Comparison
Sirach 8
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. | Non litiges cum homine potente, ne forte incidas in manus illius. |
| 2 | Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee. | Non contendas cum viro locuplete, ne forte contra te constituat litem tibi: |
| 3 | For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. | multos enim perdidit aurum et argentum, et usque ad cor regum extendit et convertit. |
| 4 | Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. | Non litiges cum homine linguato, et non strues in ignem illius ligna. |
| 5 | Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. | Non communices homini indocto, ne male de progenie tua loquatur. |
| 6 | Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. | Ne despicias hominem avertentem se a peccato, neque improperes ei: memento quoniam omnes in correptione sumus. |
| 7 | Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old. | Ne spernas hominem in sua senectute, etenim ex nobis senescunt. |
| 8 | Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death. | Noli de mortuo inimico tuo gaudere: sciens quoniam omnes morimur, et in gaudium nolumus venire. |
| 9 | Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs. | Ne despicias narrationem presbyterorum sapientium, et in proverbiis eorum conversare: |
| 10 | For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. | ab ipsis enim disces sapientiam et doctrinam intellectus, et servire magnatis sine querela. |
| 11 | Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: | Non te praetereat narratio seniorum, ipsi enim didicerunt a patribus suis: |
| 12 | For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. | quoniam ab ipsis disces intellectum, et in tempore necessitatis dare responsum. |
| 13 | Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. | Non incendas carbones peccatorum arguens eos, et ne incendaris flamma ignis peccatorum illorum. |
| 14 | Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. | Ne contra faciem stes contumeliosi, ne sedeat quasi insidiator ori tuo. |
| 15 | Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. | Noli foenerari homini fortiori te: quod si foeneraveris, quasi perditum habe. |
| 16 | Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. | Non spondeas super virtutem tuam: quod si spoponderis, quasi restituens cogita. |
| 17 | Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. | Non iudices contra iudicem, quoniam secundum quod iustum est iudicat. |
| 18 | Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. | Cum audace non eas in via, ne forte gravet mala sua in te: ipse enim secundum voluntatem suam vadit, et simul cum stultitia illius peries. |
| 19 | Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. | Cum iracundo non facias rixam, et cum audace non eas in desertum: quoniam quasi nihil est ante illum sanguis, et ubi non est adiutorium, elidet te. |
| 20 | Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them. | Cum fatuis consilium non habeas: non enim poterunt diligere nisi quae eis placent. |
| 21 | Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. | Coram extraneo ne facias consilium: nescis enim quid pariet. |
| 22 | Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. | Non omni homini cor tuum manifestes, ne forte inferat tibi gratiam falsam, et convicietur tibi. |
