Sirach:Chapter 7
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| 1不要作惡，惡便不會勝過你； | 1Do no evil and evil will not take hold of you. |
| 2遠離不義，不義也必遠離你。 | 2Keep away from wrongdoing and it will leave you alone. |
| 3我兒，不要在不義的犁溝中撒種，你就不會收七倍的災禍。 | 3Son, do not sow in the furrows of injustice for fear of reaping its harvest sevenfold. |
| 4不要向上主求做大官，也不要向君王求榮位。 | 4Do not demand authority from the Lord nor from the king a place of honor. |
| 5不要在上主面前，自以為義人，因為他認透人心；也不要在君王面前，自顯為明智。 | 5Do not make yourself out to be a just man before the Lord nor a wise man in front of the king. |
| 6不要謀求做判官，怕你無力拔除不義，而在有權勢的人前，恐懼畏縮，因而傷損你的廉潔。 | 6Do not seek a position of responsibility lest you not be powerful enough to root out injustice and, overawed by a powerful man, you lose your integrity. |
| 7不要得罪城中的民眾，免得你在民間，聲名掃地。 | 7Do not offend the city's assembly; do not grovel before the people. |
| 8不要存心再次犯罪，因為就是一次，你都不免要受懲罰。 | 8Do not commit the same sin twice; once is enough to bring punishment upon you. |
| 9祈求的時候，不要膽怯； | 9Do not say, "When I sacrifice to God, the Most High will take into account the number of gifts and he will accept them." |
| 10也不要忽略施捨。 | 10Pray with a strong spirit and do not neglect to give alms. |
| 11不要說：天主必垂視我這許多的禮品；當我向至高者天主奉獻禮物時，他必會悅納。 | 11Do not despise a man when he is downcast, for there is one who casts down and who raises up. |
| 12心裏苦悶的人，你不要嘲笑他，因為，有一位貶抑和舉揚人的，鑒臨萬事的天主。 | 12Do not lie about your brother; likewise, do not lie about your friend. |
| 13不要捏造謊言，陷害你的兄弟；對你的朋友，也不要有類似的行為。 | 13Do not allow yourself any kind of lie for nothing good will come of it. |
| 14任何謊話都不要說，因為慣於說謊，不會有好結果。 | 14Do not gossip in front of the council of the elders, nor keep on repeating your words in prayer. |
| 15在權貴的集會中，不要多言；你祈禱時，言語不要重複。 | 15Do not hate hard work nor the tilling of the land as instituted by the Most High. |
| 16不要厭惡勞力的工作，和至高者制定的農業。 | 16Do not join the company of sinners, remember that the wrath of God will not be delayed. |
| 17不要參與罪人的集團； | 17Remain humble, because the godless are punished with fire and worms. |
| 18應記住：義怒是不會遲延的。 | 18Do not exchange your friend for money, nor a real brother for the gold of Ophir. |
| 19你當極力謙卑你的心靈，因為，不虔敬人的罪罰，就是烈火與蟲子。 | 19Do not separate yourself from a wise and good woman, because a gracious wife is worth more than gold. |
| 20不可為了錢財而出賣朋友，也不可為了敖非爾的金子，而離棄你最親愛的兄弟。 | 20Do not maltreat the servant who works honestly, nor the laborer who works diligently. |
| 21不要離棄因敬畏上主所得到的，明智而有德行的妻子，因為她的可愛，貴於黃金。 | 21Love the intelligent slave as yourself and do not deprive him of his freedom. |
| 22不要虐待忠誠工作的僕役，和為你犧牲性命的傭工。 | 22Have you any cattle? Take care of them. If they are profitable to you, keep them. |
| 23你當愛護明智的僕役，如你自己的性命；不可剝奪他的自由，也不可讓他依然窮苦。 | 23Have you children? Educate them and teach them to obey from their childhood. |
| 24你有羊群麼？就該照顧；若為你有益，就該保存。 | 24Have you any daughters? Guard their virginity and do not be indulgent towards them. |
| 25你有兒子麼？就該教訓他們：從幼年，就該使他們的頸項屈服。 | 25If you marry off your daughter you will have accomplished something of importance, but give her to an intelligent man. |
| 26你有女兒麼？就該保護他們的身體，不要對她們常露笑容。 | 26Have you a wife who is according to your liking? Do not send her away. As for the one you dislike, do not trust her. |
| 27叫你的女兒出嫁，你算是做了一件大事；但應把她嫁給一個明智的人。 | 27Honor your father with your whole heart and do not be forgetful of the sufferings of your mother. |
| 28一個婦女若合你的心意，你不要離棄她；若是一個可惱恨的，切不可信賴她。 | 28Remember that they gave you birth. How can you repay them for what they have done for you? |
| 29你要全心孝敬你的父親，不要忘掉你母親的痛苦。 | 29Reverence the Lord with all your being and respect the priests. |
| 30你要記住：沒有他們便沒有你；他們對你的恩惠，你如何報答呢？ | 30Love your Creator with all your strength and do not abandon his ministers. |
| 31你當全心敬畏上主，並尊敬他的司祭。 | 31Fear the Lord and honor the priest. Give him the share which has been commanded: the first harvest, the sin-offering, the shoulders of the victims, the holy offerings and the first fruits of sacred things. |
| 32你當全力愛慕你的創造者，不要拋棄他的臣僕。 | 32Stretch out your hand to the poor and you will receive a blessing from the Lord. |
| 33你當全靈恭敬上主，尊敬司祭， | 33May your gifts benefit the living and do not forget the dead. |
| 34並依照定例，給他所應得的一分：即首批成熟的出產，贖罪的祭品，平安犧牲的右腿，聖潔的祭物，和高尚的獻儀。你要用少許祭品，洗淨你無心的過犯。 | 34Do not turn away from those who weep, and grieve with those who are in sorrow. |
| 35你應將平安犧牲的一切胳臂，聖潔的祭品，與貴重的獻儀，都獻給上主。 | 35Do not neglect to visit the sick because it is for such acts that you will be loved. |
| 36應向窮人伸手施惠，好使你的祝福和憐憫，完備無缺。 | 36In all your actions remember your last end and you will never sin. |
| 37對一切活人，要施與恩惠；對於死者，不要禁止哀悼。 | 37 |
| 38不要中止哭弔的人，要同哀悼的人一同哀悼。 | 38 |
| 39看望病人，不可怠慢；惟其如此，你纔能受人愛戴。 | 39 |
| 40你在一切事上，要記得你的末日；這樣，你就永遠不會犯罪。 | 40 |
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