Sirach 29

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	VULGATA
1 He shows mercy who lends to his neighbor, for he keeps the commandments by strengthening him.	1 Qui facit misericordiam f?neratur proximo suo : et qui prævalet manu mandata servat.
2 Lend to your neighbor in his time of need, and receive it again from your neighbor in his time.	2 F?nerare proximo tuo in tempore necessitatis illius : et iterum redde proximo in tempore suo.
3 Keep your word, and act faithfully with him, and then you will find whatever you need in every time.	3 Confirma verbum, et fideliter age cum illo : et in omni tempore invenies quod tibi necessarium est.
4 Many have treated a loan like found money, and they offered trouble to those who helped them.	4 Multi quasi inventionem æstimaverunt f?nus, et præstiterunt molestiam his qui se adjuverunt.
5 Until they receive, they kiss the hands of the giver, and they humble their voice in promises.	5 Donec accipiant, osculantur manus dantis, et in promissionibus humiliant vocem suam :
6 But at the time of repayment, they will ask for more time, and they will speak annoying and complaining words, and they will make excuses for the time.	6 et in tempore redditionis postulabit tempus, et loquetur verba tædii et murmurationum, et tempus causabitur.
7 Then, if he is able to repay, he will turn away. He will pay barely one half, and he will consider it as if he had found it.	7 Si autem potuerit reddere, adversabitur : solidi vix reddet dimidium, et computabit illud quasi inventionem :
8 But if not, then he will defraud him of his money, and he will have him as an enemy without cause.	8 sin autem, fraudabit illum pecunia sua, et possidebit illum inimicum gratis :
9 And he will repay him with accusations and curses, and he will repay him with contempt, instead of with honor and kindness.	9 et convitia et maledicta reddet illi, et pro honore et beneficio reddet illi contumeliam.
10 Many have refused to lend, not because of wickedness, but because they were afraid to be defrauded without cause.	10 Multi non causa nequitiæ non f?nerati sunt, sed fraudari gratis timuerunt.
11 Yet truly, be more steadfast toward the humble, and you should not delay in acts of mercy toward them.	11 Verumtamen super humilem animo fortior esto, et pro eleemosyna non trahas illum.
12 Assist the poor because of the commandment. And you should not send him away empty because of his dire need.	12 Propter mandatum assume pauperem, et propter inopiam ejus ne dimittas eum vacuum.
13 Lose your money to your brother and your friend. For you should not hide it under a stone to be lost.	13 Perde pecuniam propter fratrem et amicum tuum, et non abscondas illam sub lapide in perditionem.
14 Let your treasure be in the precepts of the Most High, and it will benefit you more than gold.	14 Pone thesaurum tuum in præceptis Altissimi, et proderit tibi magis quam aurum.
15 Store your alms in the hearts of the poor, and it will obtain help for you against all evil.	15 Conclude eleemosynam in corde pauperis, et hæc pro te exorabit ab omni malo.
16 Better than the shield or the lance of a powerful man,	16 Super scutum potentis
17 it will fight for you against your enemy.	17 et super lanceam
18 A good man offers credit for the sake of his neighbor. But one who abandons him to himself will perish in shame.	18 adversus inimicum tuum pugnabit.
19 You should not forget the kindness of your benefactor. For he has offered his life on your behalf.	19 Vir bonus fidem facit pro proximo suo : et qui perdiderit confusionem derelinquet sibi.
20 The sinner and the unclean flee from such promises.	20 Gratiam fidejussoris ne obliviscaris : dedit enim pro te animam suam.
21 A sinner attributes to himself the goods of his loan. And an ungrateful mind will abandon the one who has freed him.	21 Repromissorem fugit peccator et immundus.
22 A man offers credit to his neighbor. But when he will have lost respect, he will abandon him.	22 Bona repromissoris sibi ascribit peccator : et ingratus sensu derelinquet liberantem se.
23 A wicked promise has destroyed many who had good intentions, and has tossed them like a wave on the ocean.	23 Vir repromittit de proximo suo : et cum perdiderit reverentiam, derelinquetur ab eo.
24 It has caused powerful men to travel around, and they have wandered amid foreign nations.	24 Repromissio nequissima multos perdidit dirigentes, et commovit illos quasi fluctus maris.
25 A sinner transgressing the commandment of the Lord will fall into a wicked promise. And he who undertakes many things will fall into judgment.	25 Viros potentes gyrans migrare fecit, et vagati sunt in gentibus alienis.
26 Help your neighbor to recover according to your ability, but attend to yourself, lest you also fall.	26 Peccator transgrediens mandatum Domini incidet in promissionem nequam : et qui conatur multa agere incidet in judicium.
27 The primary need in a man’s life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to protect modesty.	27 Recupera proximum secundum virtutem tuam, et attende tibi ne incidas.
28 A pauper’s food under a roof of boards is better than a splendid feast on a sojourn away from home.	28 Initium vitæ hominis, aqua et panis, et vestimentum, et domus protegens turpitudinem.
29 Let yourself be pleased with little instead of much, and you will not hear the reproach of being away from home.	29 Melior est victus pauperis sub tegmine asserum quam epulæ splendidæ in peregre sine domicilio.
30 It is a wicked life to go from house to house as a guest. For wherever he is a guest, he will not act confidently, nor open his mouth.	30 Minimum pro magno placeat tibi, et improperium peregrinationis non audies.
31 He will entertain, and feed, and give drink to the ungrateful, and beyond this, he will listen to bitter words:	31 Vita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum : et ubi hospitabitur non fiducialiter aget, nec aperiet os.
32 “Go, my guest, and set the table, and let others eat from what you have in your hand.”	32 Hospitabitur, et pascet, et potabit ingratos, et ad hæc amara audiet :
33 “Depart from the honored face of my friends. For it has become necessary for my house to host my brother instead.”	33 transi, hospes, et orna mensam, et quæ in manu habes ciba ceteros.
34 These things are grievous to a man having understanding: to take advantage of a household, and to reproach a lender.	34 Exi a facie honoris amicorum meorum : necessitudine domus meæ hospitio mihi factus est frater.
	35 Gravia hæc homini habenti sensum : correptio domus, et improperium f?neratoris.