My LORD’s BibleSirach (Ecclesiasticus) 15
1He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ποιήσει αὐτό καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήμψεται αὐτήν
2And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν
3With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν
4He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
στηριχθήσεται ἐπ' αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ καὶ ἐπ' αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ
5She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
6He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος εὑρήσει καὶ ὄνομα αἰῶνος κατακληρονομήσει
7But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.
οὐ μὴ καταλήμψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν
8For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς
9Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ ὅτι οὐ παρὰ κυρίου ἀπεστάλη
10For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.
ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος καὶ ὁ κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν
11Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι διὰ κύριον ἀπέστην ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν οὐ ποιήσει
12Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ
13The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν
14He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;
αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ
15If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.
ἐὰν θέλῃς συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας
16He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
παρέθηκέν σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου
17Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ
18For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ σοφία τοῦ κυρίου ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα
19And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου
20He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.
οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν