Sirach 22 – search, read, and compare multiple versions of the Bible
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[1] A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled.
Everyone will hiss at him in his disgrace.
[2] A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill.
Anyone who picks it up will shake it out of his hand. [3] An undisciplined child is a disgrace to his father,
and a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
[4] A prudent daughter will inherit a husband of her own.
She who brings shame is the grief of her father.
[5] She who is arrogant brings shame on father and husband.
She will be despised by both of them.
[6] Ill-timed conversation is like music in mourning,
but stripes and correction are wisdom in every season. [7] He who teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together,
even like one who wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
[8] He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers.
In the end he will say, “What is it?” [9] -10ⓘ
…[11] Weep for the dead, for he lacks light.
Weep for a fool, for he lacks understanding.
Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest,
but the life of the fool is worse than death.
[12] Mourning for the dead lasts seven days,
but for a fool and an ungodly man, it lasts all the days of his life. [13] Don’t talk much with a foolish man,
and don’t go to one who has no understanding.
Beware of him, lest you have trouble and be defiled in his onslaught.
Turn away from him, and you will find rest,
and you won’t be wearied in his madness.
[14] What would be heavier than lead?
What is its name, but “Fool”?
[15] Sand, salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear
than a man without understanding. [16] Timber girded and bound into a building will not be released with shaking.
So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid.
[17] A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding
is as an ornament of plaster on a polished wall.
[18] Fences set on a high place will not stand against the wind;
so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear. [19] He who pricks the eye will make tears fall.
He who pricks the heart makes it show feeling.
[20] Whoever casts a stone at birds scares them away.
He who insults a friend will dissolve friendship.
[21] If you have drawn a sword against a friend, don’t despair,
for there may be a way back.
[22] If you have opened your mouth against a friend, don’t be afraid,
for there may be reconciliation,
unless it is for insulting, arrogance, disclosing of a secret, or a treacherous blow—
for these things any friend will flee. [23] Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty,
that in his prosperity you may have gladness.
Stay steadfast to him in the time of his affliction,
that you may be heir with him in his inheritance.ⓘ
[24] Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace,
so insults precede bloodshed.
[25] I won’t be ashamed to shelter a friend.
I won’t hide myself from his face.
[26] If any evil happens to me because of him,
everyone who hears it will beware of him. [27] Who will set a watch over my mouth,
and a seal of shrewdness upon my lips,
that I may not fall from it, and that my tongue may not destroy me?
Everyone will hiss at him in his disgrace.
[2] A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill.
Anyone who picks it up will shake it out of his hand. [3] An undisciplined child is a disgrace to his father,
and a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
[4] A prudent daughter will inherit a husband of her own.
She who brings shame is the grief of her father.
[5] She who is arrogant brings shame on father and husband.
She will be despised by both of them.
[6] Ill-timed conversation is like music in mourning,
but stripes and correction are wisdom in every season. [7] He who teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together,
even like one who wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
[8] He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers.
In the end he will say, “What is it?” [9] -10ⓘ
…[11] Weep for the dead, for he lacks light.
Weep for a fool, for he lacks understanding.
Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest,
but the life of the fool is worse than death.
[12] Mourning for the dead lasts seven days,
but for a fool and an ungodly man, it lasts all the days of his life. [13] Don’t talk much with a foolish man,
and don’t go to one who has no understanding.
Beware of him, lest you have trouble and be defiled in his onslaught.
Turn away from him, and you will find rest,
and you won’t be wearied in his madness.
[14] What would be heavier than lead?
What is its name, but “Fool”?
[15] Sand, salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear
than a man without understanding. [16] Timber girded and bound into a building will not be released with shaking.
So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid.
[17] A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding
is as an ornament of plaster on a polished wall.
[18] Fences set on a high place will not stand against the wind;
so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear. [19] He who pricks the eye will make tears fall.
He who pricks the heart makes it show feeling.
[20] Whoever casts a stone at birds scares them away.
He who insults a friend will dissolve friendship.
[21] If you have drawn a sword against a friend, don’t despair,
for there may be a way back.
[22] If you have opened your mouth against a friend, don’t be afraid,
for there may be reconciliation,
unless it is for insulting, arrogance, disclosing of a secret, or a treacherous blow—
for these things any friend will flee. [23] Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty,
that in his prosperity you may have gladness.
