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אך על אלה אל תבוש, ואל תשא פנים וחטא.
But of these things do not be ashamed, and do not show partiality and so sin:
μὴ περὶ τούτων αἰσχυνθῇς, καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν·
Of these things be not thou ashamed, And accept no person to sin thereby:
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על תורת עליון וחוק, ועל מצדיק להצדיק רשע.
of the law of the Most High and statute, or of judgment to acquit the wicked;
περὶ νόμου ὑψίστου καὶ διαθήκης, καὶ περὶ κρίματος δικαιῶσαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ·
Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; And of judgment to justify the ungodly;
3
על חשבון חוכר ואדון ואורח, ועל מחלקות נחלה ויש.
of reckoning with a partner and master and traveller, or of dividing an inheritance and property;
περὶ λόγου κοινωνοῦ καὶ ὁδοιπόρων, καὶ περὶ δόσεως κληρονομίας ἑταίρων·
Of reckoning with thy partners and travelers; Or of the gift of the heritage of friends;
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ועל שחק מאזנים ופלס, ועל תמחות איפה ואבן.
of the accuracy of scales and balance, of cleaning the measure and the weight;
περὶ ἀκριβείας ζυγοῦ καὶ σταθμιῶν, περὶ κτήσεως πολλῶν καὶ ὀλίγων·
Of exactness of balance and weights; Or of getting much or little;
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על מקנה בין רב למעט, ועל ממחיר ממכר תגר.
of buying, whether much or little, or of profit from a merchant's sale;
περὶ ἀδιαφόρου πράσεως, καὶ ἐμπόρων, καὶ περὶ παιδείας τέκνων πολλῆς, καὶ οἰκέτῃ πονηρῷ πλευρὰν αἱμάξαι.
And of merchants’ indifferent selling; Of much correction of children; And to make the side of an evil servant to bleed.
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על אשה רעה חותם חסם, ומקום ידים רפות תפתח.
of a seal on a bad wife, or, where there are slack hands, of a key;
Ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς· καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαὶ, κλεῖσον.
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; And locked up, where many hands are.
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על מקום תפקד יד תספור, ומתת ולקח הכל בכתב.
of counting what you deposit, and of having all giving and taking in writing;
Ὃ ἐὰν παραδίδως, ἐν ἀριθμῷ καὶ σταθμῷ, καὶ δόσις καὶ λῆψις παντὶ ἐν γραφῇ.
Deliver all things in number and weight; And put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in.
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על מוסר פותה וכסיל, ושב וישיש ונוטל עצה בזנות. והיית זהיר באמת, ואיש צנוע לפני כל חי.
of correcting the simple and the fool, or the aged greybeard who takes advice in fornication. Then you will be truly careful, and a modest man before all the living.
Περὶ παιδείας ἀνοήτου καὶ μωροῦ καὶ ἐσχατογήρου κρινομένου πρὸς νέους, καὶ ἔσῃ πεπαιδευμένος ἀληθινῶς, καὶ δεδοκιμασμένος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος.
Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, And the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: Thus shalt thou be truly learned, And approved of all men living.
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בת לאב מטמנת שקר, דאגה תפריע שנתו. בנעוריה פן תגור, ובבתוליה פן לא תנשא.
A daughter to her father is a hidden deceit, worry disrupts his sleep. (9) In her youth, lest she stray, and in her maidenhood, lest she not be wed.
Θυγάτηρ πατρὶ ἀπόκρυφος ἀγρυπνία, καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτῆς ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον· ἐν νεότητι αὐτῆς μήποτε παρακμάσῃ, καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε μισηθῇ.
A daughter is a wakeful care to a father; And the care for her taketh away sleep: When she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; And being married, lest she should be hated:
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בבתוליה פן תפתה, ובבית בעלה לא תשטה. בבית אביה פן תהרה, ובבית אישה פן תעצר.
In her virginity, lest she be seduced, and in her husband's house, lest she betray. (10) In her father's house, lest she conceive, and in her husband's house, lest she be barren.
Ἐν παρθενίᾳ μήποτε βεβηλωθῇ, καὶ ἐν τοῖς πατρικοῖς αὐτῆς ἔγκυος γένηται· μετὰ ἀνδρὸς οὖσα μήποτε παραβῇ, καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε στειρώσῃ.
In her virginity, lest she should be defiled And gotten with child in her father’s house; And having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself; And when she is married, lest she should be barren.
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בני על בתולתך החזק משמר, פן תעשה לך שם סרה. דבת עיר וקללת עם, והושיבתך בעדר שער.
My son, over your virgin daughter keep strict watch, lest she make for you a wayward name. (11) The gossip of the city and the curse of the people, will seat you at the gateway of shame.
Ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακὴν, μήποτε ποιήσῃ σε ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθροῖς, λαλιὰν ἐν πόλει, καὶ ἔκκλητον λαοῦ, καὶ καταισχύνῇ σε ἐν πλήθει πολλῶν.
Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, Lest she make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies, And a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, And make thee ashamed before the multitude.
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מקום תגור אל יהי אשנב, ובית מביט מבוא סביב. לכל זכר אל תתן תאר, ובית נשים אל תסתויד.
