ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 14

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 μακαριος ανηρ ος ουκ ωλισθησεν εν τω στοματι αυτου και ου κατενυγη εν λυπη αμαρτιων	1 Blessed is the man who has not slipped because of a word from his mouth, and who has not been stung by grief because of an offense.
2 μακαριος ου ου κατεγνω η ψυχη αυτου και ος ουκ επεσεν απο της ελπιδος αυτου	2 Happy is he who does not have sadness in his mind, and who has not fallen away from his hope.
3 ανδρι μικρολογω ου καλος ο πλουτος και ανθρωπω βασκανω ινα τι χρηματα	3 Substance is senseless for a greedy and stingy man. And what would a spiteful man do with gold?
4 ο συναγων απο της ψυχης αυτου συναγει αλλοις και εν τοις αγαθοις αυτου τρυφησουσιν ετεροι	4 Whoever acquires unjustly, according to his own mind, gathers for others. For another will spend his goods lavishly.
5 ο πονηρος εαυτω τινι αγαθος εσται και ου μη ευφρανθησεται εν τοις χρημασιν αυτου	5 Whoever is wicked to himself, to whom will he be good? For he will not take enjoyment in his own goods.
6 του βασκαινοντος εαυτον ουκ εστιν πονηροτερος και τουτο ανταποδομα της κακιας αυτου	6 Whoever has ill will toward himself, nothing is more worthless than he is. But such is the reward of his wickedness.
7 καν ευ ποιη εν ληθη ποιει και επ' εσχατων εκφαινει την κακιαν αυτου	7 And if he does good, he does it ignorantly and unwillingly. And in the very end, he realizes his own malice.
8 πονηρος ο βασκαινων οφθαλμω αποστρεφων προσωπον και υπερορων ψυχας	8 The eye of the spiteful man is wicked, and he averts his face and despises his own soul.
9 πλεονεκτου οφθαλμος ουκ εμπιπλαται μεριδι και αδικια πονηρα αναξηραινει ψυχην	9 The eye of the greedy man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity. He will not be satisfied until he has consumed his own soul, withering it away.
10 οφθαλμος πονηρος φθονερος επ' αρτω και ελλιπης επι της τραπεζης αυτου	10 An evil eye is directed at evil things. And he will not be satisfied by bread; instead, he will be needy and grieving at his own table.
11 τεκνον καθως εαν εχης ευ ποιει σεαυτον και προσφορας κυριω αξιως προσαγε	11 Son, if you have anything, do good to yourself, and offer worthy oblations to God.
12 μνησθητι οτι θανατος ου χρονιει και διαθηκη αδου ουχ υπεδειχθη σοι	12 Remember that death has not been delayed, and that the covenant of the grave has been revealed to you. For the covenant of this world will pass away in death.
13 πριν σε τελευτησαι ευ ποιει φιλω και κατα την ισχυν σου εκτεινον και δος αυτω	13 Do good to your friend before you die. And according to your ability, extend your hand and give to the poor.
14 μη αφυστερησης απο αγαθης ημερας και μερις επιθυμιας αγαθης μη σε παρελθατω	14 Do not cheat yourself out of a good day, and do not let the smallest good gift pass you by.
15 ουχι ετερω καταλειψεις τους πονους σου και τους κοπους σου εις διαιρεσιν κληρου	15 Should you not leave it to others to divide your sorrows and labors by lot?
16 δος και λαβε και απατησον την ψυχην σου οτι ουκ εστιν εν αδου ζητησαι τρυφην	16 Give, and receive, and justify your soul.
17 πασα σαρξ ως ιματιον παλαιουται η γαρ διαθηκη απ' αιωνος θανατω αποθανη	17 Before your passing, accomplish justice. For in death, there is no food to be found.
18 ως φυλλον θαλλον επι δενδρου δασεος τα μεν καταβαλλει αλλα δε φυει ουτως γενεα σαρκος και αιματος η μεν τελευτα ετερα δε γενναται	18 All flesh grows old like the grass, and like the foliage that springs forth from a green tree.
19 παν εργον σηπομενον εκλειπει και ο εργαζομενος αυτο μετ' αυτου απελευσεται	19 Some spring up, and others fall away. Such is the generation of flesh and blood. One is finished, and another is born.
20 μακαριος ανηρ ος εν σοφια μελετησει και ος εν συνεσει αυτου διαλεχθησεται	20 Every corruptible work will fail in the end. And its worker will go with it.
21 ο διανοουμενος τας οδους αυτης εν καρδια αυτου και εν τοις αποκρυφοις αυτης εννοηθησεται	21 But every excellent work will be justified. And whoever worked it will be honored by it.
22 εξελθε οπισω αυτης ως ιχνευτης και εν ταις οδοις αυτης ενεδρευε	22 Blessed is the man who will abide in wisdom, and who will meditate on her righteousness, and who, in his mind, will consider the circumspection of God.
23 ο παρακυπτων δια των θυριδων αυτης και επι των θυρωματων αυτης ακροασεται	23 He considers her ways in his heart, and he finds understanding in her secrets. He goes after her like an investigator, and he is constant in her ways.
24 ο καταλυων συνεγγυς του οικου αυτης και πηξει πασσαλον εν τοις τοιχοις αυτης	24 He gazes through her windows, and he listens at her door.
25 στησει την σκηνην αυτου κατα χειρας αυτης και καταλυσει εν καταλυματι αγαθων	25 He rests next to her house, and, fastening a peg in her walls, he sets up his cottage by her hands. And so, good things will find rest in his cottage as time passes.
26 θησει τα τεκνα αυτου εν τη σκεπη αυτης και υπο τους κλαδους αυτης αυλισθησεται	26 He will station his sons under her covering, and he will abide under her branches.
27 σκεπασθησεται υπ' αυτης απο καυματος και εν τη δοξη αυτης καταλυσει	27 He will be protected by her covering from the heat, and he will rest in her glory.