Stay steadfast to him in the time of his affliction,
that you may be heir with him in his inheritance.ⓘ
[24] Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace,
so insults precede bloodshed.
[25] I won’t be ashamed to shelter a friend.
I won’t hide myself from his face.
[26] If any evil happens to me because of him,
everyone who hears it will beware of him. [27] Who will set a watch over my mouth,
and a seal of shrewdness upon my lips,
that I may not fall from it, and that my tongue may not destroy me?
Footnotes
- ⓘ 22:9 Verses 9 and 10 are omitted by the best authorities.
- ⓘ 22:23 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
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[1] Λίθῳ G3037 (N-DSM) ἠρδαλωμένῳ (V-PMP-DSM) συνεβλήθη G4820 (V-API-3S) ὀκνηρός, G3636 (A-NSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πᾶς G3956 (A-NSM) ἐκσυριεῖ (V-FAI-3S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) ἀτιμίᾳ G819 (N-DSF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [2] Βολβίτῳ (N-DSN) κοπρίων G2874 (N-GPN) συνεβλήθη G4820 (V-API-3S) ὀκνηρός, G3636 (A-NSM) πᾶς G3956 (A-NSM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ἀναιρούμενος G337 (V-PEP-NSM) αὐτὸν G846 (P-ASM) ἐκτινάξει G1621 (V-FAI-3S) χεῖρα. G5495 (N-ASF) [3] Αἰσχύνη G152 (N-NSF) πατρὸς G3962 (N-GSM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) γεννήσει G1083 (N-DSF) ἀπαιδεύτου, G521 (A-GSM) θυγάτηρ G2364 (N-NSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἐπ’ G1909 (PREP) ἐλαττώσει G1642 (V-FAI-3S) γίνεται. G1096 (V-PNI-3S) [4] Θυγάτηρ G2364 (N-NSF) φρονίμη G5429 (A-NSF) κληρονομήσει G2816 (V-FAI-3S) ἄνδρα G435 (N-ASM) αὐτῆς, G846 (P-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) καταισχύνουσα G2617 (V-PAP-NSF) εἰς G1519 (PREP) λύπην G3077 (N-ASF) γεννήσαντος· G1080 (V-AAP-GSM) [5] πατέρα G3962 (N-ASM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἄνδρα G435 (N-ASM) καταισχύνει G2617 (V-PAI-3S) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) θρασεῖα (A-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὑπὸ G5259 (PREP) ἀμφοτέρων G297 (A-GPM) ἀτιμασθήσεται. G818 (V-FPI-3S) [6] Μουσικὰ G3451 (A-NPN) ἐν G1722 (PREP) πένθει G3997 (N-DSN) ἄκαιρος (A-NSF) διήγησις, G1335 (N-NSF) μάστιγες G3148 (N-NPF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) παιδεία G3809 (N-NSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) παντὶ G3956 (A-DSM) καιρῷ G2540 (N-DSM) σοφίας. G4678 (N-GSF) …[9] Συγκολλῶν (V-PAP-NSM) ὄστρακον (N-ASN) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) διδάσκων G1321 (V-PAP-NSM) μωρόν, G3474 (A-ASM) ἐξεγείρων G1825 (V-PAP-NSM) καθεύδοντα G2518 (V-PAP-ASM) ἐκ G1537 (PREP) βαθέος G901 (A-GSM) ὕπνου. G5258 (N-GSM) [10] Διηγούμενος G1334 (V-PEP-NSM) νυστάζοντι G3573 (V-PAP-DSM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) διηγούμενος G1334 (V-PEP-NSM) μωρῷ, G3474 (A-DSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) συντελείᾳ G4930 (N-DSF) ἐρεῖ G2046 (V-FAI-3S) Τί G5101 (I-ASN) ἐστιν; G2076 (V-PAI-3S) [11] Ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) νεκρῷ G3498 (A-DSM) κλαῦσον, G2799 (V-AAM-2S) ἐξέλιπεν G1587 (V-2AAI-3S) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) φῶς, G5457 (N-ASN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) μωρῷ G3474 (A-DSM) κλαῦσον, G2799 (V-AAM-2S) ἐξέλιπεν G1587 (V-2AAI-3S) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) σύνεσιν· G4907 (N-ASF) ἥδιον G2234 (ADV) κλαῦσον G2799 (V-AAM-2S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) νεκρῷ, G3498 (A-DSM) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) ἀνεπαύσατο, G373 (V-AMI-3S) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) μωροῦ G3474 (A-GSM) ὑπὲρ G5228 (PREP) θάνατον G2288 (N-ASM) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) ζωὴ G2222 (N-NSF) πονηρά. G4190 (A-NSF) [12] Πένθος G3997 (N-NSN) νεκροῦ G3498 (A-GSM) ἑπτὰ G2033 (A-NUI) ἡμέραι, G2250 (N-NPF) μωροῦ G3474 (A-GSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἀσεβοῦς G765 (A-GSM) πᾶσαι G3956 (A-NPF) αἱ G3588 (T-NPF) ἡμέραι G2250 (N-NPF) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ζωῆς G2222 (N-GSF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [13] Μετὰ G3326 (PREP) ἄφρονος G878 (A-GSM-C) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) πληθύνῃς G4129 (V-PAS-2S) λόγον G3056 (N-ASM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πρὸς G4314 (PREP) ἀσύνετον G801 (A-ASM) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) πορεύου· G4198 (V-PNM-2S) φύλαξαι G5442 (V-AMM-2S) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) αὐτοῦ, G846 (P-GSM) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) κόπον G2873 (N-ASM) ἔχῃς G2192 (V-PAS-2S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) μολυνθῇς G3435 (V-APS-2S) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) ἐντιναγμῷ (N-DSM) αὐτοῦ· G846 (P-GSM) ἔκκλινον G1578 (V-AAM-2S) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) εὑρήσεις G2147 (V-FAI-2S) ἀνάπαυσιν G372 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) ἀκηδιάσῃς (V-AAS-2S) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) ἀπονοίᾳ (N-DSF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [14] Ὑπὲρ G5228 (PREP) μόλιβον (N-ASM) τί G5101 (I-ASN) βαρυνθήσεται; (V-FPI-3S) Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τί G5101 (I-ASN) αὐτῷ G846 (P-DSN) ὄνομα G3686 (N-NSN) ἀλλ’ G235 (CONJ) ἢ G2228 (PRT) μωρός; G3474 (A-NSM) [15] Ἄμμον G285 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἅλα (N-PRI) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) βῶλον (N-ASF) σιδήρου G4604 (N-GSM) εὔκοπον G2123 (A-ASM) ὑπενεγκεῖν G5297 (V-2AAN) ἢ G2228 (PRT) ἄνθρωπον G444 (N-ASM) ἀσύνετον. G801 (A-ASM) [16] Ἱμάντωσις (N-NSF) ξυλίνη G3585 (A-NSF) ἐνδεδεμένη (V-REP-NSF) εἰς G1519 (PREP) οἰκοδομὴν G3619 (N-ASF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) συσσεισμῷ (N-DSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) διαλυθήσεται· G1262 (V-FPI-3S) οὕτως G3779 (ADV) καρδία G2588 (N-NSF) ἐστηριγμένη G4741 (V-RMP-NSF) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) διανοήματος G1270 (N-GSN) βουλῆς G1012 (N-GSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) καιρῷ G2540 (N-DSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) δειλιάσει. G1168 (V-FAI-3S) [17] Καρδία G2588 (N-NSF) ἡδρασμένη (V-RMP-NSF) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) διανοίας G1271 (N-GSF) συνέσεως G4907 (N-GSF) ὡς G5613 (ADV) κόσμος G2889 (N-NSM) ψαμμωτὸς (A-NSM) τοίχου G5109 (N-GSM) ξυστοῦ. (N-GSM) [18] Χάρακες G5482 (N-NPM) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) μετεώρου (A-GSN) κείμενοι G2749 (V-PNP-NPM) κατέναντι G2713 (ADV) ἀνέμου G417 (N-GSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) ὑπομείνωσιν· G5278 (V-AAS-3P) οὕτως G3779 (ADV) καρδία G2588 (N-NSF) δειλὴ G1169 (A-NSF) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) διανοήματος G1270 (N-GSN) μωροῦ G3474 (A-GSN) κατέναντι G2713 (ADV) παντὸς G3956 (A-GSM) φόβου G5401 (N-GSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) ὑπομείνῃ. G5278 (V-AAS-3S) [19] Ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) νύσσων