Sirach 15 ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ποιήσει αὐτό καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήμψεται αὐτήν

LXX_WH⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ποιήσει αὐτό καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήμψεται αὐτήν ² καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν ³ ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν ⁴ στηριχθήσεται ἐπ' αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ καὶ ἐπ' αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ ⁵ καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ⁶ εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος εὑρήσει καὶ ὄνομα αἰῶνος κατακληρονομήσει ⁷ οὐ μὴ καταλήμψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν ⁸ μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς ⁹ οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ ὅτι οὐ παρὰ κυρίου ἀπεστάλη ¹⁰ ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος καὶ ὁ κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν ¹¹ μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι διὰ κύριον ἀπέστην ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν οὐ ποιήσει ¹² μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ ¹³ πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν ¹⁴ αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ ¹⁵ ἐὰν θέλῃς συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας ¹⁶ παρέθηκέν σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου ¹⁷ ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ ¹⁸ ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ σοφία τοῦ κυρίου ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα ¹⁹ καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου ²⁰ οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν

Clementine_Vulgate⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ [Qui timet Deum faciet bona, et qui continens est justitiæ apprehendet illam: ² et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum. ³ Cibabit illum pane vitæ et intellectus, et aqua sapientiæ salutaris potabit illum: et firmabitur in illo, et non flectetur: ⁴ et continebit illum, et non confundetur: et exaltabit illum apud proximos suos, ⁵ et in medio ecclesiæ aperiet os ejus, et adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiæ et intellectus, et stola gloriæ vestiet illum. ⁶ Jucunditatem et exsultationem thesaurizabit super illum, et nomine æterno hæreditabit illum. ⁷ Homines stulti non apprehendent illam, et homines sensati obviabunt illi. Homines stulti non videbunt eam: longe enim abest a superbia et dolo. ⁸ Viri mendaces non erunt illius memores: et viri veraces invenientur in illa, et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei. ⁹ Non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris, ¹⁰ quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia. Sapientiæ enim Dei astabit laus, et in ore fideli abundabit, et Dominator dabit eam illi.] ¹¹ [Non dixeris: Per Deum abest: quæ enim odit ne feceris. ¹² Non dicas: Ille me implanavit: non enim necessarii sunt ei homines impii. ¹³ Omne execramentum erroris odit Dominus, et non erit amabile timentibus eum. ¹⁴ Deus ab initio constituit hominem, et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui: ¹⁵ adjecit mandata et præcepta sua. ¹⁶ Si volueris mandata servare, conservabunt te, et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere. ¹⁷ Apposuit tibi aquam et ignem, ad quod volueris porrige manum tuam. ¹⁸ Ante hominem vita et mors, bonum et malum: quod placuerit ei dabitur illi: ¹⁹ quoniam multa sapientia Dei, et fortis in potentia, videns omnes sine intermissione. ²⁰ Oculi Domini ad timentes eum, et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis. ²¹ Nemini mandavit impie agere, et nemini dedit spatium peccandi: ²² non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium.]

