Sirach:Chapter 21
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| 1我兒，你犯了罪麼？不要再犯；你應為你過去的罪祈禱，以獲得寬赦。 | 1My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee. |
| 2你該躲避罪惡，如同躲避毒蛇一樣；你若親近它，它必會咬傷你。 | 2Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. |
| 3罪惡的牙有如獅子的牙，能咬死人的靈魂。 | 3The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men. |
| 4一切邪惡，好像雙刃的利劍；它的創傷，無法醫治。 | 4All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof. |
| 5怒斥與驕傲，能蕩盡財富；傲慢人的家庭，必成為廢墟。驕傲人的財產，也必如此蕩盡。 | 5Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. |
| 6貧窮人的祈禱，從他口中直達上主的耳裏，上主必迅速為他伸冤。 | 6The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily. |
| 7厭惡懲戒的，正是追隨罪人的足跡；敬畏上主的，是從心裏歸向他。 | 7He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. |
| 8雄辯的人遠近皆知，但明智人卻知道自己失足的地方。 | 8He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. |
| 9誰用別人的錢財，建築自己的房屋，就如同堆積石頭，為自己修蓋墳墓。 | 9He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. |
| 10罪人的集團，有如堆積的麻屑；他們的結局，不外是烈火。 | 10The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire. |
| 11罪人的道路，是用石頭舖平的；但道路的末端，卻是陰府的深坑、黑暗與刑罪。 | 11The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains. |
| 12遵守法律的，必能控制自己的傾向。 | 12He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof. |
| 13敬畏上主的最後結果，是智慧與明智。 | 13The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding. |
| 14不聰明的，不易受教； | 14He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. |
| 15但有一種聰明，卻是充滿辛苦的，而那裏有辛苦，那裏就沒有真實的明智。 | 15But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness. |
| 16賢人的知識，如洪水洋溢；他的計謀，有如活泉。 | 16The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. |
| 17愚人的內心，像一個破碎的器皿，任何知識都保存不住。 | 17The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold. |
| 18賢人聽見一句智慧的話，就一面讚賞，一面從中取益；淫蕩的人聽見，卻不滿意，把它拋在腦後。 | 18A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. |
| 19愚人的敘述，像行路所背的重擔；明智人的談吐，卻優雅中聽。 | 19The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. |
| 20在集會中，人都尋求明智人的言論；對他的話，人都用心思維。 | 20The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts. |
| 21明智為愚人，就如一座倒塌的房屋；無知之輩的知識，是一團表達不清的言語。 | 21As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. |
| 22紀律為愚昧人，就如腳鐐，和右手上的手銬。 | 22Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. |
| 23愚昧人笑，是放聲大笑；聰明人笑，是低聲微笑。 | 23A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. |
| 24紀律為明智人，有如金飾品，又如右臂上的手鐲。 | 24Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. |
| 25愚人的腳，鹵莽闖進人家的房屋；富有經驗的人，卻害羞怕進去。 | 25The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty. |
| 26愚人從門外窺探室內；有教養的人，卻站在外邊等候。 | 26A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without. |
| 27一個人在門外偷聽，是未受好教育的憑據；明智人恥於這樣作。 | 27It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. |
| 28愚人只會信口開河；明智人的話，卻是經過權衡思量的。 | 28The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance. |
| 29愚人的心在口上，明智人的口卻在心裏。 | 29The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart. |
| 30不虔敬的人咒罵對方，實是咒罵自己。 | 30While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul. |
| 31搬弄是非的人，是污辱他自己，為眾人所憎惡，與他相近的人也憎恨他；緘默而明智的人，反要受人尊敬。 | 31The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured. |
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