G3572 (V-PAP-NSM) ὀφθαλμὸν G3788 (N-ASM) κατάξει G2609 (V-FAI-3S) δάκρυα, (N-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) νύσσων G3572 (V-PAP-NSM) καρδίαν G2588 (N-ASF) ἐκφαίνει (V-PAI-3S) αἴσθησιν. G144 (N-ASF) [20] Βάλλων G906 (V-PAP-NSM) λίθον G3037 (N-ASM) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) πετεινὰ (A-APN) ἀποσοβεῖ (V-PAI-3S) αὐτά, G846 (P-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ὀνειδίζων G3679 (V-PAP-NSM) φίλον G5384 (A-ASM) διαλύσει G1262 (V-FAI-3S) φιλίαν. G5373 (N-ASF) [21] Ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) φίλον G5384 (A-ASM) ἐὰν G1437 (COND) σπάσῃς G4685 (V-AAS-2S) ῥομφαίαν, G4501 (N-ASF) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) ἀφελπίσῃς, G560 (V-AAS-3S) ἔστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐπάνοδος· (N-NSF) [22] ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) φίλον G5384 (A-ASM) ἐὰν G1437 (COND) ἀνοίξῃς G455 (V-AAS-2S) στόμα, G4750 (N-ASN) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) εὐλαβηθῇς, G2125 (V-APS-2S) ἔστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) διαλλαγή· (N-NSF) πλὴν G4133 (ADV) ὀνειδισμοῦ G3680 (N-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὑπερηφανίας G5243 (N-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) μυστηρίου G3466 (N-GSN) ἀποκαλύψεως G602 (N-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πληγῆς G4127 (N-GSF) δολίας, G1386 (A-GSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τούτοις G5125 (D-DPN) ἀποφεύξεται G668 (V-FMI-3S) πᾶς G3956 (A-NSM) φίλος. G5384 (A-NSM) [23] Πίστιν G4102 (N-ASF) κτῆσαι G2932 (V-AMM-2S) ἐν G1722 (PREP) πτωχείᾳ G4432 (N-DSF) μετὰ G3326 (PREP) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) πλησίον, G4139 (ADV) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPN) ἀγαθοῖς G18 (A-DPN) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) ὁμοῦ G3674 (ADV) πλησθῇς· (V-APS-2S) ἐν G1722 (PREP) καιρῷ G2540 (N-DSM) θλίψεως G2347 (N-GSF) διάμενε G1265 (V-PAM-2S) αὐτῷ, G846 (P-DSM) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τῇ G3588 (T-DSF) κληρονομίᾳ G2817 (N-DSF) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) συγκληρονομήσῃς. (V-AAS-2S) [24] Πρὸ G4253 (PREP) πυρὸς G4442 (N-GSN) ἀτμὶς G822 (N-NSF) καμίνου G2575 (N-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) καπνός· G2586 (N-NSM) οὕτως G3779 (ADV) πρὸ G4253 (PREP) αἱμάτων G129 (N-GPN) λοιδορίαι. G3059 (N-NPF) [25] Φίλον G5384 (A-ASM) σκεπάσαι (V-AAN) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) αἰσχυνθήσομαι (V-FPI-1S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἀπὸ G575 (PREP) προσώπου G4383 (N-GSN) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) κρυβῶ, G2928 (V-APS-1S) [26] καὶ G2532 (CONJ) εἰ G1487 (COND) κακά G2556 (A-NPN) μοι G3427 (P-1DS) συμβήσεται G4819 (V-FMI-3S) δι’ G1223 (PREP) αὐτόν, G846 (P-ASM) πᾶς G3956 (A-NSM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ἀκούων G191 (V-PAP-NSM) φυλάξεται G5442 (V-FMI-3S) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [27] Τίς G5101 (I-NSM) δώσει G1325 (V-FAI-3S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) στόμα G4750 (N-ASN) μου G3450 (P-1GS) φυλακὴν G5438 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPN) χειλέων G5491 (N-GPN) μου G3450 (P-1GS) σφραγῖδα G4973 (N-ASF) πανοῦργον, G3835 (A-ASF) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) πέσω G4098 (V-AAS-1S) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) γλῶσσά G1100 (N-NSF) μου G3450 (P-1GS) ἀπολέσῃ G622 (V-FMI-2S) με; G3165 (P-1AS)