Sirach Chapter 22

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

1 In lapide luteo lapidatus est piger, et omnes loquentur super aspernationem illius.

2 De stercore boum lapidatus est piger: et omnis, qui tetigerit eum, excutiet manus.

3 Confusio patris est de filio indisciplinato: filia autem in deminoratione fiet.

4 Filia prudens hereditas viro suo. nam quæ confundit, in contumeliam fit genitoris.

5 Patrem et virum confundit audax, et ab impiis non minorabitur: ab utrisque autem inhonorabitur.

6 Musica in luctu importuna narratio: flagella et doctrina in omni tempore sapientia.

7 Qui docet fatuum, quasi qui conglutinat testam.

8 Qui narrat verbum non audienti, quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno.

9 Cum dormiente loquitur qui enarrat stulto sapientiam: et in fine narrationis dicit: Quis est hic?

10 Supra mortuum plora, defecit enim lux eius: et supra fatuum plora, defecit enim sensus.

11 Modicum plora super mortuum, quoniam requievit.

12 Nequissimi enim nequissima vita super mortem fatui.

13 Luctus mortui septem dies: fatui autem et impii omnes dies vitæ illorum.

14 Cum stulto ne multum loquaris, et cum insensato ne abieris.

15 Serva te ab illo, ut non molestiam habeas, et non coinquinaberis peccato illius.

16 Deflecte ab illo, et invenies requiem, et non acediaberis in stultitia illius.

17 Super plumbum quid gravabitur? et quod illi aliud nomen quam fatuus?

18 Arenam, et salem, et massam ferri facilius est ferre quam hominem imprudentem, et fatuum, et impium.

19 Loramentum ligneum colligatum in fundamento ædificii non dissolvetur: sic et cor confirmatum in cogitatione consilii.

20 Cogitatus sensati in omni tempore, metu non depravabitur.

21 Sicut pali in excelsis, et cæmenta sine impensa posita contra faciem venti non permanebunt:

22 sic et cor timidum in cogitatione stulti contra impetum timoris non resistet.

23 Sicut cor trepidum in cogitatione fatui, omni tempore non metuet, sic et qui in præceptis Dei permanet semper.

24 Pungens oculum deducit lacrymas: et qui pungit cor, profert sensum.

25 Mittens lapidem in volatilia, deiiciet illa: sic et qui conviciatur amico, dissolvit amicitiam.

26 Ad amicum etsi produxeris gladium, non desperes: est enim regressus. Ad amicum

27 si aperueris os triste, non timeas. est enim concordatio: excepto convitio, et improperio, et superbia, et mysterii revelatione, et plaga dolosa: in his omnibus effugiet amicus.

28 Fidem posside cum amico in paupertate illius, ut et in bonis illius læteris.

29 In tempore tribulationis illius permane illi fidelis, ut et in hereditate illius coheres sis.

30 Ante ignem camini vapor, et fumus ignis inaltatur: sic et ante sanguinem maledicta, et contumeliæ, et minæ.

31 Amicum salutare non confundar, a facie illius non me abscondam: et si mala mihi evenerint per illum, sustinebo.

32 Omnis qui audiet, cavebit se ab eo.

33 Quis dabit ori meo custodiam, et super labia mea signaculum certum, ut non cadam ab ipsis, et lingua mea perdat me?

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).