Sirach 7

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Sirach 7

1Do no evil, so shall no harm come to you.Μὴ ποίει κακὰ, καὶ οὐ μὴ σε καταλάβῃ κακόν.

2Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from you.Ἀπόστηθι ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ ἐκκλινεῖ ἀπὸ σοῦ.

3My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you shall not reap them sevenfold.Υἱὲ μὴ σπεῖρε ἐπʼ αὔλακας ἀδικίας, καὶ οὐ μὴ θερίσῃς αὐτὰς ἑπταπλασίως.

4Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honor.Μὴ ζήτει παρὰ Κυρίου ἡγεμονίαν, μηδὲ παρὰ βασιλέως καθέδραν δόξης.

5justify not yourself before the Lord; and boast not of your wisdom before the king.Μὴ δικαιοῦ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ παρὰ βασιλεῖ μὴ σοφίζου·

6Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time you fear the person of the mighty, an stumbling block in the way of your uprightness.μὴ ζήτει γενέσθαι κριτὴς, μὴ οὐκ ἐξισχύσεις ἐξάραι ἀδικίας. μήποτε εὐλαβηθῇς ἀπὸ προσώπου δυνάστου, καὶ θήσεις σκάνδαλον ἐν εὐθύτητί σου.

7Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then you shall not cast yourself down among the people.Μὴ ἁμάρτανε εἰς πλῆθος πόλεως, καὶ μὴ καταβάλῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν ὄχλῳ.

8Bind not one sin upon another; for in one you shall not be unpunished.Μὴ καταδεσμεύσῃς δὶς ἁμαρτίαν, ἐν γὰρ τῇ μιᾷ οὐκ ἀθῶος ἔσῃ.

9Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.Μὴ εἴπῃς, τῷ πλήθει τῶν δώρων μου ἐπόψεται, καὶ ἐν τῷ προσενέγκαι με Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ προσδέξεται.

10Be not faint-hearted when you make your prayer, and neglect not to give alms.Μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ σου, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνην ποιῆσαι μὴ παρίδῃς.

11Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbles and exalts.Μὴ καταγέλα ἄνθρωπον ὄντα ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, ἔστι γὰρ ὁ ταπεινῶν καὶ ἀνυψῶν.

12Devise not a lie against your brother; neither do the like to your friend.Μὴ ἀροτρία ψεῦδος ἐπʼ ἀδελφῷ σου, μηδὲ φίλῳ τὸ ὅμοιον ποίει.

13Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.Μὴ θέλε ψεύδεσθαι πᾶν ψεῦδος, ὁ γὰρ ἐνδελεχισμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰς ἀγαθόν.

14Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when you pray.Μὴ ἀδολέσχει ἐν πλήθει πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ μὴ δευτερώσῃς λόγον ἐν προσευχῇ σου.

15Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High has ordained.Μὴ μισήσῃς ἐπίπονον ἐργασίαν, καὶ γεωργίαν ὑπὸ ὑψίστου ἐκτισμένην.

16Number not yourself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not wait long.Μὴ προσλογίζου σεαυτὸν ἐν πλήθει ἁμαρτωλῶν·

17Humble yourself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.Ταπείνωσον σφόδρα τὴν ψυχήν σου.

17aRemember that wrath will not wait long.Μνήσθητι ὅτι ὀργὴ οὐ χρονιεῖ,

17bFor the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.ὅτι ἐκδίκησις ἀσεβοῦς πῦρ καὶ σκώληξ.

18Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.Μὴ ἀλλάξῃς φίλον ἕνεκεν ἀδιαφόρου, μήδʼ ἀδελφὸν γνήσιον ἐν χρυσίῳ Σουφείρ.

19Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.Μὴ ἀστόχει γυναικὸς σοφῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς, καὶ γὰρ χάρις αὐτῆς ὑπὲρ τὸ χρυσίον.

20Whereas your servant works truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that gives himself wholly for you.Μὴ κακώσῃς οἰκέτην ἐργαζόμενον ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, μηδὲ μίσθιον διδόντα ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

21Let your soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.Οἰκέτην συνετὸν ἀγαπάτω σου ἡ ψυχὴ, μὴ στερήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐλευθερίας.

22Have you cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for your profit, keep them with you.Κτήνη σοί ἐστιν; ἐπισκέπτου αὐτά· καὶ εἰ ἔστι σοι χρήσιμα, ἐμμενέτω σοι.

23Have you children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.Τέκνα σοί ἐστι, παίδευσον αὐτὰ, καὶ κάμψον ἐκ νεότητος τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῶν.

24Have you daughters? have a care of their body, and show not yourself cheerful toward them.Θυγατέρες σοί εἰσι; πρόσεχε τῷ σώματι αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἱλαρώσῃς πρὸς αὐτὰς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου.

25Marry your daughter, and so shall you have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.Ἔκδου θυγατέρα, καὶ ἔσῃ τετελεκὼς ἔργον μέγα, καὶ ἀνδρὶ συνετῷ δώρησαι αὐτήν.

26Have you a wife after your mind? forsake her not: but give not yourself over to a light woman.Γυνή σοι ἐστὶ κατὰ ψυχήν; μὴ ἐκβάλῃς αὐτήν.

27Honor your father with your whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of your mother.Ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ δόξασον τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ μητρὸς ὠδῖνας μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ.

28Remember that you were begotten of them; and how can you recompense them the things that they have done for you?Μνήσθητι ὅτι διʼ αὐτῶν ἐγενήθης, καὶ τί ἀνταποδώσεις αὐτοῖς καθὼς αὐτοὶ σοί;

29Fear the Lord with all your soul, and reverence his priests.Ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ σου εὐλαβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ τοὺς ἱερεῖς αὐτοῦ θαύμαζε.

30Love him that made you with all your strength, and forsake not his ministers.Ἐν ὅλῃ δυνάμει ἀγάπησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς.

31Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded you; the first fruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things.Φοβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ δόξασον ἱερέα, καὶ δὸς τὴν μερίδα αὐτῷ, καθὼς ἐντέταλταί σοι, ἀπαρχὴν, καὶ περὶ πλημμελείας, καὶ δόσιν βραχιόνων, καὶ θυσίαν ἁγιασμοῦ, καὶ ἀπαρχὴν ἁγίων.

32And stretch your hand to the poor, that your blessing may be perfected.Καὶ πτωχῷ ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου, ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ εὐλογία σου.

33A gift has grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.Χάρις δόματος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος, καὶ ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ ἀποκωλύσῃς χάριν.

34Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.Μὴ ὑστέρει ἀπὸ κλαιόντων, καὶ μετὰ πενθούντων πένθησον.

35Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make you to be beloved.Μὴ ὄκνει ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ἄῤῥωστον, ἐκ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων ἀγαπηθήσῃ.

36Whatsoever you take in hand, remember the end, and you shall never do amiss.Ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς λόγοις σου μιμνήσκου τὰ ἔσχατά σου, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεις.