Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.
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My child, do not cheat the poor of their living, and do not keep needy eyes waiting.
2 Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress.
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Do not grieve the hungry, or anger one in need.
3 Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.
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Do not add to the troubles of the desperate, or delay giving to the needy.
4 Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man.
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Do not reject a suppliant in distress, or turn your face away from the poor.
5 Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee:
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Do not avert your eye from the needy, and give no one reason to curse you;
6 For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
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for if in bitterness of soul some should curse you, their Creator will hear their prayer.
7 Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man.
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Endear yourself to the congregation; bow your head low to the great.
8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
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Give a hearing to the poor, and return their greeting politely.
9 Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment.
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Rescue the oppressed from the oppressor; and do not be hesitant in giving a verdict.
10 Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
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Be a father to orphans, and be like a husband to their mother; you will then be like a son of the Most High, and he will love you more than does your mother.
11 Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
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Wisdom teaches her children and gives help to those who seek her.
12 He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
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Whoever loves her loves life, and those who seek her from early morning are filled with joy.
13 He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless.
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Whoever holds her fast inherits glory, and the Lord blesses the place she enters.
14 They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love.
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Those who serve her minister to the Holy One; the Lord loves those who love her.
15 Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.
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Those who obey her will judge the nations, and all who listen to her will live secure.
16 If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession.
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If they remain faithful, they will inherit her; their descendants will also obtain her.
17 For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.
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For at first she will walk with them on tortuous paths; she will bring fear and dread upon them, and will torment them by her discipline until she trusts them, and she will test them with her ordinances.
18 Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets.
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Then she will come straight back to them again and gladden them, and will reveal her secrets to them.
19 But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
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If they go astray she will forsake them, and hand them over to their ruin.
20 Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
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Watch for the opportune time, and beware of evil, and do not be ashamed to be yourself.
21 For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace.
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For there is a shame that leads to sin, and there is a shame that is glory and favor.
22 Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall.
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Do not show partiality, to your own harm, or deference, to your downfall.
23 And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
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Do not refrain from speaking at the proper moment, and do not hide your wisdom.
24 For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue.
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For wisdom becomes known through speech, and education through the words of the tongue.
25 In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance.
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Never speak against the truth, but be ashamed of your ignorance.
26 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.
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Do not be ashamed to confess your sins, and do not try to stop the current of a river.
27 Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.
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Do not subject yourself to a fool, or show partiality to a ruler.
28 Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.
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Fight to the death for truth, and the Lord God will fight for you.
29 Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss.
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Do not be reckless in your speech, or sluggish and remiss in your deeds.
30 Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy servants.
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Do not be like a lion in your home, or suspicious of your servants.
31 Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.
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Do not let your hand be stretched out to receive and closed when it is time to give.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.