บุตรสิรา 4 ในหลายฉบับแปล
Douay-Rheims
4:1
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Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor.
4:2
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Despise not the hungry soul: and provoke not the Boor in his want.
4:3
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Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to give to him that is in distress.
4:4
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Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy face from the needy.
4:5
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Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back.
4:6
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For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him.
4:7
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Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man.
4:8
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Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness.
4:9
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Deliver him that suffereth wrong out of the hand of the proud: and be not fainthearted in thy soul.
4:10
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In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother.
4:11
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And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother.
4:12
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Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice.
4:13
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And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness.
4:14
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They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing.
4:15
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They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God loveth them that love her.
4:16
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He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that looketh upon her, shall remain secure.
4:17
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If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall be in assurance.
4:18
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For she walketh with him in temptation, and at the first she chooseth him.
4:19
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She will bring upon him fear and dread and trial: and she will scourge him with the affliction of her discipline, till she try him by her laws, and trust his soul.
4:20
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Then she will strengthen him, and make a straight way to him, and give him joy,
4:21
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And will disclose her secrets to him, and will heap upon him treasures of knowledge and understanding of justice.
4:22
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But if he go astray, she will forsake him, and deliver him into the hands of his enemy.
4:23
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Son, observe the time, and fly from evil.
4:24
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For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth.
4:25
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For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that bringeth glory and grace.
4:26
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Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie.
4:27
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Reverence not thy neighbour in his fall:
4:28
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And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
4:29
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For by the tongue wisdom is discerned: and understanding, and knowledge, and learning by the word of the wise, and steadfastness in the works of justice.
4:30
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In nowise speak against the truth, but be ashamed of the lie of thy ignorance.
4:31
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Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, but submit not thyself to every man for sin.
4:32
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Resist not against the face of the mighty, and do not strive against the stream of the river.
4:33
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Strive for justice for thy soul, and even unto death fight for justice, and God will overthrow thy enemies for thee.
4:34
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Be not hasty in thy tongue: and slack and remiss in thy works.
4:35
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Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee.
4:36
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Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give.