Sir 31

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Σοφία Σιρὰχ

Wisdom of Sirach

CATSS LXX

‎Brenton (1851)

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ἀγρυπνία πλούτου ἐκτήκει σάρκας καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτοῦ ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον

Sir 31:1

Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.

Sir 31:1

Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh, and anxiety about it takes away sleep.

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μέριμνα ἀγρυπνίας ἀποστήσει νυσταγμόν καὶ ἀρρώστημα βαρὺ ἐκνήψει ὕπνον

Sir 31:2

Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep,

Sir 31:2

Wakeful anxiety will crave slumber. In a severe disease, sleep will be broken.

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ἐκοπίασεν πλούσιος ἐν συναγωγῇ χρημάτων καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει ἐμπίμπλαται τῶν τρυφημάτων αὐτοῦ

Sir 31:3

The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.

Sir 31:3

A rich man toils in gathering money together. When he rests, he is filled with his good things.

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ἐκοπίασεν πτωχὸς ἐν ἐλαττώσει βίου καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει ἐπιδεὴς γίνεται

Sir 31:4

The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.

Sir 31:4

A poor man toils in lack of substance. When he rests, he becomes needy.

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ὁ ἀγαπῶν χρυσίον οὐ δικαιωθήσεται καὶ ὁ διώκων διάφορα ἐν αὐτοῖς πλανηθήσεται

Sir 31:5

He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.

Sir 31:5

He who loves gold won’t be justified. He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it.

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πολλοὶ ἐδόθησαν εἰς πτῶμα χάριν χρυσίου καὶ ἐγενήθη ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν

Sir 31:6

Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.

Sir 31:6

Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face to face.

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ξύλον προσκόμματός ἐστιν τοῖς ἐνθουσιάζουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ πᾶς ἄφρων ἁλώσεται ἐν αὐτῷ

Sir 31:7

It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith.

Sir 31:7

It is a stumbling block to those who sacrifice to it. Every fool will be taken by it.

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μακάριος πλούσιος ὃς εὑρέθη ἄμωμος καὶ ὃς ὀπίσω χρυσίου οὐκ ἐπορεύθη

Sir 31:8

Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold.

Sir 31:8

Blessed is the rich person who is found blameless, and who doesn’t go after gold.

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τίς ἐστιν καὶ μακαριοῦμεν αὐτόν ἐποίησεν γὰρ θαυμάσια ἐν λαῷ αὐτοῦ

Sir 31:9

Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people.

Sir 31:9

Who is he, that we may call him blessed? For he has done wonderful things among his people.

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τίς ἐδοκιμάσθη ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐτελειώθη καὶ ἔσται αὐτῷ εἰς καύχησιν τίς ἐδύνατο παραβῆναι καὶ οὐ παρέβη καὶ ποιῆσαι κακὰ καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν

Sir 31:10

Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended? or done evil, and hath not done it?

Sir 31:10

Who has been tried by it, and found perfect? Then let him boast. Who has had the power to transgress, and has not transgressed? And to do evil, and has not done it?

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στερεωθήσεται τὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς ἐλεημοσύνας αὐτοῦ ἐκδιηγήσεται ἐκκλησία

Sir 31:11

His goods shall be established, and the congregation shall declare his alms.

Sir 31:11

His prosperity will be made sure. The congregation will proclaim his alms.

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ἐπὶ τραπέζης μεγάλης ἐκάθισας μὴ ἀνοίξῃς ἐπ’ αὐτῆς φάρυγγά σου καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς πολλά γε τὰ ἐπ’ αὐτῆς

Sir 31:12

If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it.

Sir 31:12

Do you sit at a great table? Don’t be greedy there. Don’t say, “There is a lot of food on it!”

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μνήσθητι ὅτι κακὸν ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός πονηρότερον ὀφθαλμοῦ τί ἔκτισται διὰ τοῦτο ἀπὸ παντὸς προσώπου δακρύει

Sir 31:13

Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.

Sir 31:13

Remember that a greedy eye is a wicked thing. What has been created more greedy than an eye? Therefore it sheds tears from every face.

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οὗ ἐὰν ἐπιβλέψῃ μὴ ἐκτείνῃς χεῖρα καὶ μὴ συνθλίβου αὐτῷ ἐν τρυβλίῳ

Sir 31:14

Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.

Sir 31:14

Don’t stretch your hand wherever it looks. Don’t thrust yourself with it into the dish.

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νόει τὰ τοῦ πλησίον ἐκ σεαυτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ παντὶ πράγματι διανοοῦ

Sir 31:15

Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point.

Sir 31:15

Consider your neighbor’s feelings by your own. Be discreet in every point.

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φάγε ὡς ἄνθρωπος τὰ παρακείμενά σοι καὶ μὴ διαμασῶ μὴ μισηθῇς

Sir 31:16

Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.

Sir 31:16

Eat like a human being those things which are set before you. Don’t eat greedily, lest you be hated.

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παῦσαι πρῶτος χάριν παιδείας καὶ μὴ ἀπληστεύου μήποτε προσκόψῃς

Sir 31:17

Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.

Sir 31:17

Be first to stop for manners’ sake. Don’t be insatiable, lest you offend.

