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Sirach 21 Latin original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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21:1
Fili , peccasti , non adjicias iterum : sed et de pristinis deprecare , ut tibi dimittantur .
My son, have you sinned? add no more thereto; And make supplication for your former sins.
孩子啊，你犯了罪嗎？不要再犯，並要為你從前的罪祈求。
21:2
Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata : et si accesseris ad illa , suscipient te .
Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if you draw near it will bite you: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.
要逃避罪惡，如同逃避蛇面；你若就近它，它必咬你；它的牙如獅子的牙，能殺滅人的性命。
21:3
Dentes leonis dentes ejus , interficientes animas hominum .
All iniquity is as a two-edged sword; Its stroke has no healing.
一切不法之事都像兩刃的刀，它所造成的傷無從醫治。
21:4
Quasi rhomphæa bis acuta omnis iniquitas : plagæ illius non est sanitas .
Terror and violence will lay waste riches; So the house of a haughty man will be laid waste.
恐嚇與暴行必使財富化為烏有，照樣，狂傲人的家也必荒涼。
21:5
Objurgatio et injuriæ annullabunt substantiam , et domus quæ nimis locuples est annullabitur superbia : sic substantia superbi eradicabitur .
Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God, And his judgement comes speedily.
窮人口中的祈求達到主的耳中，他所受的伸冤也必迅速臨到。
21:6
Deprecatio pauperis ex ore usque ad aures ejus perveniet , et judicium festinato adveniet illi .
One that hates reproof is in the path of the sinner; And he that fears the Lord will turn again in his heart.
厭惡責備的人行在罪人的路上，敬畏主的人卻必心裡回轉。
21:7
Qui odit correptionem vestigium est peccatoris , et qui timet Deum convertetur ad cor suum .
He that is mighty in tongue is known afar off: But the man of understanding knows when he slips.
口才便給的人遠近皆知，有見識的人卻知道何時當謹慎自己的失足。
21:8
Notus a longe potens lingua audaci , et sensatus scit labi se ab ipso .
He that builds his house with other men’s money Is like one that gathers himself stones against winter.
用別人錢財建造房屋的人，如同積聚石頭預備自己的墳墓。
21:9
Qui ædificat domum suam impendiis alienis , quasi qui colligit lapides suos in hieme .
The congregation of wicked men is as tow wrapped together; And the end of them is a flame of fire.
不法之徒的聚集如同纏在一起的麻屑，他們的結局乃是火焰。
21:10
Stupa collecta synagoga peccantium , et consummatio illorum flamma ignis .
The way of sinners is made smooth with stones; And at the last end thereof is the pit of Hades.
罪人的道路用石頭鋪得平坦，其盡頭卻是陰間的深坑。
21:11
Via peccatorum complanata lapidibus : et in fine illorum inferi , et tenebræ , et pœnæ .
He that keeps the law becomes master of the intent thereof; And the end of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
遵守律法的人能掌握律法的本意，敬畏主的盡頭就是智慧。
21:12
Qui custodit justitiam , continebit sensum ejus .
He that is not clever will not be instructed; And there is a cleverness which makes bitterness to abound.
不精明的人不能受教，但也有一種精明使苦毒增多。
21:13
Consummatio timoris Dei , sapientia et sensus .
The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood; And his counsel as a fountain of life.
智慧人的知識必如洪水漲溢，他的謀略如同生命的泉源。
21:14
Non erudietur qui non est sapiens in bono .
The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel; And he will hold no knowledge.
愚人的內裡如同破裂的器皿，必不能存留任何知識。
21:15
Est autem sapientia quæ abundat in malo , et non est sensus ubi est amaritudo .
If a man of knowledge hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add to it: The dissolute man hears it, and it displeases him, And he puts it away behind his back.
有見識的人聽見智慧之言，便稱讚它，並有所增益；放縱的人聽了卻不喜悅，便把它丟在背後。
21:16
Scientia sapientis tamquam inundatio abundabit , et consilium illius sicut fons vitæ permanet .
The discourse of a fool is like a burden in the way; But grace will be found on the lips of the wise.
愚人的言談如同路上的重擔，智慧人的嘴脣卻顯出恩惠。
21:17
Cor fatui quasi vas confractum , et omnem sapientiam non tenebit .
The mouth of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation; And they will ponder his words in their heart.
明智人的口在會眾中為人所求，眾人也必把他的話放在心裡思想。
21:18
Verbum sapiens quodcumque audierit scius , laudabit , et ad se adjiciet : audivit luxuriosus , et displicebit illi , et projiciet illud post dorsum suum .
As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool; And the knowledge of an unwise man is as talk without sense.
如同毀壞的房屋，智慧對愚人也是如此；無知者的知識不過是無意義的言語。
21:19
Narratio fatui quasi sarcina in via : nam in labiis sensati invenietur gratia .
Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, And as manacles on the right hand.
訓誨對無知的人如同腳上的鐐銬，又如右手上的手銬。
21:20
Os prudentis quæritur in ecclesia , et verba illius cogitabunt in cordibus suis .
A fool lifts up his voice with laughter; But a clever man will scarce smile quietly.
愚人縱聲大笑，精明的人卻只是悄然微笑。
21:21
Tamquam domus exterminata , sic fatuo sapientia : et scientia insensati inenarrabilia verba .
Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, And as a bracelet upon his right arm.
訓誨對明智人如同金的裝飾，又如右臂上的鐲子。
21:22
Compedes in pedibus , stulto doctrina : et quasi vincula manuum super manum dextram .
The foot of a fool is soon in another man’s house; But a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.
愚人的腳貿然踏入別人的家，閱歷豐富的人卻以此為羞。
21:23
Fatuus in risu exaltat vocem suam : vir autem sapiens vix tacite ridebit .
A foolish man peepeth in from the door of another man’s house; But a man that is instructed will stand without.
愚妄人從門口窺探別人的家，受過教導的人卻站在門外。
21:24
Ornamentum aureum prudenti doctrina , et quasi brachiale in brachio dextro .
It is a lack of instruction in a man to listen at the door; But the prudent man will be grieved with the disgrace.
在門口偷聽是人缺乏教養的表現，明智人卻以這羞辱為苦。
21:25
Pes fatui facilis in domum proximi : et homo peritus confundetur a persona potentis .
The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things; But the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.
外人的嘴脣只談論這些事，明智人的言語卻要放在天平上稱量。
21:26
Stultus a fenestra respiciet in domum : vir autem eruditus foris stabit .
The heart of fools is in their mouth; But the mouth of wise men is their heart.
愚人的心在他口中，智慧人的口卻在他心中。
21:27
Stultitia hominis auscultare per ostium : et prudens gravabitur contumelia .
When the ungodly curses Satan, He curses his own soul.
不敬虔的人咒詛撒但時，其實是在咒詛自己的心靈。
21:28
Labia imprudentium stulta narrabunt ; verba autem prudentium statera ponderabuntur .
A whisperer defiles his own soul, And will be hated wherever he sojourneth.
搬弄是非的人玷污自己的心靈，無論寄居何處都被人憎恨。
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