Sirach 29 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Of charity in lending money, and justice in repaying. Of alms, and of being surety.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 28 · Sirach 30 →
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GR ὁ ποιῶν ἔλεος δανιεῖ τῷ πλησίον καὶ ὁ ἐπισχύων τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τηρεῖ ἐντολάς
LA Qui facit misericordiam fœneratur proximo suo: et qui prævalet manu mandata servat.
EN He that shows mercy, lends to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keeps the commandments.
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[!note]- And he that is stronger in hand…
That is, he that is hearty and bountiful in lending to his neighbour in his necessity. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR δάνεισον τῷ πλησίον ἐν καιρῷ χρείας αὐτοῦ καὶ πάλιν ἀπόδος τῷ πλησίον εἰς τὸν καιρόν
LA Fœnerare proximo tuo in tempore necessitatis illius: et iterum redde proximo in tempore suo.
EN Lend to your neighbour in the time of his need, and pay your neighbour again in due time.
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GR στερέωσον λόγον καὶ πιστώθητι μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ εὑρήσεις τὴν χρείαν σου
LA Confirma verbum, et fideliter age cum illo: et in omni tempore invenies quod tibi necessarium est.
EN Keep your word, and deal faithfully with him: and you shall always find that which is necessary for you.
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GR πολλοὶ ὡς εὕρεμα ἐνόμισαν δάνος καὶ παρέσχον κόπον τοῖς βοηθήσασιν αὐτοῖς
LA Multi quasi inventionem æstimaverunt fœnus, et præstiterunt molestiam his qui se adjuverunt.
EN Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them.
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GR ἕως οὗ λάβῃ καταφιλήσει χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν χρημάτων τοῦ πλησίον ταπεινώσει φωνήν
LA Donec accipiant, osculantur manus dantis, et in promissionibus humiliant vocem suam:
EN Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice:
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GR καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἀποδόσεως παρελκύσει χρόνον καὶ ἀποδώσει λόγους ἀκηδίας καὶ τὸν καιρὸν αἰτιάσεται
LA et in tempore redditionis postulabit tempus, et loquetur verba tædii et murmurationum, et tempus causabitur.
EN But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time:
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GR ἐὰν ἰσχύσῃ μόλις κομίσεται τὸ ἥμισυ καὶ λογιεῖται αὐτὸ ὡς εὕρεμα
LA Si autem potuerit reddere, adversabitur: solidi vix reddet dimidium, et computabit illud quasi inventionem:
EN And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it:
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GR εἰ δὲ μή ἀπεστέρησεν αὐτὸν τῶν χρημάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν δωρεάν
LA sin autem, fraudabit illum pecunia sua, et possidebit illum inimicum gratis:
EN But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause.
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GR κατάρας καὶ λοιδορίας ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ καὶ ἀντὶ δόξης ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ ἀτιμίαν
LA et convitia et maledicta reddet illi, et pro honore et beneficio reddet illi contumeliam.
EN And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries.
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GR πολλοὶ οὐ χάριν πονηρίας ἀπέστρεψαν ἀποστερηθῆναι δωρεὰν εὐλαβήθησαν
LA Multi non causa nequitiæ non fœnerati sunt, sed fraudari gratis timuerunt.
EN Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause.
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GR πλὴν ἐπὶ ταπεινῷ μακροθύμησον καὶ ἐπ’ ἐλεημοσύνῃ μὴ παρελκύσῃς αὐτόν
LA Verumtamen super humilem animo fortior esto, et pro eleemosyna non trahas illum.
EN But yet towards the poor be more hearty, and delay not to show him mercy.
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GR χάριν ἐντολῆς ἀντιλαβοῦ πένητος καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἔνδειαν αὐτοῦ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς αὐτὸν κενόν
LA Propter mandatum assume pauperem, et propter inopiam ejus ne dimittas eum vacuum.
EN Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty.
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GR ἀπόλεσον ἀργύριον δι’ ἀδελφὸν καὶ φίλον καὶ μὴ ἰωθήτω ὑπὸ τὸν λίθον εἰς ἀπώλειαν
LA Perde pecuniam propter fratrem et amicum tuum, et non abscondas illam sub lapide in perditionem.
EN Lose your money for your brother and your friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost.
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GR θὲς τὸν θησαυρόν σου κατ’ ἐντολὰς ὑψίστου καὶ λυσιτελήσει σοι μᾶλλον ἢ τὸ χρυσίον
LA Pone thesaurum tuum in præceptis Altissimi, et proderit tibi magis quam aurum.
EN Place your treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring you more profit than gold.
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GR σύγκλεισον ἐλεημοσύνην ἐν τοῖς ταμιείοις σου καὶ αὕτη ἐξελεῖταί σε ἐκ πάσης κακώσεως
LA Conclude eleemosynam in corde pauperis, et hæc pro te exorabit ab omni malo.
EN Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for you against all evil.
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GR ὑπὲρ ἀσπίδα κράτους καὶ ὑπὲρ δόρυ ὁλκῆς κατέναντι ἐχθροῦ πολεμήσει ὑπὲρ σοῦ
LA Super scutum potentis, et super lanceam: adversus inimicum tuum pugnabit.
