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Sirach 27
Greek original · 30 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
← ch. 26ch. 28 → 📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals —
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27:1
χάριν διαφόρου πολλοὶ ἥμαρτον καὶ ὁ ζητῶν πληθῦναι ἀποστρέψει ὀφθαλμόν
Many have sinned for a thing indifferent; And he that seeks to multiply gain will turn his eye away.
許多人為財利犯罪，貪圖多得的人必轉眼不顧公義。
27:2
ἀνὰ μέσον ἁρμῶν λίθων παγήσεται πάσσαλος καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον πράσεως καὶ ἀγορασμοῦ συντριβήσεται ἁμαρτία
A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; And sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
釘子緊插在石頭的縫隙之間，照樣，罪也夾在買賣之間。
27:3
ἐὰν μὴ ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου κρατήσῃ κατὰ σπουδήν ἐν τάχει καταστραφήσεται αὐτοῦ ὁ οἶκος
Unless a man hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house will soon be overthrown.
人若不殷勤持守敬畏主的心，他的家必迅速傾覆。
27:4
ἐν σείσματι κοσκίνου διαμένει κοπρία οὕτως σκύβαλα ἀνθρώπου ἐν λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ
In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains; So the filth of man in his reasoning.
篩子搖動時，糠秕便留下；照樣，人的污穢也在他的言談中顯露。
27:5
σκεύη κεραμέως δοκιμάζει κάμινος καὶ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐν διαλογισμῷ αὐτοῦ
The furnace will prove the potter’s vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning.
窯爐試驗陶匠的器皿，言談也試驗人。
27:6
γεώργιον ξύλου ἐκφαίνει ὁ καρπὸς αὐτοῦ οὕτως λόγος ἐνθυμήματος καρδίας ἀνθρώπου
The fruit of a tree declares the husbandry thereof; So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man.
樹上的果子顯明栽種的工夫，人心中所思想的也藉言語顯露。
27:7
πρὸ λογισμοῦ μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς ἄνδρα οὗτος γὰρ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπων
Praise no man before you hear him reason; For this is the trial of men.
未聽人言談之前，不要稱讚他，因為這正是試驗人的方法。
27:8
ἐὰν διώκῃς τὸ δίκαιον καταλήμψῃ καὶ ἐνδύσῃ αὐτὸ ὡς ποδήρη δόξης
If you follow righteousness, you will obtain her, And put her on, as a long robe of glory.
你若追求公義，必能得著她，並將她如榮耀的長袍穿上。
27:9
πετεινὰ πρὸς τὰ ὅμοια αὐτοῖς καταλύσει καὶ ἀλήθεια πρὸς τοὺς ἐργαζομένους αὐτὴν ἐπανήξει
Birds will resort to their like; And truth will return to those who practise her.
飛鳥棲於同類之中，真理也歸向實行它的人。
27:10
λέων θήραν ἐνεδρεύει οὕτως ἁμαρτία ἐργαζομένους ἄδικα
The lion lies in wait for prey; So does sin for those who work iniquity.
獅子埋伏等候獵物，照樣，罪也埋伏等候作惡的人。
27:11
διήγησις εὐσεβοῦς διὰ παντὸς σοφία ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ὡς σελήνη ἀλλοιοῦται
The discourse of a godly man is always wisdom: But the foolish man changes as the moon.
敬虔人的言談常是智慧，愚人卻如月亮般變幻不定。
27:12
εἰς μέσον ἀσυνέτων συντήρησον καιρόν εἰς μέσον δὲ διανοουμένων ἐνδελέχιζε
Among men void of understanding observe the opportunity; But stay continually among the thoughtful.
在無見識的人中間，要留心把握時機；在思慮周詳的人中間，卻要常常逗留。
27:13
διήγησις μωρῶν προσόχθισμα καὶ ὁ γέλως αὐτῶν ἐν σπατάλῃ ἁμαρτίας
The discourse of fools is an offence; And their laughter is in the wantonness of sin.
愚人的言談令人生厭，他們的嬉笑出於放縱的罪。
27:14
λαλιὰ πολυόρκου ἀνορθώσει τρίχας καὶ ἡ μάχη αὐτῶν ἐμφραγμὸς ὠτίων
The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife makes one stop his ears.
好起誓之人的言語使人毛髮直豎，他們的爭鬧使人塞耳不聽。
27:15
ἔκχυσις αἵματος μάχη ὑπερηφάνων καὶ ἡ διαλοιδόρησις αὐτῶν ἀκοὴ μοχθηρά
The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
驕傲人的爭鬥導致流血，他們彼此的辱罵令人不堪入耳。
27:16
ὁ ἀποκαλύπτων μυστήρια ἀπώλεσεν πίστιν καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ φίλον πρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ
He that reveals secrets destroys credit, And will not find a friend to his mind.
