Sirach 19

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Sacra Bibbia Garofalo
1 An inebriated worker will not be wealthy. And whoever despises littleness will fall a little at a time.	1 Chi fa così non arricchisce; chi disprezza il poco finirà nudo.
2 Wine and women cause wise men to fall away, and then they will complain against those who understand.	2 Vino e donne seducono il cuore: diventa spudorato chi frequenta coloro che fornicano.
3 And whoever joins himself to fornicators will become wicked. Decay and worms will inherit him, and he will be denounced as the greater example, and his soul will be deducted from the number.	3 Putredine e vermi lo erediteranno: l’animo procace rovina chi lo possiede.
4 Whoever is quick to believe has a trivial heart and will be diminished. And whoever offends against his own soul will have even less.	4 Chi crede subito è di cuore leggero; chi manca fa ingiuria alla sua anima.
5 Whoever rejoices in iniquity will be condemned. And whoever hates correction will have less in life. But whoever hates excessive talk extinguishes evil.	5 Chi gode del male sarà vituperato;
6 Whoever sins against his own soul will be punished. And whoever rejoices in malice will be condemned.	6 chi aborre le chiacchiere sfugge la malizia.
7 You should not repeat a wicked and harsh word, and then you will not be diminished.	7 Non ripetere mai il discorso e non sarai sminuito in nulla.
8 Do not reveal your mind to friend or foe. And if there is a sin within you, do not disclose it.	8 Non raccontarlo all’amico e al nemico, e, se lo puoi senza colpa, non svelarlo;
9 For he will listen to you and watch you, and while pretending to defend your sin, he will despise you, and so he will be whenever he is with you.	9 poiché ti ascolterà ma pei sì guarderà da te: ti odierà a tempo debito!
10 Have you heard a word against your neighbor? Let it die within you, trusting that it will not burst forth from you.	10 Hai udito una parola? Muoia in te. Sta calmo! Non crepi.
11 Before the face of a word, a foolish man labors, like a woman groaning as she gives birth to a child.	11 Lo stolto è in doglie per una parola come la partoriente per un bambino.
12 Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.	12 Freccia conficcata nella polpa: della coscia, così è la parola in seno allo stolto.
13 Correct a friend, though perhaps there was a misunderstanding, and he may say, “I did not do it.” Or, if he did do it, correct him, so that he may not do it again.	13 Riprendi l’amico, se mai lo abbia fatto; affinche se lo ha fatto, non lo faccia più.
14 Correct your neighbor, for perhaps he did not say it. But if he did say it, correct him, so that he may not say it again.	14 Riprendi il prossimo, se mai lo abbia detto; affinché, nel caso, non lo ripeta più.
15 Correct your friend. For often a fault has been committed.	15 Riprendi l’amico, perché spesso è calunnia; e non credere a ogni chiacchiera.
16 And do not believe every word. There is one who slips with his word, but not with his heart.	16 C’è chi cade sdrucciolando e non volutamente; chi è che non ha mancato con la lingua?
17 For who is there who has not offended with his words? Correct your neighbor before you reprimand him.	17 Riprendi il prossimo prima di minacciare; fa’ posto alla legge dell’Altissimo.
18 And make a place for the fear of the Most High. For all wisdom is fear of God, and it is wise to fear God, and in all wisdom is the orderly disposition of the law.	18 Nel timore del Signore c’è tutta la sapienza; l’osservanza della legge in ogni sapienza.
19 But the discipline of wickedness is not wisdom. And there is no prudence in the thoughts of sinners.	19 Ma la conoscenza della malizia non è sapienza né sono prudenza i disegni dei peccatori.
20 There is a wickedness, and in it there is abomination. And there is a foolish man who has been diminished in wisdom.	20 C’è una cattiveria che è abominio; c’è uno stolto sminuito nella sapienza.
21 Better is a man who has been diminished in wisdom because his mind is failing, but with the fear of God, than he who abounds in intelligence, but with transgression against the law of the Most High.	21 Ora un timorato con meno intelligenza vale più del grande ingegno che non osserva la legge!
22 There is a certain cleverness, and it is unjust.	22 C’è una sagacia fine, anch’essa ingiusta; c’è chi falsa il giudizio per compiere favori.
23 And there is one who utters a careful word, explaining away the truth. There is one who humbles himself wickedly, for his interior is filled with deceit.	23 C’è un malvagio curvato dal lutto; il suo intimo è pieno di macchinazione:
24 And there is one who lowers himself excessively with a great debasement. And there is one who inclines his face downward, and pretends as if he did not see what has not been made known.	24 nasconde la faccia e non vuole sentire, se non è osservato, ti soppianta;
25 And if he is prevented from sinning by a lack of ability, and then finds an opportunity for evildoing, he will do evil.	25 ma, se per mancanza di forze gli è proibito di peccare, come ne ha il tempo, compie il male.
26 A man is recognized by his appearances. But when you meet an understanding man, he is recognized by his face.	26 Dall’aspetto vien riconosciuto l’uomo e il saggio vien riconosciuto dal volto.
27 The clothing of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the walk of a man, give a report about him.	27 Gli indumenti e il riso della bocca e il passo dell’uomo dicono sul suo conto.
28 There is a lying correction in the anger of a contemptuous man. And there is a judgment which does not prove to be good. But there is one who is silent, and the same is prudent.