Sirach 38 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Of physicians and medicines: what is to be done in sickness, and how we are to mourn for the dead. Of the employments of labourers and artificers.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 37 · Sirach 39 →
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GR τίμα ἰατρὸν πρὸς τὰς χρείας αὐτοῦ τιμαῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἔκτισεν κύριος
LA Honora medicum propter necessitatem: etenim illum creavit Altissimus.
EN Honour the physician for the need you have of him: for the most High has created him.
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GR παρὰ γὰρ ὑψίστου ἐστὶν ἴασις καὶ παρὰ βασιλέως λήμψεται δόμα
LA A Deo est enim omnis medela, et a rege accipiet donationem.
EN For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.
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GR ἐπιστήμη ἰατροῦ ἀνυψώσει κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔναντι μεγιστάνων θαυμασθήσεται
LA Disciplina medici exaltabit caput illius, et in conspectu magnatorum collaudabitur.
EN The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised.
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GR κύριος ἔκτισεν ἐκ γῆς φάρμακα καὶ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος οὐ προσοχθιεῖ αὐτοῖς
LA Altissimus creavit de terra medicamenta, et vir prudens non abhorrebit illa.
EN The most High has created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
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GR οὐκ ἀπὸ ξύλου ἐγλυκάνθη ὕδωρ εἰς τὸ γνωσθῆναι τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ
LA Nonne a ligno indulcata est aqua amara?
EN Was not bitter water made sweet with wood?
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GR καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν ἀνθρώποις ἐπιστήμην ἐνδοξάζεσθαι ἐν τοῖς θαυμασίοις αὐτοῦ
LA Ad agnitionem hominum virtus illorum: et dedit hominibus scientiam Altissimus, honorari in mirabilibus suis.
EN The virtue of these things has come to the knowledge of men, and the most High has given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders.
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GR ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐθεράπευσεν καὶ ἦρεν τὸν πόνον αὐτοῦ μυρεψὸς ἐν τούτοις ποιήσει μεῖγμα καὶ οὐ μὴ συντελεσθῇ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
LA In his curans mitigabit dolorem: et unguentarius faciet pigmenta suavitatis, et unctiones conficiet sanitatis: et non consummabuntur opera ejus.
EN By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end.
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GR καὶ εἰρήνη παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐπὶ προσώπου τῆς γῆς
LA Pax enim Dei super faciem terræ.
EN For the peace of God is over all the face of the earth.
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GR τέκνον ἐν ἀρρωστήματί σου μὴ παράβλεπε ἀλλ’ εὖξαι κυρίῳ καὶ αὐτὸς ἰάσεταί σε
LA Fili, in tua infirmitate ne despicias teipsum: sed ora Dominum, et ipse curabit te.
EN My son, in your sickness neglect not yourself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal you.
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GR ἀπόστησον πλημμέλειαν καὶ εὔθυνον χεῖρας καὶ ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας καθάρισον καρδίαν
LA Averte a delicto, et dirige manus, et ab omni delicto munda cor tuum.
EN Turn away from sin and order your hands aright, and cleanse your heart from all offence.
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GR δὸς εὐωδίαν καὶ μνημόσυνον σεμιδάλεως καὶ λίπανον προσφορὰν ὡς μὴ ὑπάρχων
LA Da suavitatem et memoriam similaginis, et impingua oblationem, et da locum medico:
EN Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
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GR καὶ ἰατρῷ δὸς τόπον καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἔκτισεν κύριος καὶ μὴ ἀποστήτω σου καὶ γὰρ αὐτοῦ χρεία
LA etenim illum Dominus creavit, et non discedat a te, quia opera ejus sunt necessaria.
EN For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from you, for his works are necessary.
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GR ἔστιν καιρὸς ὅτε καὶ ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῶν εὐοδία
LA Est enim tempus quando in manus illorum incurras:
EN For there is a time when you must fall into their hands:
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GR καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ κυρίου δεηθήσονται ἵνα εὐοδώσῃ αὐτοῖς ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ ἴασιν χάριν ἐμβιώσεως
LA ipsi vero Dominum deprecabuntur, ut dirigat requiem eorum, et sanitatem, propter conversationem illorum.
EN And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy, for their conversation.
