Sirach Chapter 3: World English Bible Classic

Deuterocanon · Apocrypha · Traducción al español en preparación

Traducción al español en preparación

¹ Hear me, your father, O my children, and do what you hear, that you all may be safe. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

² For the Lord honors the father over the children, and has confirmed the judgment of the mother over her sons. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³ He who honors his father will make atonement for sins. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁴ He who gives glory to his mother is as one who lays up treasure. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁵ Whoever honors his father will have joy in his own children. He will be heard in the day of his prayer. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁶ He who gives glory to his father will have length of days. He who listens to the Lord will bring rest to his mother, (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁷ and will serve under his parents, as to masters. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁸ Honor your father in deed and word, that a blessing may come upon you from him. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁹ For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children, but the curse of the mother roots out the foundations. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁰ Don’t glorify yourself in the dishonor of your father, for your father’s dishonor is no glory to you. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹¹ For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a mother in dishonor is a reproach to her children. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹² My son, help your father in his old age, and don’t grieve him as long as he lives. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹³ If he fails in understanding, have patience with him. Don’t dishonor him in your full strength. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁴ For the kindness to your father will not be forgotten. Instead of sins it will be added to build you up. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁵ In the day of your affliction it will be remembered for you, as fair weather upon ice, so your sins will also melt away. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁶ He who forsakes his father is as a blasphemer. He who provokes his mother is cursed by the Lord. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁷ My son, go on with your business in humility; so you will be loved by an acceptable man. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁸ The greater you are, humble yourself the more, and you will find favor before the Lord. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁰ For the power of the Lord is great, and he is glorified by those who are lowly. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²¹ Don’t seek things that are too hard for you, and don’t search out things that are above your strength. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²² Think about the things that have been commanded you, for you have no need of the things that are secret. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²³ Don’t be overly busy in tasks that are beyond you, for more things are shown to you than men can understand. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁴ For the conceit of many has led them astray. Evil opinion has caused their judgment to slip. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁵ There is no light without eyes. There is no wisdom without knowledge. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁶ A stubborn heart will do badly at the end. He who loves danger will perish in it. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁷ A stubborn heart will be burdened with troubles. The sinner will heap sin upon sins. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁸ The calamity of the proud has no healing, for a weed of wickedness has taken root in him. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁹ The heart of the prudent will understand a proverb. A wise man desires the ear of a listener. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³⁰ Water will quench a flaming fire; almsgiving will make atonement for sins. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³¹ He who repays good turns is mindful of that which comes afterward. In the time of his falling he will find a support. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)