Sirach:Chapter 4

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Sirach:Chapter 4

德訓篇	Sirach
¹我兒，不要拒絕救濟窮人生活的急需，也不要使急難人的眼目長久望着你。	¹My son, do not deny the poor his food and do not make the man who looks at you with pleading eyes wait.
²不要加增饑餓人的悲苦；也不要激怒困苦中的人。	²Do not sadden the hungry person nor annoy anyone who is in need.
³不要擾亂憂苦人的心靈，也不要遲延接濟有急難的人。	³Do not exasperate an angry man nor withhold alms from the beggar.
⁴不要拒絕痛苦而哀求的人，也不要轉臉不顧窮困的人。	⁴Do not drive away the beggar who is weighed down with afflictions, nor turn away your face from the poor;
⁵不要轉眼不顧乞丐，而叫他生氣，也不要讓他，那有求於你的人，背後咒罵你。	⁵do not snub the needy nor give anyone a reason to curse you.
⁶因為，人心在愁苦中，若咒罵了你，他的創造者必要垂聽他的哀求。	⁶If someone curses you in the bitterness of his heart, the Creator will hear his prayer.
⁷在窮人的集會前，你應表示和氣；在長老前，你應謙抑你的心靈；在官長前，你應低首下心。	⁷Make yourself acceptable to the community; bow your head before the one in authority.
⁸你要高興傾耳垂聽窮人，並歸還你的債務，又要和顏悅色地向他答禮。	⁸Listen to the poor man and reply to him with kind words and with peace.
⁹應從壓迫者的手中，拯救被壓迫的人；在宣判時，不應畏縮。	⁹Deliver the oppressed from the hands of the oppressor. Do not be weak when you administer justice.
¹⁰對待孤兒應如慈父，扶助他們的母親，應如丈夫。	¹⁰Be like a father towards orphans and like a husband towards their mothers. Then you will be like a son of the Most High and he will love you more than your own mother.
¹¹如此，你纔算是至高者聽命的兒子，他必要比你的母親更愛你。	¹¹Wisdom brings up her children and takes care of those who look for her.
¹²智慧舉揚自己的子孫，照顧尋找自己的人。在正義的路上，她要身為前導。	¹²Whoever loves her loves life. Those who rise early in the morning in search of her will be filled with joy.
¹³愛她的，就是愛生命；欣勤尋找她的，必能充滿喜樂。	¹³Whoever possesses her will have glory and wherever he goes blessings will follow.
¹⁴佔有她的，必承受榮耀；她到那裏，上主就在那裏祝福。	¹⁴Those who serve her are ministers of the Holy One; those who love her are loved of the Lord.
¹⁵凡事奉她的，就是事奉聖者；凡愛慕她的，上主也必愛他們。	¹⁵He who listens to her will have good judgment. He who obeys her will rest in safety.
¹⁶聽從她的，必能統治萬民；親近她的，必能安居度日。	¹⁶Whoever trusts in her will possess her and his children after him will inherit her.
¹⁷依賴她的，必能以她為產業；他的後裔也必佔有這份產業。	¹⁷For in the beginning she will lead him by rough paths, causing him to fear and be terrified; she will plague him with her discipline until she can count on him; and she will put him to the test by her demands.
¹⁸因為，智慧先領他走彎曲的路，先試探他，	¹⁸Then she will lead him on a level path, give him joy and reveal her secrets to him.
¹⁹使他畏懼恐怖，用自己的紀律磨煉他，以自己的誡命試探他，直到對他有了信任為止。	¹⁹But if he wanders from the path, she will abandon him and allow him to be lost.
²⁰然後，她要堅固他，再領他走直路，使他歡樂；	²⁰In every situation weigh the pros and cons and avoid evil. A wrong kind of shame could harm you.
²¹將自己的秘密啟示給他，使他富有知識和正義的智慧。	²¹There is a shame which leads to sin and there is a shame which merits praise and respect.
²²若是他走入歧途，智慧就離棄他，任憑他喪亡。	²²Do not act against your better self to win favor from others. Do not let this kind of shame lead you into sin.
²³我兒，你要愛惜光陰，謹避邪惡；	²³Do not remain silent when it is necessary to speak. Do not, through pride, hide your wisdom.
²⁴不要做問心有愧的事。	²⁴It is in speech that wisdom is recognized and learning in the spoken discourse.
²⁵有一種羞愧帶來罪惡，又有一種羞愧卻帶來光榮和恩寵。	²⁵Do not contradict the truth; rather confess your lack of knowledge.
²⁶你不要顧全臉面，而陷害你的靈魂；也不要說謊，而害你的靈魂。	²⁶Have no shame in confessing your sins, do not swim against the tide.
²⁷你不要因羞怯而自取喪亡。	²⁷Do not cringe before a foolish man; do not be influenced by the powerful.
²⁸在救助人時，不要閉口無言，也不要把你的智慧隱藏不露。	²⁸Fight for the truth till death and the Lord will fight for you.
²⁹因為由言談中，可以看出智慧；在答話上，可以現出明智；在正義的工作上，可以表現出意志的堅定。	²⁹Do not be daring in your speech, but lazy and negligent in works.
³⁰不要出言反對真理；對你的無知，你當羞愧。	³⁰Do not be like a lion in your household, finding fault with your servants and oppressing those under you.
³¹不要恥於承認你的罪過，不要阻止下流的河水。	³¹Do not open your hand to receive and keep it closed when you should give.
³²在糊塗人前，不要屈服，也不要顧全權威者的臉面。	³²
³³至死要為真理奮鬥，上主天主必要助你作戰。	³³
³⁴不要在唇舌上誇張，不要在行事上怠慢疏忽。	³⁴
³⁵你在家中，不要如同一隻獅子；對你的僕役，不要任性逞強，不要壓迫你的屬下。	³⁵
³⁶你的手不要只為領取纔伸開，而在施恩時縮回。	³⁶

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