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GR ὁ ἁμαρτάνων ἔναντι τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν ἐμπέσοι εἰς χεῖρας ἰατροῦ
LA Qui delinquit in conspectu ejus qui fecit eum, incidet in manus medici.
EN He that sins in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician.
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GR τέκνον ἐπὶ νεκρῷ κατάγαγε δάκρυα καὶ ὡς δεινὰ πάσχων ἔναρξαι θρήνου κατὰ δὲ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ περίστειλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ ὑπερίδῃς τὴν ταφὴν αὐτοῦ
LA Fili, in mortuum produc lacrimas, et quasi dira passus incipe plorare: et secundum judicium contege corpus illius, et non despicias sepulturam illius.
EN My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if you had suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial.
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GR πίκρανον κλαυθμὸν καὶ θέρμανον κοπετὸν
LA Propter delaturam autem amare fer luctum illius uno die, et consolare propter tristitiam:
EN And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort yourself in your sadness.
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GR καὶ ποίησον τὸ πένθος κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτοῦ ἡμέραν μίαν καὶ δύο χάριν διαβολῆς καὶ παρακλήθητι λύπης ἕνεκα
LA et fac luctum secundum meritum ejus uno die, vel duobus, propter detractionem:
EN And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction.
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GR ἀπὸ λύπης γὰρ ἐκβαίνει θάνατος καὶ λύπη καρδίας κάμψει ἰσχύν
LA a tristitia enim festinat mors, et cooperit virtutem, et tristitia cordis flectit cervicem.
EN For of sadness comes death, and it overwhelms the strength, and the sorrow of the heart bows down the neck.
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GR ἐν ἐπαγωγῇ παραμένει καὶ λύπη καὶ βίος πτωχοῦ κατὰ καρδίας
LA In abductione permanet tristitia, et substantia inopis secundum cor ejus.
EN In withdrawing aside sorrow remains: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.
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GR μὴ δῷς εἰς λύπην τὴν καρδίαν σου ἀπόστησον αὐτὴν μνησθεὶς τὰ ἔσχατα
LA Ne dederis in tristitia cor tuum, sed repelle eam a te, et memento novissimorum.
EN Give not up your heart to sadness, but drive it from you: and remember the latter end.
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GR μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐπάνοδος καὶ τοῦτον οὐκ ὠφελήσεις καὶ σεαυτὸν κακώσεις
LA Noli oblivisci, neque enim est conversio: et huic nihil proderis, et teipsum pessimabis.
EN Forget it not: for there is no returning, and you shall do him no good, and shall hurt yourself.
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GR μνήσθητι τὸ κρίμα μου ὅτι οὕτως καὶ τὸ σόν ἐμοὶ ἐχθὲς καὶ σοὶ σήμερον
LA Memor esto judicii mei: sic enim erit et tuum: mihi heri, et tibi hodie.
EN Remember my judgment: for yours also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for you.
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GR ἐν ἀναπαύσει νεκροῦ κατάπαυσον τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτοῦ καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐν ἐξόδῳ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ
LA In requie mortui requiescere fac memoriam ejus, et consolare illum in exitu spiritus sui.
EN When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.
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GR σοφία γραμματέως ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ σχολῆς καὶ ὁ ἐλασσούμενος πράξει αὐτοῦ σοφισθήσεται
LA Sapientia scribæ in tempore vacuitatis, et qui minoratur actu sapientiam percipiet, qua sapientia replebitur.
EN The wisdom of a scribe comes by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.
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GR τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀρότρου καὶ καυχώμενος ἐν δόρατι κέντρου βόας ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενος ἐν ἔργοις αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ διήγησις αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖς ταύρων
LA Qui tenet aratrum, et qui gloriatur in jaculo, stimulo boves agitat, et conversatur in operibus eorum, et enarratio ejus in filiis taurorum.
EN With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holds the plough, and that glories in the goad, that drives the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls?
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GR καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐκδοῦναι αὔλακας καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ εἰς χορτάσματα δαμάλεων
LA Cor suum dabit ad versandos sulcos, et vigilia ejus in sagina vaccarum.
EN He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.