Where she dwells, let there be no window, and no house with views all around. (12) To no man let her show favor, and in the company of women let her not linger.
Παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔμβλεπε ἐν κάλλει, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ γυναικῶν μὴ συνέδρευε·
Behold not everybody’s beauty, And sit not in the midst of women.
13
כי מבגד יצא עש, ומאשה רעת אשה.
For from a garment comes the moth, and from a woman a woman's wickedness.
ἀπὸ γὰρ ἱματίων ἐκπορεύεται σὴς, καὶ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς πονηρία γυναικός.
For from garments cometh a moth, And from women wickedness.
14
מטוב רוע איש מטוב אשה, ובית מחרפת תביע באשה.
Better a man's wickedness than a woman's goodness, and a daughter who causes shame pours forth reproach.
Κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνὴ, καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν.
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, [I say], which bringeth shame and reproach.
15
אזכור נא מעשי אל, וזה חזיתי ואספרה. באומר אלהים רצונו, ופועל רצונו לקחו.
Let me remember the works of God, and what I have seen let me tell. By the word of God are his works, and his will is done by his decree.
Μνησθήσομαι δὴ τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, καὶ ἃ ἑώρακα ἐκδιηγήσομαι· ἐν λόγοις Κυρίου τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.
I will now remember the works of the Lord, And declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
16
שמש זורחת על כל נגלתה, וכבוד ה' על כל מעשיו.
The shining sun looks down on everything, and the glory of the Lord fills all his works.
Ἥλιος φωτίζων κατὰ πᾶν ἐπέβλεψε, καὶ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ πλῆρες τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ.
The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, And the work thereof [is] full of the glory of the Lord.
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לא הספיקו קדושי אל, לספר נפלאות ה'. אמץ אלהים צבאיו, להתחזק לפני כבודו.
God's holy ones are not able to recount the wonders of the Lord. God has strengthened his hosts to stand firm before his glory.
Οὐκ ἐνεποίησε τοῖς ἁγίοις Κύριος ἐκδιηγήσασθαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ, ἃ ἐστερέωσε Κύριος ὁ παντοκράτωρ, στηριχθῆναι ἐν δόξῃ αὐτοῦ τὸ πᾶν.
The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works, Which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, That whatsoever is might be established for his glory.
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תהום ולב חקר ובכל מערומיהם יתבונן.
He searches out the deep and the heart, and understands all their secrets.
Ἄβυσσον καὶ καρδίαν ἐξίχνευσε, καὶ ἐν πανουργεύμασιν αὐτῶν διενοήθη· ἔγνω γὰρ ὁ Κύριος πᾶσαν εἴδησιν, καὶ ἐνέβλεψεν εἰς σημεῖον αἰῶνος·
He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, And considereth their crafty devices: For the Lord knoweth all that can be known, And he beholdeth the signs of the world,
19
מחוה חליפות נהיות, ומגלה חקר נסתרות.
He declares what has been and what is to come, and reveals the traces of hidden things.
ἀπαγγέλλων τὰ παρεληλυθότα καὶ ἐπεσόμενα, καὶ ἀποκαλύπτων ἴχνη ἀποκρύφων.
Declaring the things that are past, and for to come, And revealing the steps of hidden things.
20
לא נעדר ממנו כל שכל, ולא חלפו כל דבר.
No knowledge is lacking to him, and no matter escapes him.
Οὐ παρῆλθεν αὐτὸν πᾶν διανόημα, οὐκ ἐκρύβη ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ εἷς λόγος.
No thought escapeth him, Neither any word is hidden from him.
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גבורת חכמתו תכן, אחד הוא מעולם. לא נוסף ולא נאצל, ולא צריך לכל מבין.
He has ordered the mighty works of his wisdom; he is one from eternity. Nothing is added and nothing taken away, and he needs no counsellor.
Τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῆς σοφίας αὐτοῦ ἐκόσμησε, καὶ ἕως ἐστὶ πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, οὔτε προσετέθη οὔτε ἠλαττώθη, καὶ οὐδὲ προσεδεήθη οὐδενὸς συμβούλου.
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, And he is from everlasting to everlasting: Unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, And he hath no need of any counselor.
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Ὡς πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐπιθυμητὰ, καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρός ἐστι θεωρῆσαι.
Oh how desirable are all his works! And that a man may see even to a spark.
23
הוא חי ועומד לעד, זה על זה חלף טובו.
He lives and endures for ever; one thing over another, he has changed their goodness.
Πάντα ταῦτα ζῇ καὶ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐν πάσαις χρείαις, καὶ πάντα ὑπακούει.
All these things live and remain forever for all uses, And they are all obedient.
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Πάντα δισσὰ ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲν ἐκλεῖπον.
All things are double one against another: And he hath made nothing imperfect.
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Ἓν τοῦ ἑνὸς ἐστερέωσε τὰ ἀγαθὰ, καὶ τίς πλησθήσεται ὁρῶν δόξαν αὐτοῦ;
One thing establisheth the good of another: And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?