Sirach 9

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 Do not be jealous of the wife you love, do not teach her lessons in how to harm you.	1 μη ζηλου γυναικα του κολπου σου μηδε διδαξης επι σεαυτον παιδειαν πονηραν
2 Do not put yourself in a woman's hands or she may come to dominate you completely.	2 μη δως γυναικι την ψυχην σου επιβηναι αυτην επι την ισχυν σου
3 Do not keep company with a prostitute, in case you get entangled in her snares.	3 μη υπαντα γυναικι εταιριζομενη μηποτε εμπεσης εις τας παγιδας αυτης
4 Do not dal y with a singing girl, in case you get caught by her wiles.	4 μετα ψαλλουσης μη ενδελεχιζε μηποτε αλως εν τοις επιχειρημασιν αυτης
5 Do not stare at a pretty girl, in case you and she incur the same punishment.	5 παρθενον μη καταμανθανε μηποτε σκανδαλισθης εν τοις επιτιμιοις αυτης
6 Do not give your heart to whores, or you wil ruin your inheritance.	6 μη δως πορναις την ψυχην σου ινα μη απολεσης την κληρονομιαν σου
7 Keep your eyes to yourself in the streets of a town, do not prowl about its unfrequented quarters.	7 μη περιβλεπου εν ρυμαις πολεως και εν ταις ερημοις αυτης μη πλανω
8 Turn your eyes away from a handsome woman, do not stare at a beauty belonging to someone else.Because of a woman's beauty, many have been undone; this makes passion flare up like a fire.	8 αποστρεψον οφθαλμον απο γυναικος ευμορφου και μη καταμανθανε καλλος αλλοτριον εν καλλει γυναικος πολλοι επλανηθησαν και εκ τουτου φιλια ως πυρ ανακαιεται
9 Never sit down with a married woman, or sit at table with her drinking wine, in case you let your heartsuccumb to her and you lose al self-control and slide to disaster.	9 μετα υπανδρου γυναικος μη καθου το συνολον και μη συμβολοκοπησης μετ' αυτης εν οινω μηποτε εκκλινη η ψυχη σου επ' αυτην και τω πνευματι σου ολισθης εις απωλειαν
10 Do not desert an old friend; the new one wil not be his match. New friend, new wine; when it grows old,you drink it with pleasure.	10 μη εγκαταλιπης φιλον αρχαιον ο γαρ προσφατος ουκ εστιν εφισος αυτω οινος νεος φιλος νεος εαν παλαιωθη μετ' ευφροσυνης πιεσαι αυτον
11 Do not envy the sinner his success; you do not know how that wil end.	11 μη ζηλωσης δοξαν αμαρτωλου ου γαρ οιδας τι εσται η καταστροφη αυτου
12 Do not take pleasure in what pleases the godless; remember they wil not go unpunished here below.	12 μη ευδοκησης εν ευδοκια ασεβων μνησθητι οτι εως αδου ου μη δικαιωθωσιν
13 Keep your distance from the man who has the power to put to death, and you wil not be haunted by thefear of dying. If you do approach him, make no false move, or he may take your life. Realise that you aretreading among trip-lines, that you are strolling on the battlements.	13 μακραν απεχε απο ανθρωπου ος εχει εξουσιαν του φονευειν και ου μη υποπτευσης φοβον θανατου καν προσελθης μη πλημμελησης ινα μη αφεληται την ζωην σου επιγνωθι οτι εν μεσω παγιδων διαβαινεις και επι επαλξεων πολεως περιπατεις
14 Cultivate your neighbours to the best of your ability, and consult with the wise.	14 κατα την ισχυν σου στοχασαι τους πλησιον και μετα σοφων συμβουλευου
15 For conversation seek the intelligent, let al your discussions bear on the law of the Most High.	15 μετα συνετων εστω ο διαλογισμος σου και πασα διηγησις σου εν νομω υψιστου
16 Have the upright for your table companions, and let your pride be in fearing the Lord.	16 ανδρες δικαιοι εστωσαν συνδειπνοι σου και εν φοβω κυριου εστω το καυχημα σου
17 Work from skilled hands will earn its praise, but a leader of the people must be skilful in words.	17 εν χειρι τεχνιτων εργον επαινεσθησεται και ο ηγουμενος λαου σοφος εν λογω αυτου
18 A chatterbox is a terror to his town, a loose talker is detested.	18 φοβερος εν πολει αυτου ανηρ γλωσσωδης και ο προπετης εν λογω αυτου μισηθησεται