Sirach 26 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] Of good and bad women.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 25 · Sirach 27 →
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GR γυναικὸς ἀγαθῆς μακάριος ὁ ἀνήρ καὶ ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἡμερῶν αὐτοῦ διπλάσιος
LA Mulieris bonæ beatus vir: numerus enim annorum illius duplex.
EN Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double.
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GR γυνὴ ἀνδρεία εὐφραίνει τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ ἔτη αὐτοῦ πληρώσει ἐν εἰρήνῃ
LA Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum, et annos vitæ illius in pace implebit.
EN A virtuous woman rejoices her husband, and shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.
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GR γυνὴ ἀγαθὴ μερὶς ἀγαθή ἐν μερίδι φοβουμένων κύριον δοθήσεται
LA Pars bona mulier bona, in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis:
EN A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds.
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GR πλουσίου δὲ καὶ πτωχοῦ καρδία ἀγαθή ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ πρόσωπον ἱλαρόν
LA divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum, in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris.
EN Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.
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GR ἀπὸ τριῶν εὐλαβήθη ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τετάρτῳ προσώπῳ ἐδεήθην
LA A tribus timuit cor meum, et in quarto facies mea metuit:
EN Of three things my heart has been afraid, and at the fourth my face has trembled:
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GR διαβολὴν πόλεως καὶ ἐκκλησίαν ὄχλου
LA delaturam civitatis, et collectionem populi:
EN The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:
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GR καὶ καταψευσμόν ὑπὲρ θάνατον πάντα μοχθηρά
LA calumniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia:
EN And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.
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GR ἄλγος καρδίας καὶ πένθος γυνὴ
LA dolor cordis et luctus, mulier zelotypa.
EN A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.
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GR ἀντίζηλος ἐπὶ γυναικὶ καὶ μάστιξ γλώσσης πᾶσιν ἐπικοινωνοῦσα
LA In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguæ, omnibus communicans.
EN With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicates with all.
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GR βοοζύγιον σαλευόμενον γυνὴ πονηρά ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς ὡς ὁ δρασσόμενος σκορπίου
LA Sicut boum jugum quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam: qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem.
EN As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that has hold of her, is as he that takes hold of a scorpion.
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GR ὀργὴ μεγάλη γυνὴ μέθυσος καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς οὐ συγκαλύψει
LA Mulier ebriosa ira magna, et contumelia: et turpitudo illius non tegetur.
EN A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid.
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GR πορνεία γυναικὸς ἐν μετεωρισμοῖς ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς βλεφάροις αὐτῆς γνωσθήσεται
LA Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum, et in palpebris illius agnoscetur.
EN The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes and by her eyelids.
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GR ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακήν ἵνα μὴ εὑροῦσα ἄνεσιν ἑαυτῇ χρήσηται
LA In filia non avertente se, firma custodiam, ne inventa occasione utatur se.
EN On a daughter that turns not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself.
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GR ὀπίσω ἀναιδοῦς ὀφθαλμοῦ φύλαξαι καὶ μὴ θαυμάσῃς ἐὰν εἰς σὲ πλημμελήσῃ
LA Ab omni irreverentia oculorum ejus cave, et ne mireris si te neglexerit.
EN Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight you.
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GR ὡς διψῶν ὁδοιπόρος τὸ στόμα ἀνοίξει καὶ ἀπὸ παντὸς ὕδατος τοῦ σύνεγγυς πίεται κατέναντι παντὸς πασσάλου καθήσεται καὶ ἔναντι βέλους ἀνοίξει φαρέτραν
LA Sicut viator sitiens ad fontem os aperiet, et ab omni aqua proxima bibet, et contra omnem palum sedebit, et contra omnem sagittam aperiet pharetram donec deficiat.
EN She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail.
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GR χάρις γυναικὸς τέρψει τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ πιανεῖ
LA Gratia mulieris sedulæ delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit.
EN The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones.
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GR ἡ ἐπιστήμη αὐτῆς δόσις κυρίου
LA Disciplina illius datum Dei est.
EN Her discipline is the gift of God.
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GR γυνὴ σιγηρά καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀντάλλαγμα πεπαιδευμένης ψυχῆς
LA Mulier sensata et tacita, non est immutatio eruditæ animæ.
EN Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul.
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GR χάρις ἐπὶ χάριτι γυνὴ αἰσχυντηρά
LA Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata.
EN A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace.
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GR καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν σταθμὸς πᾶς ἄξιος ἐγκρατοῦς ψυχῆς
LA Omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animæ.
EN And no price is worthy of a continent soul.
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GR ἥλιος ἀνατέλλων ἐν ὑψίστοις κυρίου καὶ κάλλος ἀγαθῆς γυναικὸς ἐν κόσμῳ οἰκίας αὐτῆς
LA Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonæ species in ornamentum domus ejus.
EN As the sun when it rises to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.
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GR λύχνος ἐκλάμπων ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἁγίας καὶ κάλλος προσώπου ἐπὶ ἡλικίᾳ στασίμῃ
LA Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super ætatem stabilem.
EN As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age,
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GR στῦλοι χρύσεοι ἐπὶ βάσεως ἀργυρᾶς καὶ πόδες ὡραῖοι ἐπὶ στέρνοις εὐσταθοῦς
LA Columnæ aureæ super bases argenteas, et pedes firmi super plantas stabilis mulieris.
EN as golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.
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LA Fundamenta æterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctæ.
EN As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman.
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GR ἐπὶ δυσὶ λελύπηται ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τρίτῳ θυμός μοι ἐπῆλθεν
LA In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit:
EN At two things my heart is grieved, and the third brings anger upon me.
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GR ἀνὴρ πολεμιστὴς ὑστερῶν δι’ ἔνδειαν καὶ ἄνδρες συνετοὶ ἐὰν σκυβαλισθῶσιν
LA vir bellator deficiens per inopiam; et vir sensatus contemptus;
EN A man of war fainting through poverty, and a man of sense despised:
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GR ἐπανάγων ἀπὸ δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ ἁμαρτίαν ὁ κύριος ἑτοιμάσει εἰς ῥομφαίαν αὐτόν
LA et qui transgreditur a justitia ad peccatum: Deus paravit eum ad rhomphæam.
EN And he that passes over from justice to sin, God has prepared such an one for the sword.
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GR μόλις ἐξελεῖται ἔμπορος ἀπὸ πλημμελείας καὶ οὐ δικαιωθήσεται κάπηλος ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας
LA Duæ species difficiles et periculosæ mihi apparuerunt: difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia, et non justificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum.
EN Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips.
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[!note]- From negligence…
That is, from the neglect of the service of God: because the eager pursuit of the mammon of this world, is apt to make men of that calling forget the great duties of loving God above all things, and their neighbours as themselves. – Ibid. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- A huckster…
Or, a retailer of wine. Men of that profession are both greatly exposed to danger of sin themselves, and are too often accessory to the sins of others. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
