Siracide 23

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Domine, pater et dominator vitae meae, ne derelinquas me in consilio eorum nec sinas me cadere in illis.	1 Lord, Father and Ruler of my life: may you not abandon me to their counsel, nor permit me to fall by 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 They would impose scourges over my thoughts and over the discipline of wisdom in my heart. And they would not spare me from their ignorances, nor would they allow their own offenses to become apparent.
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 And they intend that my ignorances would increase, and my offenses be multiplied, and my sins abound. And so I would fall in the sight of my adversaries, and be rejoiced over by my enemy.
4 Domine, pater et Deus vitae meae, ne derelinquas me in cogitatu illorum.	4 Lord, Father and God of my life: may you not abandon me to their plans.
5 Extollentiam oculorum meorum ne dederis mihi et omne desiderium averte a me.	5 Do not leave me with the haughtiness of my eyes. And avert all desire from me.
6 Aufer a me ventris concupiscentias, et concubitus concupiscentiae ne apprehendant me, et animae irreverenti et infrunitae ne tradas me.	6 Take the desire of the body from me, and do not allow sexual desire to take hold of me, and do not permit an irreverent and senseless mind within me.
7 De doctrina oris. Doctrinam oris audite, filii; et, qui custodierit illam, non capietur labiis nec scandalizabitur in operibus nequissimis.	7 O sons: listen to the doctrine of my mouth. For those who observe it will not perish by the lips, nor be scandalized into wicked works.
8 In labiis suis apprehendetur peccator, et maledicus et superbus scandalizabitur in illis.	8 A sinner is held by his own emptiness. And the arrogant and those who speak evil will be scandalized by these things.
9 Iurationi non assuescas os tuum: multi enim casus in illa.	9 Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to swearing oaths. For in this, there are many pitfalls.
10 Nominatio vero Dei non sit assidua in ore tuo, et nominibus sanctorum non admiscearis, quoniam non eris immunis ab eis.	10 Truly, do not allow the naming of God to be continually in your mouth, and do not treat as if common the names of the holy ones. For you will not escape punishment by them.
11 Sicut enim servus exquisitus assidue livore carere non poterit, sic omnis iurans et nominans in toto a peccato non purgabitur.	11 Just as a servant, continually interrogated, will not be without a bruise, so everyone who swears oaths and takes God’s name will not be entirely free from sin.
12 Vir multum iurans implebitur iniquitate, et non discedet a domo illius plaga.	12 A man who swears many oaths will be filled with iniquity, and scourges will not depart from his house.
13 Et, si frustraverit, delictum illius super ipsum erit; et, si dissimulaverit, delinquet dupliciter.	13 And if he fails to fulfill it, his offense will be over him, and if he pretends he fulfilled it, he offends doubly.
14 Et, si in vacuum iuraverit, non iustificabitur: replebitur enim malis domus illius.	14 And if he swears an oath insincerely, he will not be justified. For his house will be filled with retribution for him.
15 Est et alia loquela morti comparanda: non inveniatur in hereditate Iacob.	15 There is yet another kind of talk which faces 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 all these things will be taken away from the merciful, and they shall not wallow in offenses.
17 Indisciplinatae turpitudini non assuescat os tuum: est enim in illa verbum peccati.	17 Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to undisciplined speech. For in this, there is the sin of words.
18 Memento patris et matris tuae, in medio enim magnatorum consistis;	18 When you sit in the midst of great men, remember your father and mother.
19 ne forte obliviscaris tui in conspectu illorum et assiduitate tua infatuatus improperium patiaris et maluisses non nasci et diem nativitatis tuae maledicas.	19 Otherwise, God may forget you, when you are in their sight, and then you would be repeatedly ridiculed and would suffer disgrace, and you might wish that you had never been born, and you might curse the day of your nativity.
20 Homo assuetus in verbis improperii in omnibus diebus suis non erudietur.	20 The man who is accustomed to disgraceful words will not accept instruction, all the days of his life.
21 Duo genera abundant in peccatis, et tertium adducit iram et perditionem:	21 Two kinds of persons abound in sins, and a third adds wrath and perdition.
22 anima calida quasi ignis ardens non exstinguetur, donec consumatur;	22 A desirous soul is like a burning fire, it will not be quenched, until it devours something.
23 et homo fornicarius in corpore carnis suae non desinet, donec incendat ignem.	23 And a man who is wicked in the desires of his flesh will not desist until he has kindled a fire.
24 Homini fornicario omnis panis dulcis: non cessabit nisi in morte.	24 To a man of fornication, all bread is sweet; he will not tire of transgression, to the very end.
25 Omnis homo, qui transgreditur super lectum suum contemnens in anima sua et dicens: “ Quis me videt?	25 Every man who transgresses his own bed has contempt for his own soul. And so he says: “Who can see me?
26 Tenebrae circumdant me, et parietes cooperiunt me, et nemo circumspicit me; quem vereor? Delictorum meorum non memorabitur Altissimus ”	26 Darkness surrounds me, and the walls enclose me, and no one catches sight of me. Whom should I fear? The Most High will not remember my offenses.”
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 does not understand that God’s eye sees all things. For fear within a man such as this drives away from him both the fear of God and the eyes of those men who fear God.
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 does not acknowledge that the eyes of the Lord are much brighter than the sun, keeping watch over all the ways of men, even to the depths of the abyss, and gazing into the hearts of men, even to the most hidden parts.
29 Domino enim Deo, antequam crearentur, omnia sunt agnita; sic et, postquam perfecta sunt, respicit omnia.	29 For all things, before they were created, were known to the Lord God. And even after their completion, he beholds all things.
30 Hic in plateis civitatis vindicabitur et quasi pullus equinus fugabitur et, ubi non speravit, apprehendetur;	30 This man will be punished in the streets of the city, and he will be chased like a young horse. And in a place that he does not suspect, he will be captured.
31 et erit dedecus omnibus, eo quod non intellexerit timorem Domini.	31 And because he did not understand the fear of the Lord, he will be in disgrace before all men,
32 Sic et mulier omnis relinquens virum suum et statuens hereditatem ex alieno matrimonio.	32 as will be every woman, too, who abandons her husband and establishes an inheritance by marriage to another man.
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 was unbelieving of the law of the Most High. Second, she offended against her husband. Third, she fornicated by adultery, and so established her children by another man.
34 Haec in ecclesiam adducetur et in filios eius respicietur;	34 This woman will be led into the assembly, and she will be stared at by her children.
35 non tradent filii eius radices, et rami eius non dabunt fructum:	35 Her children will not take root, and her branches will not produce fruit.
36 derelinquet in maledictum memoriam suam, et dedecus illius non delebitur.	36 She will leave behind her memory as a curse, and her infamy will not be wiped away.
37 Et agnoscent, qui derelicti sunt, quoniam nihil melius est quam timor Dei, et nihil dulcius quam attendere mandatis Domini.	37 And those who are left behind will acknowledge that there is nothing better than the fear of God, and that there is nothing sweeter than to have respect for the commandments of the Lord.
38 Gloria magna est sequi Dominum; longitudo enim dierum assumetur ab eo.	38 It is a great glory to follow the Lord. For length of days will be received from him.