Sirach 27

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NOVA VULGATA
1 Many have committed sin for a trifle, and whoever seeks to get rich will avert his eyes.	1 Propter lucrum multi deliquerunt; et, qui quaerit locupletari, avertet oculum suum.
2 As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones, so sin is wedged in between selling and buying.	2 Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur, sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis constringitur peccatum.
3 If a man is not steadfast and zealous in the fear of the Lord, his house will be quickly overthrown.	3
4 When a sieve is shaken, the refuse remains; so a man's filth remains in his thoughts.	4 Si non in timore Domini tenueris te, instanter cito subvertetur domus tua.
5 The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a man is in his reasoning.	5 Sicut in percussura cribri remanent quisquiliae, sic peripsemata hominis in cogitatu illius.
6 The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man's mind.	6 Vasa figuli probat fornax, et homines iustos tentatio tribulationis.
7 Do not praise a man before you hear him reason, for this is the test of men.	7 Sicut rusticationem ligni ostendit fructus illius, sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.
8 If you pursue justice, you will attain it and wear it as a glorious robe.	8 Ante sermonem non laudes virum: haec enim tentatio est hominum.
9 Birds flock with their kind; so truth returns to those who practice it.	9 Si sequaris iustitiam, apprehendes illam et indues quasi poderem honoris et inhabitabis cum ea, et proteget te in sempiternum, et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.
10 A lion lies in wait for prey; so does sin for the workers of iniquity.	10 Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt, et veritas ad eos, qui operantur illam, revertetur.
11 The talk of the godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon.	11 Leo venationi insidiatur semper, sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.
12 Among stupid people watch for a chance to leave, but among thoughtful people stay on.	12 Loquela timorati semper in sapientia manet; stultus autem sicut luna mutatur.
13 The talk of fools is offensive, and their laughter is wantonly sinful.	13 In medio insensatorum serva tempus, in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.
14 The talk of men given to swearing makes one's hair stand on end, and their quarrels make a man stop his ears.	14 Loquela stultorum odiosa, et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.
15 The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed, and their abuse is grievous to hear.	15 Loquacitas multum iurantis horripilationem capiti statuet, et rixa illorum obturatio aurium.
16 Whoever betrays secrets destroys confidence, and he will never find a congenial friend.	16 Effusio sanguinis rixa superborum, et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.
17 Love your friend and keep faith with him; but if you betray his secrets, do not run after him.	17 Qui denudat arcana, amici fidem perdit et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum:
18 For as a man destroys his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.	18 dilige amicum et coniungere fide cum illo;
19 And as you allow a bird to escape from your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and will not catch him again.	19 quod, si denudaveris absconsa illius, non persequeris post eum.
20 Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare.	20 Sicut enim homo, qui extulit mortuum suum, sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui;
21 For a wound may be bandaged, and there is reconciliation after abuse, but whoever has betrayed secrets is without hope.	21 et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua, sic dereliquisti proximum tuum et non eum capies.
22 Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds, and no one can keep him from them.	22 Non illum sequaris, quoniam longe abest; effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo, quoniam vulnerata est anima eius;
23 In your presence his mouth is all sweetness, and he admires your words; but later he will twist his speech and with your own words he will give offense.	23 ultra eum non poteris colligare. Et maledicti est concordatio,
24 I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him; even the Lord will hate him.	24 denudare autem amici mysteria amputatio spei est.
25 Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head; and a treacherous blow opens up wounds.	25 Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua; qui novit eum, recedet ab illo.
26 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.	26 In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum et super sermones tuos admirabitur; novissime autem pervertet os suum et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.
27 If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from.	27 Multa odivi et non coaequavi ei, et Dominus odiet illum.
28 Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.	28 Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput eius cadet, et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.
29 Those who rejoice in the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare, and pain will consume them before their death.	29 Qui foveam fodit, incidet in eam, et, qui statuit lapidem proximo, offendet in eo, et, qui laqueum alii ponit, capietur in illo.
30 Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, and the sinful man will possess them.	30 Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur, et non agnoscet, unde adveniat illi.
	31 Illusio et improperium superbo, et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.
	32 Laqueo capientur, qui oblectantur casu iustorum, dolor autem consumet illos, antequam moriantur.
	33 Ira et furor utraque exsecrabilia sunt, et vir peccator continens erit illorum.