Comparison
Sirach 5
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. | Noli attendere ad possessiones iniquas, et ne dixeris: Est mihi sufficiens vita: nihil enim proderit in tempore vindictae et obductionis. |
| 2 | Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: | Ne sequaris in fortitudine tua concupiscentiam cordis tui, |
| 3 | And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. | et ne dixeris: Quomodo potui? aut, Quis me subiiciet propter facta mea? Deus enim vindicans vindicabit. |
| 4 | Say not: I have sinned, and whet harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. | Ne dixeris: Peccavi: et quid mihi accidit triste? Altissimus enim est patiens redditor. |
| 5 | Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin: | De propitiatio peccato noli esse sine metu, neque adiicias peccatum super peccatum. |
| 6 | And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins. | Et ne dicas: Miseratio Domini magna est, multitudinis peccatorum meorum miserebitur: |
| 7 | For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners. | misericordia enim et ira ab illo cito proximant, et in peccatores respicit ira illius. |
| 8 | Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. | Non tardes converti ad Dominum, et ne differas de die in diem: |
| 9 | For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee. | subito enim veniet ira illius, et in tempore vindictae disperdet te. |
| 10 | Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge. | Noli anxius esse in divitiis iniustis: non enim proderunt tibi in die obductionis et vindictae. |
| 11 | Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue. | Non ventiles te in omnem ventum, et non eas in omnem viam: sic enim omnis peccator probatur in duplici lingua. |
| 12 | Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee. | Esto firmus in via Domini, et in veritate sensus tui et scientia: et prosequatur te verbum pacis et iustitiae. |
| 13 | Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom. | Esto mansuetus ad audiendum verbum, ut intelligas, et cum sapientia proferas responsum verum. |
| 14 | If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskillful word, and be confounded. | Si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo: sin autem, sit manus tua super os tuum, ne capiaris in verbo indisciplinato, et confundaris. |
| 15 | Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin. | Honor et gloria in sermone sensati: lingua vero imprudentis subversio est ipsius. |
| 16 | Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded. | Non appelleris susurro, et lingua tua ne capiaris et confundaris: |
| 17 | For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach. | super furem enim est confusio et poenitentia, et denotatio pessima super bilinguem: susurratori autem odium, et inimicitia, et contumelia. |
| 18 | Justify alike the small and the great. | Iustifica pusillum et magnum similiter. |
