德训篇:Chapter 28

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德训篇:Chapter 28

德训篇	Sirach
¹凡报仇的，必要遭遇到上主的报复，上主必要保留他的罪。	¹He who demands revenge will suffer the vengeance of the Lord who keeps a strict account of his sins.
²你要宽恕你近人的过错；这样，当你祈求时，你的罪恶也会得到赦免。	²Forgive the mistakes of your neighbor and you may ask that your sins be forgiven.
³人若对人怀怒，怎能向上主求饶？	³If a man bears resentment against another, how can he ask God for healing?
⁴对自己同类的人没有慈爱，怎能为自己的罪过求赦？	⁴If he has no compassion on others, how can he pray for forgiveness for his sins?
⁵他既是血肉之人，竟然怀怒，而向天主求赦罪之恩，谁能赦免他的罪？	⁵As long as he, mere flesh, is resentful, who will obtain his pardon?
⁶你要记得最后的结局，而停止仇恨；	⁶Remember your end and give up hatred; keep in mind your final corruption in the grave and keep the commandments.
⁷你要记得腐烂与死亡，而遵照诫命生活。	⁷Remember the commandments and do not bear grudges against your neighbor. Remember the covenant with the Most High and overlook the offense.
⁸你要记得天主的诫命，不要向人发怒；	⁸Refrain from quarreling and you will avoid sin; the hot-headed man sparks off disputes.
⁹你要记得至高者的盟约，宽恕别人的过错。	⁹The sinner causes trouble between friends, sowing discord among peaceful people.
¹⁰你要避免争论，如此，你就可以减少罪过；	¹⁰Fire burns when fuel is thrown on it; stubbornness drags out the discussion. The more powerful the man, the greater his rage; his anger will be in proportion to his riches.
¹¹因为容易发怒的人，能激起争论；犯罪的人，使朋友不安；他在安享和平的人中散布谗言。	¹¹A sudden quarrel sparks off a fire; a hasty dispute leads to bloodshed.
¹²根据燃料，可知火势如何；争吵若是激烈，可见斗争的情形；人的怒气，是因他的势力而起；他的愤怒，是随他的财富而升。	¹²Blow on a spark and it ignites; spit on it and it dies out: both come from your mouth.
¹³激烈的口角，容易惹起怒火；激烈的争辩，容易流血；妄证的口舌，致人死命。	¹³Cursed be the gossiper with his spiteful tongue. He has destroyed many who lived peacefully.
¹⁴你若在火星上吹气，火就燃起；你若在火星上吐唾沫，火就熄灭；二者都来自口中。	¹⁴The vicious tongue has demolished many and hounded them from nation to nation. It has ruined powerful cities and laid low great households.
¹⁵搬弄是非的，和一口两舌的人，是可咒骂的，因为他们使许多安享和平的人丧亡。	¹⁵The vicious tongue has cast out wives who were beyond reproach, depriving them of the fruit of their work.
¹⁶挑拨的舌头扰乱许多人，使他们从这一国流亡到那一国；	¹⁶Whoever listens to it will never find rest or be able to live in peace.
¹⁷倾覆了坚固的城池，推翻了贵族人的家庭；	¹⁷The whip leaves a mark but the lash of the tongue shatters bones.
¹⁸使民族的力量衰弱，使强盛的人民流亡。	¹⁸Many have been felled by the sword but many more have perished by the tongue.
¹⁹挑拨的舌头，从家庭中遂出了英勇的妇女，掠夺了她们劳力所得的利益。	¹⁹Happy he who has escaped it and has not been exposed to its fury, who has not been weighed down by its yoke or been tied up in its chains.
²⁰谁听从这样的舌头，就不得安息；在他的家里，再也没有平安。	²⁰For it is a yoke of iron and its chains are bronze.
²¹鞭打存青痕，舌击碎人骨。	²¹It brings a miserable death. Actual death is better!
²²剑刺死的人虽多，还不如舌害死的人多。	²²But it will not tyrannize those who keep faith, it will not consume their soul.
²³凡躲避了恶舌，没有经过它的怒气，没有负过它的重轭，没有受过它的锁链捆绑的人，是有福的！	²³Those who desert the Lord will be its victims, it will burn them without being burnt up itself; it will lunge at them like a lion, and rip them apart like a leopard.
²⁴因为，它的轭是铁轭，它的链是铜链。	²⁴Look, you put a fence around your property and protect your silver and gold.
²⁵它造成的死亡，是悲惨的，阴府也比它好受。	²⁵In the same way, make weights and scales for your words and put a bolted door at your mouth.
²⁶但是，它决不能控制虔敬的人，却能把住不义之人的路径，它的火焰不能焚烧虔敬的人。	²⁶Beware of a slip of the tongue when you speak, lest you fall in front of those who lie in wait for you.
²⁷凡离弃上主的，就落在它手里，它必燃烧他们，总不止熄；它如同被放出来的狮子，袭击他们；又如豹子，撕裂他们。	²⁷
²⁸请看，你要用荆棘围住你的田园，不要听从邪恶的唇舌；你要给你的口，安上门和锁。	²⁸
²⁹你要把你的金银收藏起来。你要作一个天秤，来权衡你的言语；要为你的口，安上门和门闩。	²⁹
³⁰你要小心，不要因口舌而失足，免得你在暗算你的敌人面前跌倒，怕你这一跌，成了不治的死症。	³⁰

德训篇:Chapter 28

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