Sirach 14

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin.	1 Blessed is the man who does not blunder with his lips and need not suffer grief for sin.
2 Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and who is not fallen from his hope.	2 Blessed is he whose heart does not condemn him, and who has not given up his hope.
3 Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold?	3 Riches are not seemly for a stingy man; and of what use is property to an envious man?
4 He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting.	4 Whoever accumulates by depriving himself, accumulates for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods.
5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods.	5 If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches.
6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness:	6 No one is meaner than the man who is grudging to himself, and this is the retribution for his baseness;
7 And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness.	7 even if he does good, he does it unintentionally, and betrays his baseness in the end.
8 The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul.	8 Evil is the man with a grudging eye; he averts his face and disregards people.
9 The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up.	9 A greedy man's eye is not satisfied with a portion, and mean injustice withers the soul.
10 An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table.	10 A stingy man's eye begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table.
11 My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings.	11 My son, treat yourself well, according to your means, and present worthy offerings to the Lord.
12 Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die.	12 Remember that death will not delay, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you.
13 Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.	13 Do good to a friend before you die, and reach out and give to him as much as you can.
14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee.	14 Do not deprive yourself of a happy day; let not your share of desired good pass by you.
15 Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours?	15 Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot?
16 Give and take, and justify thy soul.	16 Give, and take, and beguile yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury.
17 Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food.	17 All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must surely die!"
18 All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree.	18 Like flourishing leaves on a spreading tree which sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born.
19 Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.	19 Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it.
20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.	20 Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently.
21 And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.	21 He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets.
22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God.	22 Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths.
23 He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways:	23 He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors;
24 He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door:	24 he who encamps near her house will also fasten his tent peg to her walls;
25 He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent nigh unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.	25 he will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place;
26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches:	26 he will place his children under her shelter, and will camp under her boughs
27 He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory.	27 he will be sheltered by her from the heat, and will dwell in the midst of her glory.