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5 ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧECCLESIASTICUS - Brenton|RSVReference
1Μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τοῖς χρήμασίν σου,
καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς Αὐτάρκη μοί ἐστιν.
 Do not set your heart on your wealth,
nor say, "I have enough."
Presumptuousness. Sir.5.1-8
2μὴ ἐξακολούθει τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ τῇ ἰσχύι σου
πορεύεσθαι ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις καρδίας σου·
 Do not follow your inclination and strength,
walking according to the desires of your heart.
 
3καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς Τίς με δυναστεύσει;
ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐκδικῶν ἐκδικήσει.
 Do not say, "Who will have power over me?"
for the Lord will surely punish you.
 
4μὴ εἴπῃς Ἥμαρτον, καὶ τί μοι ἐγένετο;
ὁ γὰρ κύριός ἐστιν μακρόθυμος.
 Do not say, "I sinned, and what happened to me?"
for the Lord is slow to anger.
 
5περὶ ἐξιλασμοῦ μὴ ἄφοβος γίνου,
προσθεῖναι ἁμαρτίαν ἐφ' ἁμαρτίαις·
 Do not be so confident of atonement
that you add sin to sin.
 
6καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς Ὁ οἰκτιρμὸς αὐτοῦ πολύς,
τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου ἐξιλάσεται·
ἔλεος γὰρ καὶ ὀργὴ παρ' αὐτῷ,
καὶ ἐπὶ ἁμαρτωλοὺς καταπαύσει ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ.
 Do not say, "His mercy is great,
he will forgive the multitude of my sins,"
for both mercy and wrath are with him,
and his anger rests on sinners.
 
7μὴ ἀνάμενε ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς Κύριον,
καὶ μὴ ὑπερβάλλου ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας·
ἐξάπινα γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ὀργὴ Κυρίου,
καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐκδικήσεως ἐξολῇ.
 Do not delay to turn to the Lord,
nor postpone it from day to day;
for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will go forth,
and at the time of punishment you will perish.
 
8Μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ χρήμασιν ἀδίκοις·
οὐδὲν γὰρ ὠφελήσει σε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπαγωγῆς.
 Do not depend on dishonest wealth,
for it will not benefit you in the day of calamity.
 
9μὴ λίκμα ἐν παντὶ ἀνέμῳ,
καὶ μὴ πορεύου ἐν πάσῃ ἀτραπῷ·
οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος.
 Do not winnow with every wind,
nor follow every path:
the double-tongued sinner does that.
Sincerity & self-control. Sir.5.9-6.4
10ἴσθι ἐστηριγμένος ἐν συνέσει σου,
καὶ εἷς ἔστω σου ὁ λόγος.
 Be steadfast in your understanding,
and let your speech be consistent.
 
11Γίνου ταχὺς ἐν ἀκροάσει σου,
καὶ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ φθέγγου ἀπόκρισιν.
 Be quick to hear,
and be deliberate in answering.
 
12εἰ ἔστιν σοι σύνεσις, ἀποκρίθητι τῷ πλησίον·
εἰ δὲ μή, ἡ χείρ σου ἔστω ἐπὶ τῷ στόματί σου.
 If you have understanding, answer your neighbour;
but if not, put your hand on your mouth.
 
13δόξα καὶ ἀτιμία ἐν λαλιᾷ,
καὶ γλῶσσα ἀνθρώπου πτῶσις αὐτῷ.
 Glory and dishonour come from speaking,
and a man's tongue is his downfall.
 
14Μὴ κληθῇς ψίθυρος,
καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ σου μὴ ἐνέδρευε·
ἐπὶ γὰρ τῷ κλέπτῃ ἐστὶν αἰσχύνη,
καὶ κατάγνωσις πονηρὰ ἐπὶ διγλώσσου.
 Do not be called a slanderer,
and do not lie in ambush with your tongue;
for shame comes to the thief,
and severe condemnation to the double-tongued.
 
15ἐν μεγάλῳ καὶ ἐν μικρῷ μὴ ἀγνόει,
 In great and small matters do not act amiss, 
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Notes:

The Old Testament in Greek is Rahlf's LXX available in Word format at the Tyndale website, adapted to database format.
The alternative readings of the LXX - Judges (Alexandrinus), Daniel, Susanna & Bel (LXX received text), and Tobit (Sinaiticus [not printed in Swete]) as separate book references so that they can be viewed as an alternative text in parallel with the primary text.
(I have reversed the Swete presentation for Daniel, Susanna, Bel by listing in the later Theodotion LXX text as the main text. )
The LXX cross references to the Hebrew Bible have been extensively revised using those set out in Swete's 'Old Testament in Greek' publications between 1894 and 1909, amended in part to agree with verses as printed in the Biblia Hebraica (1937 publication).
Some verse cross references in Swete's had to be amended to agree with the BHS verse numbering, and there may well be some mismatches that I haven't yet picked up on. (If you find any errors please e-mail me.)
Hebrew Bible has been adapted from the BHS in Word format at Tyndale.
The Septuagint in English ( translated by Sir Lancelot CL Brenton) - is used here only for the books of the Hebrew Bible.
The Revised Standard Version: This generally follows the Hebrew Bible for the canonical OT so I have included the RSV Aprocrypha for the Greek books not covered by Brenton.
Ecclesiasticus - Sirach Chs.30-36: The text of these chapters from 30.24 to 36.16, is disordered.
I have followed Swete's verse numbering for the greek text.
Also, the RSV verse numbering differs from the NRSV.
The NRSV appears to have followed Swete's numbering here, so I have re-ordered the RSV to agree with both the NRSV & Swete for these chapters.
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