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καὶ εἰ ἀνὰ μέσον πλειόνων ἐκάθισας πρότερος αὐτῶν μὴ ἐκτείνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου

Sir 31:18

When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.

Sir 31:18

And if you sit among many, Don’t reach out your hand before them.

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ὡς ἱκανὸν ἀνθρώπῳ πεπαιδευμένῳ τὸ ὀλίγον καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀσθμαίνει

Sir 31:19

A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.

Sir 31:19

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

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ὕπνος ὑγιείας ἐπὶ ἐντέρῳ μετρίῳ ἀνέστη πρωί καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτοῦ πόνος ἀγρυπνίας καὶ χολέρας καὶ στρόφος μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀπλήστου

Sir 31:20

Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

Sir 31:20

Healthy sleep comes from moderate eating. He rises early, and his wits are with him. The pain of wakefulness, colic, and griping are with an insatiable man.

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καὶ εἰ ἐβιάσθης ἐν ἐδέσμασιν ἀνάστα ἔμεσον πόρρω καὶ ἀναπαύσῃ

Sir 31:21

And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.

Sir 31:21

And if you have been forced to eat, rise up in the middle of it, and you shall have rest.

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ἄκουσόν μου τέκνον καὶ μὴ ἐξουδενήσῃς με καὶ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων εὑρήσεις τοὺς λόγους μου ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις σου γίνου ἐντρεχής καὶ πᾶν ἀρρώστημα οὐ μή σοι ἀπαντήσῃ

Sir 31:22

My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.

Sir 31:22

Hear me, my son, and don’t despise me, and in the end you will appreciate my words. In all your works be skillful, and no disease will come to you.

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λαμπρὸν ἐπ’ ἄρτοις εὐλογήσει χείλη καὶ ἡ μαρτυρία τῆς καλλονῆς αὐτοῦ πιστή

Sir 31:23

Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.

Sir 31:23

People bless him who is liberal with his food. The testimony of his excellence will be believed.

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πονηρῷ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ διαγογγύσει πόλις καὶ ἡ μαρτυρία τῆς πονηρίας αὐτοῦ ἀκριβής

Sir 31:24

But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.

Sir 31:24

The city will murmer at him who is a stingy with his food. The testimony of his stinginess will be accurate.

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ἐν οἴνῳ μὴ ἀνδρίζου πολλοὺς γὰρ ἀπώλεσεν ὁ οἶνος

Sir 31:25

Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.

Sir 31:25

Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many.

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κάμινος δοκιμάζει στόμωμα ἐν βαφῇ οὕτως οἶνος καρδίας ἐν μάχῃ ὑπερηφάνων

Sir 31:26

The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.

Sir 31:26

The furnace tests the temper of steel by dipping; so does wine test hearts in the quarreling of the proud.

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ἔφισον ζωῆς οἶνος ἀνθρώποις ἐὰν πίνῃς αὐτὸν ἐν μέτρῳ αὐτοῦ τίς ζωὴ ἐλασσουμένῳ οἴνῳ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔκτισται εἰς εὐφροσύνην ἀνθρώποις

Sir 31:27

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

Sir 31:27

Wine is as good as life to men, if you drink it in moderation. What life is there to a man who is without wine? It has been created to make men glad.

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ἀγαλλίαμα καρδίας καὶ εὐφροσύνη ψυχῆς οἶνος πινόμενος ἐν καιρῷ αὐτάρκης

Sir 31:28

Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:

Sir 31:28

Wine drunk in season and in moderation is joy of heart and gladness of soul:

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πικρία ψυχῆς οἶνος πινόμενος πολὺς ἐν ἐρεθισμῷ καὶ ἀντιπτώματι

Sir 31:29

But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.

Sir 31:29

Wine drunk excessively is bitterness of soul, with provocation and conflict.

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πληθύνει μέθη θυμὸν ἄφρονος εἰς πρόσκομμα ἐλαττῶν ἰσχὺν καὶ προσποιῶν τραύματα

Sir 31:30

Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.

Sir 31:30

Drunkenness increases the rage of a fool to his hurt. It diminishes strength and adds wounds.

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ἐν συμποσίῳ οἴνου μὴ ἐλέγξῃς τὸν πλησίον καὶ μὴ ἐξουθενήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ αὐτοῦ λόγον ὀνειδισμοῦ μὴ εἴπῃς αὐτῷ καὶ μὴ αὐτὸν θλίψῃς ἐν ἀπαιτήσει

Sir 31:31

Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.

Sir 31:31

Don’t rebuke your neighbor at a banquet of wine. Don’t despise him in his mirth. Don’t speak a word of reproach to him. Don’t distress him by making demands of him.

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Kata BiblonGreek Septuagint and Wiki English Translation

Σοφία Σιρὰχ

Wisdom of Sirach

Kata Biblon
Greek Septuagint and Wiki English Translation

a	b	g	d	e	z	h	q	i	k	l	m
α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ	η	θ	ι	κ	λ	μ
n	x	o	p	r	s	t	u	f	c	y	w
ν	ξ	ο	π	ρ	σ	τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω
)	(	/	\	=	\|	+	'	v	@	#	*
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