ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 42

GREEK BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 μη περι τουτων αισχυνθης και μη λαβης προσωπον του αμαρτανειν	1 Of these things be not thou ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby:
2 περι νομου υψιστου και διαθηκης και περι κριματος δικαιωσαι τον ασεβη	2 Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to justify the ungodly;
3 περι λογου κοινωνου και οδοιπορων και περι δοσεως κληρονομιας εταιρων	3 Of reckoning with thy partners and travellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends;
4 περι ακριβειας ζυγου και σταθμιων και περι κτησεως πολλων και ολιγων	4 Of exactness of balance and weights; or of getting much or little;
5 περι διαφορου πρασεως εμπορων και περι παιδειας τεκνων πολλης και οικετη πονηρω πλευραν αιμαξαι	5 And of merchants' indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an evil servant to bleed.
6 επι γυναικι πονηρα καλον σφραγις και οπου χειρες πολλαι κλεισον	6 Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.
7 ο εαν παραδιδως εν αριθμω και σταθμω και δοσις και λημψις παντα εν γραφη	7 Deliver all things in number and weight; and put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in.
8 περι παιδειας ανοητου και μωρου και εσχατογηρως κρινομενου προς νεους και εση πεπαιδευμενος αληθινως και δεδοκιμασμενος εναντι παντος ζωντος	8 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.
9 θυγατηρ πατρι αποκρυφος αγρυπνια και η μεριμνα αυτης αφιστα υπνον εν νεοτητι αυτης μηποτε παρακμαση και συνωκηκυια μηποτε μισηθη	9 The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated:
10 εν παρθενια μηποτε βεβηλωθη και εν τοις πατρικοις αυτης εγκυος γενηται μετα ανδρος ουσα μηποτε παραβη και συνωκηκυια μηποτε στειρωθη	10 In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father's house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren.
11 επι θυγατρι αδιατρεπτω στερεωσον φυλακην μηποτε ποιηση σε επιχαρμα εχθροις λαλιαν εν πολει και εκκλητον λαου και καταισχυνη σε εν πληθει πολλων	11 Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest she make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee ashamed before the multitude.
12 παντι ανθρωπω μη εμβλεπε εν καλλει και εν μεσω γυναικων μη συνεδρευε	12 Behold not every body's beauty, and sit not in the midst of women.
13 απο γαρ ιματιων εκπορευεται σης και απο γυναικος πονηρια γυναικος	13 For from garments cometh a moth, and from women wickedness.
14 κρεισσων πονηρια ανδρος η αγαθοποιος γυνη και γυνη καταισχυνουσα εις ονειδισμον	14 Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
15 μνησθησομαι δη τα εργα κυριου και α εορακα εκδιηγησομαι εν λογοις κυριου τα εργα αυτου	15 I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
16 ηλιος φωτιζων κατα παν επεβλεψεν και της δοξης κυριου πληρες το εργον αυτου	16 The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord.
17 ουκ εξεποιησεν τοις αγιοις κυριου εκδιηγησασθαι παντα τα θαυμασια αυτου α εστερεωσεν κυριος ο παντοκρατωρ στηριχθηναι εν δοξη αυτου το παν	17 The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous works, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, that whatsoever is might be established for his glory.
18 αβυσσον και καρδιαν εξιχνευσεν και εν πανουργευμασιν αυτων διενοηθη εγνω γαρ ο υψιστος πασαν ειδησιν και ενεβλεψεν εις σημειον αιωνος	18 He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world.
19 απαγγελλων τα παρεληλυθοτα και τα εσομενα και αποκαλυπτων ιχνη αποκρυφων	19 He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things.
20 ου παρηλθεν αυτον παν διανοημα ουκ εκρυβη απ' αυτου ουδε εις λογος	20 No thought escapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him.
21 τα μεγαλεια της σοφιας αυτου εκοσμησεν ως εστιν προ του αιωνος και εις τον αιωνα ουτε προσετεθη ουτε ηλαττωθη και ου προσεδεηθη ουδενος συμβουλου	21 He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
22 ως παντα τα εργα αυτου επιθυμητα και ως σπινθηρος εστιν θεωρησαι	22 Oh how desirable are all his works! and that a man may see even to a spark.
23 παντα ταυτα ζη και μενει εις τον αιωνα εν πασαις χρειαις και παντα υπακουει	23 All these things live and remain for ever for all uses, and they are all obedient.
24 παντα δισσα εν κατεναντι του ενος και ουκ εποιησεν ουδεν ελλειπον	24 All things are double one against another: and he hath made nothing imperfect.
25 εν του ενος εστερεωσεν τα αγαθα και τις πλησθησεται ορων δοξαν αυτου	25 One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory?