Comparison
Sirach 29
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. | Qui facit misericordiam foeneratur proximo suo: et qui praevalet manu mandata servat. |
| 2 | Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. | Foenerare proximo tuo in tempore necessitatis illius: et iterum redde proximo in tempore suo. |
| 3 | Reap thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee. | Confirma verbum, et fideliter age cum illo: et in omni tempore invenies quod tibi necessarium est. |
| 4 | Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. | Multi quasi inventionem aestimaverunt foenus, et praestiterunt molestiam his qui se adiuverunt. |
| 5 | Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice: | Donec accipiant, osculantur manus dantis, et in promissionibus humiliant vocem suam: |
| 6 | But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time: | et in tempore redditionis postulabit tempus, et loquetur verba taedii et murmurationum, et tempus causabitur. |
| 7 | And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: | Si autem potuerit reddere, adversabitur: solidi vix reddet dimidium, et computabit illud quasi inventionem: |
| 8 | But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause: | sin autem, fraudabit illum pecunia sua, et possidebit illum inimicum gratis: |
| 9 | And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries. | et convitia et maledicta reddet illi, et pro honore et beneficio reddet illi contumeliam. |
| 10 | Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. | Multi non causa nequitiae non foenerati sunt, sed fraudari gratis timuerunt. |
| 11 | But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. | Verumtamen super humilem animo fortior esto, et pro eleemosyna non trahas illum. |
| 12 | Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty. | Propter mandatum assume pauperem, et propter inopiam eius ne dimittas eum vacuum. |
| 13 | Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. | Perde pecuniam propter fratrem et amicum tuum, et non abscondas illam sub lapide in perditionem. |
| 14 | Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. | Pone thesaurum tuum in praeceptis Altissimi, et proderit tibi magis quam aurum. |
| 15 | Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. | Conclude eleemosynam in corde pauperis, et haec pro te exorabit ab omni malo. |
| 16 | Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: | Super scutum potentis |
| Vg 29:17 | — | et super lanceam |
| 17Vg 29:18 | It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. | adversus inimicum tuum pugnabit. |
| 18Vg 29:19 | A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. | Vir bonus fidem facit pro proximo suo: et qui perdiderit confusionem derelinquet sibi. |
| 19Vg 29:20 | Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. | Gratiam fideiussoris ne obliviscaris: dedit enim pro te animam suam. |
| 20Vg 29:21 | The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety. | Repromissorem fugit peccator et immundus. |
| 21Vg 29:22 | A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him. | Bona repromissoris sibi ascribit peccator: et ingratus sensu derelinquet liberantem se. |
| 22Vg 29:23 | A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him. | Vir repromittit de proximo suo: et cum perdiderit reverentiam, derelinquetur ab eo. |
| 23Vg 29:24 | Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea. | Repromissio nequissima multos perdidit dirigentes, et commovit illos quasi fluctus maris. |
| 24Vg 29:25 | It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. | Viros potentes gyrans migrare fecit, et vagati sunt in gentibus alienis. |
| 25Vg 29:26 | A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment. | Peccator transgrediens mandatum Domini incidet in promissionem nequam: et qui conatur multa agere incidet in iudicium. |
| 26Vg 29:27 | Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. | Recupera proximum secundum virtutem tuam, et attende tibi ne incidas. |
| 27Vg 29:28 | The chief thing for man’s life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. | Initium vitae hominis, aqua et panis, et vestimentum, et domus protegens turpitudinem. |
| 28Vg 29:29 | Better is the poor man’s fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man’s house. | Melior est victus pauperis sub tegmine asserum quam epulae splendidae in peregre sine domicilio. |
| 29Vg 29:30 | Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. | Minimum pro magno placeat tibi, et improperium peregrinationis non audies. |
| 30Vg 29:31 | It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. | Vita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum: et ubi hospitabitur non fiducialiter aget, nec aperiet os. |
| 31Vg 29:32 | He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. | Hospitabitur, et pascet, et potabit ingratos, et ad haec amara audiet: |
| 32Vg 29:33 | Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. | transi, hospes, et orna mensam, et quae in manu habes ciba ceteros. |
| 33Vg 29:34 | Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. | Exi a facie honoris amicorum meorum: necessitudine domus meae hospitio mihi factus est frater. |
| 34Vg 29:35 | These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. | Gravia haec homini habenti sensum: correptio domus, et improperium foeneratoris. |
