Comparison
Sirach 28
Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Ὁ ἐκδίκων παρὰ Κυρίου εὑρήσει ἐκδίκησιν, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ διατηρῶν διατηρήσει. |
| 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. | Ἄφες ἀδίκημα τῷ πλησίον σου, καὶ τότε δεηθέντος σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου λυθήσονται. |
| 3 | Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? | Homo homini reservat iram, et a Deo quaerit medelam: | Ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπῳ συντηρεῖ ὀργὴν, καὶ παρὰ Κυρίου ζητεῖ ἴασιν. |
| 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. | Ἐπʼ ἄνθρωπον ὅμοιον αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔχει ἔλεος, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ δεῖται. |
| 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? | Αὐτὸς σὰρξ ὢν διατηρεῖ μῆνιν, τίς ἐξιλάσεται τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ; |
| 6 | Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease: | Memento novissimorum, et desine inimicari: | Μνήσθητι τὰ ἔσχατα, καὶ παῦσαι ἔχθραίνων· καταφθορὰν καὶ θάνατον, καὶ ἔμμενε ἐντολαῖς. |
| 7 | For corruption and death hang over in his commandments. | tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis eius. | Μνήσθητι ἐντολῶν, καὶ μὴ μηνίσῃς τῷ πλησίον· καὶ διαθήκην ὑψίστου, καὶ πάριδε ἄγνοιαν. |
| 8 | Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour. | Memorare timorem Dei, et non irascaris proximo. | Ἀπόσχου ἀπὸ μάχης, καὶ ἐλαττώσεις ἁμαρτίας· ἄνθρωπος γὰρ θυμώδης ἐκκαύσει μάχην. |
| 9 | Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour. | Memorare testamentum Altissimi, et despice ignorantiam proximi. | Καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ταράξει φίλους, καὶ ἀναμέσον εἰρηνευόντων ἐμβάλλει διαβολήν. |
| 10 | Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: | Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata. | Κατὰ τὴν ὕλην πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται, κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται. |
| 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. | Ἔρις κατασπευδομένη ἐκκαίει πῦρ, καὶ μάχη κατασπεύδουσα ἐκχέει αἷμα. |
| 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. | Ἐὰν φυσήσῃς σπινθῆρα ἐκκαήσεται, καὶ ἐὰν πτύσῃς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν σβεσθήσεται· καὶ ἀμφότερα ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου ἐκπορεύεται. |
| 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. | Ψίθυρον καὶ δίγλωσσον καταρᾶσθαι, πολλοὺς γὰρ εἰρηνεύοντας ἀπώλεσαν. |
| 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. | Γλῶσσα τρίτη πολλοὺς ἐσάλευσε, καὶ διέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος, καὶ πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καθεῖλε, καὶ οἰκίας μεγιστάνων κατέστρεψε. |
| 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. | Γλῶσσα τρίτη γυναῖκας ἀνδρείας ἐξέβαλε, καὶ ἐστέρησεν αὐτὰς τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν. |
| 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. | Ὁ προσέχων αὐτῇ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ ἀνάπαυσιν, οὐδὲ κατασκηνώσει μεθʼ ἡσυχίας. |
| 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. | Πληγὴ μάστιγος ποιεῖ μώλωπας, πληγὴ δὲ γλώσσης συγκλάσει ὀστᾶ. |
| 18 | It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations. | Virtutes populorum concidit, et gentes fortes dissolvit. | Πολλοὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας, καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ πεπτωκότες διὰ γλῶσσαν. |
| 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. | Μακάριος ὁ σκεπασθεὶς ἀπʼ αὐτῆς, ὃς οὐ διῆλθεν ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτῆς, ὃς οὐχ εἵλκυσε τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς αὐτῆς οὐκ ἐδέθη. |
| 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. | Ὁ γὰρ ζυγὸς αὐτῆς ζυγὸς σιδηροῦς, καὶ οἱ δεσμοὶ αὐτῆς δεσμοὶ χάλκεοι. |
| 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. | Θάνατος πονηρὸς ὁ θάνατος αὐτῆς, καὶ λυσιτελὴς μᾶλλον ὁ ᾅδης αὐτῆς. |
| 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. | Οὐ μὴ κρατήσῃ εὐσεβῶν, καὶ ἐν τῇ φλογὶ αὐτῆς οὐ καήσονται. |
| 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: | Οἱ καταλείποντες Κύριον ἐμπεσοῦνται εἰς αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκκαήσεται, καὶ οὐ μὴ σβεσθῇ· ἐξαποσταλήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ὡς λέων, καὶ ὡς πάρδαλις λυμανεῖται αὐτούς. |
| 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; | Ἴδε περίφραξον τὸ κτῆμά σου ἀκάνθαις, τὸ ἀργύριόν σου καὶ τὸ χρυσίον κατάδησον· |
| 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. | καὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου ποίησον ζυγὸν καὶ σταθμὸν, καὶ τῷ στόματί σου ποίησον θύραν καὶ μοχλόν. |
| 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. | Πρόσεχε μήπως ὀλισθήσῃς ἐν αὐτῇ, μὴ πέσῃς κατέναντι ἐνεδρεύοντος. |
| 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. | — |