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that dredith God, schal do goode werkis; and he that holdith riytfulnesse, schal take it. ² And it as a modir onourid schal meete hym, and as a womman fro virgynyte it schal take hym. ³ It shal feede hym with the breed of lijf, and of vndurstonding; and it schal yyue drynke to hym with watir of heelful wisdom; it schal be maad stidfast in hym, and he schal not be bowid. ⁴ And it schal holde hym, and he schal not be schent; and it schal enhaunse hym at his neiyboris. ⁵ And in the myddis of the chirche he schal opene his mouth; and God schal fille hym with the spirit of wisdom, and of vndurstonding, and schal clothe hym with the stoole of glorie. ⁶ God schal tresore on hym myrthe, and ful out ioiyng; and schal enherite hym with euerlastynge name. ⁷ Fonned men schulen not take that wisdom, and witti men schulen meete it. Fonned men schulen not se it; for whi it goith awey fer fro pride, and gile. ⁸ Men leesyngmongeris schulen not be myndful therof, and sothefast men ben foundun ther ynne; and schulen haue prosperite `til to the biholding of God. ⁹ Preisyng is not fair in the mouth of a synnere, for he is not sent of the Lord. ¹⁰ For whi wisdom yede forth fro God; forsothe heriyng schal stonde nyy the wisdom of God, and it schal be plenteuouse in a feithful mouth, and the Lord schal yyue it to him. ¹¹ Seie thou not, It goith awei bi God; for whi do thou not tho thingis, whiche God hatith. ¹² Seie thou not, He made me for to erre; for whi wickid men ben not nedeful to hym. ¹³ The Lord hatith al cursidnesse of errour, and it schal not be amyable to hem, that dreden hym. ¹⁴ At the bigynnyng God made man, and lefte him in the hond of his councel. ¹⁵ He addide hise comaundementis, and lawis; ¹⁶ if thou wolt kepe the comaundementis, tho schulen kepe thee, and kepe plesaunt feith with outen ende. ¹⁷ He hath set to thee watir and fier; dresse thin hond to that, that thou wolt. ¹⁸ Bifor man is lijf and deth, good and yuel; that, that plesith hym, schal be youun to hym. ¹⁹ For whi the wisdom of God is myche, and he is strong in power, and seeth alle men without ceessing. ²⁰ The iyen of the Lord ben to hem, that dreden hym; and he knowith al the trauel of man. ²¹ He comaundide not to ony man to do wickidli; and he yaf not to ony man space to do synne. ²² For he coueytith not the multitude of sones vnfeithful and vnprofitable.

Geneva⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that feareth the Lord, will do good: and he that hath the knowledge of the Law, wil keepe it sure. ² As an honorable mother shal shee meete him, and she, as his wife maryed of a virgine, wil receyue him. ³ With the bread of life and vnderstanding shal shee feede him, and giue him the water of wholesome wisdome to drinke. ⁴ He shal assure himselfe in her, & shall not be moued, and shal holde himselfe fast by her, and shal not be confounded. ⁵ She shall exalt him aboue his neighbours, & in the middes of the congregation shall shee open his mouth: with the spirit of wisdome, and vnderstanding shal shee fill him, and clothe him with the garment of glory. ⁶ Shee shall cause him to inherite ioy, and the crowne of gladnes, and an euerlasting name. ⁷ But foolish men wil not take hold vpon her: but such as haue vnderstanding, wil meete her: the sinners shal not see her. ⁸ For she is farre from pride and deceite, and men that lye, can not remember her: but men of trueth shall haunt her, and shal prosper euen vnto the beholding of God. ⁹ Prayse is not seemely in the mouth of the sinner: for that is not sent of the Lord. ¹⁰ But if praise come of wisdome, & be plenteous in a faithful mouth then ye Lord wil prosper it. ¹¹ Say not thou, It is through the Lorde that I turne backe: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. ¹² Say not thou, He hath caused me to erre: for he hath no neede of the sinnefull man. ¹³ The Lord hateth all abomination of error: and they that feare God, loue it not. ¹⁴ He made man from the beginning, & left him in the hand of his counsel, and gaue him his commandements and precepts. ¹⁵ If thou wilt, thou shalt obserue the commadements, and testifie thy good will. ¹⁶ He hath set water & fire before thee: stretch out thine hand vnto which thou wilt. ¹⁷ Before man is life and death, good and euill: what him liketh, shalbe giuen him. ¹⁸ For the wisdome of the Lord is great, and he is mightie in power, and beholdeth all things continually. ¹⁹ And the eyes of the Lord are vpon them that feare him, & he knoweth al the works of man. ²⁰ He hath commanded no man to do vngodly, neither hath he giuen any man licence to sinne: for he desireth not a multitude of infidels, and vnprofitable children.

