Comparison
Sirach 18
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | He that liveth for ever created all things together. God only shall be justified, and he remaineth an invincible king for ever. | Ὁ ζῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἔκτισε τὰ πάντα κοινῇ. |
| 2 | Who is able to declare his works? | Κύριος μόνος δικαιωθήσεται. |
| 3 | For who shall search out his glorious acts? | — |
| 4 | And who shall shew forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? | Οὐθενὶ ἐξεποίησεν ἐξαγγεῖλαι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ· καὶ τίς ἐξιχνιάσει τὰ μεγαλεῖα αὐτοῦ; |
| 5 | Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God: | Κράτος μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ τίς ἐξαριθμήσεται; καὶ τίς προσθήσει ἐκδιηγήσασθαι τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ; |
| 6 | When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss. | Οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλαττῶσαι οὐδὲ προσθεῖναι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐξιχνιάσαι τὰ θαυμάσια τοῦ Κυρίου. |
| 7 | What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil? | Ὅταν συντελέσῃ ἄνθρωπος τότε ἄρχεται, καὶ ὅταν παύσηται τότε ἀπορηθήσεται. |
| 8 | The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years: as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. | Τί ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τί ἡ χρῆσις αὐτοῦ; τί τὸ ἀγαθὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τί τὸ κακὸν αὐτοῦ; |
| 9 | Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. | Ἀριθμὸς ἡμερῶν ἀνθρώπου πολλὰ ἔτη ἑκατόν. |
| 10 | He hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked, and hath known their end that it is evil. | Ὡς σταγὼν ὕδατος ἀπὸ θαλάσσης καὶ ψῆφος ἄμμου, οὕτως ὀλίγα ἔτη ἐν ἡμέρᾳ αἰῶνος. |
| 11 | Therefore bath he filled up his mercy in their favour, and hath shewn them the way of justice. | Διὰ τοῦτο ἐμακροθύμησε Κύριος ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐξέχεεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. |
| 12 | The compassion of man is toward his neighbour: but the mercy of God is upon all flesh. | Εἶδε καὶ ἐπέγνω τὴν καταστροφὴν αὐτῶν ὅτι πονηρὰ, διὰ τοῦτο ἐπλήθυνε τὸν ἐξιλασμὸν αὐτοῦ. |
| 13 | He hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a shepherd doth his hock. | Ἔλεος ἄνθρώπου ἐπὶ τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, ἔλεος δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, ἐλέγχων καὶ παιδεύων καὶ διδάσκων καὶ ἐπιστρέφων ὡς ποιμὴν τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ. |
| 14 | He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments. | Τοὺς ἐκδεχομένους παιδείαν ἐλεεῖ, καὶ τοὺς κατασπεύδοντας ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ. |
| 15 | My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word. | Τέκνον, ἐν ἀγαθοῖς μὴ δῷς μῶμον, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ δόσει λύπην λόγων. |
| 16 | Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift. | Οὐχὶ καύσωνα ἀναπαύσει δρόσος; οὕτως κρείσσων λόγος ἢ δόσις. |
| 17 | Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a justified man. | Οὐκ ἰδοὺ λόγος ὑπὲρ δόμα ἀγαθόν; καὶ ἀμφότερα παρὰ ἀνδρὶ κεχαριτωμένῳ. |
| 18 | A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes. | Μωρὸς ἀχαρίστως ὀνειδιεῖ, καὶ δόσις βασκάνου ἐκτήκει ὀφθαλμούς. |
| 19 | Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak. | Πρινὴ λαλῆσαι μάνθανε, καὶ πρὸ ἀῤῥωστίας θεραπεύου. |
| 20 | Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God. | Πρὸ κρίσεως ἐξέταζε σεαυτόν, καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς εὑρήσεις ἐξιλασμόν. |
| 21 | Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation. | Πρὶν ἀῤῥωστῆσαί σε ταπεινώθητι, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἁμαρτημάτων δεῖξον ἐπιστροφήν. |
| 22 | Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. | Μὴ ἐμποδισθῇς τοῦ ἀποδοῦναι εὐχὴν εὐκαίρως, καὶ μὴ μείνῃς ἕως θανάτου δικαιωθῆναι. |
| 23 | Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God. | Πρὶν εὔξασθαι ἑτοίμασον σεαυτὸν, και μὴ γίνου ὡς ἄνθρωπος πειράζων τὸν Κύριον. |
| 24 | Remember the wrath that shall be at the last day, and the time of repaying when he shall turn away his face. | Μνήσθητι θυμοῦ ἐν ἡμέραις τελευτῆς, καὶ καιρὸν ἐκδικήσεως ἐν ἀποστροφῇ προσώπου. |
| 25 | Remember poverty is the time of abundance, and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches. | Μνήσθητι καιρὸν λιμοῦ ἐν καιρῷ πλησμονῆς, πτωχείαν καὶ ἔνδειαν ἐν ἡμέραις πλούτου. |
| 26 | From the morning until the evening the time shall be changed, and all these are swift in the eyes of God. | Ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν ἕως ἑσπέρας μεταβάλλει καιρὸς, καὶ πάντα ἐστὶ ταχινὰ ἔναντι Κυρίου. |
| 27 | A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the days of sins will beware of sloth. | Ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς ἐν παντὶ εὐλαβηθήσεται, καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις ἁμαρτιῶν προσέξει ἀπὸ πλημμελείας· |
| 28 | Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise to him that findeth her. | πᾶς συνετὸς ἔγνω σοφίαν, καὶ τῷ εὑρόντι αὐτὴν δώσει ἐξομολόγησιν. |
| 29 | They that were of good understanding in words, have also done wisely themselves: and have understood truth and justice, and have poured forth proverbs and judgments. | Συνετοὶ ἐν λόγοις καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐσοφίσαντο, καὶ ἀνώμβρησαν παροιμίας ἀκριβεῖς. ἘΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ ΨΥΧΗΣ. |
| 30 | Go not after thy lusts, but turn away from thy own will. | Ὀπίσω τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν σου μὴ πορεύου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀρέξεών σου κωλύου. |
| 31 | If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. | Ἐὰν χορηγήσεῃς τῇ ψυχῇ σου εὐδοκίαν ἐπιθυμίας, ποιήσει σε ἐπίχαρμα τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου. |
| 32 | Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. | Μὴ εὐφραίνου ἐπὶ πολλῇ τρυφῇ, μηδὲ προσδεθῇς συμβολῇ αὐτῆς. |
| 33 | Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. | Μὴ γίνου πτωχὸς συμβολοκοπῶν ἐκ δανεισμοῦ, καὶ οὐδέν σοι ἐστὶν ἐν μαρσυπείῳ. |
