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Sirach 12 Latin original · 18 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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12:1
Si benefeceris , scito cui feceris , et erit gratia in bonis tuis multa .
If you do good, know to whom you do it; And your good deeds will have thanks.
你若行善，就當知道是向誰行的，你的善行才會得人感謝。
12:2
Benefac justo , et invenies retributionem magnam : et si non ab ipso , certe a Domino .
Do good to a godly man, and you will find a recompense; And if not from him, yet from the Most High.
你向敬虔的人行善，必得回報；縱然不從他得著，也必從至高者得著。
12:3
Non est enim ei bene qui assiduus est in malis , et eleemosynas non danti : quoniam et Altissimus odio habet peccatores , et misertus est pœnitentibus .
There will no good come to him that continueth to do evil, Nor to him that gives no alms.
恆常行惡的人沒有福分，不肯施捨的人也是如此。
12:4
Da misericordi , et ne suscipias peccatorem : et impiis et peccatoribus reddet vindictam , custodiens eos in diem vindictæ .
Give to the godly man, And help not the sinner.
要施與敬虔的人，不要幫助罪人。
12:5
Da bono , et non receperis peccatorem .
Do good to one that is lowly, And give not to an ungodly man: Keep back his bread, and give it not to him, Lest he overmaster you thereby: For you will receive twice as much evil For all the good you will have done to him.
要善待卑微的人，不要施與不敬虔的人；要扣住給他的食物，不要給他，免得他藉此轄制你；因為你向他所行的一切善事，必招來加倍的禍患。
12:6
Benefac humili , et non dederis impio : prohibe panes illi dari , ne in ipsis potentior te sit :
For the Most High also hates sinners, And will repay vengeance to the ungodly.
因為至高者也憎惡罪人，必向不敬虔的人施行報應。
12:7
nam duplicia mala invenies in omnibus bonis quæcumque feceris illi , quoniam et Altissimus odio habet peccatores , et impiis reddet vindictam .
Give to the good man, And help not the sinner.
要施與善人，不要幫助罪人。
12:8
Non agnoscetur in bonis amicus , et non abscondetur in malis inimicus .
A man’s friend will not be fully tried in prosperity; And his enemy will not be hidden in adversity.
順境時朋友難以分辨，患難時仇敵也無從隱藏。
12:9
In bonis viri , inimici illius in tristitia : et in malitia illius , amicus agnitus est .
In a man’s prosperity his enemies are grieved; And in his adversity even his friend will be separated from him.
人在順境時，他的仇敵憂愁；人在患難時，連他的朋友也與他分離。
12:10
Non credas inimico tuo in æternum : sicut enim æramentum æruginat nequitia illius :
Never trust your enemy: For like as the brass rusts, so is his wickedness.
永不要信任你的仇敵，因為他的邪惡如同生鏽的銅。
12:11
et si humiliatus vadat curvus , adjice animum tuum , et custodi te ab illo .
Though he humble himself, and go crouching, Yet take good heed, and beware of him, And you will be to him as one that has wiped a mirror, And you will know that he has not utterly rusted it.
他即便自卑屈身而行，你也要留心防備他；你待他要像擦亮鏡子的人，便曉得他的鏽蝕並未盡除。
12:12
Non statuas illum penes te , nec sedeat ad dexteram tuam , ne forte conversus in locum tuum , inquirat cathedram tuam , et in novissimo agnosces verba mea , et in sermonibus meis stimuleris .
Set him not by you, Lest he overthrow you and stand in your place; Let him not sit on your right hand, Lest he seek to take your seat, And at the last you acknowledge my words, And be pricked with my sayings.
不要使他站在你身旁，免得他推倒你而取代你的位置；不要使他坐在你的右邊，免得他圖謀你的座位；到末了你才會明白我的話，因我的言語而扎心。
12:13
Quis miserebitur incantatori a serpente percusso , et omnibus qui appropiant bestiis ? et sic qui comitatur cum viro iniquo , et obvolutus est in peccatis ejus .
Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, Or any that come near wild beasts?
被蛇咬的弄蛇人，誰會憐憫他呢？凡親近野獸的人，又有誰憐憫呢？
12:14
Una hora tecum permanebit : si autem declinaveris , non supportabit .
Even so who will pity him that goes to a sinner, And is mingled with him in his sins?
親近罪人、與他在罪中同流合污的人，也是如此。
12:15
In labiis suis indulcat inimicus , et in corde suo insidiatur ut subvertat te in foveam .
For a while he will abide with you, And if you give way, he will not hold out.
他暫時與你同在，你若退讓，他便不能持守。
12:16
In oculis suis lacrimatur inimicus , et si invenerit tempus , non satiabitur sanguine .
And the enemy will speak sweetly with his lips, And in his heart take counsel how to overthrow you into a pit: The enemy will weep with his eyes, And if he find opportunity, he will not be satiated with blood.
仇敵口中說甜言蜜語，心裡卻謀算要把你推入坑中；仇敵眼中流淚，一旦得了機會，必不滿足，直到飽飲你的血。
12:17
Et si incurrerint tibi mala , invenies eum illic priorem .
If adversity meet you, you will find him there before you; And as though he would help you, he will trip up your heel.
災禍臨到你時，你必發現他早已在那裡等你，假裝要幫助你，卻絆倒你的腳跟。
12:18
In oculis suis lacrimatur inimicus , et quasi adjuvans suffodiet plantas tuas .
He will shake his head, and clap his hands, And whisper much, and change his countenance.
他必搖頭、拍手、竊竊私語，並變了臉色。
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