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| [1]τῷ φοβουμένῳ κύριον οὐκ ἀπαντήσει κακόν ἀλλ ἐν πειρασμῷ καὶ πάλιν ἐξελεῖται |
[1]There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him. |
| [2]ἀνὴρ σοφὸς οὐ μισήσει νόμον ὁ δὲ ὑποκρινόμενος ἐν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐν καταιγίδι πλοῖον |
[2]A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. |
| [3]ἄνθρωπος συνετὸς ἐμπιστεύσει νόμῳ καὶ ὁ νόμος αὐτῷ πιστὸς ὡς ἐρώτημα δήλων |
[3]A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle. |
| [4]ἑτοίμασον λόγον καὶ οὕτως ἀκουσθήσῃ σύνδησον παιδείαν καὶ ἀποκρίθητι |
[4]Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer. |
| [5]τροχὸς ἁμάξης σπλάγχνα μωροῦ καὶ ὡς ἄξων στρεφόμενος ὁ διαλογισμὸς αὐτοῦ |
[5]The heart of the foolish is like a cartwheel; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. |
| [6]ἵππος εἰς ὀχείαν ὡς φίλος μωκός ὑποκάτω παντὸς ἐπικαθημένου χρεμετίζει |
[6]A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. |
| [7]διὰ τί ἡμέρα ἡμέρας ὑπερέχει καὶ πᾶν φῶς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀφ ἡλίου |
[7]Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun? |
| [8]ἐν γνώσει κυρίου διεχωρίσθησαν καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν καιροὺς καὶ ἑορτάς |
[8]By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: and he altered seasons and feasts. |
| [9]ἀπ αὐτῶν ἀνύψωσεν καὶ ἡγίασεν καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔθηκεν εἰς ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν |
[9]Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days. |
| [10]καὶ ἄνθρωποι πάντες ἀπὸ ἐδάφους καὶ ἐκ γῆς ἐκτίσθη αδαμ |
[10]And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth: |
| [11]ἐν πλήθει ἐπιστήμης κύριος διεχώρισεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἠλλοίωσεν τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν |
[11]In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, and made their ways diverse. |
| [12]ἐξ αὐτῶν εὐλόγησεν καὶ ἀνύψωσεν καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡγίασεν καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἤγγισεν ἀπ αὐτῶν κατηράσατο καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ στάσεως αὐτῶν |
[12]Some of them hath he blessed and exalted and some of them he sanctified, and set near himself: but some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places. |
| [13]ὡς πηλὸς κεραμέως ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἄνθρωποι ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτοὺς ἀποδοῦναι αὐτοῖς κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ |
[13]As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best. |
| [14]ἀπέναντι τοῦ κακοῦ τὸ ἀγαθόν καὶ ἀπέναντι τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ζωή οὕτως ἀπέναντι εὐσεβοῦς ἁμαρτωλός |
[14]Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly. |
| [15]καὶ οὕτως ἔμβλεψον εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ὑψίστου δύο δύο ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός |
[15]So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another. |
| [16]κἀγὼ ἔσχατος ἠγρύπνησα ὡς καλαμώμενος ὀπίσω τρυγητῶν |
[16]I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and filled my winepress like a gatherer of grapes. |
| [17]ἐν εὐλογίᾳ κυρίου ἔφθασα καὶ ὡς τρυγῶν ἐπλήρωσα ληνόν |
[17]Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that seek learning. |
| [18]κατανοήσατε ὅτι οὐκ ἐμοὶ μόνῳ ἐκοπίασα ἀλλὰ πᾶσιν τοῖς ζητοῦσιν παιδείαν |
[18]Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation. |
| [19]ἀκούσατέ μου μεγιστᾶνες λαοῦ καὶ οἱ ἡγούμενοι ἐκκλησίας ἐνωτίσασθε |
[19]Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest, and give not thy goods to another: lest it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again. |
| [20]υἱῷ καὶ γυναικί ἀδελφῷ καὶ φίλῳ μὴ δῷς ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ σὲ ἐν ζωῇ σου καὶ μὴ δῷς ἑτέρῳ τὰ χρήματά σου ἵνα μὴ μεταμεληθεὶς δέῃ περὶ αὐτῶν |
[20]As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any. |
| [21]ἕως ἔτι ζῇς καὶ πνοὴ ἐν σοί μὴ ἀλλάξῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν πάσῃ σαρκί |
[21]For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy. |
| [22]κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστιν τὰ τέκνα δεηθῆναί σου ἢ σὲ ἐμβλέπειν εἰς χεῖρας υἱῶν σου |
[22]In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence; leave not a stain in thine honour. |
| [23]ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις σου γίνου ὑπεράγων μὴ δῷς μῶμον ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου |
[23]At the time when thou shalt end thy days, and finish thy life, distribute thine inheritance. |
| [24]ἐν ἡμέρᾳ συντελείας ἡμερῶν ζωῆς σου καὶ ἐν καιρῷ τελευτῆς διάδος κληρονομίαν |
[24]Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for the ass; and bread, correction, and work, for a servant. |
| [25]χορτάσματα καὶ ῥάβδος καὶ φορτία ὄνῳ ἄρτος καὶ παιδεία καὶ ἔργον οἰκέτῃ |
[25]If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty. |
| [26]ἔργασαι ἐν παιδί καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν ἄνες χεῖρας αὐτῷ καὶ ζητήσει ἐλευθερίαν |
[26]A yoke and a collar do bow the neck: so are tortures and torments for an evil servant. |
| [27]ζυγὸς καὶ ἱμὰς τράχηλον κάμψουσιν καὶ οἰκέτῃ κακούργῳ στρέβλαι καὶ βάσανοι |
[27]Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil. |
| [28]ἔμβαλε αὐτὸν εἰς ἐργασίαν ἵνα μὴ ἀργῇ πολλὴν γὰρ κακίαν ἐδίδαξεν ἡ ἀργία |
[28]Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters. |
| [29]εἰς ἔργα κατάστησον καθὼς πρέπει αὐτῷ κἂν μὴ πειθαρχῇ βάρυνον τὰς πέδας αὐτοῦ |
[29]But be not excessive toward any; and without discretion do nothing. |
| [30]καὶ μὴ περισσεύσῃς ἐπὶ πάσῃ σαρκὶ καὶ ἄνευ κρίσεως μὴ ποιήσῃς μηδέν |
[30]If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price. |
| [31]εἰ ἔστιν σοι οἰκέτης ἔστω ὡς σύ ὅτι ἐν αἵματι ἐκτήσω αὐτόν |
[31]If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him? |
| [32]εἰ ἔστιν σοι οἰκέτης ἄγε αὐτὸν ὡς ἀδελφόν ὅτι ὡς ἡ ψυχή σου ἐπιδεήσεις αὐτῷ |
| [33]ἐὰν κακώσῃς αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπάρας ἀποδρᾷ ἐν ποίᾳ ὁδῷ ζητήσεις αὐτόν |