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Sirach is not in RV1909.

VUL Clementine Vulgate
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 [Si benefeceris, scito cui feceris, et erit gratia in bonis tuis multa.
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2 Benefac justo, et invenies retributionem magnam: et si non ab ipso, certe a Domino.
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3 Non est enim ei bene qui assiduus est in malis, et eleemosynas non danti: quoniam et Altissimus odio habet peccatores, et misertus est pœnitentibus.
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4 Da misericordi, et ne suscipias peccatorem: et impiis et peccatoribus reddet vindictam, custodiens eos in diem vindictæ.
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5 Da bono, et non receperis peccatorem.
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6 Benefac humili, et non dederis impio: prohibe panes illi dari, ne in ipsis potentior te sit:
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7 nam duplicia mala invenies in omnibus bonis quæcumque feceris illi, quoniam et Altissimus odio habet peccatores, et impiis reddet vindictam.]
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8 [Non agnoscetur in bonis amicus, et non abscondetur in malis inimicus.
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9 In bonis viri, inimici illius in tristitia: et in malitia illius, amicus agnitus est.
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10 Non credas inimico tuo in æternum: sicut enim æramentum æruginat nequitia illius:
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11 et si humiliatus vadat curvus, adjice animum tuum, et custodi te ab illo.
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12 Non statuas illum penes te, nec sedeat ad dexteram tuam, ne forte conversus in locum tuum, inquirat cathedram tuam, et in novissimo agnosces verba mea, et in sermonibus meis stimuleris.
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13 Quis miserebitur incantatori a serpente percusso, et omnibus qui appropiant bestiis? et sic qui comitatur cum viro iniquo, et obvolutus est in peccatis ejus.
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14 Una hora tecum permanebit: si autem declinaveris, non supportabit.
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15 In labiis suis indulcat inimicus, et in corde suo insidiatur ut subvertat te in foveam.
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16 In oculis suis lacrimatur inimicus, et si invenerit tempus, non satiabitur sanguine.
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17 Et si incurrerint tibi mala, invenies eum illic priorem.
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18 In oculis suis lacrimatur inimicus, et quasi adjuvans suffodiet plantas tuas.
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19 Caput suum movebit, et plaudet manu, et multa susurrans commutabit vultum suum.]
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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 12:4 Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine (Book III, Chapters 12–16)

    It is written: "Give to the godly man, and help not a sinner." The latter clause of this sentence seems to forbid benevolence; for it says, "help not a sinner." Understand, therefore, that "sinner" is put figuratively for sin, so that it is his sin you are not to help.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  2. Quotes verse 12:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily IX)

    "But who," it is said, "will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent?" For we ought, knowing its cruel tyranny, to flee that slavery, and destroy that grievous longing.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 12:4 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CII)

    "Help not a sinner:" and, "give not to the ungodly;" and yet, "give unto every man that asketh of thee." But it is a sinner who asketh of me.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)