Sirach Chapter 30

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1 Qui diligit filium suum, assiduat illi flagella, ut lætetur in novissimo suo, et non palpet proximorum ostia.

2 Qui docet filium suum, laudabitur in illo, et in medio domesticorum in illo gloriabitur.

3 Qui docet filium suum, in zelum mittit inimicum, et in medio amicorum gloriabitur in illo.

4 Mortuus est pater eius, et quasi non est mortuus: similem enim reliquit sibi post se.

5 In vita sua vidit, et lætatus est in illo: in obitu suo non est contristatus, nec confusus est coram inimicis.

6 Reliquit enim defensorem domus contra inimicos, et amicis reddentem gratiam.

7 Pro animabus filiorum colligabit vulnera sua, et super omnem vocem turbabuntur viscera eius.

8 Equus indomitus evadit durus, et filius remissus evadet præceps.

9 Lacta filium, et paventem te faciet: lude cum eo, et contristabit te.

10 Non corrideas illi: ne doleas, et in novissimo obstupescent dentes tui.

11 Non des illi potestatem in iuventute, et ne despicias cogitatus illius.

12 Curva cervicem eius in iuventute, et tunde latera eius dum infans est, ne forte induret, et non credat tibi, et erit tibi dolor animæ.

13 Doce filium tuum, et operare in illo, ne in turpitudinem illius offendas.

14 Melior est pauper sanus, et fortis viribus, quam dives imbecillis et flagellatus malitia.

15 Salus animæ in sanctitate iustitiæ melior est omni auro et argento: et corpus validum quam census immensus.

16 Non est census super censum salutis corporis: et non est oblectamentum super cordis gaudium.

17 Melior est mors quam vita amara: et requies æterna quam languor perseverans.

18 Bona abscondita in ore clauso, quasi appositiones epularum circumpositæ sepulchro.

19 Quid proderit libatio idolo? nec enim manducabit, nec odorabit:

20 sic qui effugatur a Domino, portans mercedes iniquitatis:

21 videns oculis, et ingemiscens, sicut spado complectens virginem, et suspirans.

22 Tristitiam non des animæ tuæ, et non affligas temetipsum in consilio tuo.

23 Iucunditas cordis hæc est vita hominis, et thesaurus sine defectione sanctitatis: et exultatio viri est longævitas.

24 Miserere animæ tuæ placens Deo, et contine: congrega cor tuum in sanctitate eius, et tristitiam longe repelle a te.

25 Multos enim occidit tristitia, et non est utilitas in illa.

26 Zelus et iracundia minuunt dies, et ante tempus senectam adducet cogitatus.

27 Splendidum cor, et bonum in epulis est: epulæ enim illius diligenter fiunt.

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).