Scripture·Sirach

Sirach 14

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μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς οὐκ ὠλίσθησεν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ κατενύγη ἐν λύπῃ ἁμαρτιῶν
Blessed is the man that has not slipped with his mouth, And is not pricked with sorrow for sins.
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μακάριος οὗ οὐ κατέγνω ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ
Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, And who is not fallen from his hope.
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ἀνδρὶ μικρολόγῳ οὐ καλὸς ὁ πλοῦτος καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ βασκάνῳ ἵνα τί χρήματα
Riches are not comely for a niggard; And what should an envious man do with money?
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ὁ συνάγων ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ συνάγει ἄλλοις καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ τρυφήσουσιν ἕτεροι
He that gathers by taking from his own soul gathers for others; And others shall revel in his goods.
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ὁ πονηρὸς ἑαυτῷ τίνι ἀγαθὸς ἔσται καὶ οὐ μὴ εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τοῖς χρήμασιν αὐτοῦ
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? And he shall not rejoice in his possessions.
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τοῦ βασκαίνοντος ἑαυτὸν οὐκ ἔστιν πονηρότερος καὶ τοῦτο ἀνταπόδομα τῆς κακίας αὐτοῦ
There is none more evil than he that envies himself; And this is a recompense of his wickedness.
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κἂν εὖ ποιῇ ἐν λήθῃ ποιεῖ καὶ ἐπ' ἐσχάτων ἐκφαίνει τὴν κακίαν αὐτοῦ
Even if he does good, he does it in forgetfulness; And at the last he shows forth his wickedness.
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πονηρὸς ὁ βασκαίνων ὀφθαλμῷ ἀποστρέφων πρόσωπον καὶ ὑπερορῶν ψυχάς
Evil is he that envies with his eye, Turning away the face, and despising the souls of men.
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πλεονέκτου ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ ἐμπίπλαται μερίδι καὶ ἀδικία πονηρὰ ἀναξηραίνει ψυχήν
A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; And wicked injustice dries up his soul.
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ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρὸς φθονερὸς ἐπ' ἄρτῳ καὶ ἐλλιπὴς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτοῦ
An evil eye is grudging of bread, And he is miserly at his table
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τέκνον καθὼς ἐὰν ἔχῃς εὖ ποίει σεαυτὸν καὶ προσφορὰς κυρίῳ ἀξίως πρόσαγε
My son, according as you have, do well to yourself, And bring offerings to the Lord worthily.
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μνήσθητι ὅτι θάνατος οὐ χρονιεῖ καὶ διαθήκη ᾅδου οὐχ ὑπεδείχθη σοι
Remember that death will not wait, And that the covenant of the grave is not showed to you.
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πρίν σε τελευτῆσαι εὖ ποίει φίλῳ καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχύν σου ἔκτεινον καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ
Do well to your friend before you die; And according to your ability stretch out your hand and give to him.
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μὴ ἀφυστερήσῃς ἀπὸ ἀγαθῆς ἡμέρας καὶ μερὶς ἐπιθυμίας ἀγαθῆς μή σε παρελθάτω
Defraud not yourself of a good day; And let not the portion of a good desire pass you by.
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οὐχὶ ἑτέρῳ καταλείψεις τοὺς πόνους σου καὶ τοὺς κόπους σου εἰς διαίρεσιν κλήρου
Shall you not leave your labors to another? And your toils to be divided by lot?
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δὸς καὶ λαβὲ καὶ ἀπάτησον τὴν ψυχήν σου ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ᾅδου ζητῆσαι τρυφήν
Give, and take, and decieve your soul; For there is no seeking of luxury in the grave.
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πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιοῦται ἡ γὰρ διαθήκη ἀπ' αἰῶνος θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ
All flesh waxes old as a garment; For the covenant from the beginning is, You shall die the death.
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ὡς φύλλον θάλλον ἐπὶ δένδρου δασέος τὰ μὲν καταβάλλει ἄλλα δὲ φύει οὕτως γενεὰ σαρκὸς καὶ αἵματος ἡ μὲν τελευτᾷ ἑτέρα δὲ γεννᾶται
As of the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, Some it sheds, and some it makes to grow; So also of the generations of flesh and blood, One comes to an end, and another is born.
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πᾶν ἔργον σηπόμενον ἐκλείπει καὶ ὁ ἐργαζόμενος αὐτὸ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἀπελεύσεται
Every work rots and falls away, And the worker thereof shall depart with it.
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μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς ἐν σοφίᾳ μελετήσει καὶ ὃς ἐν συνέσει αὐτοῦ διαλεχθήσεται
Blessed is the man that shall meditate in wisdom, And that shall discourse by his understanding.
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ὁ διανοούμενος τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀποκρύφοις αὐτῆς ἐννοηθήσεται
He that considers her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.
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ἔξελθε ὀπίσω αὐτῆς ὡς ἰχνευτὴς καὶ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῆς ἐνέδρευε
Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.
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ὁ παρακύπτων διὰ τῶν θυρίδων αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θυρωμάτων αὐτῆς ἀκροάσεται
He that pries in at her windows Shall also hearken at her doors.
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ὁ καταλύων σύνεγγυς τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς καὶ πήξει πάσσαλον ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις αὐτῆς
He that lodges close to her house Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.
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στήσει τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ κατὰ χεῖρας αὐτῆς καὶ καταλύσει ἐν καταλύματι ἀγαθῶν
He shall pitch his tent near at hand to her, And shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.
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θήσει τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ αὐτῆς καὶ ὑπὸ τοὺς κλάδους αὐτῆς αὐλισθήσεται
He shall set his children under her shelter, And shall rest under her branches.
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σκεπασθήσεται ὑπ' αὐτῆς ἀπὸ καύματος καὶ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτῆς καταλύσει
By her he shall be covered from heat, And shall lodge in her glory.

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