Comparison
Sirach 22
Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace. | In lapide luteo lapidatus est piger: et omnes loquentur super aspernationem illius. | Λίθῳ ἠρδαλωμένῳ συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρὸς, καὶ πᾶς ἐκσυριεῖ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀτιμίᾳ αὐτοῦ. |
| 2 | The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands. | De stercore boum lapidatus est piger: et omnis qui tetigerit eum excutiet manus. | Βολβίτῳ κοπρίων συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρὸς, πᾶς ὁ ἀναιρούμενος αὐτὸν ἐκτινάξει χεῖρα. |
| 3 | A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss. | Confusio patris est de filio indisciplinato: filia autem in deminoratione fiet. | Αἰσχύνη πατρὸς ἐν γεννήσει ἀπαιδεύτου, θυγάτηρ δὲ ἐπʼ ἐλαττώσει γίνεται. |
| 4 | A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. | Filia prudens haereditas viro suo: nam quae confundit, in contumeliam fit genitoris. | Θυγάτηρ φρονίμη κληρονομήσει ἄνδρα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἡ καταισχύνουσα, εἰς λύπην γεννήσαντος. |
| 5 | She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both. | Patrem et virum confundit audax, et ab impiis non minorabitur: ab utrisque autem inhonorabitur. | Πατέρα καὶ ἄνδρα καταισχύνει ἡ θρασεῖα, καὶ ὑπὸ ἀμφοτέρων ἀμιμασθήσεται. |
| 6 | A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time. | Musica in luctu importuna narratio: flagella et doctrina in omni tempore sapientia. | Μουσικὰ ἐν πένθει ἄκαιρος διήγησις, μάστιγες καὶ παιδεία ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ σοφίας. |
| 7 | He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together. | Qui docet fatuum, quasi qui conglutinat testam. | — |
| 8 | He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. | Qui narrat verbum non audienti, quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno. | — |
| 9 | He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? | Cum dormiente loquitur qui enarrat stulto sapientiam: et in fine narrationis dicit: Quis est hic? | Συγκολλῶν ὄστρακον ὁ διδάσκων μωρὸν, ἐξεγείρων καθεύδοντα ἐκ βαθέως ὕπνου. |
| 10 | Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth. | Supra mortuum plora, defecit enim lux eius: et supra fatuum plora, defecit enim sensus. | Διηγούμενος νυστάζοντι ὁ διηγούμενος μωρῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ ἐρεῖ, τί ἐστιν; |
| 11 | Weep but a little for the dead, for he is at rest. | Modicum plora super mortuum, quoniam requievit: | Ἐπὶ νεκρῷ κλαῦσον, ἐξέλιπε γὰρ φῶς· καὶ ἐπὶ μωρῷ κλαῦσον, ἐξέλιπε γὰρ σύνεσις· ἥδιον κλαῦσον ἐπὶ νεκρῷ, ὅτι ἀνεπαύσατο, τοῦ δὲ μωροῦ ὑπὲρ θάνατον ἡ ζωὴ πονηρά. |
| 12 | For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death. | nequissimi enim nequissima vita super mortem fatui. | Πένθος νεκροῦ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι, μωροῦ δὲ καὶ ἀσεβοῦς πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ. |
| 13 | The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life. | Luctus mortui septem dies: fatui autem et impii omnes dies vitae illorum. | Μετὰ ἄφρονος μὴ πληθύνῃς λόγον, καὶ πρὸς ἀσύνετον μὴ πορεύου· φύλαξον ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἵνα μὴ κόπον ἔχῃς, καὶ οὐ μὴ μολυνθῇς ἐν τῷ ἐντιναγμῷ αὐτοῦ· ἔκκλινον ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀκηδιάσῃς ἐν τῇ ἀπονοίᾳ αὐτοῦ. |
| 14 | Talk not much with a fool, and go not with him that hath no sense. | Cum stulto ne multum loquaris, et cum insensato ne abieris. | Ὑπὲρ μόλυβδον τί βαρυνθήσεται; καὶ τί αὐτῷ ὄνομα, ἀλλʼ ἢ μωρός; |
| 15 | Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. | Serva te ab illo, ut non molestiam habeas, et non coinquinaberis peccato illius. | Ἄμμον καὶ ἅλα καὶ βῶλον σιδήρου εὔκοπον ὑπενεγκεῖν, ἢ ἄνθρωπον ἀσύνετον. |
| 16 | Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly. | Deflecte ab illo, et invenies requiem, et non acediaberis in stultitia illius. | Ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἐν συσσεισμῷ οὐ διαλυθήσεται, οὕτως καρδία ἐστηριγμένη ἐπὶ διανοήματος βουλῆς ἐν καιρῷ οὐ δειλιάσει. |
| 17 | What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool? | Super plumbum quid gravabitur? et quod illi aliud nomen quam fatuus? | Καρδία ἡδρασμένη ἐπὶ διανοίας συνέσεως, ὡς κόσμος ψαμμωτὸς τοίχου ξυστοῦ. |
| 18 | Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. | Arenam, et salem, et massam ferri facilius est ferre quam hominem imprudentem, et fatuum, et impium. | Χάρακες ἐπὶ μετεώρου κείμενοι κατέναντι ἀνέμου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνωσιν, οὕτως καρδία δειλὴ ἐπὶ διανοήματος μωροῦ κατέναντι παντὸς φόβου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ. |
