Sirach 37:1 Wonke umngane uthi: "Nami ngingumngane wakhe," kodwa kukhona umngane, okuyinto ungumngane nje ngegama. 37:2 Akuwona yini usizi kuze kube sekufeni, lapho umngane nomngane ephendukela isitha? 37:3 O umcabango omubi, uvelaphi ukumboza umhlaba inkohliso? 37:4 Kukhona umngane, okuyinto ujabulela ukuchuma umngane, kodwa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka uyakumelana naye. 37:5 Kukhona umngane, osiza umngane wakhe ngenxa yesisu, futhi athathe phakamisani ihawu ngokumelene nesitha. 37:6 Ungakhohlwa umngane wakho engqondweni yakho, futhi ungakhohlwa ngaye enhliziyweni yakho ingcebo. 37:7 Wonke umeluleki udumisa iseluleko; kodwa kukhona abelulekayo yena. 37:8 Xwayani umeluleki, futhi wazi kusengaphambili ukuthi yini ukuswela; ngoba uzokwenza iseluleko ngokwakhe; funa enze inkatho kuwe. 37:9 Futhi athi kuwe, 'Indlela yakho yinhle,' futhi ngemva kwalokho ume ngakolunye eceleni, ukubona okuzakwehlela. 37:10 Ungaxhumani nomuntu okusolayo kuwe, futhi ufihle iseluleko sakho abanjengomona ngawe. 37:11 Futhi ungabuzi nowesifazane amthintayo anesikhwele ngaye; noma negwala ezindabeni zempi; noma ngomthengisi mayelana ukushintshana; noma nomthengi othengisayo; noma nendoda enomona we ukubonga; noma ngomuntu ongenasihawu othinta umusa; noma nge livilapha emsebenzini wonke; noma nomqashwa umnyaka wokuqeda umsebenzi; nenceku eyivila enemisebenzi eminingi; ningazilaleli lezi kunoma iyiphi indaba yokwelulekwa. 37:12 Kodwa hlala njalo nomuntu owesaba uNkulunkulu, omaziyo ukumgcina imiyalo yeNkosi, engqondo yayo ihambisana nomqondo wakho, kanye nentando yakho lusizi kuwe, uma uphuphuma isisu. 37:13 Futhi ake icebo lenhliziyo yakho siqu ukuma, ngoba akusekho muntu uthembekile kuwe kunakho. 37:14 Ngoba ingqondo yomuntu ngesinye isikhathi ukumtshela abalindi abangaphezu kwesikhombisa. abahlala phezulu embhoshongweni ophakeme. 37:15 Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, khuleka koPhezukonke, ukuze aqondise indlela yakho iqiniso. 37:16 Vumela ukucabanga ngaphambi zonke ibhizinisi, futhi iseluleko ngaphambi zonke izenzo. 37:17 Ubuso kuwuphawu lokushintsha kwenhliziyo. 37:18 Izinhlobo ezine zezinto zivela: okuhle nokubi, ukuphila nokufa, kodwa ulimi luyababusa njalonjalo. 37:19 Kukhona oyedwa ohlakaniphile futhi ufundisa abaningi, kodwa nokho okungenanzuzo yena. 37:20 Kukhona obonisa ukuhlakanipha ngamazwi, futhi uzondwa: uyakuba beswele konke ukudla. 37:21 Ngoba umusa awunikezwanga, kuye evela eNkosini, ngoba uphucwe zonke ukuhlakanipha. 37:22 Omunye uhlakaniphile kuye; nezithelo zokuqonda ziyi oncomekayo emlonyeni wakhe. 37:23 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyayala abantu bakhe; nezithelo zokuqonda kwakhe ungehluleki. 37:24 Umuntu ohlakaniphile uyogcwala isibusiso; labo bonke abambonayo uyothi uyajabula. 37:25 Izinsuku zokuphila komuntu zingabalwa, kodwa izinsuku zika-Israyeli ezingenakubalwa. 37:26 Umuntu ohlakaniphile uyozuza udumo phakathi kwabantu bakhe, futhi igama lakhe liyoba njalonjalo. 37:27 Ndodana yami, hlola umphefumulo wakho ekuphileni kwakho, futhi ubone ukuthi yini embi ngayo, futhi linganiki lokho kuyo. 37:28 Ngoba zonke izinto azisizi kubantu bonke, futhi yonke imiphefumulo ayinayo injabulo kukho konke. 37:29 Ungasuthi nganoma iyiphi into emnandi, futhi ungahahi kakhulu ukudla. 37:30 Ngoba ukudla ngokweqile kuletha ukugula, futhi surfeiting izophenduka zibe i-choler. 37:31 By surfeiting abaningi baye babhubha; kepha oqaphelayo uyelula eyakhe ukuphila.