Sirach 42 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Of what things we ought not to be ashamed. Cautions with regard to women. The works and greatness of God.
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GR ἀπὸ δευτερώσεως καὶ λόγου ἀκοῆς καὶ ἀπὸ καλύψεως λόγων κρυφίων καὶ ἔσῃ αἰσχυντηρὸς ἀληθινῶς καὶ εὑρίσκων χάριν ἔναντι παντὸς ἀνθρώπου μὴ περὶ τούτων αἰσχυνθῇς καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν
LA Non duplices sermonem auditus de revelatione sermonis absconditi: et eris vere sine confusione, et invenies gratiam in conspectu omnium hominum. Ne pro his omnibus confundaris, et ne accipias personam ut delinquas:
EN Repeat not the word which you have heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shall you be truly without confusion, and shall find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby:
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GR περὶ νόμου ὑψίστου καὶ διαθήκης καὶ περὶ κρίματος δικαιῶσαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ
LA de lege Altissimi, et testamento, et de judicio justificare impium,
EN Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly:
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GR περὶ λόγου κοινωνοῦ καὶ ὁδοιπόρων καὶ περὶ δόσεως κληρονομίας ἑταίρων
LA de verbo sociorum et viatorum, et de datione hæreditatis amicorum,
EN Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends:
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GR περὶ ἀκριβείας ζυγοῦ καὶ σταθμίων καὶ περὶ κτήσεως πολλῶν καὶ ὀλίγων
LA de æqualitate stateræ et ponderum, de acquisitione multorum et paucorum,
EN Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little:
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GR περὶ διαφόρου πράσεως ἐμπόρων καὶ περὶ παιδείας τέκνων πολλῆς καὶ οἰκέτῃ πονηρῷ πλευρὰν αἱμάξαι
LA de corruptione emptionis et negotiatorum, et de multa disciplina filiorum, et servo pessimo latus sanguinare.
EN Of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much correction of children, and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed.
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GR ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς
LA Super mulierem nequam bonum est signum.
EN Sure keeping is good over a wicked wife.
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GR καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαί κλεῖσον ὃ ἐὰν παραδιδῷς ἐν ἀριθμῷ καὶ σταθμῷ καὶ δόσις καὶ λῆμψις πάντα ἐν γραφῇ
LA Ubi manus multæ sunt, claude: et quodcumque trades, numera et appende: datum vero et acceptum omne describe.
EN Where there are many hands, shut up, and deliver all things in number, and weight: and put all in writing that you give out or receive in.
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GR περὶ παιδείας ἀνοήτου καὶ μωροῦ καὶ ἐσχατογήρως κρινομένου πρὸς νέους καὶ ἔσῃ πεπαιδευμένος ἀληθινῶς καὶ δεδοκιμασμένος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος
LA De disciplina insensati et fatui, et de senioribus qui judicantur ab adolescentibus: et eris eruditus in omnibus, et probabilis in conspectu omnium vivorum.
EN Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the aged, that are judged by young men: and you shall be well instructed in all things, and well approved in the sight of all men living.
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GR θυγάτηρ πατρὶ ἀπόκρυφος ἀγρυπνία καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτῆς ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον ἐν νεότητι αὐτῆς μήποτε παρακμάσῃ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε μισηθῇ
LA Filia patris abscondita est vigilia, et sollicitudo ejus aufert somnum: ne forte in adolescentia sua adulta efficiatur, et cum viro commorata odibilis fiat:
EN The father wakes for the daughter when no man knows, and the care for her takes away his sleep, when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age, and when she is married, lest she should be hateful:
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GR ἐν παρθενίᾳ μήποτε βεβηλωθῇ καὶ ἐν τοῖς πατρικοῖς αὐτῆς ἔγκυος γένηται μετὰ ἀνδρὸς οὖσα μήποτε παραβῇ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε στειρωθῇ
LA nequando polluatur in virginitate sua, et in paternis suis gravida inveniatur: ne forte cum viro commorata transgrediatur, aut certe sterilis efficiatur.
EN In her virginity, lest she should be corrupted, and be found with child in her father’s house: and having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself, or at the least become barren.
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GR ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακήν μήποτε ποιήσῃ σε ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθροῖς λαλιὰν ἐν πόλει καὶ ἔκκλητον λαοῦ καὶ καταισχύνῃ σε ἐν πλήθει πολλῶν
LA Super filiam luxuriosam confirma custodiam, nequando faciat te in opprobrium venire inimicis, a detractione in civitate, et objectione plebis, et confundat te in multitudine populi.
EN Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make you become a laughingstock to your enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make you ashamed before all the multitude.
