1 ο εκδικων παρα κυριου ευρησει εκδικησιν και τας αμαρτιας αυτου διατηρων διατηρησει | 1 He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance.] |
2 αφες αδικημα τω πλησιον σου και τοτε δεηθεντος σου αι αμαρτιαι σου λυθησονται | 2 Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest. |
3 ανθρωπος ανθρωπω συντηρει οργην και παρα κυριου ζητει ιασιν | 3 One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord? |
4 επ' ανθρωπον ομοιον αυτω ουκ εχει ελεος και περι των αμαρτιων αυτου δειται | 4 He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins? |
5 αυτος σαρξ ων διατηρει μηνιν τις εξιλασεται τας αμαρτιας αυτου | 5 If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins? |
6 μνησθητι τα εσχατα και παυσαι εχθραινων καταφθοραν και θανατον και εμμενε εντολαις | 6 Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; [remember] corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. |
7 μνησθητι εντολων και μη μηνισης τω πλησιον και διαθηκην υψιστου και παριδε αγνοιαν | 7 Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: [remember] the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance. |
8 αποσχου απο μαχης και ελαττωσεις αμαρτιας ανθρωπος γαρ θυμωδης εκκαυσει μαχην | 8 Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife, |
9 και ανηρ αμαρτωλος ταραξει φιλους και ανα μεσον ειρηνευοντων εμβαλει διαβολην | 9 A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace. |
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 As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed. |
11 ερις κατασπευδομενη εκκαιει πυρ και μαχη κατασπευδουσα εκχεει αιμα | 11 An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood. |
12 εαν φυσησης εις σπινθηρα εκκαησεται και εαν πτυσης επ' αυτον σβεσθησεται και αμφοτερα εκ του στοματος σου εκπορευεται | 12 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth. |
13 ψιθυρον και διγλωσσον καταρασασθε πολλους γαρ ειρηνευοντας απωλεσεν | 13 Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace. |
14 γλωσσα τριτη πολλους εσαλευσεν και διεστησεν αυτους απο εθνους εις εθνος και πολεις οχυρας καθειλεν και οικιας μεγιστανων κατεστρεψεν | 14 A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men. |
15 γλωσσα τριτη γυναικας ανδρειας εξεβαλεν και εστερεσεν αυτας των πονων αυτων | 15 A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours. |
16 ο προσεχων αυτη ου μη ευρη αναπαυσιν ουδε κατασκηνωσει μεθ' ησυχιας | 16 Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly. |
17 πληγη μαστιγος ποιει μωλωπα πληγη δε γλωσσης συγκλασει οστα | 17 The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. |
18 πολλοι επεσαν εν στοματι μαχαιρας και ουχ ως οι πεπτωκοτες δια γλωσσαν | 18 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen 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 Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands. |
20 ο γαρ ζυγος αυτης ζυγος σιδηρους και οι δεσμοι αυτης δεσμοι χαλκειοι | 20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass. |
21 θανατος πονηρος ο θανατος αυτης και λυσιτελης μαλλον ο αδης αυτης | 21 The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it. |
22 ου μη κρατηση ευσεβων και εν τη φλογι αυτης ου καησονται | 22 It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof. |
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 Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard. |
24 ιδε περιφραξον το κτημα σου ακανθαις το αργυριον σου και το χρυσιον καταδησον | 24 Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold, |
25 και τοις λογοις σου ποιησον ζυγον και σταθμον και τω στοματι σου ποιησον θυραν και μοχλον | 25 And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth. |
26 προσεχε μηπως ολισθης εν αυτη μη πεσης κατεναντι ενεδρευοντος | 26 Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. |