ἐπὶ διανοήματος μωροῦ κατέναντι παντὸς φόβου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ
LA sic et cor timidum in cogitatione stulti contra impetum timoris non resistet.
EN So also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not resist against the violence of fear.
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LA Sicut cor trepidum in cogitatione fatui omni tempore non metuet, sic et qui in præceptis Dei permanet semper.
EN As a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times will not fear, so neither shall he that continues always in the commandments of God.
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GR ὁ νύσσων ὀφθαλμὸν κατάξει δάκρυα καὶ νύσσων καρδίαν ἐκφαίνει αἴσθησιν
LA Pungens oculum deducit lacrimas, et qui pungit cor profert sensum.
EN He that pricks the eye, brings out tears: and he that pricks the heart, brings forth resentment.
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GR βάλλων λίθον ἐπὶ πετεινὰ ἀποσοβεῖ αὐτά καὶ ὁ ὀνειδίζων φίλον διαλύσει φιλίαν
LA Mittens lapidem in volatilia, dejiciet illa: sic et qui conviciatur amico, dissolvit amicitiam.
EN He that flings a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraids his friend, breaks friendship.
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GR ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν σπάσῃς ῥομφαίαν μὴ ἀφελπίσῃς ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπάνοδος
LA Ad amicum etsi produxeris gladium, non desperes: est enim regressus. Ad amicum
EN Although you have drawn a sword at a friend, despair not: for there may be a returning. To a friend,
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GR ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν ἀνοίξῃς στόμα μὴ εὐλαβηθῇς ἔστιν γὰρ διαλλαγή πλὴν ὀνειδισμοῦ καὶ ὑπερηφανίας καὶ μυστηρίου ἀποκαλύψεως καὶ πληγῆς δολίας ἐν τούτοις ἀποφεύξεται πᾶς φίλος
LA si aperueris os triste, non timeas: est enim concordatio: excepto convitio, et improperio, et superbia, et mysterii revelatione, et plaga dolosa: in his omnibus effugiet amicus.
EN if you have opened a sad mouth, fear not, for there may be a reconciliation: except upbraiding, and reproach, and pride, and disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for in all these cases a friend will flee away.
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GR πίστιν κτῆσαι ἐν πτωχείᾳ μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον ἵνα ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ ὁμοῦ πλησθῇς
LA Fidem posside cum amico in paupertate illius, ut et in bonis illius læteris.
EN Keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty, that in his prosperity also you may rejoice.
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GR ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως διάμενε αὐτῷ ἵνα ἐν τῇ κληρονομίᾳ αὐτοῦ συγκληρονομήσῃς
LA In tempore tribulationis illius permane illi fidelis, ut et in hæreditate illius cohæres sis.
EN In the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that you may also be heir with him in his inheritance.
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GR πρὸ πυρὸς ἀτμὶς καμίνου καὶ καπνός οὕτως πρὸ αἱμάτων λοιδορίαι
LA Ante ignem camini vapor et fumus ignis inaltatur: sic et ante sanguinem maledicta, et contumeliæ, et minæ.
EN As the vapour of a chimney, and the smoke of the fire goes up before the fire: so also injurious words, and reproaches, and threats, before blood.
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GR φίλον σκεπάσαι οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ κρυβῶ καὶ εἰ κακά μοι συμβήσεται δι’ αὐτόν
LA Amicum salutare non confundar, a facie illius non me abscondam: et si mala mihi evenerint per illum, sustinebo.
EN I will not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither will I hide myself from his face: and if any evil happen to me by him, I will bear it.
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GR πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων φυλάξεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
LA Omnis qui audiet cavebit se ab eo.
EN But every one that shall hear it, will beware of him.
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GR τίς δώσει ἐπὶ στόμα μου φυλακὴν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν χειλέων μου σφραγῖδα πανοῦργον ἵνα μὴ πέσω ἀπ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά μου ἀπολέσῃ με
LA Quis dabit ori meo custodiam, et super labia mea signaculum certum, ut non cadam ab ipsis, et lingua mea perdat me?
EN Who will set a guard before my mouth, and a sure seal upon my lips, that I fall not by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?
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