Sirach · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Sirach 14 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word out of his mouth, and is not pricked with the remorse of sin.
1 Blessed is the man who has not slipped with his mouth, and doesn’t suffer from sorrow for sins.
2 Happy is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and who is not fallen from his hope.
2 Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, and who has not given up hope.
3 Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold?
3 Riches are not appropriate for a stingy person. What would a miser do with money?
4 He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting.
4 He who gathers by denying himself gathers for others. Others will revel in his goods.
5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods.
5 If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be good? He won’t enjoy his possessions.
6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness:
6 There is none more evil than he who is grudging to himself. This is a punishment for his wickedness.
7 And if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and unwillingly: and at the last he discovereth his wickedness.
7 Even if he does good, he does it in forgetfulness. In the end, he reveals his wickedness.
8 The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul.
8 A miser is evil. He turns away and disregards souls.
9 The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up.
9 A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion. Wicked injustice dries up his soul.
10 An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table.
10 A miser begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table.
11 My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings.
11 My son, according to what you have, treat yourself well, and bring worthy offerings to the Lord.
12 Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die.
12 Remember that death will not wait, and that the covenant of Hades hasn’t been shown to you.
13 Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.
13 Do good to your friends before you die. According to your ability, reach out and give to them.
14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good gift overpass thee.
14 Don’t deprive yourself of a good day. Don’t let your share of a desired good pass you by.
15 Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours?
15 Won’t you leave your labors to another, and your toils be divided by lot?
16 Give and take, and justify thy soul.
16 Give, take, and treat yourself well, because there is no seeking of luxury in Hades.
17 Before thy death work justice: for in hell there is no finding food.
17 All flesh grows old like a garment, for the covenant from the beginning is, “You must die!”
18 All flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that springeth out on a green tree.
18 Like the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, some it sheds, and some grow, so also are the generations of flesh and blood: one comes to an end and another is born.
19 Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
19 Every work rots and falls away, and its builder will depart with it.
20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.
20 Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom, and who reasons by his understanding.
21 And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.
21 He who considers her ways in his heart will also have knowledge of her secrets.
22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God.
22 Go after her like a hunter, and lie in wait in her paths.
23 He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways:
23 He who peers in at her windows will also listen at her doors.
24 He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door:
24 He who lodges close to her house will also fasten a nail in her walls.
25 He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent nigh unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.
25 He will pitch his tent near at hand to her, and will lodge in a lodging where good things are.
26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches:
26 He will set his children under her shelter, and will rest under her branches.
27 He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory.
27 By her he will be covered from heat, and will lodge in her glory.