ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 10

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 κριτης σοφος παιδευσει τον λαον αυτου και ηγεμονια συνετου τεταγμενη εσται	1 A sagacious ruler educates his people, and he makes his subjects understand order.
2 κατα τον κριτην του λαου ουτως και οι λειτουργοι αυτου και κατα τον ηγουμενον της πολεως παντες οι κατοικουντες αυτην	2 As the magistrate is, so will his officials be, as the governor is, so wil be the inhabitants of his city.
3 βασιλευς απαιδευτος απολει τον λαον αυτου και πολις οικισθησεται εν συνεσει δυναστων	3 An undisciplined king wil be the ruin of his people, a city owes its prosperity to the intel igence of itsleading men.
4 εν χειρι κυριου η εξουσια της γης και τον χρησιμον εγερει εις καιρον επ' αυτης	4 The government of the earth is in the hands of the Lord, he sets the right leader over it at the right time.
5 εν χειρι κυριου ευοδια ανδρος και προσωπω γραμματεως επιθησει δοξαν αυτου	5 Human success is in the hands of the Lord. He invests the scribe with honour.
6 επι παντι αδικηματι μη μηνιασης τω πλησιον και μη πρασσε μηδεν εν εργοις υβρεως	6 Do not resent your neighbour's every offence, and never act in a fit of passion.
7 μισητη εναντι κυριου και ανθρωπων υπερηφανια και εξ αμφοτερων πλημμελης η αδικια	7 Pride is hateful to God and humanity, and injustice is abhorrent to both.
8 βασιλεια απο εθνους εις εθνος μεταγεται δια αδικιας και υβρεις και χρηματα	8 Sovereignty passes from nation to nation because of injustice, arrogance and money.
9 τι υπερηφανευεται γη και σποδος οτι εν ζωη ερριψα τα ενδοσθια αυτου	9 What has dust and ashes to pride itself on? Even in life its entrails are repel ent.
10 μακρον αρρωστημα σκωπτει ιατρος και βασιλευς σημερον και αυριον τελευτησει	10 A long illness makes a fool of the doctor; a king today is a corpse tomorrow.
11 εν γαρ τω αποθανειν ανθρωπον κληρονομησει ερπετα και θηρια και σκωληκας	11 For in death the portion of al alike wil be insects, wild animals and worms.
12 αρχη υπερηφανιας ανθρωπου αφιστασθαι απο κυριου και απο του ποιησαντος αυτον απεστη η καρδια αυτου	12 The first stage of pride is to desert the Lord and to turn one's heart away from one's Maker.
13 οτι αρχη υπερηφανιας αμαρτια και ο κρατων αυτης εξομβρησει βδελυγμα δια τουτο παρεδοξασεν κυριος τας επαγωγας και κατεστρεψεν εις τελος αυτους	13 Since the first stage of pride is sin, whoever clings to it will pour forth filth. This is why the Lord inflictsunexpected punishments on such people, utterly destroying them.
14 θρονους αρχοντων καθειλεν ο κυριος και εκαθισεν πραεις αντ' αυτων	14 The Lord has turned mighty princes off their thrones and seated the humble there instead.
15 ριζας εθνων εξετιλεν ο κυριος και εφυτευσεν ταπεινους αντ' αυτων	15 The Lord has plucked up the proud by the roots, and planted the lowly in their place.
16 χωρας εθνων κατεστρεψεν ο κυριος και απωλεσεν αυτας εως θεμελιων γης	16 The Lord has overthrown the lands of the nations and destroyed them to the very foundations of theearth.
17 εξηρεν εξ αυτων και απωλεσεν αυτους και κατεπαυσεν απο γης το μνημοσυνον αυτων	17 Sometimes he has taken them away and destroyed them, and blotted out their memory from the earth.
18 ουκ εκτισται ανθρωποις υπερηφανια ουδε οργη θυμου γεννημασιν γυναικων	18 Pride was not created for human beings, nor furious rage for those born of woman.
19 σπερμα εντιμον ποιον σπερμα ανθρωπου σπερμα εντιμον ποιον οι φοβουμενοι τον κυριον σπερμα ατιμον ποιον σπερμα ανθρωπου σπερμα ατιμον ποιον οι παραβαινοντες εντολας	19 What race deserves honour? The human race. What race deserves honour? Those who fear the Lord.What race deserves contempt? The human race. What race deserves contempt? Those who break the Law.
20 εν μεσω αδελφων ο ηγουμενος αυτων εντιμος και οι φοβουμενοι κυριον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου	20 A leader is honoured by his brothers, and those who fear the Lord are honoured by him.
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22 πλουσιος και ενδοξος και πτωχος το καυχημα αυτων φοβος κυριου	22 The rich, the noble, the poor, let them pride themselves on fearing the Lord.
23 ου δικαιον ατιμασαι πτωχον συνετον και ου καθηκει δοξασαι ανδρα αμαρτωλον	23 It is not right to despise one who is poor but intel igent, and it is not good to honour one who is asinner.
24 μεγισταν και κριτης και δυναστης δοξασθησεται και ουκ εστιν αυτων τις μειζων του φοβουμενου τον κυριον	24 Magnate, magistrate, potentate, all are to be honoured, but none is greater than the one who fears theLord.
25 οικετη σοφω ελευθεροι λειτουργησουσιν και ανηρ επιστημων ου γογγυσει	25 A wise slave wil have free men waiting on him, and the enlightened wil not complain.
26 μη σοφιζου ποιησαι το εργον σου και μη δοξαζου εν καιρω στενοχωριας σου	26 Do not try to be smart when you do your work, do not put on airs when you are in difficulties.
27 κρεισσων εργαζομενος και περισσευων εν πασιν η περιπατων δοξαζομενος και απορων αρτων	27 Better the hardworking who has plenty of everything, than the pretentious at a loss for a meal.
28 τεκνον εν πραυτητι δοξασον την ψυχην σου και δος αυτη τιμην κατα την αξιαν αυτης	28 My child, be modest in your self-esteem, and value yourself at your proper worth.
29 τον αμαρτανοντα εις την ψυχην αυτου τις δικαιωσει και τις δοξασει τον ατιμαζοντα την ζωην αυτου	29 Who can justify one who inflicts injuries on himself, or respect one who is ful of self-contempt?
30 πτωχος δοξαζεται δι' επιστημην αυτου και πλουσιος δοξαζεται δια τον πλουτον αυτου	30 The poor is honoured for wit, and the rich for wealth.
31 ο δεδοξασμενος εν πτωχεια και εν πλουτω ποσαχως και ο αδοξος εν πλουτω και εν πτωχεια ποσαχως	31 Honoured in poverty, how much the more in wealth! Dishonoured in wealth, how much the more inpoverty!