Sirach 5 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] We must not presume of our wealth or strength: nor of the mercy of God, to go on in sin: we must be steadfast in virtue and truth.
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GR μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τοῖς χρήμασίν σου καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς αὐτάρκη μοί ἐστιν
LA Noli attendere ad possessiones iniquas, et ne dixeris: Est mihi sufficiens vita: nihil enim proderit in tempore vindictæ et obductionis.
EN Set not your heart upon unjust possessions, and say not, “I have enough to live on,” for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.
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GR μὴ ἐξακολούθει τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ τῇ ἰσχύι σου πορεύεσθαι ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις καρδίας σου
LA Ne sequaris in fortitudine tua concupiscentiam cordis tui,
EN Follow not in your strength the desires of your heart,
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GR καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς τίς με δυναστεύσει ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐκδικῶν ἐκδικήσει
LA et ne dixeris: Quomodo potui? aut, Quis me subjiciet propter facta mea? Deus enim vindicans vindicabit.
EN and say not, “How mighty am I? And who shall bring me under for my deeds?” For God will surely take revenge.
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GR μὴ εἴπῃς ἥμαρτον καὶ τί μοι ἐγένετο ὁ γὰρ κύριός ἐστιν μακρόθυμος
LA Ne dixeris: Peccavi: et quid mihi accidit triste? Altissimus enim est patiens redditor.
EN Say not, “I have sinned, and what harm has befallen me?” For the most High is a patient rewarder.
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GR περὶ ἐξιλασμοῦ μὴ ἄφοβος γίνου προσθεῖναι ἁμαρτίαν ἐφ’ ἁμαρτίαις
LA De propitiatio peccato noli esse sine metu, neque adjicias peccatum super peccatum.
EN Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin.
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GR καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς ὁ οἰκτιρμὸς αὐτοῦ πολύς τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου ἐξιλάσεται
LA Et ne dicas: Miseratio Domini magna est, multitudinis peccatorum meorum miserebitur:
EN And say not, “The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins.”
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GR ἔλεος γὰρ καὶ ὀργὴ παρ’ αὐτῷ καὶ ἐπὶ ἁμαρτωλοὺς καταπαύσει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ
LA misericordia enim et ira ab illo cito proximant, et in peccatores respicit ira illius.
EN For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looks upon sinners.
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GR μὴ ἀνάμενε ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς κύριον καὶ μὴ ὑπερβάλλου ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας
LA Non tardes converti ad Dominum, et ne differas de die in diem:
EN Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.
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GR ἐξάπινα γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ὀργὴ κυρίου καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐκδικήσεως ἐξολῇ
LA subito enim veniet ira illius, et in tempore vindictæ disperdet te.
EN For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy you.
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GR μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ χρήμασιν ἀδίκοις οὐδὲν γὰρ ὠφελήσει σε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπαγωγῆς
LA Noli anxius esse in divitiis injustis: non enim proderunt tibi in die obductionis et vindictæ.
EN Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten, for they shall not profit you in the day of calamity and revenge.
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GR μὴ λίκμα ἐν παντὶ ἀνέμῳ καὶ μὴ πορεύου ἐν πάσῃ ἀτραπῷ οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος
LA Non ventiles te in omnem ventum, et non eas in omnem viam: sic enim omnis peccator probatur in duplici lingua.
EN Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way; for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.
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GR ἴσθι ἐστηριγμένος ἐν συνέσει σου καὶ εἷς ἔστω σου ὁ λόγος
LA Esto firmus in via Domini, et in veritate sensus tui et scientia: et prosequatur te verbum pacis et justitiæ.
EN Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of your judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with you.
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GR γίνου ταχὺς ἐν ἀκροάσει σου καὶ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ φθέγγου ἀπόκρισιν
LA Esto mansuetus ad audiendum verbum, ut intelligas, et cum sapientia proferas responsum verum.
EN Be meek to hear the word, that you may understand; and return a true answer with wisdom.
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GR εἰ ἔστιν σοι σύνεσις ἀποκρίθητι τῷ πλησίον εἰ δὲ μή ἡ χείρ σου ἔστω ἐπὶ τῷ στόματί σου
LA Si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo: sin autem, sit manus tua super os tuum, ne capiaris in verbo indisciplinato, et confundaris.
EN If you have understanding, answer your neighbour. But if not, let your hand be upon your mouth, lest you be surprised in an unskilful word, and be confounded.
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GR δόξα καὶ ἀτιμία ἐν λαλιᾷ καὶ γλῶσσα ἀνθρώπου πτῶσις αὐτῷ
LA Honor et gloria in sermone sensati: lingua vero imprudentis subversio est ipsius.
EN Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin.
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GR μὴ κληθῇς ψίθυρος καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ σου μὴ ἐνέδρευε
LA Non appelleris susurro, et lingua tua ne capiaris et confundaris:
EN Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in your tongue, and confounded.
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GR ἐπὶ γὰρ τῷ κλέπτῃ ἐστὶν αἰσχύνη καὶ κατάγνωσις πονηρὰ ἐπὶ διγλώσσου
LA super furem enim est confusio et pœnitentia, et denotatio pessima super bilinguem: susurratori autem odium, et inimicitia, et contumelia.
EN For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued; but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach.
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GR ἐν μεγάλῳ καὶ ἐν μικρῷ μὴ ἀγνόει
LA Justifica pusillum et magnum similiter.
EN Justify alike the small and the great.
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