Comparison
Sirach 21
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee. | Fili, peccasti, non adiicias iterum: sed et de pristinis deprecare, ut tibi dimittantur. |
| 2 | Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. | Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata: et si accesseris ad illa, suscipient te. |
| 3 | The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. | Dentes leonis dentes eius, interficientes animas hominum. |
| 4 | All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. | Quasi rhomphaea bis acuta omnis iniquitas: plagae illius non est sanitas. |
| 5 | Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. | Obiurgatio et iniuriae annullabunt substantiam, et domus quae nimis locuples est annullabitur superbia: sic substantia superbi eradicabitur. |
| 6 | The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. | Deprecatio pauperis ex ore usque ad aures eius perveniet, et iudicium festinato adveniet illi. |
| 7 | He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. | Qui odit correptionem vestigium est peccatoris, et qui timet Deum convertetur ad cor suum. |
| 8 | He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. | Notus a longe potens lingua audaci, et sensatus scit labi se ab ipso. |
| 9 | He that buildeth his house at other men’s charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. | Qui aedificat domum suam impendiis alienis, quasi qui colligat lapides suos in hieme. |
| 10 | The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. | Stupa collecta synagoga peccantium, et consummatio illorum flamma ignis. |
| 11 | The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. | Via peccatorum complanata lapidibus: et in fine illorum inferi, et tenebrae, et poenae. |
| 12 | He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. | Qui custodit iustitiam, continebit sensum eius. |
| 13 | The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. | Consummatio timoris Dei, sapientia et sensus. |
| 14 | He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. | Non erudietur qui non est sapiens in bono. |
| 15 | But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness. | Est autem sapientia quae abundat in malo, et non est sensus ubi est amaritudo. |
| 16 | The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. | Scientia sapientis tamquam inundatio abundabit, et consilium illius sicut fons vitae permanet. |
| 17 | The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. | Cor fatui quasi vas confractum, et omnem sapientiam non tenebit. |
| 18 | A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. | Verbum sapiens quodcumque audierit scius, laudabit, et ad se adiiciet: audivit luxuriosus, et displicebit illi, et proiiciet illud post dorsum suum. |
| 19 | The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. | Narratio fatui quasi sarcina in via: nam in labiis sensati invenietur gratia. |
| 20 | The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. | Os prudentis quaeritur in ecclesia, et verba illius cogitabunt in cordibus suis. |
| 21 | As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. | Tamquam domus exterminata, sic fatuo sapientia: et scientia insensati inenarrabilia verba. |
| 22 | Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. | Compedes in pedibus, stulto doctrina: et quasi vincula manuum super manum dextram. |
| 23 | A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. | Fatuus in risu exaltat vocem suam: vir autem sapiens vix tacite ridebit. |
| 24 | Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. | Ornamentum aureum prudenti doctrina, et quasi brachiale in brachio dextro. |
| 25 | The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour’s house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. | Pes fatui facilis in domum proximi: et homo peritus confundetur a persona potentis. |
| 26 | A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without. | Stultus a fenestra respiciet in domum: vir autem eruditus foris stabit. |
| 27 | It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. | Stultitia hominis auscultare per ostium: et prudens gravabitur contumelia. |
| 28 | The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance. | Labia imprudentium stulta narrabunt; verba autem prudentium statera ponderabuntur. |
| 29 | The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart. | In ore fatuorum cor illorum, et in corde sapientium os illorum. |
| 30 | While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul. | Dum maledicit impius diabolum, maledicit ipse animam suam. |
| 31 | The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured. | Susurro coinquinabit animam suam, et in omnibus odietur, et qui cum eo manserit odiosus erit: tacitus et sensatus honorabitur. |
