Comparison
Sirach 31
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. | Κέναι ἐλπίδες καὶ ψευδεῖς ἀσυνέτῳ ἀνδρὶ, καὶ ἐνύπνια ἀναπτεροῦσιν ἄφρονας. |
| 2 | The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. | Ὡς δρασσόμενος σκιᾶς καὶ διώκων ἄνεμον, οὕτως ὁ ἐπέχων ἐνυπνίοις. |
| 3 | The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. | Τοῦτο κατὰ τούτου ὅρασις ἐνυπνίων, κατέναντι πρωσώπου ὁμοίωμα προσώπου. |
| 4 | The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. | Ἀπὸ ἀκαθάρτου τί καθαρισθήσεται; καὶ ἀπὸ ψευδοῦς τί ἀληθεύσει; |
| 5 | He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. | Μαντεῖαι καὶ οἰωνισμοὶ καὶ ἐνύπνια, μάταιά ἐστι, καὶ ὡς ὠδινούσης φαντάζεται καρδία. |
| 6 | Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. | Ἐὰν μὴ παρὰ ὑψίστου ἀποσταλῇ ἐν ἐπισκοπῇ, μὴ δῷς εἰς αὐτὰ τὴν καρδίαν σου. |
| 7 | Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. | Πολλοὺς ἐπλάνησε τὰ ἐνύπνια, καὶ ἐξέπεσον ἐλπίζοντες ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς. |
| 8 | Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. | Ἄνευ ψεύδους συντελεσθήσεται νόμος, καὶ σοφία στόματι πιστῷ τελείωσις. |
| 9 | Who is he, and we will praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. | Ἀνὴρ πεπαιδευμένος ἔγνω πολλὰ, καὶ ὁ πολύπειρος ἐκδιηγήσεται σύνεσιν. |
| 10 | Who hath been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not done them: | Ὃς οὐκ ἐπειράθη ὀλίγα οἶδεν, ὁ δὲ πεπλανημένος πληθυνεῖ πανουργίαν. |
| 11 | Therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms. | Πολλὰ ἑώρακα ἐν τῇ ἀποπλανήσει μου, καὶ πλείονα τῶν λόγων μου, σύνεσίς μου. |
| 12 | Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it. | Πλεονάκις ἕως θανάτου ἐκινδύνευσα, καὶ διεσώθην τούτων χάριν. |
| 13 | Say not: There are many things which are upon it. | Πνεῦμα φοβουμένων Κυρὶον ζήσεται, ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸν σώζοντα αὐτούς. |
| 14 | Remember that a wicked eye is evil. | Ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον οὐ μὴ εὐλαβηθήσεται, καὶ οὐ μὴ δειλιάσῃ, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ. |
| 15 | What is created more wicked than an eye? therefore shall it weep over all the face when it shall see. | Φοβουμένου τὸν Κύριον μακαρία ἡ ψυχή· τίνι ἐπέχει, καὶ τίς ἀντιστήριγμα αὐτοῦ; |
| 16 | Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion. | Οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτὸν, ὑπερασπισμὸς δυναστείας καὶ στήριγμα ἰσχύος, σκέπη ἀπὸ καύσωνος καὶ σκέπη ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας, φυλακὴ ἀπὸ προσκόμματος καὶ βοήθεια ἀπὸ πτώματος, ἀνυψῶν ψυχὴν καὶ φωτίζων ὀφθαλμοὺς. |
| 17 | Be not hasty in a feast. | ἴασιν διδοὺς, ζωὴν καὶ εὐλογίαν. |
| 18 | Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. | Θυσιάζων ἐξ ἀδίκου, προσφορὰ μεμωκημένη, καὶ οὐκ εἰς εὐδοκίαν μωκήματα ἀνόμων. |
| 19 | Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. | Οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐν προσφοραῖς ἀσεβῶν, οὐδὲ ἐγ πλήθει θυσιῶν ἐξιλάσκεται ἁμαρτίας. |
| 20 | Leave off first, for manners’ sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. | Θύων υἱὸν ἔναντι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὁ προσάγων θυσίαν ἐκ χρημάτων πενήτων. |
| 21 | And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all: and be not the first to ask for drink. | Ἄρτος ἐπιδεομένων, ζωὴ πτωχῶν, ὁ ἀποστερῶν αὐτὴν ἄνθρωπος αἱμάτων. |
| 22 | How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. | Φὸνεύων τὸν πλησίον ὁ ἀφαιρούμενος συμβίωσιν, καὶ ἐκχέων αἷμα ὁ ἀποστερῶν μισθὸν μισθίου. |
| 23 | Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: | Εἷς οἰκοδομῶν, καὶ εἷς καθαιρῶν, τί ὠφέλησαν πλεῖον ἢ κόπους; |
| 24 | Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. | Εἷς εὐχόμενος, καὶ εἷς καταρώμενος, τίνος φωνῆς εἰσακούσεται ὁ δεστότης; |
| 25 | And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. | Βαπτιζόμενος ἀπὸ νεκροῦ, καὶ πάλιν ἁπτόμενος αὐτοῦ, τί ὠφέλησε τῷ λουτρῷ αὐτοῦ; |
| 26 | Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. | Οὕτως ἄνθρωπος νηστεύων ἐπὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάλιν πορευόμενος, καὶ τὰ αὐτὰ ποιῶν· τῆς προσευχῆς αὐτοῦ τίς εἰσακούσεται; καὶ τί ὠφέλησεν ἐν τῷ ταπεινωθῆναι αὐτόν; |
| 27 | In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee. | — |
| 28 | The lips of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread, and the testimony of his truth is faithful. | — |
| 29 | Against him that is niggardly of his bread, the city will murmur, and the testimony of his niggardliness is true. | — |
| 30 | Challenge not them that love wine: for wine hath destroyed very many. | — |
| 31 | Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. | — |
| 32 | Wine taken with sobriety is equal lire to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. | — |
| 33 | What is his life, who is diminished with wine? | — |
| 34 | What taketh away life? death. | — |
| 35 | Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. | — |
| 36 | Wine drunken with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart. | — |
| 37 | Sober drinking is health to soul and body. | — |
| 38 | Wine drunken with excess raiseth quarrels; and wrath, and many ruins. | — |
| 39 | Wine drunken with excess is bitterness of the soul. | — |
| 40 | The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds. | — |
| 41 | Rebuke not thy neighbour in a banquet of wine: and despise him not in hip mirth. | — |
| 42 | Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again. | — |
