Sirach 15

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 He who fears the LORD will do this; he who is practiced in the law will come to wisdom.	1 ο φοβουμενος κυριον ποιησει αυτο και ο εγκρατης του νομου καταλημψεται αυτην
2 Motherlike she will meet him, like a young bride she will embrace him,	2 και υπαντησεται αυτω ως μητηρ και ως γυνη παρθενιας προσδεξεται αυτον
3 Nourish him with the bread of understanding, and give him the water of learning to drink.	3 ψωμιει αυτον αρτον συνεσεως και υδωρ σοφιας ποτισει αυτον
4 He will lean upon her and not fall, he will trust in her and not be put to shame.	4 στηριχθησεται επ' αυτην και ου μη κλιθη και επ' αυτης εφεξει και ου μη καταισχυνθη
5 She will exalt him above his fellows; in the assembly she will make him eloquent.	5 και υψωσει αυτον παρα τους πλησιον αυτου και εν μεσω εκκλησιας ανοιξει το στομα αυτου
6 Joy and gladness he will find, an everlasting name inherit.	6 ευφροσυνην και στεφανον αγαλλιαματος ευρησει και ονομα αιωνος κατακληρονομησει
7 Worthless men will not attain to her, haughty men will not behold her.	7 ου μη καταλημψονται αυτην ανθρωποι ασυνετοι και ανδρες αμαρτωλοι ου μη ιδωσιν αυτην
8 Far from the impious is she, not to be spoken of by liars.	8 μακραν εστιν υπερηφανιας και ανδρες ψευσται ου μη μνησθησονται αυτης
9 Unseemly is praise on a sinner's lips, for it is not accorded to him by God.	9 ουχ ωραιος αινος εν στοματι αμαρτωλου οτι ου παρα κυριου απεσταλη
10 But praise is offered by the wise man's tongue; its rightful steward will proclaim it.	10 εν γαρ σοφια ρηθησεται αινος και ο κυριος ευοδωσει αυτον
11 Say not: "It was God's doing that I fell away"; for what he hates he does not do.	11 μη ειπης οτι δια κυριον απεστην α γαρ εμισησεν ου ποιησει
12 Say not: "It was he who set me astray"; for he has no need of wicked man.	12 μη ειπης οτι αυτος με επλανησεν ου γαρ χρειαν εχει ανδρος αμαρτωλου
13 Abominable wickedness the LORD hates, he does not let it befall those who fear him.	13 παν βδελυγμα εμισησεν ο κυριος και ουκ εστιν αγαπητον τοις φοβουμενοις αυτον
14 When God, in the beginning, created man, he made him subject to his own free choice.	14 αυτος εξ αρχης εποιησεν ανθρωπον και αφηκεν αυτον εν χειρι διαβουλιου αυτου
15 If you choose you can keep the commandments; it is loyalty to do his will.	15 εαν θελης συντηρησεις εντολας και πιστιν ποιησαι ευδοκιας
16 There are set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.	16 παρεθηκεν σοι πυρ και υδωρ ου εαν θελης εκτενεις την χειρα σου
17 Before man are life and death, whichever he chooses shall be given him.	17 εναντι ανθρωπων η ζωη και ο θανατος και ο εαν ευδοκηση δοθησεται αυτω
18 Immense is the wisdom of the LORD; he is mighty in power, and all-seeing.	18 οτι πολλη η σοφια του κυριου ισχυρος εν δυναστεια και βλεπων τα παντα
19 The eyes of God see all he has made; he understands man's every deed.	19 και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου επι τους φοβουμενους αυτον και αυτος επιγνωσεται παν εργον ανθρωπου
20 No man does he command to sin, to none does he give strength for lies.	20 ουκ ενετειλατο ουδενι ασεβειν και ουκ εδωκεν ανεσιν ουδενι αμαρτανειν