ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 28

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 ο εκδικων παρα κυριου ευρησει εκδικησιν και τας αμαρτιας αυτου διατηρων διατηρησει	1 Whoever exacts vengeance wil experience the vengeance of the Lord, who keeps strict account of sin.
2 αφες αδικημα τω πλησιον σου και τοτε δεηθεντος σου αι αμαρτιαι σου λυθησονται	2 Pardon your neighbour any wrongs done to you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven.
3 ανθρωπος ανθρωπω συντηρει οργην και παρα κυριου ζητει ιασιν	3 If anyone nurses anger against another, can one then demand compassion from the Lord?
4 επ' ανθρωπον ομοιον αυτω ουκ εχει ελεος και περι των αμαρτιων αυτου δειται	4 Showing no pity for someone like oneself, can one then plead for one's own sins?
5 αυτος σαρξ ων διατηρει μηνιν τις εξιλασεται τας αμαρτιας αυτου	5 Mere creature of flesh, yet cherishing resentment!-who wil forgive one for sinning?
6 μνησθητι τα εσχατα και παυσαι εχθραινων καταφθοραν και θανατον και εμμενε εντολαις	6 Remember the last things, and stop hating, corruption and death, and be faithful to the commandments.
7 μνησθητι εντολων και μη μηνισης τω πλησιον και διαθηκην υψιστου και παριδε αγνοιαν	7 Remember the commandments, and do not bear your fel ow il -wil , remember the covenant of the MostHigh, and ignore the offence.
8 αποσχου απο μαχης και ελαττωσεις αμαρτιας ανθρωπος γαρ θυμωδης εκκαυσει μαχην	8 Avoid quarrel ing and you wil sin less; for the hot-tempered provokes quarrels,
9 και ανηρ αμαρτωλος ταραξει φιλους και ανα μεσον ειρηνευοντων εμβαλει διαβολην	9 a sinner sows trouble between friends, introducing discord among the peaceful.
10 κατα την υλην του πυρος ουτως εκκαυθησεται και κατα την στερεωσιν της μαχης εκκαυθησεται κατα την ισχυν του ανθρωπου ο θυμος αυτου εσται και κατα τον πλουτον ανυψωσει οργην αυτου	10 The way a fire burns depends on its fuel, a quarrel spreads in proportion to its violence; a man's ragedepends on his strength, his fury grows fiercer in proportion to his wealth.
11 ερις κατασπευδομενη εκκαιει πυρ και μαχη κατασπευδουσα εκχεει αιμα	11 A sudden quarrel kindles fire, a hasty dispute leads to bloodshed.
12 εαν φυσησης εις σπινθηρα εκκαησεται και εαν πτυσης επ' αυτον σβεσθησεται και αμφοτερα εκ του στοματος σου εκπορευεται	12 Blow on a spark and up it flares, spit on it and out it goes; both are the effects of your mouth.
13 ψιθυρον και διγλωσσον καταρασασθε πολλους γαρ ειρηνευοντας απωλεσεν	13 A curse on the scandal-monger and double-talker, such a person has ruined many who lived inconcord.
14 γλωσσα τριτη πολλους εσαλευσεν και διεστησεν αυτους απο εθνους εις εθνος και πολεις οχυρας καθειλεν και οικιας μεγιστανων κατεστρεψεν	14 That third tongue has shattered the peace of many and driven them from nation to nation; it has pul eddown fortified cities, and overthrown the houses of the great.
15 γλωσσα τριτη γυναικας ανδρειας εξεβαλεν και εστερεσεν αυτας των πονων αυτων	15 The third tongue has had upright wives divorced, depriving them of reward for their hard work.
16 ο προσεχων αυτη ου μη ευρη αναπαυσιν ουδε κατασκηνωσει μεθ' ησυχιας	16 No one who listens to it wil ever know peace of mind, wil ever live in peace again.
17 πληγη μαστιγος ποιει μωλωπα πληγη δε γλωσσης συγκλασει οστα	17 A stroke of the whip raises a weal, but a stroke of the tongue breaks bones.
18 πολλοι επεσαν εν στοματι μαχαιρας και ουχ ως οι πεπτωκοτες δια γλωσσαν	18 Many have fal en by the edge of the sword, but many more have fal en by the tongue.
19 μακαριος ο σκεπασθεις απ' αυτης ος ου διηλθεν εν τω θυμω αυτης ος ουχ ειλκυσεν τον ζυγον αυτης και εν τοις δεσμοις αυτης ουκ εδεθη	19 Blessed is anyone who has been sheltered from it, and has not experienced its fury, who has notdragged its yoke about, or been bound in its chains;
20 ο γαρ ζυγος αυτης ζυγος σιδηρους και οι δεσμοι αυτης δεσμοι χαλκειοι	20 for its yoke is an iron yoke, its chains are bronze chains;
21 θανατος πονηρος ο θανατος αυτης και λυσιτελης μαλλον ο αδης αυτης	21 the death it inflicts is a miserable death, Sheol is preferable to it.
22 ου μη κρατηση ευσεβων και εν τη φλογι αυτης ου καησονται	22 It cannot gain a hold over the devout, they are not burnt by its flames.
23 οι καταλειποντες κυριον εμπεσουνται εις αυτην και εν αυτοις εκκαησεται και ου μη σβεσθη επαποσταλησεται αυτοις ως λεων και ως παρδαλις λυμανειται αυτους	23 Those who desert the Lord wil fal into it, it wil flare up inextinguishably among them, it wil be letloose against them like a lion, it wil tear them like a leopard.
24 ιδε περιφραξον το κτημα σου ακανθαις το αργυριον σου και το χρυσιον καταδησον	24 Be sure you put a thorn-hedge round your property, lock away your silver and gold;
25 και τοις λογοις σου ποιησον ζυγον και σταθμον και τω στοματι σου ποιησον θυραν και μοχλον	25 then make scales and weights for your words, and put a door with bolts across your mouth.
26 προσεχε μηπως ολισθης εν αυτη μη πεσης κατεναντι ενεδρευοντος	26 Take care you take no false step through it, in case you fal a prey to him who lies in wait.