Eclesiástico, 30

1. El que ama a su hijo, le azota sin cesar, para poderse alegrar en su futuro.

1. He that shows mercy will lend to his neighbor, and he that strengthens him with his hand keeps the commandments.

2. El que enseña a su hijo, sacará provecho de él, entre sus conocidos de él se gloriará.

2. Lend to your neighbor in the time of his need; and in turn, repay your neighbor promptly.

3. El que instruye a su hijo, pondrá celoso a su enemigo, y ante sus amigos se sentirá gozoso.

3. Confirm your word and keep faith with him, and on every occasion you will find what you need.

4. Murió su padre, y como si no hubiera muerto, pues dejó tras de sí un hombre igual que él.

4. Many persons regard a loan as a windfall, and cause trouble to those who help them.

5. En su vida le mira con contento, y a su muerte no se siente triste.

5. A man will kiss another's hands until he gets a loan, and will lower his voice in speaking of his neighbor's money; but at the time for repayment he will delay, and will pay in words of unconcern, and will find fault with the time.

6. Contra sus enemigos deja un vengador, y para los amigos quien les pague sus favores.

6. If the lender exert pressure, he will hardly get back half, and will regard that as a windfall. If he does not, the borrower has robbed him of his money, and he has needlessly made him his enemy; he will repay him with curses and reproaches, and instead of glory will repay him with dishonor.

7. El que mima a su hijo, vendará sus heridas, a cada grito se le conmoverán sus entrañas.

7. Because of such wickedness, therefore, many have refused to lend; they have been afraid of being defrauded needlessly.

8. Caballo no domado, sale indócil, hijo consentido, sale libertino.

8. Nevertheless, be patient with a man in humble circumstances, and do not make him wait for your alms.

9. Halaga a tu hijo, y te dará sorpresas juega con él, y te traerá pesares.

9. Help a poor man for the commandment's sake, and because of his need do not send him away empty.

10. No rías con él, para no llorar y acabar rechinando de dientes.

10. Lose your silver for the sake of a brother or a friend, and do not let it rust under a stone and be lost.

11. No le des libertad en su juventud, y no pases por alto sus errores.

11. Lay up your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold.

12. Doblega su cerviz mientras es joven, tunde sus costillas cuando es niño, no sea que, volviéndose indócil, te desobedezca, y sufras por él amargura de alma.

12. Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from all affliction;

13. Enseña a tu hijo y trabaja en él, para que no tropieces por su desvergüenza.

13. more than a mighty shield and more than a heavy spear, it will fight on your behalf against your enemy.

14. Vale más pobre sano y fuerte de constitución que rico lleno de achaques en su cuerpo.

14. A good man will be surety for his neighbor, but a man who has lost his sense of shame will fail him.

15. Salud y buena constitución valen más que todo el oro, cuerpo vigoroso más que inmensa fortuna.

15. Do not forget all the kindness of your surety, for he has given his life for you.

16. Ni hay riqueza mejor que la salud del cuerpo, ni contento mayor que la alegría del corazón.

16. A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety,

17. Mejor es la muerte que una vida amarga, el descanso eterno que enfermedad permanente.

17. and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.

18. Manjares derramados sobre boca cerrada, eso son las ofrendas de alimentos puestas sobre una tumba.

18. Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.

19. ¿De qué le sirve el sacrificio a un ídolo? ¡ni lo comerá ni lo olerá! Así aquel a quien persigue el Señor,

19. The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits.

20. que mira con sus ojos y gime. Escomo un eunuco que oprime a una virgen y gime.

20. Assist your neighbor according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall.

21. No entregues tu alma a la tristeza, ni te atormentes a ti mismo con tus cavilaciones.

21. The essentials for life are water and bread and clothing and a house to cover one's nakedness.

22. La alegría de corazón es la vida del hombre, el regocijo del varón, prolongación de sus días.

22. Better is the life of a poor man under the shelter of his roof than sumptuous food in another man's house.

23. Engaña tu alma y consuela tu corazón, echa lejos de ti la tristeza; que la tristeza perdió a muchos, y no hay en ella utilidad.

23. Be content with little or much.

24. Envidia y malhumor los días acortan, las preocupaciones traen la vejez antes de tiempo.

24. It is a miserable life to go from house to house, and where you are a stranger you may not open your mouth;

25. Un corazón radiante viene bien en las comidas, se preocupa de lo que come.

25. you will play the host and provide drink without being thanked, and besides this you will hear bitter words:

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26. "Come here, stranger, prepare the table, and if you have anything at hand, let me have it to eat."

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27. "Give place, stranger, to an honored person; my brother has come to stay with me; I need my house."

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28. These things are hard to bear for a man who has feeling: scolding about lodging and the reproach of the moneylender.