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that feareth God, wil do good: & who so kepeth the lawe, shall obtayne wysdome. ² As an honorable mother shall she meete hym, and she as his wife maried of a virgin shal receaue him. ³ With the bread of lyfe and vnderstanding shal she feede him, & geue him the water of wholsome wisdome to drinke. ⁴ If he be constant in her, he shall not be moued, and if he holde him fast by her, he shall not come to confusion. ⁵ She shall bring him to honour among his neyghbours, and in the middest of the congregation shall she open his mouth: With the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding shall she fyll him, and cloth him with the garment of glorie. ⁶ She shall heape the treasure of myrth and ioye vpon him, and geue him an euerlasting name to heritage. ⁷ Foolishe men will not take holde vpon her, but such as haue vnderstanding, will meete her: Foolishe men shall not see her, for she is farre from pryde and disceyte. ⁸ Men that go about with lyes, will not remember her: but men of trueth shalbe founde in her, and shall prosper euen vnto the beholding of God. ⁹ Prayse is not seemely in the mouth of the vngodly, for he is not sent of the Lorde. ¹⁰ But if prayse come of wysdome and be plenteous in a faythfull mouth, then the Lorde will prosper it. ¹¹ Say not thou, it is the Lordes fault that I am gone by: for thou shalt not do the thing that God hateth. ¹² Say not thou, he hath caused me to do wrong: for he hath no neede of the vngodly. ¹³ God hateth al abhomination of errour, and they that feare God will loue none such. ¹⁴ God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hande of his counsell: He gaue his commaundementes and preceptes. ¹⁵ If thou wilt obserue the commaundementes and kepe acceptable faythfulnesse for euer, they shall preserue thee. ¹⁶ He hath set water and fyre before thee, reache out thine hande vnto which thou wilt. ¹⁷ Before man is lyfe and death, good and euyll: loke what him lyketh, shalbe geuen him. ¹⁸ For the wysdome of God is great and mightie in power, and beholdeth all thinges continually: ¹⁹ The eyes of the Lorde are vpon them that feare him, and he knoweth all the workes of man. ²⁰ He hath commaunded no man to do vngodly, neither hath he geuen any man licence to sinne: for he desireth not a multitude of infidels and vnprofitable children.

DouayRheims⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ HE that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her, ² And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin. ³ With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved: ⁴ And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. ⁵ And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. ⁶ She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. ⁷ But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. ⁸ Lying men shall not be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. ⁹ Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner: ¹⁰ For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it. ¹¹ Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth. ¹² Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men. ¹³ The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it. ¹⁴ God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel. ¹⁵ He added his commandments and precepts. ¹⁶ If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee. ¹⁷ He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt. ¹⁸ Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him: ¹⁹ For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing. ²⁰ The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth all the work of man. ²¹ He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin: ²² For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children.

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. ² And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. ³ With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. ⁴ He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. ⁵ She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. ⁶ He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. ⁷ But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. ⁸ For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her. ⁹ Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. ¹⁰ For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. ¹¹ Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. ¹² Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man. ¹³ The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not. ¹⁴ He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel; ¹⁵ If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. ¹⁶ He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. ¹⁷ Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him. ¹⁸ For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things: ¹⁹ And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man. ²⁰ He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.

Brenton_interlinear⁽ⁱ⁾

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9 G3766.2Οὐχnot² G5611ὡραῖοςseemly³ G136αἶνοςPraise¹ G1722ἐνin⁴ G4750στόματιthe mouth⁵ ἁμαρτωλοῦof a sinner⁶ G3754ὅτιfor⁷ G3766.2οὐnot⁸ G3844παρὰof¹⁰ G2962Κυρίουthe Lord¹¹ G649ἀπεστάληsent⁹

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16 G3908ΠαρέθηκέHe hath set¹ G4771σοιthee⁴ G4442πῦρfire² G2532καίand³ G5204ὕδωρwater⁵ G3739οὗunto whether⁷ G3362ἐὰν G2309θέλῃςthou wilt⁸ G1614ἐκτενεῖςstretch forth⁶ G3588τὴν G5495χεῖράhand⁹ G4771σουthy¹⁰

17 G1725ἜναντιBefore¹ G444ἀνθρώπωνman² ἡ G2222ζωὴlife³ G2532καὶand⁴ ὁ G2288θάνατοςdeath⁵ G2532καὶ G3739ὃwhether⁶ G3362ἐὰν G2106εὐδοκήσῃhe liketh⁷ G1325δοθήσεταιshall be given⁸ G846αὐτῷhim⁹

18 G3754ὍτιFor¹ G4183πολλὴthe² G4678σοφίαwisdom³ τοῦof⁴ G2962Κυρίουthe Lord⁵ G2478ἰσχυρὸςis great⁶ G1722ἐνand he is mighty in⁷ G1412.1δυναστείᾳpower⁸ G2532καὶ G991βλέπωνand beholdeth⁹ τὰall¹⁰ G3956πάνταthings¹¹

