ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 14

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 μακαριος ανηρ ος ουκ ωλισθησεν εν τω στοματι αυτου και ου κατενυγη εν λυπη αμαρτιων	1 Blessed is anyone who has not sinned in speech and who needs feel no remorse for sins.
2 μακαριος ου ου κατεγνω η ψυχη αυτου και ος ουκ επεσεν απο της ελπιδος αυτου	2 Blessed is anyone whose conscience brings no reproach and who has never given up hope.
3 ανδρι μικρολογω ου καλος ο πλουτος και ανθρωπω βασκανω ινα τι χρηματα	3 Wealth is not the right thing for the niggardly, and what use are possessions to the covetous?
4 ο συναγων απο της ψυχης αυτου συναγει αλλοις και εν τοις αγαθοις αυτου τρυφησουσιν ετεροι	4 Whoever hoards by stinting himself is hoarding for others, and others wil live sumptuously on hisriches.
5 ο πονηρος εαυτω τινι αγαθος εσται και ου μη ευφρανθησεται εν τοις χρημασιν αυτου	5 If someone is mean to himself, whom does he benefit? he does not even enjoy what is his own.
6 του βασκαινοντος εαυτον ουκ εστιν πονηροτερος και τουτο ανταποδομα της κακιας αυτου	6 No one is meaner than the person who is mean to himself, this is how his wickedness repays him.
7 καν ευ ποιη εν ληθη ποιει και επ' εσχατων εκφαινει την κακιαν αυτου	7 If he does any good, he does it unintentional y, and in the end he himself reveals his wickedness.
8 πονηρος ο βασκαινων οφθαλμω αποστρεφων προσωπον και υπερορων ψυχας	8 Wicked the person who has an envious eye, averting his face, and careless of others' lives.
9 πλεονεκτου οφθαλμος ουκ εμπιπλαται μεριδι και αδικια πονηρα αναξηραινει ψυχην	9 The eye of the grasping is not content with what he has, greed shrivels up the soul.
10 οφθαλμος πονηρος φθονερος επ' αρτω και ελλιπης επι της τραπεζης αυτου	10 The miser is grudging of bread, there is famine at his table.
11 τεκνον καθως εαν εχης ευ ποιει σεαυτον και προσφορας κυριω αξιως προσαγε	11 My child, treat yourself as wel as you can afford, and bring worthy offerings to the Lord.
12 μνησθητι οτι θανατος ου χρονιει και διαθηκη αδου ουχ υπεδειχθη σοι	12 Remember that death wil not delay, and that you have never seen Sheol's contract.
13 πριν σε τελευτησαι ευ ποιει φιλω και κατα την ισχυν σου εκτεινον και δος αυτω	13 Be kind to your friend before you die, treat him as generously as you can afford.
14 μη αφυστερησης απο αγαθης ημερας και μερις επιθυμιας αγαθης μη σε παρελθατω	14 Do not refuse yourself the good things of today, do not let your share of what is lawfully desired passyou by.
15 ουχι ετερω καταλειψεις τους πονους σου και τους κοπους σου εις διαιρεσιν κληρου	15 Wil you not have to leave your fortune to another, and the fruit of your labour to be divided by lot?
16 δος και λαβε και απατησον την ψυχην σου οτι ουκ εστιν εν αδου ζητησαι τρυφην	16 Give and receive, enjoy yourself -- there are no pleasures to be found in Sheol.
17 πασα σαρξ ως ιματιον παλαιουται η γαρ διαθηκη απ' αιωνος θανατω αποθανη	17 Like clothes, every body wil wear out, the age -- old law is, 'Everyone must die.'
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 Like foliage growing on a bushy tree, some leaves fal ing, others growing, so are the generations offlesh and blood: one dies, another is born.
19 παν εργον σηπομενον εκλειπει και ο εργαζομενος αυτο μετ' αυτου απελευσεται	19 Every achievement rots away and perishes, and with it goes its author.
20 μακαριος ανηρ ος εν σοφια μελετησει και ος εν συνεσει αυτου διαλεχθησεται	20 Blessed is anyone who meditates on wisdom, and reasons with intelligence,
21 ο διανοουμενος τας οδους αυτης εν καρδια αυτου και εν τοις αποκρυφοις αυτης εννοηθησεται	21 who studies her ways in his heart, and ponders her secrets.
22 εξελθε οπισω αυτης ως ιχνευτης και εν ταις οδοις αυτης ενεδρευε	22 He pursues her like a hunter, and lies in wait by her path;
23 ο παρακυπτων δια των θυριδων αυτης και επι των θυρωματων αυτης ακροασεται	23 he peeps in at her windows, and listens at her doors;
24 ο καταλυων συνεγγυς του οικου αυτης και πηξει πασσαλον εν τοις τοιχοις αυτης	24 he lodges close to her house, and fixes his peg in her wal s;
25 στησει την σκηνην αυτου κατα χειρας αυτης και καταλυσει εν καταλυματι αγαθων	25 he pitches his tent at her side, and lodges in an excel ent lodging;
26 θησει τα τεκνα αυτου εν τη σκεπη αυτης και υπο τους κλαδους αυτης αυλισθησεται	26 he sets his children in her shade, and camps beneath her branches;
27 σκεπασθησεται υπ' αυτης απο καυματος και εν τη δοξη αυτης καταλυσει	27 he is sheltered by her from the heat, and in her glory he makes his home.