ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 15

GREEK BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 ο φοβουμενος κυριον ποιησει αυτο και ο εγκρατης του νομου καταλημψεται αυτην	1 He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
2 και υπαντησεται αυτω ως μητηρ και ως γυνη παρθενιας προσδεξεται αυτον	2 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
3 ψωμιει αυτον αρτον συνεσεως και υδωρ σοφιας ποτισει αυτον	3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
4 στηριχθησεται επ' αυτην και ου μη κλιθη και επ' αυτης εφεξει και ου μη καταισχυνθη	4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
5 και υψωσει αυτον παρα τους πλησιον αυτου και εν μεσω εκκλησιας ανοιξει το στομα αυτου	5 She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
6 ευφροσυνην και στεφανον αγαλλιαματος ευρησει και ονομα αιωνος κατακληρονομησει	6 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
7 ου μη καταλημψονται αυτην ανθρωποι ασυνετοι και ανδρες αμαρτωλοι ου μη ιδωσιν αυτην	7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.
8 μακραν εστιν υπερηφανιας και ανδρες ψευσται ου μη μνησθησονται αυτης	8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
9 ουχ ωραιος αινος εν στοματι αμαρτωλου οτι ου παρα κυριου απεσταλη	9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
10 εν γαρ σοφια ρηθησεται αινος και ο κυριος ευοδωσει αυτον	10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.
11 μη ειπης οτι δια κυριον απεστην α γαρ εμισησεν ου ποιησει	11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
12 μη ειπης οτι αυτος με επλανησεν ου γαρ χρειαν εχει ανδρος αμαρτωλου	12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
13 παν βδελυγμα εμισησεν ο κυριος και ουκ εστιν αγαπητον τοις φοβουμενοις αυτον	13 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
14 αυτος εξ αρχης εποιησεν ανθρωπον και αφηκεν αυτον εν χειρι διαβουλιου αυτου	14 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;
15 εαν θελης συντηρησεις εντολας και πιστιν ποιησαι ευδοκιας	15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.
16 παρεθηκεν σοι πυρ και υδωρ ου εαν θελης εκτενεις την χειρα σου	16 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
17 εναντι ανθρωπων η ζωη και ο θανατος και ο εαν ευδοκηση δοθησεται αυτω	17 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
18 οτι πολλη η σοφια του κυριου ισχυρος εν δυναστεια και βλεπων τα παντα	18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
19 και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου επι τους φοβουμενους αυτον και αυτος επιγνωσεται παν εργον ανθρωπου	19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
20 ουκ ενετειλατο ουδενι ασεβειν και ουκ εδωκεν ανεσιν ουδενι αμαρτανειν	20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.