DB1 | Wisdom & foolishness. Sir.21.11-28 | KNSB Contents | notes| 21 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 11 | Whoever keeps the law controls his thoughts, and wisdom is the fulfilment of the fear of the Lord. | Wisdom & foolishness. Sir.21.11-28 | ὁδὸς ἁμαρτωλῶν ὡμαλισμένη ἐκ λίθων, καὶ ἐπ' ἐσχάτων αὐτῆς βόθρος ᾅδου. |
| 12 | He who is not clever cannot be taught, but there is a cleverness which increases bitterness. | Ὁ φυλάσσων νόμον κατακρατεῖ τοῦ ἐννοήματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ συντέλεια τοῦ φόβου κυρίου σοφία. | |
| 13 | The knowledge of a wise man will increase like a flood, and his counsel like a flowing spring. | ||
| 14 | The mind of a fool is like a broken jar; it will hold no knowledge. | μετὰ ἄφρονος μὴ πληθύνῃς λόγον, καὶ πρὸς ἀσύνετον μὴ πορεύου· φύλαξαι ἀπ' αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ κόπον ἔχῃς καὶ οὐ μὴ μολυνθῇς ἐν τῷ ἐντιναγμῷ αὐτοῦ· ἔκκλινον ἀπ' αὐτοῦ καὶ εὑρήσεις ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀκηδιάσῃς ἐν τῇ ἀπονοίᾳ αὐτοῦ. | |
| 14 | The mind of a fool is like a broken jar; it will hold no knowledge. | οὐ παιδευθήσεται ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν πανοῦργος, ἔστιν δὲ πανουργία πληθύνουσα πικρίαν. | |
| 15 | When a man of understanding hears a wise saying, he will praise it and add to it; when a reveler hears it, he dislikes it and casts it behind his back. | ||
| 16 | A fool's narration is like a burden on a journey, but delight will be found in the speech of the intelligent. | γνῶσις σοφοῦ ὡς κατακλυσμὸς πληθυνθήσεται, καὶ ἡ βουλὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς πηγὴ ζωῆς. | |
| 17 | The utterance of a sensible man will be sought in the assembly, and they will ponder his words in their minds. | ὑπὲρ μόλιβον τί βαρυνθήσεται; καὶ τί αὐτῷ ὄνομα ἀλλ' ἢ μωρός; | |
| 17 | The utterance of a sensible man will be sought in the assembly, and they will ponder his words in their minds. | ἔγκατα μωροῦ ὡς ἀγγεῖον συντετριμμένον, καὶ πᾶσαν γνῶσιν οὐ κρατήσει. | |
| 18 | Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk. | ἄμμον καὶ ἅλα καὶ βῶλον σιδήρου εὔκοπον ὑπενεγκεῖν ἢ ἄνθρωπον ἀσύνετον. | |
| 18 | Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk. | λόγον σοφὸν ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ ἐπιστήμων, αἰνέσει αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπ' αὐτὸν προσθήσει· ἤκουσεν ὁ σπαταλῶν, καὶ ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν ὀπίσω τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ. | |
| 19 | To a senseless man education is fetters on his feet, and like manacles on his right hand. | Ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἐν συσσεισμῷ οὐ διαλυθήσεται· οὕτως καρδία ἐστηριγμένη ἐπὶ διανοήματος βουλῆς ἐν καιρῷ οὐ δειλιάσει. | |
| 19 | To a senseless man education is fetters on his feet, and like manacles on his right hand. | ἐξήγησις μωροῦ ὡς ἐν ὁδῷ φορτίον, ἐπὶ δὲ χείλους συνετοῦ εὑρεθήσεται χάρις. | |
| 20 | A fool raises his voice when he laughs, but a clever man smiles quietly. | καρδία ἡδρασμένη ἐπὶ διανοίας συνέσεως ὡς κόσμος ψαμμωτὸς τοίχου ξυστοῦ. | |
