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Siracide
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He who lives forever created the whole universe. The Lord alone is just. He has given power to declare his works to no one. Who could trace out his mighty deeds? Who could measure the strength of his majesty? Who could also proclaim his mercies? As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, neither is it possible to explore them. When a man has finished, then he is just at the beginning. When he stops, then he will be perplexed. What is mankind, and what purpose do they serve? What is their good, and what is their evil? The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years. As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity. For this cause the Lord was patient over them, and poured out his mercy upon them. He saw and perceived their end, that it is evil. Therefore he multiplied his forgiveness. The mercy of a man is on his neighbor; but the mercy of the Lord is on all flesh: reproving, chastening, teaching, and bringing back, as a shepherd does his flock. He has mercy on those who accept chastening, and that diligently seek after his judgments. My son, don’t add reproach to your good deeds, and no harsh words in any of your giving. Doesn’t the dew relieve the scorching heat? So a word is better than a gift. Behold, isn’t a word better than a gift? Both are with a gracious person. A fool is ungracious and abusive. The gift of a grudging person consumes the eyes. Learn before you speak. Take care of your health before you get sick. Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of scrutiny you will find forgiveness. Humble yourself before you get sick. In the time of sins, repent. Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time. Don’t wait until death to be released. Before you make a vow, prepare yourself. Don’t be like a man who tests the Lord. Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face. In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth. From morning until evening, the time changes. All things are speedy before the Lord. A wise man is cautious in everything. In days of sinning, he will beware of offense. Every man of understanding knows wisdom. He will give thanks to him who found her. They who were of understanding in sayings also became wise themselves, and poured out apt proverbs. Don’t go after your lusts. Restrain your appetites. If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, she will make you the laughing stock of your enemies. Don’t make merry in much luxury, and don’t be tied to its expense. Don’t be made a beggar by banqueting with borrowed money when you have nothing in your purse.
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Notes · Haydock (1859, domaine public)Notes : 21
Notes en anglais Commentaire catholique du XIXᵉ siècle du P. George Leo Haydock, tel qu’il a été publié.
Ces notes gardent les polémiques de leur époque : certaines parlent durement du peuple juif ou d'autres chrétiens. L'Église enseigne autrement aujourd'hui. On ne peut imputer au peuple juif la mort du Christ (Nostra Aetate 4 ; Catéchisme 597–598), et les chrétiens des autres communautés sont nos frères dans le Seigneur (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). L'unité des chrétiens
Siracide 18:1
Ver. 1. Together, as to their substance, though they received different forms successively, as Moses relates. Both writers are divinely inspired. S. Aug. de Gen. ad Lit. iv. 33. W. S. Tho. i. p.
974. a. 2. --- Some suppose that all things were really formed in an instant, and that the order described by Moses is only as we should conceive it. Cajet. ---
This passage only means that God alone was the creator both of the sun and of man, and without him nothing was made, (Jo. i. Ps.
xxxii. 15.) as he gave existence to all, koine, "in common." C. --- And he. Gr.
"and there is no other besides him who steers the world with the palm of his hand. And all things obey his will;; for he is king of all, in his might, separating what is holy among them from the profane. (2.) He has enabled no one to," &c.
H.
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Ver. 5. Added. The works speak for themselves, though man be silent. C.
↑ 5Siracide 18:6
Ver. 6. Begin. God is so great and incomprehensible, that when an has done all that he can to find out his greatness and boundless perfections, he is still to begin: for what he has found out, is but a mere nothing, in comparison of his infinity. Ch. --- It is best to adore him in silence and humility. C.
↑ 6Siracide 18:7
Ver. 7. Grace. Gr. "utility." H. --- Evil. What can man do for or against God? Job xxii. 3. Ps.
xv. 2.
↑ 7Siracide 18:8
Ver. 8. Years. Seneca fixes on the same number; (Brev. Vitæ. 3.) Macrobius on seventy, for the life of man; which nearly agrees with the author of Ps. lxxxix.
