Eclesiástico, 15
1. Así hace el que teme al Señor, el que abraza la Ley logra sabiduría.
1. Blessed is the man who does not blunder with his lips and need not suffer grief for sin.
2. Como una madre le sale ella al encuentro, le acoge como una esposa virgen.
2. Blessed is he whose heart does not condemn him, and who has not given up his hope.
3. Le alimenta con pan de inteligencia, el agua de la sabiduría le da a beber.
3. Riches are not seemly for a stingy man; and of what use is property to an envious man?
4. Se apoya él en ella y no se dobla, a ella se adhiere y no queda confundido.
4. Whoever accumulates by depriving himself, accumulates for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods.
5. Ella le exalta por encima de sus prójimos, en medio de la asamblea le abre la boca.
5. If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches.
6. Contento y corona de gloria encuentra él, nombre eterno en herencia recibe.
6. No one is meaner than the man who is grudging to himself, and this is the retribution for his baseness;
7. Jamás la lograrán los insensatos, los pecadores nunca la verán.
7. even if he does good, he does it unintentionally, and betrays his baseness in the end.
8. Lejos está del orgullo, los mentirosos no se acuerdan de ella.
8. Evil is the man with a grudging eye; he averts his face and disregards people.
9. No cabe la alabanza en boca del pecador, porque no le viene del Señor.
9. A greedy man's eye is not satisfied with a portion, and mean injustice withers the soul.
10. Que en la sabiduría se expresa la alabanza, y el Señor la guía por buen camino.
10. A stingy man's eye begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table.
11. No digas: «Por el Señor me he apartado», que lo que él destesta, no lo hace.
11. My son, treat yourself well, according to your means, and present worthy offerings to the Lord.
12. No digas: «El me ha extraviado», pues él no ha menester del pecador.
12. Remember that death will not delay, and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you.
13. Toda abominación odia el Señor, tampoco la aman los que le temen a él.
13. Do good to a friend before you die, and reach out and give to him as much as you can.
14. El fue quien al principio hizo al hombre, y le dejó en manos de su propio albedrío.
14. Do not deprive yourself of a happy day; let not your share of desired good pass by you.
15. Si tú quieres, guardarás los mandamientos, para permanecer fiel a su beneplácito.
15. Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot?
16. El te ha puesto delante fuego y agua, a donde quieras puedes llevar tu mano.
16. Give, and take, and beguile yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury.
17. Ante los hombres la vida está y la muerte, lo que prefiera cada cual, se le dará.
17. All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must surely die!"
18. Que grande es la sabiduría del Señor, fuerte es su poder, todo lo ve.
18. Like flourishing leaves on a spreading tree which sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born.
19. Sus ojos están sobre los que le temen, él conoce todas las obras del hombre.
19. Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it.
20. A nadie ha mandado ser impío, a nadie ha dado licencia de pecar.
20. Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently.
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21. He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets.
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22. Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths.
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23. He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors;
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24. he who encamps near her house will also fasten his tent peg to her walls;
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25. he will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place;
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26. he will place his children under her shelter, and will camp under her boughs;
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27. he will be sheltered by her from the heat, and will dwell in the midst of her glory.
