Sirach 36

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies:	1 Take pity on us, Master, Lord of the universe, look at us, spread fear of yourself throughout al othernations.
2 And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders.	2 Raise your hand against the foreign nations and let them see your might.
3 Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power.	3 As, in their sight, you have proved yourself holy to us, so now, in our sight, prove yourself great to them.
4 For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence,	4 Let them acknowledge you, just as we have acknowledged that there is no God but you, Lord.
5 That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord.	5 Send new portents, do fresh wonders, win glory for your hand and your right arm.
6 Renew thy signs, and work new miracles.	6 Rouse your fury, pour out your rage, destroy the opponent, annihilate the enemy.
7 Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm.	7 Hasten the day, remember the oath, and let people tell of your mighty deeds.
8 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath.	8 Let fiery wrath swal ow up the survivor, and destruction overtake those who oppress your people.
9 Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy.	9 Crush the heads of hostile rulers who say, 'There is no one else but us!'
10 Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works.	10 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob, restore them their heritage as at the beginning.
11 ,11Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people.	11 Take pity, Lord, on the people cal ed by your name, on Israel whom you have made your first-born.
12 Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us.	12 Have compassion on your holy city, on Jerusalem, the place where you rest.
13 Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there is no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning.	13 Fil Zion with your praises and your sanctuary with your glory.
14 Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, m whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn.	14 Vindicate those whom you created first, fulfil what has been prophesied in your name.
15 Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest.	15 Give those who wait for you their reward, let your prophets be proved true.
16 Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory.	16 Grant, Lord, the prayer of your servants, in the terms of Aaron's blessing on your people,
17 Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name.	17 so that al the earth's inhabitants may acknowledge that you are the Lord, the everlasting God.
18 Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants,	18 The stomach takes in all kinds of food, but some foods are better than others.
19 According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages.	19 As the palate discerns the flavour of game, so a shrewd listener detects lying words.
20 The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another.	20 A perverse character causes depression in others; it needs experience to know how to repay such aone.
21 ,21The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches.	21 A woman wil accept any husband, but some daughters are better than others.
22 A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it.	22 A woman's beauty delights the beholder, a man likes nothing better.
23 A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another.	23 If her tongue is kind and gentle, her husband is the happiest of men.
24 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.	24 The man who takes a wife has the makings of a fortune, a helper to match himself, a pil ar of support.
25 If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men.	25 When property has no fence, it is open to plunder, when a man has no wife, he is aimless andquerulous.
26 He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest.	26 Wil anyone trust an armed thief who flits from town to town?
27 Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.	27 So it is with the man who has no nest, and lodges wherever night overtakes him.
28 Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city.