Sirach:Chapter 18

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Sirach:Chapter 18

德訓篇	Sirach
¹永生的天主，一舉而創造了萬物，惟有上主堪稱是正義的，永遠是常勝的君王。	¹He who lives forever created all without exception.
²無人能詳述他的化工；	²The Lord alone will be found righteous.
³誰能窮究他的偉大？	³He has made no one powerful enough to proclaim his works; who then, will reveal his marvels?
⁴誰能述盡他威嚴的權力？誰能說完他的仁慈？	⁴Who can calculate the power of his majesty and relate his great goodness?
⁵上主的奇妙化工，人不能增損，也無法窮究。	⁵Nothing can be added to him or taken away; no one can fathom the wonders of the Lord.
⁶當人以為完畢時，他卻正在開始；當人以為停止時，卻仍感到迷惑。	⁶When man thinks he has finished, then he is only beginning and when he stops he is puzzled by it all.
⁷人是什麼，他有什麼用途？對於天主，他有什麼好處，有什麼害處？	⁷What is man? What is his purpose? What is the good in him and what the bad?
⁸人的年齡，至多一百歲，就像海水的一滴，沙中的一粒，在永遠的日子裏，連一千年，也不過如此。	⁸Take the length of his life: a hundred years is long.
⁹為此，上主忍耐他們，在他們身上傾注自己的仁慈。	⁹Like a drop of water from the sea, a grain of sand, such are his few years compared with eternity.
¹⁰他明見而且深知，他們的結局是兇惡的，知道他們的滅亡是悲慘的。	¹⁰For this reason, the Lord has patience with them and pours out his mercy on them.
¹¹為此，天主對他們大加寬恕，給他們指出正義的途徑。	¹¹He sees and realizes how miserable their end is and so he heaps his forgiveness upon them.
¹²人的慈愛只朝向自己的近人，而上主的憐愛，卻臨於一切有血肉的人。	¹²Man's mercy is for his neighbor but the compassion of the Lord reaches all people; he rebukes, corrects, teaches and brings back his flock like a shepherd.
¹³懷有仁慈的上主，勸告、懲戒、教訓世人，領他們回來，正如牧人領回自己的羊群。	¹³He takes pity on those who accept correction and eagerly seek his will.
¹⁴領受他的教導，和渴慕他判斷的人，他必加以憐憫。	¹⁴My son, do not mix your favors with unkind remarks or your gifts with bitter words.
¹⁵我兒，你救濟時，不要加以責斥；你施惠時，不要說使人傷心的話。	¹⁵Does not dew temper the heat? So, too, a kind word is much better than a gift.
¹⁶露水不是可以消除炎熱嗎？同樣，一句好話比恩惠更快人心。	¹⁶The gift is not as valuable as the words which accompany it, but a generous man brings both.
¹⁷一句好話，不是勝過恩惠嗎？但是，只有仁愛的人，纔能作到這兩點。	¹⁷The fool intends to please but insults, a grudging man's gift makes the eyes smart.
¹⁸愚人只會無禮責斥人；慳吝人的恩惠，使人目光消沉。	¹⁸Find out the facts before you speak; look after yourself before you become ill.
¹⁹在審判以前，你要具備正義感，在講話以前，應先學習。	¹⁹Examine yourself before judgment comes and, on the day of God's visitation, you will be forgiven.
²⁰在未病以前，應善自珍重。在審判以前，應審察自己，這樣，當天主來視察你的時候，你必能尋獲寬恕。	²⁰Humble yourself before you become ill and show repentance for your sins.
²¹在未病之先，你要謙卑自下；在有罪的時候，要表示懺悔。	²¹Let nothing prevent you from fulfilling your vow on time; do not wait until death to put things in order.
²²不要讓什麼阻礙你指定的時期還願，也不要等到臨死纔行義，因為天主的賞報永遠存在。	²²Prepare yourself before praying and do not be one of those who tempt the Lord.
²³在許願以前，你應善自準備，免得你像是一個試探上主的人。	²³Keep in mind the justice of the last days; God will turn his face from you on the day of vengeance.
²⁴你要思念天主在末日的震怒，和他報復時，轉面不顧。	²⁴When you experience abundance, remember the days of famine; when you enjoy riches, think of poverty and misery.
²⁵豐收時，要記得饑荒時；富裕時，要想到窮困時。	²⁵Time slips by between morning and evening, all things pass quickly before the Lord.
²⁶從早到晚，時辰更替，在上主面前，一切都要迅速過去。	²⁶The prudent man is cautious in everything; when sin abounds he will keep away from wrongdoing.
²⁷明智人凡事謹慎，在易犯罪的日子，必然小心而不犯罪。	²⁷Every sensible man recognizes wisdom and respects those who obtain her.
²⁸凡是智慧的人，都認識智慧；找着她的人，智慧必加以稱許。	²⁸Those who speak sensibly are wise, and marvelous sayings flow from them.
²⁹明白箴言的，就是智慧人，他們懂得真理與正義，並且流露出卓絕的格言。	²⁹Do not let your passions rule you and restrain your desires.
³⁰不要順從你的慾情，要抑制你的慾望。	³⁰If you satisfy your lusts you will make yourself the laughingstock of your enemies.
³¹假使你滿足你的情慾，它必使你成為你敵人的笑柄。	³¹Do not take pleasure in great luxury, lest you become impoverished by its expense.
³²不要喜愛奢侈的生活，也不要加入這樣的集會。在集會中，不拘人多少，你也不要找尋快樂，因為在那裏，人總不免沾染罪惡。	³²Do not impoverish yourself by feasting on credit when you have nothing in your pocket.
³³幾時你囊中一無所有，不要借貸設宴，而使你陷於窮困；否則，便是苦害你的生命。	³³

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