德训篇:Chapter 4

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德训篇:Chapter 4

德训篇	Sirach
¹我儿，不要拒绝救济穷人生活的急需，也不要使急难人的眼目长久望着你。	¹My son, do not deny the poor his food and do not make the man who looks at you with pleading eyes wait.
²不要加增饥饿人的悲苦；也不要激怒困苦中的人。	²Do not sadden the hungry person nor annoy anyone who is in need.
³不要扰乱忧苦人的心灵，也不要迟延接济有急难的人。	³Do not exasperate an angry man nor withhold alms from the beggar.
⁴不要拒绝痛苦而哀求的人，也不要转脸不顾穷困的人。	⁴Do not drive away the beggar who is weighed down with afflictions, nor turn away your face from the poor;
⁵不要转眼不顾乞丐，而叫他生气，也不要让他，那有求于你的人，背后咒骂你。	⁵do not snub the needy nor give anyone a reason to curse you.
⁶因为，人心在愁苦中，若咒骂了你，他的创造者必要垂听他的哀求。	⁶If someone curses you in the bitterness of his heart, the Creator will hear his prayer.
⁷在穷人的集会前，你应表示和气；在长老前，你应谦抑你的心灵；在官长前，你应低首下心。	⁷Make yourself acceptable to the community; bow your head before the one in authority.
⁸你要高兴倾耳垂听穷人，并归还你的债务，又要和颜悦色地向他答礼。	⁸Listen to the poor man and reply to him with kind words and with peace.
⁹应从压迫者的手中，拯救被压迫的人；在宣判时，不应畏缩。	⁹Deliver the oppressed from the hands of the oppressor. Do not be weak when you administer justice.
¹⁰对待孤儿应如慈父，扶助他们的母亲，应如丈夫。	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，你才算是至高者听命的儿子，他必要比你的母亲更爱你。	¹¹Wisdom brings up her children and takes care of those who look for her.
¹²智慧举扬自己的子孙，照顾寻找自己的人。在正义的路上，她要身为前导。	¹²Whoever loves her loves life. Those who rise early in the morning in search of her will be filled with joy.
¹³爱她的，就是爱生命；欣勤寻找她的，必能充满喜乐。	¹³Whoever possesses her will have glory and wherever he goes blessings will follow.
¹⁴占有她的，必承受荣耀；她到那里，上主就在那里祝福。	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，就是事奉圣者；凡爱慕她的，上主也必爱他们。	¹⁵He who listens to her will have good judgment. He who obeys her will rest in safety.
¹⁶听从她的，必能统治万民；亲近她的，必能安居度日。	¹⁶Whoever trusts in her will possess her and his children after him will inherit her.
¹⁷依赖她的，必能以她为产业；他的后裔也必占有这份产业。	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因为，智慧先领他走弯曲的路，先试探他，	¹⁸Then she will lead him on a level path, give him joy and reveal her secrets to him.
¹⁹使他畏惧恐怖，用自己的纪律磨炼他，以自己的诫命试探他，直到对他有了信任为止。	¹⁹But if he wanders from the path, she will abandon him and allow him to be lost.
²⁰然后，她要坚固他，再领他走直路，使他欢乐；	²⁰In every situation weigh the pros and cons and avoid evil. A wrong kind of shame could harm you.
²¹将自己的秘密启示给他，使他富有知识和正义的智慧。	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，智慧就离弃他，任凭他丧亡。	²²Do not act against your better self to win favor from others. Do not let this kind of shame lead you into sin.
²³我儿，你要爱惜光阴，谨避邪恶；	²³Do not remain silent when it is necessary to speak. Do not, through pride, hide your wisdom.
²⁴不要做问心有愧的事。	²⁴It is in speech that wisdom is recognized and learning in the spoken discourse.
²⁵有一种羞愧带来罪恶，又有一种羞愧却带来光荣和恩宠。	²⁵Do not contradict the truth; rather confess your lack of knowledge.
²⁶你不要顾全脸面，而陷害你的灵魂；也不要说谎，而害你的灵魂。	²⁶Have no shame in confessing your sins, do not swim against the tide.
²⁷你不要因羞怯而自取丧亡。	²⁷Do not cringe before a foolish man; do not be influenced by the powerful.
²⁸在救助人时，不要闭口无言，也不要把你的智慧隐藏不露。	²⁸Fight for the truth till death and the Lord will fight for you.
²⁹因为由言谈中，可以看出智慧；在答话上，可以现出明智；在正义的工作上，可以表现出意志的坚定。	²⁹Do not be daring in your speech, but lazy and negligent in works.
³⁰不要出言反对真理；对你的无知，你当羞愧。	³⁰Do not be like a lion in your household, finding fault with your servants and oppressing those under you.
³¹不要耻于承认你的罪过，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在糊涂人前，不要屈服，也不要顾全权威者的脸面。	³²
³³至死要为真理奋斗，上主天主必要助你作战。	³³
³⁴不要在唇舌上夸张，不要在行事上怠慢疏忽。	³⁴
³⁵你在家中，不要如同一只狮子；对你的仆役，不要任性逞强，不要压迫你的属下。	³⁵
³⁶你的手不要只为领取才伸开，而在施恩时缩回。	³⁶

德训篇:Chapter 4

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