DB1 | Wisdom & confidence. Sir.37.16-26 | KNSB Contents | notes| 37 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 16 | Reason is the beginning of every work, and counsel precedes every undertaking. | Wisdom & confidence. Sir.37.16-26 | Ἀρχὴ παντὸς ἔργου λόγος, καὶ πρὸ πάσης πράξεως βουλή. |
| 17 | As a clue to changes of heart | ἴχνος ἀλλοιώσεως καρδίας τέσσαρα μέρη ἀνατέλλει, | |
| 18 | four turns of fortune appear, good and evil, life and death; and it is the tongue that continually rules them. | ἀγαθὸν καὶ κακόν, ζωὴ καὶ θάνατος, καὶ ἡ κυριεύουσα ἐνδελεχῶς αὐτῶν γλῶσσά ἐστιν. | |
| 19 | A man may be shrewd and the teacher of many, and yet be unprofitable to himself. | ἔστιν ἀνὴρ πανοῦργος πολλῶν παιδευτής, καὶ τῇ ἰδίᾳ ψυχῇ ἐστιν ἄχρηστος. | |
| 20 | A man skilled in words may be hated; he will be destitute of all food, | ἔστιν σοφιζόμενος ἐν λόγοις μισητός, οὗτος πάσης τροφῆς καθυστερήσει· | |
| 21 | for grace was not given him by the Lord, since he is lacking in all wisdom. | οὐ γὰρ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ παρὰ κυρίου χάρις, ὅτι πάσης σοφίας ἐστερήθη. | |
| 22 | A man may be wise to his own advantage, and the fruits of his understanding may be trustworthy on his lips. | ἔστιν σοφὸς τῇ ἰδίᾳ ψυχῇ, καὶ οἱ καρποὶ τῆς συνέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ στόματος πιστοί. | |
| 23 | A wise man will instruct his own people, and the fruits of his understanding will be trustworthy. | ἀνὴρ σοφὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λαὸν παιδεύσει, καὶ οἱ καρποὶ τῆς συνέσεως αὐτοῦ πιστοί. | |
| 24 | A wise man will have praise heaped upon him, and all who see him will call him happy. | ἀνὴρ σοφὸς πλησθήσεται εὐλογίας, καὶ μακαριοῦσιν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ ὁρῶντες. | |
| 25 | The life of a man is numbered by days, but the days of Israel are without number. | ζωὴ ἀνδρὸς ἐν ἀριθμῷ ἡμερῶν, καὶ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Ισραηλ ἀναρίθμητοι. | |
| 26 | He who is wise among his people will inherit confidence, and his name will live for ever. | ὁ σοφὸς ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ κληρονομήσει πίστιν, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ζήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. | |