Sirach:Chapter 29
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| 1行慈善的人，必貸款與人；以手扶助人的，必遵守法律。 | 1He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. |
| 2人在急難中，你應借錢給他；期限一到，你應把所欠的錢還給人。 | 2Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. |
| 3你要堅守所言，對人忠實；這樣，你需要的，必常能得到。 | 3Reap thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee. |
| 4許多將借債，當作拾來的錢，而使幫助他們的人，感到為難。 | 4Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. |
| 5到他接錢時，他不斷親人家的手，並且因人家有錢，就低聲下氣； | 5Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice: |
| 6但是，到了還債的時候，他就一再拖延，還說出無禮生厭和怨恨的話，而怪自己時運不濟。 | 6But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time: |
| 7假使他能償還，仍和人為難，而謹還一半，還認為這為債主，是拾來的錢； | 7And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: |
| 8假使不能，就詐取債主的錢，無故與債主成了仇人， | 8But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause: |
| 9且報之以咒罵和嘲笑；對尊重和恩惠，而報以凌辱。 | 9And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries. |
| 10許多人不肯出借，並非出於惡意，而是怕白白受騙。 | 10Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. |
| 11但是，對於貧苦人，你當心胸寬大，不可叫他久等你的救濟。 | 11But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. |
| 12為守誡命，你應援助窮人；為了他的需要，你不可讓他空手而歸。 | 12Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty. |
| 13你寧可為兄弟和朋友，耗費你的銀錢，也不要讓它在石頭底下生銹壞了。 | 13Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. |
| 14要按照至高者的誡命，處理你的財寶；這比黃金為你更有益處。 | 14Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. |
| 15應將施捨存在你的寶庫裏，它必能救你脫免一切災難； | 15Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil. |
| 16施捨勝於堅甲利器，它要替你攻打仇敵。 | 16Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear: |
| 17（缺） | 17It shall fight for thee against thy enemy. |
| 18善人為自己的近人作保，而失去廉恥的人，卻棄而不顧。 | 18A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. |
| 19不要忘掉保人的恩義，因為他為你交出自己的性命。 | 19Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee. |
| 20罪人與不潔的人，畏避保人。 | 20The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety. |
| 21罪人蕩盡自己保人的財產；毫不知恩地背棄救助自己的人。 | 21A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him. |
| 22人為自己的近人作保，但這近人失掉廉恥之後，要背棄他。 | 22A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him. |
| 23擔保太不謹慎，使許多生活幸福的人喪亡，顛簸他們有如海濤； | 23Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea. |
| 24使有權勢的人，流離失所，漂泊異鄉。 | 24It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. |
| 25違犯上主命令的罪人，好作不當的保証；圖謀包攬事情的人，必吃官司。 | 25A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment. |
| 26你當按你的力量扶助近人，但要謹慎，不要因此跌倒。 | 26Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. |
| 27生活的主要物品，是水、食糧、和遮羞的衣服房屋。 | 27The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. |
| 28在自己茅舍裏，度窮人的生活，比在別人家裏常有盛宴更好，因為那裏不是自己的家。 | 28Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house. |
| 29東西或多或少，你要知足；如此你就不會聽到客人聽到的責斥。 | 29Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad. |
| 30無聊的生活，是挨戶作客；在那裏作客，行動既不自由，也不敢開口。 | 30It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. |
| 31即便你款待了主人，給他酒喝，他並不領情；此外，你還要聽到一些傷心的話： | 31He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. |
| 32「客人，過來，你去擺設宴席，把你手中所有的，拿來給我吃！ | 32Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. |
| 33客人，看我朋友的情面，請你走罷！因為，我的兄弟到我這裏來作客，要住這間房屋。」 | 33Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. |
| 34客人受家主的責斥，債戶受債主的辱罵：這等事為有感覺的人是難堪的。 | 34These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. |
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