Sirach 31:1 Ukulinda ingcebo kuyayidla inyama, futhi ukunakekela kwayo kuyaqhubeza kude nokulala. 31:2 Ukuqapha ukunakekelwa ngeke uvumele indoda ukozela, njengoba isifo esibuhlungu siqhuma lala, 31:3 Ocebile unomsebenzi omkhulu ekubutheni ingcebo ndawonye; futhi lapho yena uyaphumula, ugcwele izibiliboco zakhe. 31:4 Ompofu uyasebenza ebumpofu bakhe; kuthi lapho eyeka, abe khona esaswele. 31:5 Lowo othanda igolide ngeke alungisiswe, futhi lowo olandela ukonakala kuyakwanela kukho. 31:6 Igolide kuye kwaba ukuchithwa kwabaningi, futhi ukubhujiswa kwabo kwaba khona. 31:7 Kuyisikhubekiso kulabo abahlabela kuso, futhi zonke iziwula izothathwa ngayo. 31:8 Ubusisiwe ocebile otholakala engenasici, futhi akazange ahambe ngemva kwegolide. 31:9 Ungubani? siyakuthi ubusisiwe, ngokuba unezinto ezimangalisayo kwenziwe phakathi kwabantu bakhe. 31:10 Ngubani oye wavivinywa ngakho, futhi watholakala ephelele? khona-ke makazidumise. I-WHO angakhubekisa, angoni na? noma wenze okubi, ungakwenzi na? 31:11 Impahla yakhe iyoqiniswa, futhi ibandla liyomemezela eyakhe izipho. 31:12 Uma uhlezi etafuleni eningi, ungahahi phezu kwalo, futhi ungasho. Kunenyama eningi kuyo. 31:13 Khumbula ukuthi iso elibi liyinto embi, futhi yini edaliwe ngaphezulu omubi kuneso? ngakho-ke liyakhala ngezikhathi zonke. 31:14 Ungaseluli isandla sakho lapho sibheka khona, ungasifaki ngesandla. angene esitsheni. 31:15 Ungahluleli umakhelwane wakho ngokwakho, futhi uhlakaniphe ezintweni zonke. 31:16 Yidla njengoba kufanele umuntu, lokho okubekwa phambi kwakho; futhi udle inothi, funa uzondwe. 31:17 Dedela kuqala ngenxa yokuziphatha; futhi unganeliseki, funa wena ukucasula. 31:18 Lapho uhlezi phakathi kwabaningi, ungangeni isandla sakho kuqala. 31:19 Okuncane kakhulu kwanele ukuba umuntu okhuliswe kahle, futhi angalandeli umoya wakhe waba mfushane embhedeni wakhe. 31:20 Ubuthongo obuphilayo bufika ngokudla okulinganiselwe: uvuka ekuseni, futhi ingqondo yakhe ihlakaniphile naye: kodwa ubuhlungu bokubuka, nobuhlungu, nemihelo yesisu, uhleli nendoda enganeliseki. 31:21 Futhi uma uphoqelelwe ukuba udle, sukuma, uphume, uhlanze, futhi lizaphumula. 31:22 Ndodana yami, ngizwe, ungangideleli; Ngithe kuwe: Phatha emisebenzini yakho yonke, kungabikho ukugula kuwe. 31:23 Noma ubani onikela ngokudla kwakhe, abantu bayokhuluma kahle ngaye; kanye ne umbiko wokugcinwa kwakhe kahle kwendlu uzokholwa. 31:24 Kodwa ngokumelene lowo odla ukudla kwakhe wonke umuzi ukububula; nobufakazi bobudedengu bakhe abuyikungatshazwa ngabo. 31:25 Ungabonisi ubuqhawe bakho ewayinini; ngoba iwayini lichithe abanengi. 31:26 Iziko livivinya unqenqema ngokucwiliswa; ukuziqhenya ngokudakwa. 31:27 Iwayini lilungile njengempilo kumuntu, uma liphuzwa ngokulingana, impilo iyini. pho, kumuntu ongenawayini na? ngoba wenzelwe ukujabulisa abantu. 31:28 Iwayini elidakwe ngokulinganayo, ngesikhathi esifaneleyo liletha intokozo yenhliziyo; ukujabula kwengqondo: 31:29 Kodwa iwayini elidakwe ngokweqile libanga umunyu enhliziyweni ukuxabana nokuxabana. 31:30 Ukudakwa kwandisa ukufutheka kwesiwula size sone, kuncipha. amandla, enze amanxeba. 31:31 Ungamkhuzi umakhelwane wakho ewayinini, futhi ungamdeleli ekujabuleni kwakhe. ungamniki amazwi ayiziswana, ungamcindezeli ngokumncenga [ukuba phuza.]