Comparison
Sirach 26
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy is the husband of a good wife: for the number of his years is double. | Mulieris bonae beatus vir: numerus enim annorum illius duplex. |
| 2 | A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband: and shall fulfill the years of his life in peace. | Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum, et annos vitae illius in pace implebit. |
| 3 | 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. | Pars bona mulier bona, in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis: |
| 4 | Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times. | divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum, in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris. |
| 5 | Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: | A tribus timuit cor meum, et in quarto facies mea metuit: |
| 6 | The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: | delaturam civitatis, et collectionem populi: |
| 7 | And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death. | calumniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia: |
| 8 | A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. | dolor cordis et luctus, mulier zelotypa. |
| 9 | With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. | In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguae, omnibus communicans. |
| 10 | As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. | Sicut boum iugum quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam: qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem. |
| 11 | A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid. | Mulier ebriosa ira magna, et contumelia: et turpitudo illius non tegetur. |
| 12 | The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes, and by her eyelids. | Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum, et in palpebris illius agnoscetur. |
| 13 | On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself. | In filia non avertente se, firma custodiam, ne inventa occasione utatur se. |
| 14 | Take heed of the impudence of her eyes, and wonder not if she slight thee. | Ab omni irreverentia oculorum eius cave, et ne mireris si te neglexerit. |
| 15 | 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. | 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. |
| 16 | The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones. | Gratia mulieris sedulae delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit. |
| 17 | Her discipline is the gift of God. | Disciplina illius datum Dei est. |
| 18 | Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul. | Mulier sensata et tacita, non est immutatio eruditae animae. |
| 19 | A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace. | Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata. |
| 20 | And no price is worthy of a continent soul. | Omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animae. |
| 21 | As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. | Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonae species in ornamentum domus eius. |
| 22 | As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age. | Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super aetatem stabilem. |
| 23 | As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman. | Columnae aureae super bases argenteas, et pedes firmi super plantas stabilis mulieris. |
| 24 | As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God In the heart of a holy woman. | Fundamenta aeterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctae. |
| 25 | At two things my heart is grieved, and the third bringeth anger upon me: | In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit: |
| 26 | A man of was fainting through poverty: and a man of sense despised: | vir bellator deficiens per inopiam; et vir sensatus contemptus; |
| 27 | And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword. | et qui transgreditur a iustitia ad peccatum: Deus paravit eum ad rhomphaeam. |
| 28 | 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. | Duae species difficiles et periculosae mihi apparuerunt: difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia, et non iustificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum. |
