Comparison
Sirach 7
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee. | Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent: |
| 2 | Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee. | discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te. |
| 3 | My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. | Fili, non semines mala in sulcis iniustitiae, et non metes ea in septuplum. |
| 4 | Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. | Noli quaerere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris. |
| 5 | Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. | Non te iustifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est: et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens. |
| 6 | Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. | Noli quaerere fieri iudex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates: ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in aequitate tua. |
| 7 | Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, | Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum: |
| 8 | Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. | neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis. |
| 9 | Be not fainthearted in thy mind: | Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo: |
| 10 | Neglect not to pray, and to give alms. | exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias. |
| 11 | Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings. | Ne dicas: In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet. |
| 12 | Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all. | Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animae: est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus. |
| 13 | Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend. | Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias. |
| 14 | Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. | Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium: assiduitas enim illius non est bona. |
| 15 | Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer. | Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua. |
| 16 | Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High. | Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo. |
| 17 | Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly. | Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum. |
| 18 | Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. | Memento irae, quoniam non tardabit. |
| 19 | Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. | Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis. |
| 20 | Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. | Noli praevaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris. |
| 21 | Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou best gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. | Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini: gratia enim verecundiae illius super aurum. |
| 22 | Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. | Non laedas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam. |
| 23 | Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. | Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua: non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum. |
| 24 | Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. | Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis: et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te. |
| 25 | Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. | Filii tibi sunt? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum. |
| 26 | Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. | Filiae tibi sunt? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas. |
| 27 | Marry thy daughter well, and then shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. | Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris: et homini sensato da illam. |
| 28 | If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, | Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non proiicias illam: et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo |
| 29 | Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother: | honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuae ne obliviscaris: |
| 30 | Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee. | memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses: et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi. |
| 31 | With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests. | In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica. |
| 32 | With all thy strength love him that made thee: and forsake not his ministers. | In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros eius ne derelinquas. |
| 33 | Honour God with all thy soul, and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms. | Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis. |
| 34 | Give them their portion, as it is commanded thee, of the firstfruits and of purifications: and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few. | Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis. |
| 35 | Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things: | Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum. |
| 36 | And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. | Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua. |
| 37 | A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living, and restrain not grace from the dead. | Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam. |
| 38 | Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn. | Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula. |
| 39 | Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. | Non te pigeat visitare infirmum: ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis. |
| 40 | In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. | In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in aeternum non peccabis. |