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20 G2532ΚαὶHe¹ G3766.2οὐκ G1781ἐνετείλατοhath commanded² G3762οὐδενὶno man³ G764ἀσεβεῖνto do wickedly⁴ G2532καὶneither⁵ G3766.2οὐκ G1325ἔδωκενhath given⁶ G425ἄνεσινlicence⁸ G3762οὐδενὶany man⁷ G264ἁμαρτάνεινto sin⁹

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that feareth the Lord will do this; And he that hath possession of the law shall obtain her. ² And as a mother shall she meet him, And receive him as a wife married in her virginity. ³ With bread of understanding shall she feed him, And give him water of wisdom to drink. ⁴ He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; And shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. ⁵ And she shall exalt him above his neighbours; And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. ⁶ He shall inherit joy, and a crown of gladness, And an everlasting name. ⁷ Foolish men shall not obtain her; And sinners shall not see her. ⁸ She is far from pride; And liars shall not remember her. ⁹ Praise is not comely in the mouth of a sinner; For it was not sent him from the Lord. ¹⁰ For praise shall be spoken in wisdom; And the Lord will prosper it. ¹¹ Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away; For thou shalt not do the things that he hateth. ¹² Say not thou, It is he that caused me to err; For he hath no need of a sinful man. ¹³ The Lord hateth every abomination; And they that fear him love it not. ¹⁴ He himself made man from the beginning, And left him in the hand of his own counsel. ¹⁵ If thou wilt, thou shalt keep the commandments; And to perform faithfulness is of [thine own] good pleasure. ¹⁶ He hath set fire and water before thee: Thou shalt stretch forth thy hand unto whichsoever thou wilt. ¹⁷ Before man is life and death; And whichsoever he liketh, it shall be given him. ¹⁸ For great is the wisdom of the Lord: He is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things; ¹⁹ And his eyes are upon them that fear him; And he will take knowledge of every work of man. ²⁰ He hath not commanded any man to be ungodly; And he hath not given any man licence to sin.

WEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He who fears the Lord will do this. He who has possession of the law will obtain her. ² As a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married in her virginity. ³ She will feed him with bread of understanding and give him water of wisdom to drink. ⁴ He will be stayed upon her, and will not be moved. He will rely upon her, and will not be confounded. ⁵ She will exalt him above his neighbors. She will open his mouth in the midst of the congregation. ⁶ He will inherit joy, a crown of gladness, and an everlasting name. ⁷ Foolish men will not obtain her. Sinners will not see her. ⁸ She is far from pride. Liars will not remember her. ⁹ Praise is not attractive in the mouth of a sinner; for it was not sent to him from the Lord. ¹⁰ For praise will be spoken in wisdom; The Lord will prosper it. ¹¹ Don’t say, “It is through the Lord that I fell away;” for you shall not do the things that he hates. ¹² Don’t say, “It is he that caused me to err;” for he has no need of a sinful man. ¹³ The Lord hates every abomination; and those who fear him don’t love them. ¹⁴ He himself made man from the beginning and left him in the hand of his own counsel. ¹⁵ If you will, you shall keep the commandments. To be faithful is good pleasure. ¹⁶ He has set fire and water before you. You will stretch forth your hand to whichever you desire. ¹⁷ Before man is life and death. Whichever he likes, it will be given to him. ¹⁸ For great is the wisdom of the Lord. He is mighty in power, and sees all things. ¹⁹ His eyes are upon those who fear him. He knows every work of man. ²⁰ He has not commanded any man to be ungodly. He has not given any man license to sin.

LXX2012⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ He that fears the Lord will do good, and he that has the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. ² And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. ³ With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. ⁴ He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. ⁵ She shall exalt him above his neighbors, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. ⁶ He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. ⁷ But foolish men shall not attain to her, and sinners shall not see her. ⁸ For she is far from pride, and men that are liars can’t remember her. ⁹ Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. ¹⁰ For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. ¹¹ Say not you, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for you ought not to do the things that he hates. ¹² Say not you, He has caused me to err: for he has no need of the sinful man. ¹³ The Lord hates all abomination; and they that fear God love it not. ¹⁴ He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel; ¹⁵ If you will, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. ¹⁶ He has set fire and water before you: stretch forth your hand to whether you will. ¹⁷ Before man is life and death; and whether him likes shall be given him. ¹⁸ For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and sees all things: ¹⁹ And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knows every work of man. ²⁰ He has commanded no man to do wickedly, neither has he given any man licence to sin.