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Sirach 1 1 My son, if you have sinned, do so no more, and for your past sins pray to be forgiven. 我儿，你犯了罪么？不要再犯；你应为你过去的罪祈祷，以获得宽赦。 2 Flee from sin as from a serpent. that will bite you if you go near it; Its teeth are lion's teeth, destroying the souls of men. 你该躲避罪恶，如同躲避毒蛇一样；你若亲近它，它必会咬伤你。罪恶的牙有如狮子的牙，能咬死人的灵魂。 3 Every offense is a two-edged sword; when it cuts, there can be no healing. 4 Violence and arrogance wipe out wealth; so too a proud man's home is destroyed. 怒斥与骄傲，能荡尽财富；傲慢人的家庭，必成为废墟。骄傲人的财产，也必如此荡尽。 5 Prayer from a poor man's lips is heard at once, and justice is quickly granted him. 贫穷人的祈祷，从他口中直达上主的耳里，上主必迅速为他伸冤。 6 He who hates correction walks the sinner's path, but he who fears the LORD repents in his heart. 厌恶惩戒的，正是追随罪人的足迹；敬畏上主的，是从心里归向他。 7 Widely known is the boastful speaker but the wise man knows his own faults. 雄辩的人远近皆知，但明智人却知道自己失足的地方。 8 He who builds his house with another's money is collecting stones for his funeral mound. 谁用别人的钱财，建筑自己的房屋，就如同堆积石头，为自己修盖坟墓。 9 A band of criminals is like a bundle of tow; they will end in a flaming fire. 罪人的集团，有如堆积的麻屑；他们的结局，不外是烈火。 10 2 The path of sinners is smooth stones that end in the depths of the nether world. 罪人的道路，是用石头铺平的；但道路的末端，却是阴府的深坑、黑暗与刑罚。 11 3 He who keeps the law controls his impulses; he who is perfect in fear of the LORD has wisdom. 遵守法律的，必能控制自己的倾向。敬畏上主的最后结果，是智慧与明智。 12 He can never be taught who is not shrewd, but one form of shrewdness is thoroughly bitter. 不聪明的，不易受教； 但有一种聪明，却是充满辛苦的，而那里有辛苦，那里就没有真实的明智。 13 A wise man's knowledge wells up in a flood, and his counsel, like a living spring; 贤人的知识，如洪水洋溢；他的计谋，有如活泉。 14 A fool's mind is like a broken jar-- no knowledge at all can it hold. 愚人的内心，像一个破碎的器皿，任何知识都保存不住。 15 When an intelligent man hears words of wisdom, he approves them and adds to them; The wanton hears them with scorn and casts them behind his back. 贤人听见一句智慧的话，就一面赞赏，一面从中取益；淫荡的人听见，却不满意，把它拋在脑后。 16 A fool's chatter is like a load on a journey, but there is charm to be found upon the lips of the wise. 愚人的叙述，像行路所背的重担；明智人的谈吐，却优雅中听。 17 The views of a prudent man are sought in an assembly, and his words are considered with care. 在集会中，人都寻求明智人的言论；对他的话，人都用心思维。 18 Like a house in ruins is wisdom to a fool; the stupid man knows it only as inscrutable words. 明智为愚人，就如一座倒塌的房屋；无知之辈的知识，是一团表达不清的言语。 19 Like fetters on the legs is learning to a fool, like a manacle on his right hand. 纪律为愚昧人，就如脚镣，和右手上的手铐。 20 A fool raises his voice in laughter, but the prudent man at the most smiles gently. 愚昧人笑，是放声大笑；聪明人笑，是低声微笑。 21 Like a chain of gold is learning to a wise man, like a bracelet on his right arm. 纪律为明智人，有如金饰品，又如右臂上的手镯。 22 The fool steps boldly into a house, while the well-bred man remains outside; 愚人的脚，卤莽闯进人家的房屋；富有经验的人，却害羞怕进去。 23 A boor peeps through the doorway of a house, but a cultured man keeps his glance cast down. 愚人从门外窥探室内；有教养的人，却站在外边等候。 24 It is rude for one to listen at a door; a cultured man would be overwhelmed by the disgrace of it. 一个人在门外偷听，是未受好教育的凭据；明智人耻于这样作。 25 The lips of the impious talk of what is not their concern, but the words of the prudent are carefully weighed. 愚人只会信口开河；明智人的话，却是经过权衡思量的。 26 Fools' thoughts are in their mouths, wise men's words are in their hearts. 愚人的心在口上，明智人的口却在心里。 27 4 When a godless man curses his adversary he really curses himself. 不虔敬的人咒骂对方，实是咒骂自己。 28 A slanderer besmirches himself, and is hated by his neighbors. 搬弄是非的人，是污辱他自己，为众人所憎恶，与他相近的人也憎恨他。缄默而明智的人，反要受人尊敬。 Footnotes（注解） 1 [1-10] Under various figures, the consequences of sin are described as destructive of wealth, and even of bodily life, and deserving of death and a place in the depths of the nether world (Sirach 21:2-4, 6a, 8-10). Through prayer, forgiveness can be sought (Sirach 21:1), and through fear of the Lord, repentance is achieved (Sirach 1:5, 6b). 2 [10] The path of sinners . . . nether world: eternal retribution is not yet proposed in this reference. It became clearly revealed through the teaching of Christ; cf Matthew 7:13, 14; 25:1-46; Luke 16:19-31. 3 [11-28] The mind of the wise man is a fountain of knowledge (Sirach 21:13, 15); his will is trained to keep the law (Sirach 21:11); his words are gracious, valued, carefully weighed, sincere (Sirach 21:16-17, , 25-26); his conduct is respectful, cultured and restrained (Sirach 21:20, 22-24). The fool's mind is devoid of knowledge and impenetrable to it (Sirach 21:12, 14, 18, 19); his will rejects it (Sirach 21:15); his talk is burdensome (16), his laughter unrestrained (Sirach 21:20), his conversation shallow and meddlesome (Sirach 21:25, 26); his conduct is bold and rude (Sirach 21:22-24); his abuse of others redounds on himself (Sirach 21:27-28). 4 [27] Adversary: this can be understood in the sense that, if a man curses one who led him into sin, he implicitly curses himself for having yielded to the sin; or in the sense that the enemy is the man's own sinful nature; or even in the sense that the enemy is the devil, since the Hebrew word used here is satan. Cf 1 Chron 21:1; Zechariah 3:2; 2 Peter 2:12, 13; Jude 1:9. |
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