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GR παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔμβλεπε ἐν κάλλει καὶ ἐν μέσῳ γυναικῶν μὴ συνέδρευε
LA Omni homini noli intendere in specie, et in medio mulierum noli commorari:
EN Behold not everybody’s beauty: and tarry not among women.
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GR ἀπὸ γὰρ ἱματίων ἐκπορεύεται σὴς καὶ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς πονηρία γυναικός
LA de vestimentis enim procedit tinea, et a muliere iniquitas viri.
EN For from garments comes a moth, and from a woman the iniquity of a man.
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GR κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνή καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν
LA Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens, et mulier confundens in opprobrium.
EN For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.
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[!note]- Better is the iniquity, etc…
That is, there is, commonly speaking, less danger to be apprehended to the soul from the churlishness, or injuries we receive from men, than from the flattering favours and familiarity of women. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR μνησθήσομαι δὴ τὰ ἔργα κυρίου καὶ ἃ ἑόρακα ἐκδιηγήσομαι ἐν λόγοις κυρίου τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
LA Memor ero igitur operum Domini, et quæ vidi annuntiabo. In sermonibus Domini opera ejus.
EN I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works.
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GR ἥλιος φωτίζων κατὰ πᾶν ἐπέβλεψεν καὶ τῆς δόξης κυρίου πλῆρες τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ
LA Sol illuminans per omnia respexit, et gloria Domini plenum est opus ejus.
EN The sun giving light has looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work.
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GR οὐκ ἐξεποίησεν τοῖς ἁγίοις κυρίου ἐκδιηγήσασθαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ ἐστερέωσεν κύριος ὁ παντοκράτωρ στηριχθῆναι ἐν δόξῃ αὐτοῦ τὸ πᾶν
LA Nonne Dominus fecit sanctos enarrare omnia mirabilia sua, quæ confirmavit Dominus omnipotens stabiliri in gloria sua?
EN Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty has firmly settled to be established for his glory?
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GR ἄβυσσον καὶ καρδίαν ἐξίχνευσεν καὶ ἐν πανουργεύμασιν αὐτῶν διενοήθη
LA Abyssum et cor hominum investigavit, et in astutia eorum excogitavit.
EN He has searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices.
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GR ἔγνω γὰρ ὁ ὕψιστος πᾶσαν εἴδησιν καὶ ἐνέβλεψεν εἰς σημεῖον αἰῶνος ἀπαγγέλλων τὰ παρεληλυθότα καὶ τὰ ἐσόμενα καὶ ἀποκαλύπτων ἴχνη ἀποκρύφων
LA Cognovit enim Dominus omnem scientiam, et inspexit in signum ævi, annuntians quæ præterierunt et quæ superventura sunt, revelans vestigia occultorum.
EN For the Lord knows all knowledge, and has beheld the signs of the world, he declares the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and reveals the traces of hidden things.
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GR οὐ παρῆλθεν αὐτὸν πᾶν διανόημα οὐκ ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ εἷς λόγος
LA Non præterit illum omnis cogitatus, et non abscondit se ab eo ullus sermo.
EN No thought escapes him, and no word can hide itself from him.
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GR τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῆς σοφίας αὐτοῦ ἐκόσμησεν ὡς ἔστιν πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὔτε προσετέθη
LA Magnalia sapientiæ suæ decoravit, qui est ante sæculum et usque in sæculum: neque adjectum est,
EN He has beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added,
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GR οὔτε ἠλαττώθη καὶ οὐ προσεδεήθη οὐδενὸς συμβούλου
LA neque minuitur, et non eget alicujus consilio.
EN nor can he be diminished, and he has no need of any counsellor.
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GR ὡς πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρός ἐστιν θεωρῆσαι
LA Quam desiderabilia omnia opera ejus! et tamquam scintilla quæ est considerare!
EN O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark!
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GR πάντα ταῦτα ζῇ καὶ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐν πάσαις χρείαις καὶ πάντα ὑπακούει
LA Omnia hæc vivunt, et manent in sæculum, et in omni necessitate omnia obaudiunt ei.
EN All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him.
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GR πάντα δισσά ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲν ἐλλεῖπον
LA Omnia duplicia, unum contra unum, et non fecit quidquam deesse.
EN All things are double, one against another, and he has made nothing defective.
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GR ἓν τοῦ ἑνὸς ἐστερέωσεν τὰ ἀγαθά καὶ τίς πλησθήσεται ὁρῶν δόξαν αὐτοῦ
LA Uniuscujusque confirmavit bona: et quis satiabitur videns gloriam ejus?
EN He has established the good things of every one. And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?
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