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GR οὕτως πᾶς τέκτων καὶ ἀρχιτέκτων ὅστις νύκτωρ ὡς ἡμέρας διάγει οἱ γλύφοντες γλύμματα σφραγίδων καὶ ἡ ἐπιμονὴ αὐτοῦ ἀλλοιῶσαι ποικιλίαν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει εἰς ὁμοιῶσαι ζωγραφίαν καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ τελέσαι ἔργον
LA Sic omnis faber et architectus, qui noctem tamquam diem transigit: qui sculpit signacula sculptilia, et assiduitas ejus variat picturam: cor suum dabit in similitudinem picturæ, et vigilia sua perficiet opus.
EN So every craftsman and workmaster that labours night and day, he who makes graven seals, and by his continual diligence varies the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work.
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GR οὕτως χαλκεὺς καθήμενος ἐγγὺς ἄκμονος καὶ καταμανθάνων ἔργα σιδήρου ἀτμὶς πυρὸς τήξει σάρκας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν θέρμῃ καμίνου διαμαχήσεται
LA Sic faber ferrarius sedens juxta incudem, et considerans opus ferri: vapor ignis uret carnes ejus, et in calore fornacis concertatur.
EN So does the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wastes his flesh, and he fights with the heat of the furnace.
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GR φωνῇ σφύρης κλινεῖ τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατέναντι ὁμοιώματος σκεύους οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ
LA Vox mallei innovat aurem ejus, et contra similitudinem vasis oculus ejus.
EN The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he makes.
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GR καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει εἰς συντέλειαν ἔργων καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ κοσμῆσαι ἐπὶ συντελείας
LA Cor suum dabit in consummationem operum, et vigilia sua ornabit in perfectionem.
EN He sets his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.
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GR οὕτως κεραμεὺς καθήμενος ἐν ἔργῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ συστρέφων ἐν ποσὶν αὐτοῦ τροχόν ὃς ἐν μερίμνῃ κεῖται διὰ παντὸς ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐναρίθμιος πᾶσα ἡ ἐργασία αὐτοῦ
LA Sic figulus sedens ad opus suum, convertens pedibus suis rotam, qui in sollicitudine positus est semper propter opus suum, et in numero est omnis operatio ejus.
EN So does the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and makes all his work by number:
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GR ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ τυπώσει πηλὸν καὶ πρὸ ποδῶν κάμψει ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ
LA In brachio suo formabit lutum, et ante pedes suos curvabit virtutem suam.
EN He fashions the clay with his arm, and bows down his strength before his feet:
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GR καρδίαν ἐπιδώσει συντελέσαι τὸ χρῖσμα καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ καθαρίσαι κάμινον
LA Cor suum dabit ut consummet linitionem, et vigilia sua mundabit fornacem.
EN He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
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GR πάντες οὗτοι εἰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐνεπίστευσαν καὶ ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ αὐτοῦ σοφίζεται
LA Omnes hi in manibus suis speraverunt, et unusquisque in arte sua sapiens est.
EN All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art.
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GR ἄνευ αὐτῶν οὐκ οἰκισθήσεται πόλις
LA Sine his omnibus non ædificatur civitas,
EN Without these a city is not built.
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GR καὶ οὐ παροικήσουσιν οὐδὲ περιπατήσουσιν καὶ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ οὐχ ὑπεραλοῦνται
LA et non inhabitabunt, nec inambulabunt, et in ecclesiam non transilient.
EN And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly.
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GR ἐπὶ δίφρον δικαστοῦ οὐ καθιοῦνται καὶ διαθήκην κρίματος οὐ διανοηθήσονται οὐδὲ μὴ ἐκφάνωσιν παιδείαν καὶ κρίμα καὶ ἐν παραβολαῖς οὐχ εὑρεθήσονται
LA Super sellam judicis non sedebunt, et testamentum judicii non intelligent, neque palam facient disciplinam et judicium, et in parabolis non invenientur:
EN Upon the judges’ seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken:
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GR ἀλλὰ κτίσμα αἰῶνος στηρίσουσιν καὶ ἡ δέησις αὐτῶν ἐν ἐργασίᾳ τέχνης πλὴν τοῦ ἐπιδιδόντος τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ διανοουμένου ἐν νόμῳ ὑψίστου
LA sed creaturam ævi confirmabunt: et deprecatio illorum in operatione artis, accomodantes animam suam, et conquirentes in lege Altissimi.
EN But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High.
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[!note]- A scribe…
That is, a doctor of the law, or, a learned man. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
