Apo

1 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.

2 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.

3 Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?

4 He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.

5 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.

7 And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

8 The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.

9 A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.

10 A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.

11 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

12 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.

13 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

14 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

15 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

16 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.

17 All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.

18 As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.

19 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

20 Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ing.

21 He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.

22 Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.

23 He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.

24 He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.

25 He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches.

27 By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

Sep

1 μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς οὐκ ὠλίσθησεν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ κατενύγη ἐν λύπῃ ἁμαρτιῶν

2 μακάριος οὗ οὐ κατέγνω ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ

3 ἀνδρὶ μικρολόγῳ οὐ καλὸς ὁ πλοῦτος καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ βασκάνῳ ἵνα τί χρήματα

4 ὁ συνάγων ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ συνάγει ἄλλοις καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ τρυφήσουσιν ἕτεροι

5 ὁ πονηρὸς ἑαυτῷ τίνι ἀγαθὸς ἔσται καὶ οὐ μὴ εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τοῖς χρήμασιν αὐτοῦ

6 τοῦ βασκαίνοντος ἑαυτὸν οὐκ ἔστιν πονηρότερος καὶ τοῦτο ἀνταπόδομα τῆς κακίας αὐτοῦ

7 κἂν εὖ ποιῇ ἐν λήθῃ ποιεῖ καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων ἐκφαίνει τὴν κακίαν αὐτοῦ

8 πονηρὸς ὁ βασκαίνων ὀφθαλμῷ ἀποστρέφων πρόσωπον καὶ ὑπερορῶν ψυχάς

9 πλεονέκτου ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ ἐμπίπλαται μερίδι καὶ ἀδικία πονηρὰ ἀναξηραίνει ψυχήν

10 ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρὸς φθονερὸς ἐπ᾽ ἄρτῳ καὶ ἐλλιπὴς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτοῦ

11 τέκνον καθὼς ἐὰν ἔχῃς εὖ ποίει σεαυτὸν καὶ προσφορὰς κυρίῳ ἀξίως πρόσαγε

12 μνήσθητι ὅτι θάνατος οὐ χρονιεῖ καὶ διαθήκη ᾅδου οὐχ ὑπεδείχθη σοι

13 πρίν σε τελευτῆσαι εὖ ποίει φίλῳ καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχύν σου ἔκτεινον καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ

14 μὴ ἀφυστερήσῃς ἀπὸ ἀγαθῆς ἡμέρας καὶ μερὶς ἐπιθυμίας ἀγαθῆς μή σε παρελθάτω

15 οὐχὶ ἑτέρῳ καταλείψεις τοὺς πόνους σου καὶ τοὺς κόπους σου εἰς διαίρεσιν κλήρου

16 δὸς καὶ λαβὲ καὶ ἀπάτησον τὴν ψυχήν σου ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ᾅδου ζητῆσαι τρυφήν

17 πᾶσα σὰρξ ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιοῦται ἡ γὰρ διαθήκη ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ

18 ὡς φύλλον θάλλον ἐπὶ δένδρου δασέος τὰ μὲν καταβάλλει ἄλλα δὲ φύει οὕτως γενεὰ σαρκὸς καὶ αἵματος ἡ μὲν τελευτᾷ ἑτέρα δὲ γεννᾶται

19 πᾶν ἔργον σηπόμενον ἐκλείπει καὶ ὁ ἐργαζόμενος αὐτὸ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀπελεύσεται

20 μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς ἐν σοφίᾳ μελετήσει καὶ ὃς ἐν συνέσει αὐτοῦ διαλεχθήσεται

21 ὁ διανοούμενος τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀποκρύφοις αὐτῆς ἐννοηθήσεται

22 ἔξελθε ὀπίσω αὐτῆς ὡς ἰχνευτὴς καὶ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῆς ἐνέδρευε

23 ὁ παρακύπτων διὰ τῶν θυρίδων αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν θυρωμάτων αὐτῆς ἀκροάσεται

24 ὁ καταλύων σύνεγγυς τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς καὶ πήξει πάσσαλον ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις αὐτῆς

25 στήσει τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ κατὰ χεῖρας αὐτῆς καὶ καταλύσει ἐν καταλύματι ἀγαθῶν

26 θήσει τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ αὐτῆς καὶ ὑπὸ τοὺς κλάδους αὐτῆς αὐλισθήσεται

27 σκεπασθήσεται ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ καύματος καὶ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτῆς καταλύσει

Vul

1 [Beatus vir qui non est lapsus verbo ex ore suo,
et non est stimulatus in tristitia delicti.

2 Felix qui non habuit animi sui tristitiam,
et non excidit a spe sua.

3 Viro cupido et tenaci sine ratione est substantia:
et homini livido ad quid aurum?

4 Qui acervat ex animo suo injuste, aliis congregat,
et in bonis illius alius luxuriabitur.

5 Qui sibi nequam est, cui alii bonus erit?
et non jucundabitur in bonis suis.

6 Qui sibi invidet, nihil est illo nequius:
et hæc redditio est malitiæ illius.

7 Et si bene fecerit, ignoranter et non volens facit:
et in novissimo manifestat malitiam suam.

8 Nequam est oculus lividi:
et avertens faciem suam, et despiciens animam suam.

9 Insatiabilis oculus cupidi in parte iniquitatis:
non satiabitur donec consumat arefaciens animam suam.

10 Oculus malus ad mala, et non saturabitur pane,
sed indigens et in tristitia erit super mensam suam.

11 Fili, si habes, benefac tecum,
et Deo dignas oblationes offer.

12 Memor esto quoniam mors non tardat,
et testamentum inferorum, quia demonstratum est tibi:
testamentum enim hujus mundi morte morietur.

13 Ante mortem benefac amico tuo,
et secundum vires tuas exporrigens da pauperi.

14 Non defrauderis a die bono,
et particula boni doni non te prætereat.

15 Nonne aliis relinques dolores et labores tuos
in divisione sortis?

16 Da et accipe,
et justifica animam tuam.

17 Ante obitum tuum operare justitiam,
quoniam non est apud inferos invenire cibum.

18 Omnis caro sicut fœnum veterascet,
et sicut folium fructificans in arbore viridi.

19 Alia generantur, et alia dejiciuntur:
sic generatio carnis et sanguinis, alia finitur, et alia nascitur.

20 Omne opus corruptibile in fine deficiet,
et qui illud operatur ibit cum illo.

21 Et omne opus electum justificabitur,
et qui operatur illud honorabitur in illo.]

22 [Beatus vir qui in sapientia morabitur,
et qui in justitia sua meditabitur,
et in sensu cogitabit circumspectionem Dei:

23 qui excogitat vias illius in corde suo,
et in absconditis suis intelligens,
vadens post illam quasi investigator,
et in viis illius consistens:

24 qui respicit per fenestras illius,
et in januis illius audiens:

25 qui requiescit juxta domum illius,
et in parietibus illius figens palum,
statuet casulam suam ad manus illius,
et requiescent in casula illius bona per ævum.

26 Statuet filios suos sub tegmine illius,
et sub ramis ejus morabitur.

27 Protegetur sub tegmine illius a fervore,
et in gloria ejus requiescet.]