Sirach 20 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Rules with regard to correction, discretion, and avoiding lies.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 19 · Sirach 21 →
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GR ὡς καλὸν ἐλέγξαι ἢ θυμοῦσθαι καὶ ὁ ἀνθομολογούμενος ἀπὸ ἐλαττώσεως κωλυθήσεται
LA Quam bonum est arguere, quam irasci, et confitentem in oratione non prohibere!
EN How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesses in prayer.
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GR ἐπιθυμία εὐνούχου ἀποπαρθενῶσαι νεάνιδα
LA Concupiscentia spadonis devirginabit juvenculam:
EN The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden:
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GR οὕτως ὁ ποιῶν ἐν βίᾳ κρίματα
LA sic qui facit per vim judicium iniquum.
EN So is he that by violence executes of the unwise.
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LA Quam bonum est correptum manifestare pœnitentiam! sic enim effugies voluntarium peccatum.
EN How good is it, when you are reproved, to show repentance! for so you shall escape wilful sin.
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GR ἔστιν σιωπῶν εὑρισκόμενος σοφός καὶ ἔστιν μισητὸς ἀπὸ πολλῆς λαλιᾶς
LA Est tacens qui invenitur sapiens: et est odibilis qui procax est ad loquendum.
EN There is one that holds his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.
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GR ἔστιν σιωπῶν οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν καὶ ἔστιν σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν
LA Est tacens non habens sensum loquelæ: et est tacens sciens tempus aptum.
EN There is one that holds his peace, because he knows not what to say: and there is another that holds his peace, knowing the proper time.
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GR ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς σιγήσει ἕως καιροῦ ὁ δὲ λαπιστὴς καὶ ἄφρων ὑπερβήσεται καιρόν
LA Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus: lascivus autem et imprudens non servabunt tempus.
EN A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.
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GR ὁ πλεονάζων λόγῳ βδελυχθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἐνεξουσιαζόμενος μισηθήσεται
LA Qui multis utitur verbis lædet animam suam: et qui potestatem sibi sumit injuste, odietur.
EN He that uses many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that takes authority to himself unjustly shall be hated.
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GR ἔστιν εὐοδία ἐν κακοῖς ἀνδρί καὶ ἔστιν εὕρεμα εἰς ἐλάττωσιν
LA Est processio in malis viro indisciplinato, et est inventio in detrimentum.
EN There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turns to loss.
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GR ἔστιν δόσις ἣ οὐ λυσιτελήσει σοι καὶ ἔστιν δόσις ἧς τὸ ἀνταπόδομα διπλοῦν
LA Est datum quod non est utile, et est datum cujus retributio duplex.
EN There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double.
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GR ἔστιν ἐλάττωσις ἕνεκεν δόξης καὶ ἔστιν ὃς ἀπὸ ταπεινώσεως ἦρεν κεφαλήν
LA Est propter gloriam minoratio, et est qui ab humilitate levabit caput.
EN There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate.
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GR ἔστιν ἀγοράζων πολλὰ ὀλίγου καὶ ἀποτιννύων αὐτὰ ἑπταπλάσιον
LA Est qui multa redimat modico pretio, et restituens ea in septuplum.
EN There is that buys much for a small price, and restores the same sevenfold.
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GR ὁ σοφὸς ἐν λόγοις ἑαυτὸν προσφιλῆ ποιήσει χάριτες δὲ μωρῶν ἐκχυθήσονται
LA Sapiens in verbis seipsum amabilem facit: gratiæ autem fatuorum effundentur.
EN A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out.
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GR δόσις ἄφρονος οὐ λυσιτελήσει σοι οἱ γὰρ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἀνθ’ ἑνὸς πολλοί
LA Datus insipientis non erit utilis tibi: oculi enim illius septemplices sunt.
EN The gift of the fool shall do you no good: for his eyes are sevenfold.
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GR ὀλίγα δώσει καὶ πολλὰ ὀνειδίσει καὶ ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς κῆρυξ
LA Exigua dabit, et multa improperabit: et apertio oris illius inflammatio est.
EN He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.
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GR σήμερον δανιεῖ καὶ αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει μισητὸς ἄνθρωπος ὁ τοιοῦτος
LA Hodie fœneratur quis, et cras expetit: odibilis est homo hujusmodi.
EN Today a man lends, and tomorrow he asks it again: such a man as this is hateful.
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GR μωρὸς ἐρεῖ οὐχ ὑπάρχει μοι φίλος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν χάρις τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς μου
LA Fatuo non erit amicus, et non erit gratia bonis illius:
EN A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds.
