Sirach 12

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 If you mean to do a kindness, choose the right person, then your good deeds wil not be wasted.	1 εαν ευ ποιης γνωθι τινι ποιεις και εσται χαρις τοις αγαθοις σου
2 Do good to someone devout, and you wil be rewarded, if not by that person, then certainly by the MostHigh.	2 ευ ποιησον ευσεβει και ευρησεις ανταποδομα και ει μη παρ' αυτου αλλα παρα του υψιστου
3 No good will come to one who persists in evil, or who refuses to give alms.	3 ουκ εσται αγαθα τω ενδελεχιζοντι εις κακα και τω ελεημοσυνην μη χαριζομενω
4 Give to the devout, do not go to the help of a sinner.	4 δος τω ευσεβει και μη αντιλαβη του αμαρτωλου
5 Do good to the humble, give nothing to the godless. Refuse him bread, do not give him any, it mightmake him stronger than you are; then you would be repaid evil twice over for al the good you had done him.	5 ευ ποιησον ταπεινω και μη δως ασεβει εμποδισον τους αρτους αυτου και μη δως αυτω ινα μη εν αυτοις σε δυναστευση διπλασια γαρ κακα ευρησεις εν πασιν αγαθοις οις αν ποιησης αυτω
6 For the Most High himself detests sinners, and wil repay the wicked with what they deserve.	6 οτι και ο υψιστος εμισησεν αμαρτωλους και τοις ασεβεσιν αποδωσει εκδικησιν
7 Give to the good, and do not go to the help of a sinner.	7 δος τω αγαθω και μη αντιλαβη του αμαρτωλου
8 In prosperity you cannot always tel a true friend, but in adversity you cannot mistake an enemy.	8 ουκ εκδικηθησεται εν αγαθοις ο φιλος και ου κρυβησεται εν κακοις ο εχθρος
9 When someone is doing well that person's enemies are sad, when someone is doing badly, even afriend wil keep at a distance.	9 εν αγαθοις ανδρος οι εχθροι αυτου εν λυπη και εν τοις κακοις αυτου και ο φιλος διαχωρισθησεται
10 Do not ever trust an enemy; as bronze tarnishes, so does an enemy's malice.	10 μη πιστευσης τω εχθρω σου εις τον αιωνα ως γαρ ο χαλκος ιουται ουτως η πονηρια αυτου
11 Even if he behaves humbly and comes bowing and scraping, maintain your reserve and be on yourguard against him. Behave towards him as if you were polishing a mirror, you will find that his tarnish cannot last.	11 και εαν ταπεινωθη και πορευηται συγκεκυφως επιστησον την ψυχην σου και φυλαξαι απ' αυτου και εση αυτω ως εκμεμαχως εσοπτρον και γνωση οτι ουκ εις τελος κατιωσεν
12 Do not stand him beside you in case he thrusts you out and takes your place. Do not seat him on yourright, or he will be after your position, and then you wil remember what I have said and sadly admit that I wasright.	12 μη στησης αυτον παρα σεαυτω μη ανατρεψας σε στη επι τον τοπον σου μη καθισης αυτον εκ δεξιων σου μηποτε ζητηση την καθεδραν σου και επ' εσχατων επιγνωση τους λογους μου και επι των ρηματων μου κατανυγηση
13 Who feels sorry for a snake-charmer bitten by a snake, or for those who take risks with savageanimals? -	13 τις ελεησει επαοιδον οφιοδηκτον και παντας τους προσαγοντας θηριοις
14 just so for one who consorts with a sinner, and becomes an accomplice in his sins.	14 ουτως τον προσπορευομενον ανδρι αμαρτωλω και συμφυρομενον εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου
15 He wil stay with you for a while, but if you once give way he wil press his advantage.	15 ωραν μετα σου διαμενει και εαν εκκλινης ου μη καρτερηση
16 An enemy may have sweetness on his lips, and in his heart a scheme to throw you into the ditch. Anenemy may have tears in his eyes, but if he gets a chance there can never be too much blood for him.	16 και εν τοις χειλεσιν αυτου γλυκανει ο εχθρος και εν τη καρδια αυτου βουλευσεται ανατρεψαι σε εις βοθρον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου δακρυσει ο εχθρος και εαν ευρη καιρον ουκ εμπλησθησεται αφ' αιματος
17 If you meet with misfortune, you will find him there before you, and, pretending to help you, he wil tripyou up.	17 κακα εαν υπαντηση σοι ευρησεις αυτον προτερον εκει σου και ως βοηθων υποσχασει πτερναν σου
18 He wil wag his head and clap his hands, he wil whisper a lot and his expression wil change.	18 την κεφαλην αυτου κινησει και επικροτησει ταις χερσιν αυτου και πολλα διαψιθυρισει και αλλοιωσει το προσωπον αυτου