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title: "Sirach 47 – Catholic Bible (CPDV) & Latin Vulgate · Bless"
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# Sirach 47

Sirach 47 is chapter 47 of 51 in the Book of Sirach. Here are all 31 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> The praise of Nathan, of David, and of Solomon: Of his fall and punishment.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Sirach 47 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. After these things, Nathan the prophet arose, in the days of David.
2. And just as fat is separated from meat, so was David separated from the sons of Israel.
3. He played with lions, as if with lambs, and he acted similarly with bears, as if they were lambs of the flock, in his youth.
4. Did he not kill the giant, and take away the reproach from his people?
5. By lifting up his hand, with a stone in a sling, he threw down the boasting of Goliath.
6. For he called upon the Almighty Lord, and he swore with his right hand to take away the mighty man of war, and to exalt the horn of his people.
7. So he glorified him amid ten thousand, and he praised him with the blessings of the Lord, by offering him a crown of glory.
8. For he crushed the enemies on every side, and he eradicated his adversaries, the Philistines, even to this day. He broke their horn, even for all time.
9. In all his works, he gave thanks to the Holy One, to the Most High, with words of glory.
10. With all his heart, he praised the Lord and he loved God, who made him and who gave him power against his enemies.
11. And he appointed singers to stand opposite the altar, and by their voices he provided sweet music.
12. And he provided beauty for the celebrations, and he gave order to the times, even until the end of his life, so that they would praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the sanctity of God, from early morning.
13. The Lord purged his sins, and he exalted his horn forever. And he gave him the covenant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in Israel.
14. After him, an understanding son rose up. And by means of him, he cast down all the power of the enemies.
15. Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God subjected all his enemies to him, so that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for all time. O how well-taught you were in your youth!
16. And you were filled with wisdom like a river, and your mind exposed the world.
17. And you explained mysteries by means of parables. Your name became known to far off islands, and you were beloved for your peace.
18. The earth was in wonder over your canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,
19. and over the name of the Lord God, who is known as the God of Israel.
20. You gathered gold like copper, and you multiplied silver like lead.
21. But you bent your thigh to women, and you were held by the power of your body.
22. You brought a stain upon your glory, and you profaned your seed, so as to bring wrath upon your children, and to incite your foolishness,
23. so that you would cause the kingdom to be divided, and an obstinate kingdom to rule from Ephraim.
24. But God will not abandon his mercy, nor will he corrupt or abolish his own works. And he will not perish the stock of the descendants of his elect. And he will not destroy the offspring of him who loves the Lord.
25. Therefore, he left behind a remnant for Jacob and for David, from the same stock.
26. And Solomon had his end with his fathers.
27. And he left behind himself some of his offspring, as the folly of the nation:
28. both Rehoboam, who had little prudence, and who turned away the people by his counsel,
29. and Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and who provided a way of sin to Ephraim. And their sins were multiplied exceedingly.
30. They thoroughly turned them away from their own land.
31. And they sought every kind of wickedness, even until punishment overwhelmed them, and freed them from every kind of sin.

## Sirach 47 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Post hæc surrexit Nathan, propheta in diebus David.
2. Et quasi adeps separatus a carne, sic David a filiis Israël.
3. Cum leonibus lusit quasi cum agnis, et in ursis similiter fecit sicut in agnis ovium, in juventute sua.
4. Numquid non occidit gigantem, et abstulit opprobrium de gente?
5. In tollendo manum, saxo fundæ dejecit exsultationem Goliæ:
6. nam invocavit Dominum omnipotentem, et dedit in dextera ejus tollere hominem fortem in bello, et exaltare cornu gentis suæ.
7. Sic in decem millibus glorificavit eum: et laudavit eum in benedictionibus Domini, in offerendo illi coronam gloriæ:
8. contrivit enim inimicos undique, et extirpavit Philisthiim contrarios usque in hodiernum diem: contrivit cornu ipsorum usque in æternum.
9. In omni opere dedit confessionem Sancto, et Excelso in verbo gloriæ.
10. De omni corde suo laudavit Dominum: et dilexit Deum, qui fecit illum, et dedit illi contra inimicos potentiam:
11. et stare fecit cantores contra altare, et in sono eorum dulces fecit modos.
12. Et dedit in celebrationibus decus, et ornavit tempora usque ad consummationem vitæ, ut laudarent nomen sanctum Domini, et amplificarent mane Dei sanctitatem.
13. Dominus purgavit peccata ipsius, et exaltavit in æternum cornu ejus: et dedit illi testamentum regni, et sedem gloriæ in Israël.
14. Post ipsum surrexit filius sensatus, et propter illum dejecit omnem potentiam inimicorum.
15. Salomon imperavit in diebus pacis, cui subjecit Deus omnes hostes, ut conderet domum in nomine suo, et pararet sanctitatem in sempiternum. Quemadmodum eruditus es in juventute tua,
16. et impletus es, quasi flumen, sapientia, et terram retexit anima tua.
17. Et replesti in comparationibus ænigmata: ad insulas longe divulgatum est nomen tuum, et dilectus es in pace tua.
18. In cantilenis, et proverbiis, et comparationibus, et interpretationibus, miratæ sunt terræ:
19. et in nomine Domini Dei, cui est cognomen Deus Israël.
20. Collegisti quasi auricalcum aurum, et ut plumbum complesti argentum:
21. et inclinasti femora tua mulieribus: potestatem habuisti in corpore tuo.
22. Dedisti maculam in gloria tua, et profanasti semen tuum, inducere iracundiam ad liberos tuos, et incitari stultitiam tuam:
23. ut faceres imperium bipartitum, et ex Ephraim imperare imperium durum.
24. Deus autem non derelinquet misericordiam suam: et non corrumpet, nec delebit opera sua, neque perdet a stirpe nepotes electi sui, et semen ejus qui diligit Dominum non corrumpet.
25. Dedit autem reliquum Jacob, et David de ipsa stirpe.
26. Et finem habuit Salomon cum patribus suis.
27. Et dereliquit post se de semine suo, gentis stultitiam,
28. et imminutum a prudentia, Roboam, qui avertit gentem consilio suo:
29. et Jeroboam filium Nabat, qui peccare fecit Israël, et dedit viam peccandi Ephraim: et plurima redundaverunt peccata ipsorum.
30. Valde averterunt illos a terra sua.
31. Et quæsivit omnes nequitias, usque dum perveniret ad illos defensio, et ab omnibus peccatis liberavit eos.

## Read at Mass (US)

- Fri, Feb 4, 2028 (computed): Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time — First Reading, Sirach 47:2-11

Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).