Sirach 15

1He who fears the Lord will do this, And he who holds fast to the law will obtain wisdom.

ὁ φοβούμενος κύριον ποιήσει αὐτό καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήμψεται αὐτήν

2She will come to meet him like a mother And accept him like the wife of one's youth.

καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν

3She will feed him the bread of understanding And give him the water of wisdom to drink.

ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν

4He will be supported by her and not fall; And he will hold on to her and not be put to shame.

στηριχθήσεται ἐπ᾿ αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ καὶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ

5She will exalt him alongside his neighbors, And in the midst of the assembly she will open his mouth.

καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ

6He will find gladness and a crown of rejoicing And will inherit an everlasting name.

εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος εὑρήσει καὶ ὄνομα αἰῶνος κατακληρονομήσει

7But foolish men will not find her, And sinful men will not see her.

οὐ μὴ καταλήμψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν

8She is far from the arrogant, And lying men will not keep her in mind.

μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς

9Praise is not proper in the mouth of a sinner, Because it was not sent from the Lord.

οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ ὅτι οὐ παρὰ κυρίου ἀπεστάλη

10For praise should be spoken in wisdom; Then the Lord will prosper it.

ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος καὶ ὁ κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν

11Do not say, 'I fell away because of the Lord,' For He will not do what He hates.

μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι διὰ κύριον ἀπέστην ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν οὐ ποιήσει

12Do not say, 'It was He who led me astray,'

μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ

13For He has no need of a sinful man. The Lord hates all abominations, And they are not loved by those who fear Him.

πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν

14He Himself created man in the beginning And left him in the counsel of his will.

αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ

15If you will, you will keep the commandments And faithfully do His good pleasure.

ἐὰν θέλῃς συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας

16He has set before you fire and water; If you will, stretch forth your hand.

παρέθηκέν σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου

17Life and death are before mankind, And whichever he chooses, it will be given to him.

ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ

18For great is the wisdom of the Lord; He is mighty in power and sees all things.

ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ σοφία τοῦ κυρίου ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα

19His eyes are upon those who fear Him, And He Himself knows every deed of man.

καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου

20He has commanded no one to be ungodly, And He has given no one license to sin.

οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν