Siracide 23

NOVA VULGATA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Domine, pater et dominator vitae meae, ne derelinquas me in consilio eorum nec sinas me cadere in illis.	1 And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them.
2 Quis superponet in cogitatu meo flagella et in corde meo doctrinam sapientiae, ut ignorationibus meis non parcant mihi, et non appareant delicta mea,	2 dummy verses inserted by amos
3 et ne adincrescant ignorantiae meae, et multiplicentur delicta mea, et peccata mea abundent, et incidam in conspectu adversariorum meorum, et gaudeat super me inimicus meus?	3 dummy verses inserted by amos
4 Domine, pater et Deus vitae meae, ne derelinquas me in cogitatu illorum.	4 dummy verses inserted by amos
5 Extollentiam oculorum meorum ne dederis mihi et omne desiderium averte a me.	5 dummy verses inserted by amos
6 Aufer a me ventris concupiscentias, et concubitus concupiscentiae ne apprehendant me, et animae irreverenti et infrunitae ne tradas me.	6 dummy verses inserted by amos
7 De doctrina oris. Doctrinam oris audite, filii; et, qui custodierit illam, non capietur labiis nec scandalizabitur in operibus nequissimis.	7 dummy verses inserted by amos
8 In labiis suis apprehendetur peccator, et maledicus et superbus scandalizabitur in illis.	8 dummy verses inserted by amos
9 Iurationi non assuescas os tuum: multi enim casus in illa.	9 dummy verses inserted by amos
10 Nominatio vero Dei non sit assidua in ore tuo, et nominibus sanctorum non admiscearis, quoniam non eris immunis ab eis.	10 dummy verses inserted by amos
11 Sicut enim servus exquisitus assidue livore carere non poterit, sic omnis iurans et nominans in toto a peccato non purgabitur.	11 For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin.
12 Vir multum iurans implebitur iniquitate, et non discedet a domo illius plaga.	12 A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house.
13 Et, si frustraverit, delictum illius super ipsum erit; et, si dissimulaverit, delinquet dupliciter.	13 And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him: and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double:
14 Et, si in vacuum iuraverit, non iustificabitur: replebitur enim malis domus illius.	14 And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment.
15 Est et alia loquela morti comparanda: non inveniatur in hereditate Iacob.	15 There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob.
16 Etenim a timoratis omnia haec sunt remota, et in delictis non volutabuntur.	16 For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins.
17 Indisciplinatae turpitudini non assuescat os tuum: est enim in illa verbum peccati.	17 Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin.
18 Memento patris et matris tuae, in medio enim magnatorum consistis;	18 Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest is the midst of great men:
19 ne forte obliviscaris tui in conspectu illorum et assiduitate tua infatuatus improperium patiaris et maluisses non nasci et diem nativitatis tuae maledicas.	19 Lest God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily custom, be infatuated and suffer reproach: and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity.
20 Homo assuetus in verbis improperii in omnibus diebus suis non erudietur.	20 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life.
21 Duo genera abundant in peccatis, et tertium adducit iram et perditionem:	21 Two sorts of men multiply sins, and the third bringeth wrath and destruction.
22 anima calida quasi ignis ardens non exstinguetur, donec consumatur;	22 A hot soul is a burning fire, it will never be quenched, till it devour some thing.
23 et homo fornicarius in corpore carnis suae non desinet, donec incendat ignem.	23 And a man that is wicked in the mouth of his flesh, will not leave off till he hath kindled a fire.
24 Homini fornicario omnis panis dulcis: non cessabit nisi in morte.	24 To a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet, he will not be weary of sinning unto the end.
25 Omnis homo, qui transgreditur super lectum suum contemnens in anima sua et dicens: “ Quis me videt?	25 Every man that passeth beyond his own bed, despising his own soul, and saying: Who seeth me?
26 Tenebrae circumdant me, et parietes cooperiunt me, et nemo circumspicit me; quem vereor? Delictorum meorum non memorabitur Altissimus ”	26 Darkness compasseth me about, and the walls cover me, and no man seeth me: whom do I fear? the most High will not remember my sins.
27 et non intellegit quoniam omnia videt oculus illius, quoniam expellit a se timorem Dei huiusmodi hominis timor. Et oculi hominum sunt timor illius,	27 And he understandeth not that his eye seeth all things, for such a man's fear driveth from him the fear of God, and the eyes of men fearing him:
28 et non cognovit quoniam oculi Domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem circumspicientes omnes vias hominum et profundum abyssi et hominum corda intuentes in absconditas partes.	28 And he knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are far brighter than the sun, beholding round about all the ways of men, and the bottom of the deep, and looking into the hearts of men, into the most hidden parts.
29 Domino enim Deo, antequam crearentur, omnia sunt agnita; sic et, postquam perfecta sunt, respicit omnia.	29 For all things were known to the Lord God, before they were created: so also after they were perfected he beholdeth all things.
30 Hic in plateis civitatis vindicabitur et quasi pullus equinus fugabitur et, ubi non speravit, apprehendetur;	30 This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and he shall be chased as a colt: and where he suspected not, he shall be taken.
31 et erit dedecus omnibus, eo quod non intellexerit timorem Domini.	31 And he shall be in disgrace with all men, because he understood not the fear of the Lord.
32 Sic et mulier omnis relinquens virum suum et statuens hereditatem ex alieno matrimonio.	32 So every woman also that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another :
33 Primo enim in lege Altissimi incredibilis fuit, secundo in virum suum deliquit, tertio in adulterio fornicata est et ex alio viro filios statuit sibi.	33 For first she hath been unfaithful to the law of the most High: and secondly, she hath offended against her husband: thirdly, she hath fornicated in adultery, end hath gotten her children of another man.
34 Haec in ecclesiam adducetur et in filios eius respicietur;	34 This woman shall be brought into the assembly, and inquisition shall be made of her children.
35 non tradent filii eius radices, et rami eius non dabunt fructum:	35 Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.
36 derelinquet in maledictum memoriam suam, et dedecus illius non delebitur.	36 She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her infamy shall not be blotted out.
37 Et agnoscent, qui derelicti sunt, quoniam nihil melius est quam timor Dei, et nihil dulcius quam attendere mandatis Domini.	37 And they that remain shall know. that there is nothing better than the fear of God: and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the Lord.
38 Gloria magna est sequi Dominum; longitudo enim dierum assumetur ab eo.	38 It is great glory to follow the Lord for length of days shall be received from him.