圣母玫瑰园-思高圣经 

【Sirach】Chapter 37  << Last Chapter Next Chapter >>

37:1 Every friend declares his friendship, but there are friends who are friends in name only.
37:2 Is it not a sorrow unto death when your bosom companion becomes your enemy?
37:3 "Alas, my companion! Why were you created to blanket the earth with deceit?"
37:4 A false friend will share your joys, but in time of trouble he stands afar off.
37:5 A true friend will fight with you against the foe, against your enemies he will be your shield-bearer.
37:6 Forget not your comrade during the battle, and neglect him not when you distribute your spoils.
37:7 Every counselor points out a way, but some counsel ways of their own;
37:8 Be on the alert when one proffers advice, find out first of all what he wants. For he may be thinking of himself alone; why should the profit fall to him?
37:9 He may tell you how good your way will be, and then stand by to watch your misfortune.
37:10 Seek no advice from one who regards you with hostility; from those who envy you, keep your intentions hidden.
37:11 Speak not to a woman about her rival, nor to a coward about war, to a merchant about business, to a buyer about value, to a miser about generosity, to a cruel man about mercy, to a lazy man about work, to a seasonal laborer about the harvest, to an idle slave about a great task: pay no attention to any advice they give.
37:12 Instead, associate with a religious man, who you are sure keeps the commandments; Who is like-minded with yourself and will feel for you if you fall.
37:13 Then, too, heed your own heart’s counsel; for what have you that you can depend on more?
37:14 A man’s conscience can tell him his situation better than seven watchmen in a lofty tower.
37:15 Most important of all, pray to God to set your feet in the path of truth.
37:16 A word is the source of every deed; a thought, of every act.
37:17 The root of all conduct is the mind; four branches it shoots forth:
37:18 Good and evil, death and life, their absolute mistress is the tongue.
37:19 A man may be wise and benefit many, yet be of no use to himself.
37:20 Though a man may be wise, if his words are rejected he will be deprived of all enjoyment.
37:21 When a man is wise to his own advantage, the fruits of his knowledge are seen in his own person;
37:22 When a man is wise to his people’s advantage, the fruits of his knowledge are enduring:
37:23 Limited are the days of one man’s life, but the life of Israel is days without number.
37:24 One wise for himself has full enjoyment, and all who see him praise him;
37:25 One wise for his people wins a heritage of glory, and his name endures forever.
37:26 My son, while you are well, govern your appetite so that you allow it not what is bad for you;
37:27 For not every food is good for everyone, nor is everything suited to every taste.
37:28 Be not drawn after every enjoyment, neither become a glutton for choice foods,
37:29 For sickness comes with overeating, and gluttony brings on biliousness.
37:30 Through lack of self-control many have died, but the abstemious man prolongs his life.




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