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Sirach Chapter 10

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vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)

1 Iudex sapiens iudicabit populum suum, et principatus sensati stabilis erit.
2 Secundum iudicem populi, sic et ministri eius: et qualis rector est civitatis, tales et inhabitantes in ea.
3 Rex insipiens perdet populum suum: et civitates inhabitabuntur per sensum potentium.
4 In manu Dei potestas terræ: et utilem rectorem suscitabit in tempus super illam.
5 In manu Dei prosperitas hominis, et super faciem scribæ imponet honorem suum.
6 Omnis iniuriæ proximi ne memineris, et nihil agas in operibus iniuriæ.
7 Odibilis coram Deo est et hominibus superbia: et execrabilis omnis iniquitas gentium.
8 Regnum a gente in gentem transfertur propter iniustitias, et iniurias, et contumelias, et diversos dolos.
9 Avaro autem nihil est scelestius. Quid superbit terra et cinis?
10 Nihil est iniquius quam amare pecuniam. hic enim et animam suam venalem habet: quoniam in vita sua proiecit intima sua.
11 Omnis potentatus brevis vita. Languor prolixior gravat medicum.
12 Brevem languorem præcidit medicus: sic et rex hodie est, et cras morietur.
13 Cum enim morietur homo, hereditabit serpentes, et bestias, et vermes.
14 Initium superbiæ hominis, apostatare a Deo:
15 quoniam ab eo, qui fecit illum, recessit cor eius. quoniam initium omnis peccati est superbia: qui tenuerit illam, adimplebitur maledictis, et subvertet eum in finem.
16 Propterea exhonoravit Dominus conventus malorum, et destruxit eos usque in finem.
17 Sedes ducum superborum destruxit Deus, et sedere fecit mites pro eis.
18 Radices gentium superbarum arefecit Deus, et plantavit humiles ex ipsis gentibus.
19 Terras gentium evertit Dominus, et perdidit eas usque ad fundamentum.
20 arefecit ex ipsis, et disperdidit eos, et cessare fecit memoriam eorum a terra.
21 Memoria superborum perdidit Deus, et reliquit memoriam humilium sensu.
22 Non est creata hominibus superbia: neque iracundia nationi mulierum.
23 Semen hominum honorabitur hoc, quod timet Deum: semen autem hoc exhonorabitur, quod præterit mandata Domini.
24 In medio fratrum rector illorum in honore: et qui timent Dominum, erunt in oculis illius.
25 Gloria divitum, honoratorum, et pauperum, timor Dei est:
26 noli despicere hominem iustum pauperem, et noli magnificare virum peccatorem divitem.
27 Magnus, et iudex, et potens est in honore: et non est maior illo, qui timet Deum.
28 Servo sensato liberi servient: et vir prudens et disciplinatus non murmurabit correptus, et inscius non honorabitur.
29 Noli extollere te in faciendo opere tuo, et noli cunctari in tempore angustiæ.
30 Melior est qui operatur, et abundat in omnibus, quam qui gloriatur, et eget pane.
31 Fili in mansuetudine serva animam tuam, et da illi honorem secundum meritum suum.
32 Peccantem in animam suam quis iustificabit? et quis honorificabit exhonorantem animam suam?
33 Pauper gloriatur per disciplinam et timorem suum: et est homo qui honorificatur propter substantiam suam.
34 Qui autem gloriatur in paupertate, quanto magis in substantia? et qui gloriatur in substantia, paupertatem vereatur.

Explanations by Age Level

Explain Like I'm 5

A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!

Explain Like I'm 10

Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.

Explain Like I'm 15

Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).