| 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。 |
1 My son, rob not the poor man of his livelihood; force not the eyes of the needy to turn away. |
| 2不要加增饑餓人的悲苦；也不要激怒困苦中的人。 |
2A hungry man grieve not, a needy man anger not; |
| 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 the downtrodden; delay not to give to the needy. |
| 4不要拒絕痛苦而哀求的人，也不要轉臉不顧窮困的人。 |
4A beggar in distress do not reject; avert not 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。 |
5From the needy turn not your eyes, give no man 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。 |
6For if in the bitterness of his soul he curse you, his 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。 |
7Endear yourself to the assembly; before a ruler bow your head. |
| 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。 |
8Give a hearing to the poor man, and return his greeting with courtesy; |
| 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 hand of the oppressor; let not justice be repugnant to you. |
| 10對待孤兒應如慈父，扶助他們的母親，應如丈夫。 |
10To the fatherless be as a father, and help their mother as a husband would; Thus will you be like a son to the Most High, and he will be more tender to you than a 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。 |
11 Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek 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。 |
12He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. |
| 13愛她的，就是愛生命；欣勤尋找她的，必能充滿喜樂。 |
13He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells, the LORD bestows blessings. |
| 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 serve the Holy One; those who love her the LORD loves. |
| 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 obeys her judges nations; he who hearkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. |
| 16聽從她的，必能統治萬民；親近她的，必能安居度日。 |
16If one trusts her, he will possess her; his descendants too 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。 |
17She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. |
| 18因為，智慧先領他走彎曲的路，先試探他， |
18Then she comes back to bring him happiness 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 fails her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of despoilers. |
| 20然後，她要堅固他，再領他走直路，使他歡樂； |
20 Use your time well; guard yourself from evil, and bring upon yourself no shame. |
| 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 sense of shame laden with guilt, and a shame that merits honor and respect. |
| 22若是他走入歧途，智慧就離棄他，任憑他喪亡。 |
22Show no favoritism to your own discredit; let no one intimidate you to your own downfall. |
| 23我兒，你要愛惜光陰，謹避邪惡； |
23Refrain not from speaking at the proper time, and hide not away your wisdom; |
| 24不要做問心有愧的事。 |
24For it is through speech that wisdom becomes known, and knowledge through the tongue's rejoinder. |
| 25有一種羞愧帶來罪惡，又有一種羞愧卻帶來光榮和恩寵。 |
25Never gainsay the truth, and struggle not against the rushing stream. |
| 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。 |
26Be not ashamed to acknowledge your guilt, but of your ignorance rather be ashamed. |
| 27你不要因羞怯而自取喪亡。 |
27Do not abase yourself before an impious man, nor refuse to do so before rulers. |
| 28在救助人時，不要閉口無言，也不要把你的智慧隱藏不露。 |
28Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle 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。 |
29Be not surly in your speech, nor lazy and slack in your deeds. |
| 30不要出言反對真理；對你的無知，你當羞愧。 |
30Be not a lion at home, nor sly and suspicious at work. |
| 31不要恥於承認你的罪過，不要阻止下流的河水。 |
31Let not your hand be open to receive and clenched when it is time to give. |
| 32在糊塗人前，不要屈服，也不要顧全權威者的臉面。 |
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| 33至死要為真理奮鬥，上主天主必要助你作戰。 |
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| 34不要在唇舌上誇張，不要在行事上怠慢疏忽。 |
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| 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。 |
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| 36你的手不要只為領取纔伸開，而在施恩時縮回。 |
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