Sirach:Chapter 12
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| 1你若施惠，應知道你是向誰施恩；這樣，你纔能因你的恩惠，大得人心。 | 1If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. |
| 2對虔敬的人要施恩，這樣，你必會獲得大酬報；若你得不到他的酬報，必會蒙受至高者的酬報。 | 2Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. |
| 3習慣於行惡，及不肯施捨的人，對自己並無好處，因為至高者憎恨罪人，而憐憫悔改的人。 | 3For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent. |
| 4你要施恩給虔敬的人，不要幫助罪人；存留不虔敬者和罪人到報復日子的天主，必要報復他們。 | 4Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. |
| 5你要施恩與善人，不必收留不虔敬的人。 | 5Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. |
| 6你要施恩與謙虛的人，不要施捨不虔敬的人，要拒絕給他食物，怕他因此制勝你； | 6Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. |
| 7因為，在你對他所施的一切恩惠中，你要得到雙重的禍患；原來至高者憎恨罪人，要向不虔敬的人復仇。 | 7For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. |
| 8幸福時，不能辨別朋友；不幸時，仇人不能隱藏。 | 8A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity. |
| 9人一幸福，他的仇人就悶悶不樂；一遇災難，朋友也要離去。 | 9In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity. |
| 10總不要信賴你的仇敵，因為他的惡毒有如生銹的銅鐵。 | 10Never trust thy enemy: for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth: |
| 11即使他顯示謙和，曲躬而行，你仍要留神，提防他；你對他要像一個擦亮鏡子的人；你將會看見銹的下面有什麼東西。 | 11Though he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him. |
| 12不要讓他立在你的身旁，免得他推倒你，而佔據你的位置；不要任他坐在你的右邊，免得他圖佔你的座位，你終究會明白我的話，對我的話，你會感到心疚。 | 12Set him not by thee, neither let him sit on thy right hand, lest he turn into thy place, and seek to take thy seat: and at the last thou acknowledge my words, and be pricked with my sayings. |
| 13誰同情被蛇咬傷的術士？誰同情親近野獸的人？與惡人同行，而陷入他邪惡的人，亦無人憐惜。 | 13Who will pity an enchanter struck by a serpent, or any that come near wild beasts? so is it with him that keepeth company with a wicked man, and is involved in his sins. |
| 14他一時與你相處，但你一落魄，他決不扶持你。 | 14For an hour he will abide with thee: but if thou begin to decline, he will not endure it. |
| 15仇敵的口舌出言甜蜜，但心裡卻打算將你推入陷阱； | 15An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he lieth in wait, to throw thee into a pit. |
| 16他眼中流淚，但時機一到，就是流你的血，還嫌不夠。 | 16An enemy weepeth with his eyes: but if he find an opportunity he will not be satisfied with blood: |
| 17若你遇著災難，首先到你面前的，就是他； | 17And if evils come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first. |
| 18他眼中流淚，彷彿是來扶助你，其實，他是來絆你的腳； | 18An enemy hath tears in his eyes, and while he pretendeth to help thee, will undermine thy feet. |
| 19那時，他就要搖頭鼓掌，出言不遜，現出他原來的面目。 | 19He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. |
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