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GR οἱ ἔσθοντες τὸν ἄρτον αὐτοῦ φαῦλοι γλώσσῃ ποσάκις καὶ ὅσοι καταγελάσονται αὐτοῦ
LA qui enim edunt panem illius, falsæ linguæ sunt. Quoties et quanti irridebunt eum!
EN For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!
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LA neque enim quod habendum erat directo sensu distribuit; similiter et quod non erat habendum.
EN For he does not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had.
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GR ὀλίσθημα ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μᾶλλον ἢ ἀπὸ γλώσσης οὕτως πτῶσις κακῶν κατὰ σπουδὴν ἥξει
LA Lapsus falsæ linguæ quasi qui in pavimento cadens: sic casus malorum festinanter veniet.
EN The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falls on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
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GR ἄνθρωπος ἄχαρις μῦθος ἄκαιρος ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται
LA Homo acharis quasi fabula vana, in ore indisciplinatorum assidua erit.
EN A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise.
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GR ἀπὸ στόματος μωροῦ ἀποδοκιμασθήσεται παραβολή οὐ γὰρ μὴ εἴπῃ αὐτὴν ἐν καιρῷ αὐτῆς
LA Ex ore fatui reprobabitur parabola: non enim dicit illam in tempore suo.
EN A parable coming out of a fool’s mouth shall be rejected: for he does not speak it in due season.
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GR ἔστιν κωλυόμενος ἁμαρτάνειν ἀπὸ ἐνδείας καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει αὐτοῦ οὐ κατανυγήσεται
LA Est qui vetatur peccare præ inopia, et in requie sua stimulabitur.
EN There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked.
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GR ἔστιν ἀπολλύων τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ δι’ αἰσχύνην καὶ ἀπὸ ἄφρονος προσώπου ἀπολεῖ αὐτήν
LA Est qui perdet animam suam præ confusione, et ab imprudenti persona perdet eam: personæ autem acceptione perdet se.
EN There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself.
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GR ἔστιν χάριν αἰσχύνης ἐπαγγελλόμενος φίλῳ καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν δωρεάν
LA Est qui præ confusione promittit amico, et lucratus est eum inimicum gratis.
EN There is that for bashfulness promises to his friend, and makes him his enemy for nothing.
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GR μῶμος πονηρὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ψεῦδος ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται
LA Opprobrium nequam in homine mendacium: et in ore indisciplinatorum assidue erit.
EN A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline.
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GR αἱρετὸν κλέπτης ἢ ὁ ἐνδελεχίζων ψεύδει ἀμφότεροι δὲ ἀπώλειαν κληρονομήσουσιν
LA Potior fur quam assiduitas viri mendacis: perditionem autem ambo hæreditabunt.
EN A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction.
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GR ἦθος ἀνθρώπου ψευδοῦς ἀτιμία καὶ ἡ αἰσχύνη αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχῶς
LA Mores hominum mendacium sine honore, et confusio illorum cum ipsis sine intermissione.
EN The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing.
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GR ὁ σοφὸς ἐν λόγοις προάξει ἑαυτόν καὶ ἄνθρωπος φρόνιμος ἀρέσει μεγιστᾶσιν
LA Sapiens in verbis producet seipsum, et homo prudens placebit magnatis.
EN A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones.
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GR ὁ ἐργαζόμενος γῆν ἀνυψώσει θιμωνιὰν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ ἀρέσκων μεγιστᾶσιν ἐξιλάσεται ἀδικίαν
LA Qui operatur terram suam inaltabit acervum frugum, et qui operatur justitiam, ipse exaltabitur: qui vero placet magnatis effugiet iniquitatem.
EN He that tills his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that works justice shall be exalted: and he that pleases great men shall escape iniquity.
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GR ξένια καὶ δῶρα ἀποτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν καὶ ὡς φιμὸς ἐν στόματι ἀποτρέπει ἐλεγμούς
LA Xenia et dona excæcant oculos judicum, et quasi mutus, in ore avertit correptiones eorum.
EN Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.
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GR σοφία κεκρυμμένη καὶ θησαυρὸς ἀφανής τίς ὠφέλεια ἐν ἀμφοτέροις
LA Sapientia absconsa, et thesaurus invisus, quæ utilitas in utrisque?
EN O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?
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GR κρείσσων ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν μωρίαν αὐτοῦ ἢ ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ
LA Melior est qui celat insipientiam suam, quam homo qui abscondit sapientiam suam.
EN Better is he that hides his folly, than the man that hides his wisdom.
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