Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 27 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 Many have sinned for a thing indifferent; And he that seeketh to multiply [gain ] will turn his eye away.
1 Many have sinned for profit. He who seeks to multiply wealth will turn his eye away.
2 A nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones; And sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
2 As a nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones, so sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
3 Unless [a man ] hold on diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house shall soon be overthrown.
3 Unless a person holds on diligently to the fear of the Lord, his house will be overthrown quickly.
4 In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remaineth; So the filth of man in his reasoning.
4 In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains, so does the filth of man in his thoughts.
5 The furnace will prove the potter’s vessels; And the trial of a man is in his reasoning.
5 The furnace tests the potter’s vessels; so the test of a person is in his thoughts.
6 The fruit of a tree declareth the husbandry thereof; So is the utterance of the thought of the heart of a man.
6 The fruit of a tree discloses its cultivation, so is the utterance of the thought of a person’s heart.
7 Praise no man before [thou hearest him ] reason; For this is the trial of men.
7 Praise no man before you hear his thoughts, for this is how people are tested.
8 If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, And put her on, as a long robe of glory.
8 If you follow righteousness, you will obtain it, and put it on like a long robe of glory.
9 Birds will resort unto their like; And truth will return unto them that practise her.
9 Birds will return to their own kind, so truth will return to those who practice it.
10 The lion lieth in wait for prey; So doth sin for them that work iniquity.
10 The lion lies in wait for prey. So does sin for those who do evil.
11 The discourse of a godly man is always wisdom: But the foolish man changeth as the moon.
11 The discourse of a godly man is always wise, but the fool changes like the moon.
12 Among men void of understanding observe the opportunity; But stay continually among the thoughtful.
12 Limit your time among people void of understanding, but persevere among the thoughtful.
13 The discourse of fools is an offence; And their laughter is in the wantonness of sin.
13 The talk of fools is offensive. Their laughter is wantonly sinful.
14 The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife maketh one stop his ears.
14 Their talk with much swearing makes hair stand upright. Their strife makes others plug their ears.
15 The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
15 The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed. Their abuse of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
16 He that revealeth secrets destroyeth credit, And shall not find a friend to his mind.
16 He who reveals secrets destroys trust, and will not find a close friend.
17 Love a friend, and keep faith with him: But if thou reveal his secrets, Thou shalt not pursue after him;
17 Love a friend, and keep faith with him; but if you reveal his secrets, you shall not follow him;
18 For as a man hath destroyed his enemy, So hast thou destroyed the friendship of thy neighbour.
18 for as a man has destroyed his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
19 And as a bird which thou hast loosed out of thy hand, So hast thou let thy neighbour go, and thou wilt not catch him again:
19 As a bird which you have released out of your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again.
20 Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And hath escaped as a gazelle out of the snare.
20 Don’t pursue him, for he has gone far away, and has escaped like a gazelle out of the snare.
21 For a wound may be bound up, and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that revealeth secrets hath lost hope.
21 For a wound may be bound up, and after abuse there may be reconciliation; but he who reveals secrets is without hope.
22 One that winketh with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it.
22 One who winks the eye contrives evil things; and those who know him will keep their distance.
23 When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire thy words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap [for thee ] in thy words.
23 When you are present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire your words; but afterward he will twist his speech and set a trap in your words.
24 I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him.
24 I have hated many things, but nothing like him. The Lord will hate him.
25 One that casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.
25 One who casts a stone straight up casts it on his own head. A deceitful blow opens wounds.
26 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; And he that setteth a snare shall be taken therein.
26 He who digs a pit will fall into it. He who sets a snare will be caught in it.
27 He that doeth evil things, they shall roll upon him, And he shall not know whence they have come to him.
27 He who does evil things, they will roll back upon him, and he will not know where they came from.
28 Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for him.
28 Mockery and reproach are from the arrogant. Vengeance lies in wait for them like a lion.
29 They that rejoice at the fall of the godly shall be taken in a snare; And anguish shall consume them before they die.
29 Those who rejoice at the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare. Anguish will consume them before they die.
30 Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man shall possess them.
30 Wrath and anger, these also are abominations. A sinner will possess them.
Lo que dijeron los Padres
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… manifest: for the day shall declare it,"--the day, no doubt, of tribulation--"because," says he, "it shall be revealed by fire." He calls tribulation fire, just as it is elsewhere said, "The furnace proves the vessels of the potter, and the trial of affliction righteous men." And "The fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
What Scripture says is very true, "As for a fool he changeth as the moon." I believe also that the variations of the moon do not take place without exerting great influence upon the organization of animals and of all living things.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
For "the furnace proveth the potter's vessels, and the trial of tribulation righteous men." Joseph therefore was tempted with the allurement of debauchery, but he was not brought into temptation.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)