Sirach 42
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Sirach 42
1 #
Sir 4.20–22; 41.16 Be ashamed of repeating what you hear
and of betraying secrets.
Then you will show proper shame
and will find favor with everyone.
Of the following things do not be ashamed,
and do not sin by showing partiality:
2 #
Sir 41.19
Do not be ashamed of the law of the Most High and his covenant
and of rendering judgment to acquit the ungodly;
3of keeping accounts with a partner or with traveling companions
and of dividing the inheritance of friends;
4 #
Prov 11.1
of accuracy with scales and weights
and of acquiring much or little;
5 #
Sir 30.1, 2; 33.27 of profit from dealing with merchants
and of frequent disciplining of children
and of drawing blood from the back of a wicked slave.
6Where there is an untrustworthy wife, a seal is a good thing,
and where there are many hands, lock things up.
7When you make a deposit, be sure it is counted and weighed,
and when you give or receive, put it all in writing.
8Do not be ashamed to correct the stupid or foolish
or the aged who are guilty of sexual immorality.
Then you will show your sound training
and will be approved by all.
Daughters and Fathers
9 #
Sir 7.24, 25; 1 Cor 7.36 A daughter is a secret anxiety to her father,
and worry over her robs him of sleep;
when she is young, for fear she may not marry,
or if married, for fear she may be disliked;
10 #
Sir 22.4
while a virgin, for fear she may be seduced
and become pregnant in her father’s house;
or having a husband, for fear she may go astray,
or, though married, for fear she may be barren.
11 #
Sir 26.10
Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
or she may make you a laughingstock to your enemies,
a byword in the city and the assembly of#42.11 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain the people,
and put you to shame in public gatherings.#42.11 Heb: Gk to shame before the great multitude
See that there is no lattice in her room,
no spot that overlooks the approaches to the house.#42.11 Heb: Gk lacks See…house
12 #
Sir 25.21
Do not let her parade her beauty before any man
or spend her time among married women,#42.12 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
13 #
Sir 25.13, 17 for from garments comes the moth
and from a woman comes woman’s wickedness.
14 #
Prov 5.3; 6.24; 7.21 Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good;
it is a woman who brings shame and disgrace.
The Works of God in Nature
15 #
2 Esd 6.38
I will now call to mind the works of the Lord
and will declare what I have seen.
By the word of the Lord his works are made,
and all his creatures do his will.#42.15 Syr Compare Heb: most Gk mss lack and all…will
16The sun looks down on everything with its light,
and the work of the Lord is full of his glory.
17 #
Sir 18.4; 43.27, 28 The Lord has not empowered even his holy ones
to recount all his marvelous works,
which the Lord the Almighty has established
so that the universe may stand firm in his glory.
18 #
Dan 2.22
He searches out the abyss and the human heart;
he understands their subtleties.#42.18 Heb: Gk wondrous feats
For the Most High knows all that may be known;
he sees from of old the things that are to come.#42.18 Heb: Gk he sees the sign(s) of the age
19 #
Isa 41.22; 46.10 He discloses what has been and what is to be,
and he reveals the traces of hidden things.
20 #
Ps 139.4; Isa 29.15; Wis 1.6 No thought escapes him,
and not a single word is hidden from him.
21 #
Isa 40.13; Sir 16.26, 27; 18.6 He has set in order the splendors of his wisdom;
he is from all eternity one and the same.
Nothing can be added or taken away,
and he needs no one to be his counselor.
22 #
Ps 104.24
How desirable are all his works,
and how sparkling they are to see!#42.22 Meaning of Gk uncertain
23All these things live and remain forever;
each creature is preserved to meet a particular need.#42.23 Heb: Gk forever for every need, and all are obedient
24 #
Sir 33.15
All things come in pairs, one opposite the other,
and he has made nothing incomplete.
25Each supplements the virtues of the other.
Who could ever tire of seeing his glory?
ទើបបានជ្រើសរើសហើយ៖
Sirach 42: NRSVUE
គំនូសចំណាំ
ចែករំលែក
ចម្លង
ចង់ឱ្យគំនូសពណ៌ដែលបានរក្សាទុករបស់អ្នក មាននៅលើគ្រប់ឧបករណ៍ទាំងអស់មែនទេ? ចុះឈ្មោះប្រើ ឬចុះឈ្មោះចូល
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