德训篇:Chapter 27

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德训篇:Chapter 27

德训篇	Sirach
¹许多人为了财利犯罪；图谋发财的，必转眼不顾正义。	¹Many sin for love of gain, he who desires riches silences his conscience.
²像木橛插在两块石头之间，罪恶亦钻进买卖之中。	²Just as the stake is settled between two stones, so sin wedges itself between buying and selling.
³但罪恶与犯罪的人，都要同归于尽。	³The house of him who does not keep himself firmly in the fear of the Lord will soon be knocked to the ground.
⁴你若不用心坚持敬畏上主，你的家庭，必要迅速破落。	⁴When a sieve is shaken the dirt falls through; so, too, the defects of a man are seen when he begins to speak.
⁵筛筛子，总留下一些渣滓；人的言谈，也总有一些不干不净。	⁵The kiln tests the potter's handiwork; a man is tested by his conversation.
⁶炉火试炼陶人的陶器，言谈试验人的人格。	⁶A well-tended tree is shown by its fruits so a man's feelings can be detected in what he says.
⁷一棵树的栽培，可由它所结的果实看出；同样，一个人的心意，可从他思想后所说的话看到。	⁷Praise no one before he has spoken, since this is the acid test.
⁸在人未发言以前，不要赞美他，因为人的好坏，从言谈中才可见到。	⁸If you pursue righteousness, you will achieve it and wear it like a festive garment.
⁹如果你追求正义，你必能获得，披戴她有如光荣的礼服；同她一起居住，她要永远保护你，在审判之日，你就有了依靠。	⁹Birds associate with their own kind, so, too, does truth greet those who are faithful.
¹⁰鸟兽与同类相聚，真理也必归于实行真理的人。	¹⁰The lion lurks in wait for its prey; so, too, does sin lie in wait for those who do wrong.
¹¹狮子时常伏击猎物，罪恶也同样暗算作恶的人。	¹¹The wise man's conversation follows wisdom all the time. In contrast, the fool changes like the moon.
¹²虔敬人的言论，常是智慧的；愚人的变化，好以月亮。	¹²When among fools, be sparing with your time; among thoughtful people, be lavish with it.
¹³往愚人中间去，要看时间；往有思想的人那里，却可常去。	¹³The conversation of fools is hateful, their laughter is coarse and raucous.
¹⁴愚人的谈论，令人生厌；他们在罪恶的放荡中，才有欢笑。	¹⁴No one can bear those who swear all the time. Their quarrels make you cover your ears.
¹⁵好发誓的人所说的话，使人毛发悚然；他的争辩，令人塞耳不闻。	¹⁵Blood is spilt when proud men quarrel and their insults are painful to the ear.
¹⁶骄傲人争斗，必发生流血事件；他们的辱骂，骇人听闻。	¹⁶He who betrays a secret is no longer trusted; he will no longer find reliable friends.
¹⁷谁泄漏朋友的秘密，就失了信任，他再不会找到一个知心的朋友。	¹⁷Love your friend and be loyal; if you have revealed his secrets, go with him no longer.
¹⁸你应爱你的朋友，对他要忠信，	¹⁸It is like having lost some of your relatives: his friendship to you has died.
¹⁹但若你泄漏了他的秘密，就不必再追随他了。	¹⁹Like a bird, you have let your friend go, you will not get him back. When you open your hand, the bird flies off;
²⁰谁失掉近人的友谊，就如丧失了自己的产业。	²⁰do not pursue him: he is far away and has fled like a gazelle from the snare.
²¹你抛弃了的朋友，正如从你手中放走的飞鸟，莫想他再回来。	²¹For a wound can be bandaged and an insult forgiven, but if you betray a secret there is no hope.
²²不要追赶他，因为他已远去，他已逃走，像一只脱了罗网的羚羊一样；因为他的心已受了创伤，	²²The man who winks an eye is plotting evil, no one can persuade him to change.
²³你再不能和他交结。有了伤痕，还可以包扎，辱骂之后，还可以言归好；	²³He is all sweetness to your face, praising your words, but behind your back he speaks differently and twists your words.
²⁴但是，若泄漏了朋友的秘密，不幸的心灵就没有希望了。	²⁴I hate many things but nothing more than this man; the Lord, also, hates and curses him.
²⁵以目示意而作恶的人，逃不了灾祸。	²⁵When one tosses a stone in the air it falls back on his head; whoever deals a treacherous blow, wounds himself.
²⁶在你面前，他会口甜如蜜，钦佩你的言辞；但以后却要改口，攻击你的言论。	²⁶He who digs a pit will fall into it; he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
²⁷我憎恨的事很多，但都不如他，连上主也要憎恨他。	²⁷If you do evil, evil will befall you and you will not know from where it comes.
²⁸那往上扔石头的，石头反而砸在他的头上；那阴险打击人的，自己反而受伤。	²⁸The proud man makes use of mockery and insults, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.
²⁹挖掘陷阱的，自己反而跌在里面；给人放绊脚石的，自己反被绊倒；架设罗网的，自己反被捉捕；	²⁹Those who gloat over the downfall of good men will fall into the snare; suffering will consume them before they die.
³⁰作恶造孽的，自己反受其累，他还不知道祸患从何而来。	³⁰Grudge and wrath, these also are abominations in which sinful people excel.
³¹讥笑责斥，是骄傲人的表现，惩罚却像埋伏的狮子在等候他。	³¹
³²见虔敬的人跌倒，而喜乐的人，必要陷于罗网，并且在死以前，备受痛苦。	³²
³³愤恨与生气，二者都是可憎恨的，但罪人却坚持不放。	³³

德训篇:Chapter 27

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