Proverbs 3
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
1[Fili mi, ne obliviscaris legis meæ, et præcepta mea cor tuum custodiat:
2For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.
2longitudinem enim dierum, et annos vitæ, et pacem, apponent tibi.
3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
3Misericordia et veritas te non deserant; circumda eas gutturi tuo, et describe in tabulis cordis tui:
4So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
4et invenies gratiam, et disciplinam bonam, coram Deo et hominibus.
5Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
5Habe fiduciam in Domino ex toto corde tuo, et ne innitaris prudentiæ tuæ.
6In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.
6In omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;
7Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum; time Deum, et recede a malo:
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
8sanitas quippe erit umbilico tuo, et irrigatio ossium tuorum.
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
9Honora Dominum de tua substantia, et de primitiis omnium frugum tuarum da ei:
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
10et implebuntur horrea tua saturitate, et vino torcularia tua redundabunt.]
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;
11[Disciplinam Domini, fili mi, ne abjicias, nec deficias cum ab eo corriperis:
12For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
12quem enim diligit Dominus, corripit, et quasi pater in filio complacet sibi.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.
13Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam, et qui affluit prudentia.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
14Melior est acquisitio ejus negotiatione argenti, et auri primi et purissimi fructus ejus.
15She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
15Pretiosior est cunctis opibus, et omnia quæ desiderantur huic non valent comparari.
16Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.
16Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
17Viæ ejus viæ pulchræ, et omnes semitæ illius pacificæ.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.
18Lignum vitæ est his qui apprehenderint eam, et qui tenuerit eam beatus.
19The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.
19Dominus sapientia fundavit terram; stabilivit cælos prudentia.
20By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
20Sapientia illius eruperunt abyssi, et nubes rore concrescunt.]
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;
21[Fili mi, ne effluant hæc ab oculis tuis. Custodi legem atque consilium,
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
22et erit vita animæ tuæ, et gratia faucibus tuis.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.
23Tunc ambulabis fiducialiter in via tua, et pes tuus non impinget.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
24Si dormieris, non timebis; quiesces, et suavis erit somnus tuus.
25Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
25Ne paveas repentino terrore, et irruentes tibi potentias impiorum.
26For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught.
26Dominus enim erit in latere tuo, et custodiet pedem tuum, ne capiaris.]
27Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
27[Noli prohibere benefacere eum qui potest: si vales, et ipse benefac.
28Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.
28Ne dicas amico tuo: Vade, et revertere: cras dabo tibi: cum statim possis dare.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
29Ne moliaris amico tuo malum, cum ille in te habeat fiduciam.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
30Ne contendas adversus hominem frustra, cum ipse tibi nihil mali fecerit.
31Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
31Ne æmuleris hominem injustum, nec imiteris vias ejus:
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
32quia abominatio Domini est omnis illusor, et cum simplicibus sermocinatio ejus.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
33Egestas a Domino in domo impii; habitacula autem justorum benedicentur.
34If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
34Ipse deludet illusores, et mansuetis dabit gratiam.
35The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
35Gloriam sapientes possidebunt; stultorum exaltatio ignominia.]
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