洩露祕密的人毀了信任，必尋不著合他心意的朋友。
27:17
στέρξον φίλον καὶ πιστώθητι μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐὰν δὲ ἀποκαλύψῃς τὰ μυστήρια αὐτοῦ μὴ καταδιώξῃς ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ
Love a friend, and keep faith with him: But if you reveal his secrets, You shall not pursue after him;
要愛護朋友，向他守信；你若洩露了他的祕密，就不要再追隨他。
27:18
καθὼς γὰρ ἀπώλεσεν ἄνθρωπος τὸν νεκρὸν αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἀπώλεσας τὴν φιλίαν τοῦ πλησίον
For as a man has destroyed his enemy, So have you destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
正如人喪失了死去的親人，你也照樣喪失了與鄰舍的友誼。
27:19
καὶ ὡς πετεινὸν ἐκ χειρός σου ἀπέλυσας οὕτως ἀφῆκας τὸν πλησίον καὶ οὐ θηρεύσεις αὐτόν
And as a bird which you have loosed out of your hand, So have you let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again:
又如你放走了手中的飛鳥，你也照樣放走了鄰舍，再也捉不回他。
27:20
μὴ αὐτὸν διώξῃς ὅτι μακρὰν ἀπέστη καὶ ἐξέφυγεν ὡς δορκὰς ἐκ παγίδος
Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And has escaped as a gazelle out of the snare.
不要追趕他，因為他已遠去，如同羚羊脫離了網羅。
27:21
ὅτι τραῦμα ἔστιν καταδῆσαι καὶ λοιδορίας ἔστιν διαλλαγή ὁ δὲ ἀποκαλύψας μυστήρια ἀφήλπισεν
For a wound may be bound up, and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that reveals secrets has lost hope.
因為傷口可以包紮，辱罵之後仍有復和；惟有洩露祕密的人，已經斷絕了指望。
27:22
διανεύων ὀφθαλμῷ τεκταίνει κακά καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὰ ἀποστήσει ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
One that winks with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it.
以眼示意的人謀劃惡事，無人能使他停止。
27:23
ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου γλυκανεῖ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων σου ἐκθαυμάσει ὕστερον δὲ διαστρέψει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου δώσει σκάνδαλον
When you are present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire your words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for you in your words.
當你在場時，他口出甜言，並讚賞你的話語；後來卻扭曲他的口，並在你的言語上設下絆腳石。
27:24
πολλὰ ἐμίσησα καὶ οὐχ ὡμοίωσα αὐτῷ καὶ ὁ κύριος μισήσει αὐτόν
I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him.
我憎惡許多事，卻沒有一樣像憎惡他；主也必憎惡他。
27:25
ὁ βάλλων λίθον εἰς ὕψος ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ βάλλει καὶ πληγὴ δολία διελεῖ τραύματα
One that casts a stone on high casts it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.
向高處扔石頭的，是扔在自己頭上；詭詐的擊打必裂開傷口。
27:26
ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον εἰς αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ ὁ ἱστῶν παγίδα ἐν αὐτῇ ἁλώσεται
He that digs a pit will fall into it; And he that sets a snare will be taken therein.
挖坑的，自己必掉在其中；設網羅的，自己必被纏住。
27:27
ὁ ποιῶν πονηρά εἰς αὐτὸν κυλισθήσεται καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐπιγνῷ πόθεν ἥκει αὐτῷ
He that does evil things, they will roll upon him, And he will not know whence they have come to him.
行惡事的，惡事必滾回到他身上，他卻不知道是從何而來。
27:28
ἐμπαιγμὸς καὶ ὀνειδισμὸς ὑπερηφάνῳ καὶ ἡ ἐκδίκησις ὡς λέων ἐνεδρεύσει αὐτόν
Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, will lie in wait for him.
譏誚與辱罵出自狂傲的人，報應卻如獅子埋伏等候他。
27:29
παγίδι ἁλώσονται οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι πτώσει εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀδύνη καταναλώσει αὐτοὺς πρὸ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτῶν
They that rejoice at the fall of the godly will be taken in a snare; And anguish will consume them before they die.
那因敬虔人傾倒而歡喜的人必落在網羅中，痛苦必在他們死前吞滅他們。
27:30
μῆνις καὶ ὀργή καὶ ταῦτά ἐστιν βδελύγματα καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐγκρατὴς ἔσται αὐτῶν
Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man will possess them.
惱恨與忿怒也都是可憎的，罪人卻被它們所轄制。
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