| 19 | A frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building, shall not be loosed: so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel. | Loramentum ligneum colligatum in fundamento aedificii non dissolvetur, sic et cor confirmatum in cogitatione consilii. | Ὁ νύσσων ὀφθαλμὸν κατάξει δάκρυα, καὶ ὁ νύσσων καρδίαν ἐκφαίνει αἴσθησιν. |
| 20 | The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear. | Cogitatus sensati in omni tempore metu non depravabitur. | Βάλλων λίθον ἐπὶ πετεινὰ ἀποσοβεῖ αὐτὰ, καὶ ὁ ὀνειδίζων φίλον διαλύσει φιλίαν. |
| 21 | As pales set in high places, and plasterings made without cost, will not stand against the face of the wind: | Sicut pali in excelsis, et caementa sine impensa posita, contra faciem venti non permanebunt: | Ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν σπάσῃς ῥομφαίαν, μὴ ἀπελπίσῃς, ἔστι γὰρ ἐπάνοδος. |
| 22 | So also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not resist against the violence of fear. | sic et cor timidum in cogitatione stulti contra impetum timoris non resistet. | Ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν ἀνοίξῃς στόμα, μὴ εὐλαβηθῇς, ἔστι γὰρ διαλλαγή· πλὴν ὀνειδισμοῦ, καὶ ὑπερηφανίας, καὶ μυστηρίου ἀποκαλύψεως, καὶ πληγῆς δολίας, ἐν τούτοις ἀποφεύξεται πᾶς φίλος. |
| 23 | As a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times will not fear, so neither shall he that continueth always in the commandments of God. | Sicut cor trepidum in cogitatione fatui omni tempore non metuet, sic et qui in praeceptis Dei permanet semper. | Πίστιν κτῆσαι ἐν πτωχείᾳ μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον, ἵνα ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ ὁμοῦ πλησθῇς· ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως διάμενε αὐτῷ, ἵνα ἐν τῇ κληρονομίᾳ αὐτοῦ συνκληρονομήσῃς. |
| 24 | He that pricketh the eye, bringeth out tears: and he that pricketh the heart, bringeth forth resentment. | Pungens oculum deducit lacrimas, et qui pungit cor profert sensum. | Πρὸ πυρὸς ἀτμὶς καμίνου καὶ καπνὸς, οὕτως πρὸ αἱμάτων λοιδορίαι. |
| 25 | He that flingeth a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraideth his friend, breaketh friendship. | Mittens lapidem in volatilia, deiiciet illa: sic et qui conviciatur amico, dissolvit amicitiam. | Φίλον σκεπάσαι οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ κρυβῶ, |
| 26 | Although thou hast drawn a sword at a friend, despair not: for there may be a returning. To a friend, | Ad amicum etsi produxeris gladium, non desperes: est enim regressus. Ad amicum | καὶ εἰ κακά μοι συμβῇ διʼ αὐτόν, πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων φυλάξεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ. |
| 27 | If thou hast opened a sad mouth, fear not, for there may be a reconciliation: except upbraiding, and reproach, and pride, and disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for in all these cases a friend will flee away. | si aperueris os triste, non timeas: est enim concordatio: excepto convitio, et improperio, et superbia, et mysterii revelatione, et plaga dolosa: in his omnibus effugiet amicus. | Τίς δώσει μοι ἐπὶ στόμα μου φυλακὴν, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν χειλέων μου σφραγίδα πανοῦργον, ἵνα μὴ πέσω ἀπʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά μου ἀπολέσῃ με; |
| 28 | Keep fidelity with a friend in his poverty, that in his prosperity also thou mayst rejoice. | Fidem posside cum amico in paupertate illius, ut et in bonis illius laeteris. | — |
| 29 | In the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that thou mayst also be heir with him in his inheritance. | In tempore tribulationis illius permane illi fidelis, ut et in haereditate illius cohaeres sis. | — |
| 30 | As the vapour of a chimney, and the smoke of the fire goeth up before the fire: so also injurious words, and reproaches, and threats, before blood. | Ante ignem camini vapor et fumus ignis inaltatur: sic et ante sanguinem maledicta, et contumeliae, et minae. | — |
| 31 | I will not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither will I hide myself from his face: and if any evil happen to me by him, I will bear it. | Amicum salutare non confundar, a facie illius non me abscondam: et si mala mihi evenerint per illum, sustinebo. | — |
| 32 | But every one that shall hear it, will beware of him. | Omnis qui audiet cavebit se ab eo. | — |
| 33 | Who will set a guard before my mouth, and a sure seal upon my lips, that I fall not by them, and that my tongue destroy me not? | Quis dabit ori meo custodiam, et super labia mea signaculum certum, ut non cadam ab ipsis, et lingua mea perdat me? | — |
