{"collection":"Judaism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/jud/ohpe/ohpe05.htm","path":"jud/ohpe/ohpe05.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/jud/ohpe/ohpe05.htm","text":"Original Hebrew of a Portion of Ecclesiasticus, by A.E. Cowley and A. Neubauer, [1897]\nLXXII.\nThe Alphabet of Ben Sira (see above, p. xiv).\n\u05d0\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d0\u05e1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e6\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\nHonour the physician before thou hast need of him.\nCf. above, No. LIV.\n\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e8\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d1\u05e7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05e4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05d8\nThe son who is not clear-witted, leave him upon the surface of the water and let him swim (trade).\n\u05d2\u05e8\u05de\u05d0 \u05e8\u05e0\u05e4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05d8\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d2\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\nThe bone that has fallen to thy lot, whether it be good or evil, gnaw it.\n\u05d3\u05d4\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05dc\u05e7\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dc\u05e7\u05d0\u05d4\nGold must be hammered, and a child must be beaten.\n\u05d4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05da \u05de\u05df \u05d8\u05d1\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05de\u05e0\u05e2\nBe good, and thy portion of goodness do not refuse.\n\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d3\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\nWoe to the wicked, and woe to them that consort with him.\n\u05d6\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05da \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05e4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05db\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d0\nCast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it at the end of the days.\nEccles. 11, 1.\n\u05d7\u05d6\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05de\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05db\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05db\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\nHast thou seen white (l. \u05d7\u05d9\u05d5\u05e8) and black (combined)? It (the result) is neither black nor white.\nThe readings are uncertain.\n\u05d8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e2\u05d1\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05de\u05d8\u05d9 \u05dc\u05da\nDo not good to the evil, and evil shall not befall thee.\nCf. above, No. X.\n\u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05de\u05df \u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05de\u05e0\u05e2\nRestrain not thy hand from doing good.\nThe Bodleian MS. (New Hebrew Catalogue, No. 1466) has \u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05de\u05df \u05e0\u05d2\u05d3\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05de\u05e0\u05e2 never restrain thy hand from chastising a child.\n\u05db\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05ea \u05dc\u05d2\u05e0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05d8\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\nThe bride goes into the canopy, and knows not what is coming upon her.\n(MS. \u05d7\u05d5\u05d8\u05e8\u05d0) \u05dc\u05d7\u05db\u05d9\u05de\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d6\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d8\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d6\u05d0\nFor a wise man with a sign, for a fool with the fist.\n\u05de\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05d1\u05e1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d3\u05de\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05e8\u05d0\nHe who honours a man that despises him, is like an ass.\n\u05e0\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d2\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05df \u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df\nA fire when it is kindled (? l. \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc a little fire) burns many sheaves.\nCf. Ep. of S. James 3, 5.\n\u05e1\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0\nAn old man in a house is a good sign in the house.\n\u05e2\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05de\u05d0\u05d4 \u05e6\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05e3 \u05d0\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05df\nA good surety is for a hundred days, but an evil surety is for a thousand thousand.\n\u05e4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05de\u05d7\u05dc\u05d5\u05e7\u05ea\nMake clear the explanation, and remove differences.\n\u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05d0\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e1\u05d1 \u05d5\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05ea\u05df \u05d9\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e7\u05da \u05e2\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d9\u05df\nIf thou must trade, let thy lot be with the lucky.\n\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05db\u05dc\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d0\u05db\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05d4\nStock that is near at hand its owner consumes, but that which is far off consumes its owner.\n\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05db\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d4\nAn old friend do not thou repudiate.\nMS. Bodl. \u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05da \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05ea\u05db\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05e7\u05d1\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05e0\u05d8\u05e8\u05c3\n\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05db\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05da \u05d5\u05de\u05dc\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05da \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\nTake sixty counsellors, but the counsel of thy heart do not abandon.\nCf. above, No. VII.\n\u05ea\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05d1 \u05dc\u05df \u05d9\u05d3\u05d0 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05e4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0\nLet the hand be given to thee when it is satisfied, but not when it is hungry.\nMS. Bodl. \u05ea\u05ea\u05df \u05dc\u05da \u05d9\u05d3\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2\u05c3\nLXXIII.\nWith regard to the second Alphabet, see the Preface, p. xiv.\nThe first line (letter \u05d0) is similar to No. XLIII in our list of proverbs. Lines 2 (\u05d1), 5 (\u05d4), 16 (\u05e2), 17 (\u05e4) are from No. XVI in our list. Line 3 (\u05d2) is from No. VII. Line 7 (?{\u05d5) is from No. LXVII. Lines 9 (\u05d8), 10 (\u05d9), and 11 (\u05db) from No. LXI.\nThe rest is not worth reprinting.\nThe Persian translation mentioned above (p. xv) (British Museum MS. Or. 4731) begins as follows:\nThe following sayings found in the work \u05d4\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, ascribed to Solomon ibn Gabirol (see above, p. xi), are cited by Reifmann (Haasyf, iii. p. 250) as showing the influence of Sirach. The translation, which is from Ascher's edition, is rather free.\nLXXIV.\nSir. 19, 10.\nThe sage was asked the surest means of keeping a secret. Said he, I make my heart its tomb.\nLXXV.\nSir. 20, 18.\n Ibid. 357.\nHe was wont to say, A slip of the tongue is more dangerous than the slip of the foot, for the slip of the tongue may cost thy head, whilst the slip of the foot may easily be cured.\nLXXVI.\nSir. 20, 30 (and 41, 14).\n Ibid. 58.\nWisdom lying dormant is like an unproductive treasure.\nLXXVII.\nSir. 26, 28.\n Ibid. 66, 67.\nThe sage observed, Pity the noble-hearted who has fallen; the rich that has become reduced; and the wise whose lot is cast amongst the fools. None deserves our pity more than the wise who has become subjected to the judgement of fools.\nLXXVIII.\nSir. 30, 16.\n Ibid. 457\nThere is no greater riches than health, no greater pleasure than a cheerful heart.\nLXXIX.\nSir. 40, 28.\n Ibid. 564.\nBetter the grave than a fall to poverty.","title":"Original Hebrew of a Portion of Ecclesiasticus: The Alpha...","type":"page"}