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. |