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8 ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧECCLESIASTICUS - Brenton|RSVReference
1Μὴ διαμάχου μετὰ ἀνθρώπου δυνάστου,
μή ποτε ἐμπέσῃς εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ.
 Do not contend with a powerful man,
lest you fall into his hands.
Common sense. Sir.8.1-19
2μὴ ἔριζε μετὰ ἀνθρώπου πλουσίου,
μή ποτε ἀντιστήσῃ σου τὴν ὁλκήν·
πολλοὺς γὰρ ἀπώλεσεν τὸ χρυσίον,
καὶ καρδίας βασιλέων ἐξέκλινεν.
 Do not quarrel with a rich man,
lest his resources outweigh yours;
for gold has ruined many,
and has perverted the minds of kings.
 
3μὴ διαμάχου μετὰ ἀνθρώπου γλωσσώδους,
καὶ μὴ ἐπιστοιβάσῃς ἐπὶ τὸ πῦρ αὐτοῦ ξύλα.
 Do not argue with a chatterer,
nor heap wood on his fire.
 
4μὴ πρόσπαιζε ἀπαιδεύτῳ,
ἵνα μὴ ἀτιμάζωνται οἱ πρόγονοί σου.
 Do not jest with an ill-bred person,
lest your ancestors be disgraced.
 
5μὴ ὀνείδιζε ἄνθρωπον ἀποστρέφοντα ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας·
μνήσθητι ὅτι πάντες ἐσμὲν ἐν ἐπιτίμοις.
 Do not reproach a man who is turning away from sin;
remember that we all deserve punishment.
 
6μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς ἄνθρωπον ἐν γήρᾳ αὐτοῦ·
καὶ γὰρ ἐξ ἡμῶν γηράσκουσιν.
 Do not disdain a man when he is old,
for some of us are growing old.
 
7μὴ ἐπίχαιρε ἐπὶ νεκρῷ·
μνήσθητι ὅτι πάντες τελευτῶμεν.
 Do not rejoice over any one's death;
remember that we all must die.
 
8μὴ παρίδῃς διήγημα σοφῶν,
καὶ ἐν ταῖς παροιμίαις αὐτῶν ἀναστρέφου·
ὅτι παρ' αὐτῶν μαθήσῃ παιδείαν,
καὶ λειτουργῆσαι μεγιστᾶσιν.
 Do not slight the discourse of the sages,
but busy yourself with their maxims;
because from them you will gain instruction
and learn how to serve great men.
 
9μὴ ἀστόχει διηγήματος γερόντων,
καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἔμαθον παρὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν·
ὅτι παρ' αὐτῶν μαθήσῃ σύνεσιν,
καὶ ἐν καιρῷ χρείας δοῦναι ἀπόκρισιν.
 Do not disregard the discourse of the aged,
for they themselves learned from their fathers;
because from them you will gain understanding
and learn how to give an answer in time of need.
 
10μὴ ἔκκαιε ἄνθρακας ἁμαρτωλοῦ,
μὴ ἐμπυρισθῇς ἐν πυρὶ φλογὸς αὐτοῦ.
 Do not kindle the coals of a sinner,
lest you be burned in his flaming fire.
 
11μὴ ἐξαναστῇς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὑβριστοῦ,
ἵνα μὴ ἐγκαθίσῃ ὡς ἔνεδρον τῷ στόματί σου.
 Do not get up and leave an insolent fellow,
lest he lie in ambush against your words.
 
12μὴ δανείσῃς ἀνθρώπῳ ἰσχυροτέρῳ σου·
καὶ ἐὰν δανείσῃς, ὡς ἀπολωλεκὼς γίνου.
 Do not lend to a man who is stronger than you;
but if you do lend anything, be as one who has lost it.
 
13μὴ ἐγγυήσῃ ὑπὲρ δύναμίν σου·
καὶ ἐὰν ἐγγυήσῃ, ὡς ἀποτείσων φρόντιζε.
 Do not give surety beyond your means,
but if you give surety, be concerned as one who must pay.
 
14μὴ δικάζου μετὰ κριτοῦ·
κατὰ γὰρ τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ κρινοῦσιν αὐτῷ.
 Do not go to law against a judge,
for the decision will favour him because of his standing.
 
15μετὰ τολμηροῦ μὴ πορεύου ἐν ὁδῷ,
ἵνα μὴ βαρύνηται κατὰ σοῦ·
αὐτὸς γὰρ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ποιήσει,
καὶ τῇ ἀφροσύνῃ αὐτοῦ συναπολῇ.
 Do not travel on the road with a foolhardy fellow,
lest he be burdensome to you;
for he will act as he pleases,
and through his folly you will perish with him.
 
16μετὰ θυμώδους μὴ ποιήσῃς μάχην,
καὶ μὴ διαπορεύου μετ' αὐτοῦ τὴν ἔρημον·
ὅτι ὡς οὐδὲν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ αἷμα,
καὶ ὅπου οὐκ ἔστιν βοήθεια, καταβαλεῖ σε.
 Do not fight with a wrathful man,
and do not cross the wilderness with him;
because blood is as nothing in his sight,
and where no help is at hand, he will strike you down.
 
17μετὰ μωροῦ μὴ συμβουλεύου·
οὐ γὰρ δυνήσεται λόγον στέξαι.
 Do not consult with a fool,
for he will not be able to keep a secret.
 
18ἐνώπιον ἀλλοτρίου μὴ ποιήσῃς κρυπτόν·
οὐ γὰρ γινώσκεις τί τέξεται.
 In the presence of a stranger do nothing that is to be kept secret,
for you do not know what he will divulge.
 
19παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔκφαινε σὴν καρδίαν,
καὶ μὴ ἀναφερέτω σοι χάριν.
 Do not reveal your thoughts to every one,
lest you drive away your good luck.		 
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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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