| 20 | A fool raises his voice when he laughs, but a clever man smiles quietly. | στόμα φρονίμου ζητηθήσεται ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ διανοηθήσονται ἐν καρδίᾳ. | |
| 21 | To a sensible man education is like a golden ornament, and like a bracelet on the right arm. | χάρακες ἐπὶ μετεώρου κείμενοι κατέναντι ἀνέμου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνωσιν· οὕτως καρδία δειλὴ ἐπὶ διανοήματος μωροῦ κατέναντι παντὸς φόβου οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ. | |
| 21 | To a sensible man education is like a golden ornament, and like a bracelet on the right arm. | Ὡς οἶκος ἠφανισμένος οὕτως μωρῷ σοφία, καὶ γνῶσις ἀσυνέτου ἀδιεξέταστοι λόγοι. | |
| 22 | The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience stands respectfully before it. | πέδαι ἐν ποσὶν ἀνοήτου παιδεία, καὶ ὡς χειροπέδαι ἐπὶ χειρὸς δεξιᾶς. | |
| 23 | A boor peers into the house from the door, but a cultivated man remains outside. | μωρὸς ἐν γέλωτι ἀνυψοῖ φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, ἀνὴρ δὲ πανοῦργος μόλις ἡσυχῇ μειδιάσει. | |
| 24 | It is ill-mannered for a man to listen at a door, and a discreet man is grieved by the disgrace. | Ὁ νύσσων ὀφθαλμὸν κατάξει δάκρυα, καὶ νύσσων καρδίαν ἐκφαίνει αἴσθησιν. | |
| 24 | It is ill-mannered for a man to listen at a door, and a discreet man is grieved by the disgrace. | ὡς κόσμος χρυσοῦς φρονίμῳ παιδεία, καὶ ὡς χλιδὼν ἐπὶ βραχίονι δεξιῷ. | |
| 25 | The lips of strangers will speak of these things, but the words of the prudent will be weighed in the balance. | βάλλων λίθον ἐπὶ πετεινὰ ἀποσοβεῖ αὐτά, καὶ ὁ ὀνειδίζων φίλον διαλύσει φιλίαν. | |
| 25 | The lips of strangers will speak of these things, but the words of the prudent will be weighed in the balance. | ποὺς μωροῦ ταχὺς εἰς οἰκίαν, ἄνθρωπος δὲ πολύπειρος αἰσχυνθήσεται ἀπὸ προσώπου. | |
| 26 | The mind of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is in their mind. | ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν σπάσῃς ῥομφαίαν, μὴ ἀφελπίσῃς, ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπάνοδος· | |
| 26 | The mind of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is in their mind. | ἄφρων ἀπὸ θύρας παρακύπτει εἰς οἰκίαν, ἀνὴρ δὲ πεπαιδευμένος ἔξω στήσεται. | |
| 27 | When an ungodly man curses his adversary, he curses his own soul. | ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν ἀνοίξῃς στόμα, μὴ εὐλαβηθῇς, ἔστιν γὰρ διαλλαγή· πλὴν ὀνειδισμοῦ καὶ ὑπερηφανίας καὶ μυστηρίου ἀποκαλύ ψεως καὶ πληγῆς δολίας, ἐν τούτοις ἀποφεύξεται πᾶς φίλος. | |
| 27 | When an ungodly man curses his adversary, he curses his own soul. | ἀπαιδευσία ἀνθρώπου ἀκροᾶσθαι παρὰ θύραν, ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος βαρυνθήσεται ἀτιμίᾳ. | |
| 28 | A whisperer defiles his own soul and is hated in his neighbourhood. | πίστιν κτῆσαι ἐν πτωχείᾳ μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον, ἵνα ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ ὁμοῦ πλησθῇς· ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως διάμενε αὐτῷ, ἵνα ἐν τῇ κληρονομίᾳ αὐτοῦ συγκληρονομήσῃς. | |
| 28 | A whisperer defiles his own soul and is hated in his neighbourhood. | χείλη ἀλλοτρίων ἐν τούτοις διηγήσονται, λόγοι δὲ φρονίμων ἐν ζυγῷ σταθήσονται. | |