Comparison
Sirach 3
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The sons of wisdom are the church of the just: and their generation, obedience and love. | Ἐμοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀκούσατε τέκνα, καὶ οὕτως ποιήσατε, ἵνα σωθῆτε. |
| 2 | Children, hear the judgment of your father, and so do that you may be saved. | Ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ἐδόξασε πατέρα ἐπὶ τέκνοις, καὶ κρίσιν μητρὸς ἐστερέωσεν ἐφʼ υἱοῖς. |
| 3 | For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. | Ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίαις. |
| 4 | He that loveth God, shall obtain pardon for his sins by prayer, and shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the prayer of days. | Καὶ ὡς ὁ ἀποθησαυρίζων, ὁ δοξάζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ. |
| 5 | And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up a treasure. | Ὁ τιμῶν πατερα εὐφρανθήσεται ὑπὸ τέκνων, καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ προσευχῆς αὐτοῦ εἰσακουσθήσεται. |
| 6 | He that honoureth his father shall have joy in his own children, and in the day of his prayer he shall be heard. | Ὁ δοξάζων πατέρα μακροημερεύσει, καὶ ὁ εἰσακούων Κυρίου ἀναπαύσει μητέρα αὐτοῦ, |
| 7 | He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. | καὶ ὡς δεσπόταις δουλεύσει ἐν τοῖς γεννήσασιν αὐτόν. |
| 8 | He that feareth the Lord, honoureth his parents, and will serve them as his masters that brought him into the world. | Ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου, ἵνα ἐπέλθῃ σοι εὐλογία παρʼ αὐτοῦ. |
| 9 | Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, | Εὐλογία γὰρ πατρὸς στηρίζει οἴκους τέκνων, κατάρα δὲ μητρὸς ἐκριζοῖ θεμέλια. |
| 10 | That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end. | Μὴ δοξάζου ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ πατρός σου, οὐ γάρ ἐστί σοι δόξα πατρὸς ἀτιμία. |
| 11 | The father’s blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother’s curse rooteth up the foundation. | Ἡ γὰρ δόξα ἀνθρώπου ἐκ τιμῆς πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὄνειδος τέκνοις μήτηρ ἐν ἀδοξίᾳ. |
| 12 | Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee. | Τέκνον, ἀντιλαβοῦ ἐν γήρᾳ πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ λυπήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ. |
| 13 | For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a father without honour is the disgrace of the son. | Κᾂν ἀπολείπῃ σύνεσιν, συγγνώμην ἔχε, καὶ μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν πάσῃ ἰσχύϊ σου. |
| 14 | Son, support the old age of thy father, and grieve him not in his life; | Ἐλεημοσύνη γὰρ πατρὸς οὐκ ἐπιλησθήσεται, καὶ ἀντὶ ἁμαρτιῶν προσανοικοδομηθήσεταί σοι. |
| 15 | And if his understanding fail, have patience with him, and despise him not when thou art in thy strength: for the relieving of the father shall not be forgotten. | Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου ἀναμνησθήσεταί σου· ὡς εὐδία ἐπὶ παγετῷ, οὕτως ἀναλυθήσονταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι. |
| 16 | For good shall be repaid to thee for the sin of thy mother. | Ὡς βλάσφημος ὁ ἐγκαταλιπὼν πατέρα, καὶ κεκατηραμένος ὑπὸ Κυρίου ὁ παροργίζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ. |
| 17 | And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather. | Τέκνον, ἐν πραΰτητι τὰ ἔργα σου διέξαγε, καὶ ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπου δεκτοῦ ἀγαπηθήσῃ. |
| 18 | Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother. | Ὅσῳ μέγας εἶ, τοσούτῳ ταπεινοῦ σεαυτὸν, καὶ ἔναντι Κυρίου εὑρήσεις χάριν. |
| 19 | My son, do thy works in meekness, and thou shalt be beloved above the glory of men. | — |
| 20 | The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and thou shalt find grace before God: | Ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δυναστεία τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ταπεινῶν δοξάζεται. |
| 21 | For great is the power of God alone, and he is honoured by the humble. | Χαλέπωτερά σου μὴ ζήτει, καὶ ἰσχυρότερά σου μὴ ἐξέταζε, |
| 22 | Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on them always, and in many of his works be not curious. | ἃ προσετάγη σοι, ταῦτα διανοοῦ· οὐ γάρ ἐστί σοι χρεία τῶν κρυπτῶν. |
| 23 | For it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid. | Ἐν τοῖς περισσοῖς τῶν ἔργων σου μὴ περιεργάζου· πλείονα γὰρ συνέσεως ἀνθρώπων ὑπεδείχθη σοι. |
| 24 | In unnecessary matters be not over curious, and in many of his works thou shalt not be inquisitive. | Πολλοὺς γὰρ ἐπλάνησεν ἡ ὑπόληψις αὐτῶν, καὶ ὑπόνοια πονηρὰ ὠλίσθησε διανοίας αὐτῶν. |
| 25 | For many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men. | — |
| 26 | And the suspicion of them hath deceived many, and hath detained their minds in vanity. | Καὶ ὁ ἀγαπῶν κίνδυνον, ἐν αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται· καρδία σκληρὰ κακωθήσεται ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων. |
| 27 | A hard heart shall fear evil at the last: and he that loveth danger shall perish in it. | Καρδία σκληρὰ βαρυνθήσεται πόνοις, καὶ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς προσθήσει ἁμαρτίαν ἐφʼ ἁμαρτίαις. |
| 28 | A heart that goeth two ways shall not have success, and the perverse of heart shall be scandalized therein. | Ἐπαγωγὴ ὑπερηφάνου οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις, φυτὸν γὰρ πονηρίας ἐῤῥίζωκεν ἐν αὐτῷ· |
| 29 | A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. | καρδία συνετοῦ διανοηθήσεται παραβολὴν, καὶ οὖς ἀκροατοῦ ἐπιθυμία σοφοῦ. |
| 30 | The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived. | Πῦρ φλογιζόμενον ἀποσβέσει ὕδωρ, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίας. |
| 31 | The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. | Ὁ ἀνταποδιδοὺς χάριτας μέμνηται εἰς τὰ μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πτώσεως εὑρήσει στήριγμα. |
| 32 | A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. | — |
| 33 | Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins: | — |
| 34 | And God provideth for him that sheweth favour: he remembereth him afterwards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay. | — |