10. H. --- It seldom happens that people exceed 70, or 100 years. But what is this compared with eternity? C. --- Gr. "a hundred years are many...so are a thousand years in the day of the age," or of aionos, eternity. H. Ps.
lxxxix. 4. and 2 Pet. iii. 8.
↑ 8Siracide 18:9
Ver. 9. Them. Human misery calls forth God's pity. C.
↑ 9Siracide 18:12
Ver. 12. Flesh. It is infinite and disinterested. Man assists his neighbour expecting a recompense, and remembering that he may be distressed.
↑ 12Siracide 18:14
Ver. 14. Judgments. To execute his orders. Here ends the discourse begun c.
xiv. 22. C.
↑ 14Siracide 18:15
Ver. 15. Complaint. Gr. "reproach." H. --- The manner of giving, enhances the value of the gift, or even surpasses it. C.
Super omnia vultus
Accessere boni, nec iners pauperque voluntas. Met. 8.
↑ 15Siracide 18:20
Ver. 20. Medicine. This is more requisite and easy to do in the maladies of the soul, which are brought on by our own fault. Principiis obsta. C. --- Mercy.
Greek, "propitiation in the hour of visitation," (H.) or punishment. C.
↑ 20Siracide 18:21
Ver. 21. Sick. Rom. Gr. adds, "by abstinence, and in the time of sins, manifest a conversion." H.
--- If we take precautions to avoid illness, why should we neglect the concerns of our soul? ---
Conversation, or good conduct.
↑ 21Siracide 18:22
Ver. 22. Always. These admirable maxims seem copied from the gospel. Lu.
xviii. 1. C. --- The same spirit dictated all the Scriptures. H. --- Those pray always who neglect not this duty at proper times, and are always resolved to do so. S. Aug. ep. 121. q. ad Prob. W. --- Gr. "be not hindered from performing thy vow in good time, and wait not to be justified, (H.) or to put it in execution till death. Deut. xxiii. 21. Before thou takest a vow," &c. Examine well if thou intend to perform it. C.
↑ 22Siracide 18:23
Ver. 23. God. Can we expect that he will hear what we do not ourselves? To approach his majesty, without repentance and attention, is presumptuous. We must ask God to open our lips, and do what lies in us. Trid. C.
↑ 23Siracide 18:24
Ver. 24. Face, saying to the reprobate, Depart, &c. C. vii. 40. Matt. xxv. 41. H.
↑ 24Siracide 18:25
Ver. 25. Riches. By their good use, lay up a treasure in heaven, and be always humble. C. xi. 27.
↑ 25Siracide 18:26
Ver. 26. God. All things continually change. C. --- Rotam volubili orbe versamus. Boet. cons.
2. --- Reflect on Aman and Mardochai. C.
Quem dies vidit veniens superbum,
Hunc dies vidit fugiens jacentem. Sen. Thyeste.
↑ 26Siracide 18:27
Ver. 27. Thing. Mindful of the reverse of fortune. C. xi. 30. Prov. xxviii. 14. C. ---
Sloth, and repent. Greek adds, "the fool will not observe the season." H.
↑ 27Siracide 18:28
Ver. 28. Her. It is a rare thing to discern and give due praise to merit. C.
↑ 28Siracide 18:29
Ver. 29. And judgments. Gr. "full of accuracy." Some add the title "restraint of the soul." H.
↑ 29Siracide 18:31
Ver. 31. Enemies. This motive will make the most impression on those who are slaves to their passions. C.
↑ 31Siracide 18:32
Ver. 32. Small. Lit. "nor in those which are small." H. --- Composed of the meanest citizens.
Quarrels and sin are there almost inevitable. C. --- Gr. "rejoice not in high living; nor beg for its symbol," (H.) or feast, in which each person contributed his share, sumbole, as the next verse implies. C. --- Symbolum dedit, cænavit.
Ter. And.
↑ 32Licence: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Crédits et licences