Comparison
Sirach 28
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. | Qui vindicari vult, a Domino inveniet vindictam, et peccata illius servans servabit. |
| 2 | Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurl thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. | Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te, et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur. |
| 3 | Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? | Homo homini reservat iram, et a Deo quaerit medelam: |
| 4 | He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins? | in hominem similem sibi non habet misericordiam, et de peccatis suis deprecatur. |
| 5 | He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins? | Ipse cum caro sit reservat iram, et propitiationem petit a Deo: quis exorabit pro delictis illius? |
| 6 | Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: | Memento novissimorum, et desine inimicari: |
| 7 | For corruption and death hang over in his commandments. | tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis eius. |
| 8 | Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. | Memorare timorem Dei, et non irascaris proximo. |
| 9 | Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour. | Memorare testamentum Altissimi, et despice ignorantiam proximi. |
| 10 | Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: | Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata. |
| 11 | For a passionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace. | Homo enim iracundus incendit litem, et vir peccator turbabit amicos, et in medio pacem habentium immittet inimicitiam. |
| 12 | For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger. | Secundum enim ligna silvae sic ignis exardescit: et secundum virtutem hominis sic iracundia illius erit, et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam. |
| 13 | A hasty contention kindleth a fire: and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood: and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death. | Certamen festinatum incendit ignem, et lis festinans effundit sanguinem: et lingua testificans adducit mortem. |
| 14 | If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth. | Si sufflaveris in scintillam, quasi ignis exardebit: et si exspueris super illam, extinguetur: utraque ex ore proficiscuntur. |
| 15 | The whisperer and the double tongued is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace. | Susurro et bilinguis maledictus, multos enim turbabit pacem habentes. |
| 16 | The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. | Lingua tertia multos commovit, et dispersit illos de gente in gentem. |
| 17 | It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men. | Civitates muratas divitum destruxit, et domus magnatorum effodit. |
| 18 | It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. | Virtutes populorum concidit, et gentes fortes dissolvit. |
| 19 | The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours. | Lingua tertia mulieres viratas eiecit, et privavit illas laboribus suis. |
| 20 | He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. | Qui respicit illam non habebit requiem, nec habebit amicum in quo requiescat. |
| 21 | The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones. | Flagelli plaga livorem facit: plaga autem linguae comminuet ossa. |
| 22 | Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue. | Multi ceciderunt in ore gladii: sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam. |
| 23 | Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands. | Beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequam, qui in iracundiam illius non transivit, et qui non attraxit iugum illius, et in vinculis eius non est ligatus: |
| 24 | For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass. | iugum enim illius iugum ferreum est, et vinculum illius vinculum aereum est; |
| 25 | The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it. | mors illius mors nequissima: et utilis potius infernus quam illa. |
| 26 | Its continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall possess the ways of the unjust: and the just shall not be burnt with its flame. | Perseverantia illius non permanebit, sed obtinebit vias iniustorum, et in flamma sua non comburet iustos. |
| 27 | They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in them, and shall not be quenched, and it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and as a leopard it shall tear them. | Qui relinquunt Deum incident in illam, et exardebit in illis, et non extinguetur, et immittetur in illos quasi leo, et quasi pardus laedet illos. |
| 28 | Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth. | Sepi aures tuas spinis: linguam nequam noli audire: et ori tuo facito ostia et seras. |
| 29 | Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth: | Aurum tuum et argentum tuum confla, et verbis tuis facito stateram, et frenos ori tuo rectos: |
| 30 | And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death. | et attende ne forte labaris in lingua, et cadas in conspectu inimicorum insidiantium tibi, et sit casus tuus insanabilis in mortem. |
