Sirach 21 — El pecado, la sabiduría y la insensatez en contraste

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1. 1.Various Sins Have you sinned, my son? Do so no more, but pray about your former sins.💡
2. 2.Flee from sin as from a snake; for if you approach sin, it will bite you. Its teeth are lion’s teeth, and destroy the souls of men.💡
3. 3.All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for its wound.💡
4. 4.Terror and violence will lay waste riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.💡
5. 5.The prayer of a poor man goes from his lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.💡
6. 6.Whoever hates reproof walks in the steps of the sinner, but he that fears the Lord will repent in his heart.💡
7. 7.He who is mighty in speech is known from afar; but the sensible man, when he slips, is aware of it.💡
8. 8.A man who builds his house with other people’s money is like one who gathers stones for his burial mound.💡
9. 9.An assembly of the wicked is like tow gathered together, and their end is a flame of fire.💡
10. 10.The way of sinners is smoothly paved with stones, but at its end is the pit of Hades.💡
11. 11.Wisdom and Foolishness Whoever keeps the law controls his thoughts, and wisdom is the fulfilment of the fear of the Lord.💡
12. 12.He who is not clever cannot be taught, but there is a cleverness which increases bitterness.💡
13. 13.The knowledge of a wise man will increase like a flood, and his counsel like a flowing spring.💡
14. 14.The mind of a fool is like a broken jar; it will hold no knowledge.💡
15. 15.When a man of understanding hears a wise saying, he will praise it and add to it; when a reveler hears it, he dislikes it and casts it behind his back.💡
16. 16.A fool’s narration is like a burden on a journey, but delight will be found in the speech of the intelligent.💡
17. 17.The utterance of a sensible man will be sought in the assembly, and they will ponder his words in their minds.💡
18. 18.Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk.💡
19. 19.To a senseless man education is fetters on his feet, and like manacles on his right hand.💡
20. 20.A fool raises his voice when he laughs, but a clever man smiles quietly.💡
21. 21.To a sensible man education is like a golden ornament, and like a bracelet on the right arm.💡
22. 22.The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience stands respectfully before it.💡
23. 23.A boor peers into the house from the door, but a cultivated man remains outside.💡
24. 24.It is ill-mannered for a man to listen at a door, and a discreet man is grieved by the disgrace.💡
25. 25.The lips of strangers will speak of these things, but the words of the prudent will be weighed in the balance.💡
26. 26.The mind of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is in their mind.💡
27. 27.When an ungodly man curses his adversary, he curses his own soul.💡
28. 28.A whisperer defiles his own soul and is hated in his neighborhood.💡