EN Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: It shall fight for you against your enemy.
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GR ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς ἐγγυήσεται τὸν πλησίον καὶ ὁ ἀπολωλεκὼς αἰσχύνην ἐγκαταλείψει αὐτόν
LA Vir bonus fidem facit pro proximo suo: et qui perdiderit confusionem derelinquet sibi.
EN A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that has lost shame, will leave him to himself.
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GR χάριτας ἐγγύου μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ ἔδωκεν γὰρ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ σοῦ
LA Gratiam fidejussoris ne obliviscaris: dedit enim pro te animam suam.
EN Forget not the kindness of your surety: for he has given his life for you.
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LA Repromissorem fugit peccator et immundus.
EN The sinner and the unclean flees from his surety.
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GR ἀγαθὰ ἐγγύου ἀνατρέψει ἁμαρτωλός καὶ ἀχάριστος ἐν διανοίᾳ ἐγκαταλείψει ῥυσάμενον
LA Bona repromissoris sibi ascribit peccator: et ingratus sensu derelinquet liberantem se.
EN A sinner attributes to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him.
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LA Vir repromittit de proximo suo: et cum perdiderit reverentiam, derelinquetur ab eo.
EN A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he has lost all shame, he shall forsake him.
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GR ἐγγύη πολλοὺς ἀπώλεσεν κατευθύνοντας καὶ ἐσάλευσεν αὐτοὺς ὡς κῦμα θαλάσσης
LA Repromissio nequissima multos perdidit dirigentes, et commovit illos quasi fluctus maris.
EN Evil suretyship has undone many of good estate, and has tossed them as a wave of the sea.
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GR ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς ἀπῴκισεν καὶ ἐπλανήθησαν ἐν ἔθνεσιν ἀλλοτρίοις
LA Viros potentes gyrans migrare fecit, et vagati sunt in gentibus alienis.
EN It has made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries.
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GR ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐμπεσὼν εἰς ἐγγύην καὶ διώκων ἐργολαβίας ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κρίσεις
LA Peccator transgrediens mandatum Domini incidet in promissionem nequam: et qui conatur multa agere incidet in judicium.
EN A sinner that transgresses the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertakes many things, shall fall into judgment.
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GR ἀντιλαβοῦ τοῦ πλησίον κατὰ δύναμίν σου καὶ πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἐμπέσῃς
LA Recupera proximum secundum virtutem tuam, et attende tibi ne incidas.
EN Recover your neighbour according to your power, and take heed to yourself that you fall not.
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GR ἀρχὴ ζωῆς ὕδωρ καὶ ἄρτος καὶ ἱμάτιον καὶ οἶκος καλύπτων ἀσχημοσύνην
LA Initium vitæ hominis, aqua et panis, et vestimentum, et domus protegens turpitudinem.
EN The chief thing for man’s life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame.
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GR κρείσσων βίος πτωχοῦ ὑπὸ σκέπην δοκῶν ἢ ἐδέσματα λαμπρὰ ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις
LA Melior est victus pauperis sub tegmine asserum quam epulæ splendidæ in peregre sine domicilio.
EN Better is the poor man’s fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man’s house.
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GR ἐπὶ μικρῷ καὶ μεγάλῳ εὐδοκίαν ἔχε καὶ ὀνειδισμὸν παροικίας οὐ μὴ ἀκούσῃς
LA Minimum pro magno placeat tibi, et improperium peregrinationis non audies.
EN Be contented with little instead of much, and you shall not hear the reproach of going abroad.
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GR ζωὴ πονηρὰ ἐξ οἰκίας εἰς οἰκίαν καὶ οὗ παροικήσεις οὐκ ἀνοίξεις στόμα
LA Vita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum: et ubi hospitabitur non fiducialiter aget, nec aperiet os.
EN It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth.
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GR ξενιεῖς καὶ ποτιεῖς εἰς ἀχάριστα καὶ πρὸς ἐπὶ τούτοις πικρὰ ἀκούσῃ
LA Hospitabitur, et pascet, et potabit ingratos, et ad hæc amara audiet:
EN He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words.
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GR πάρελθε πάροικε κόσμησον τράπεζαν καὶ εἴ τι ἐν τῇ χειρί σου ψώμισόν με
LA transi, hospes, et orna mensam, et quæ in manu habes ciba ceteros.
EN Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what you have in your hand.
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GR ἔξελθε πάροικε ἀπὸ προσώπου δόξης ἐπεξένωταί μοι ὁ ἀδελφός χρεία τῆς οἰκίας
LA Exi a facie honoris amicorum meorum: necessitudine domus meæ hospitio mihi factus est frater.
EN Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me.
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GR βαρέα ταῦτα ἀνθρώπῳ ἔχοντι φρόνησιν ἐπιτίμησις οἰκίας καὶ ὀνειδισμὸς δανειστοῦ
LA Gravia hæc homini habenti sensum: correptio domus, et improperium fœneratoris.
EN These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender.
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