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Sirach Chapter 27

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

1 Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt: et qui quærit locupletari, avertit oculum suum.
2 Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur, sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum.
3 Conteretur cum delinquente delictum.
4 Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter, cito subvertetur domus tua.
5 Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis, sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius.
6 Vasa figuli probat fornax, et homines iustos tentatio tribulationis.
7 Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius, sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.
8 Ante sermonem non laudes virum: hæc enim tentatio est hominum.
9 Si sequaris iustitiam, apprehendes illam: et indues quasi poderem honoris, et inhabitabis cum ea, et proteget te in sempiternum, et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.
10 Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt: et veritas ad eos, qui operantur illam, revertetur.
11 Leo venationi insidiatur semper: sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.
12 Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol: nam stultus sicut luna mutatur.
13 In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori: in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.
14 Narratio peccantium odiosa, et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.
15 Loquela multum iurans, horripilationem capiti statuet: et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium.
16 Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum: et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.
17 Qui denudat arcana amici, fidem perdit, et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum.
18 Dilige proximum, et coniungere fide cum illo.
19 Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius, non persequeris post eum.
20 Sicut enim homo, qui perdit amicum suum, sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui.
21 Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua, sic dereliquisti proximum tuum, et non eum capies.
22 non illum sequaris, quoniam longe abest: effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo: quoniam vulnerata est anima eius.
23 ultra eum non poteris colligare: et maledicti est concordatio:
24 denudare autem amici mysteria, desperatio est animæ infelicis.
25 Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua, et nemo eum abiiciet:
26 in conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum, et super sermones tuos admirabitur: novissime autem pervertet os suum, et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.
27 Multa odivi, et non coæquavi ei, et Dominus odiet illum.
28 Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput eius cadet: et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.
29 Et qui foveam fodit, incidet in eam: et qui statuit lapidem proximo, offendet in eo: et qui laqueum alii ponit, peribit in illo.
30 Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur, et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi.
31 Illusio, et improperium superborum, et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.
32 Laqueo peribunt qui oblectantur casu iustorum: dolor autem consumet illos antequam moriantur.
33 Ira et furor, utraque execrabilia sunt, et vir peccator continens erit illorum.

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).