Proverbiorum 4
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1[Audite, filii, disciplinam patris, et attendite ut sciatis prudentiam.
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2Donum bonum tribuam vobis: legem meam ne derelinquatis.
2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
3Nam et ego filius fui patris mei, tenellus et unigenitus coram matre mea.
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4Et docebat me, atque dicebat: Suscipiat verba mea cor tuum; custodi præcepta mea, et vives.
4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5Posside sapientiam, posside prudentiam: ne obliviscaris, neque declines a verbis oris mei.
5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6Ne dimittas eam, et custodiet te: dilige eam, et conservabit te.
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
7Principium sapientiæ: posside sapientiam, et in omni possessione tua acquire prudentiam.
7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
8Arripe illam, et exaltabit te; glorificaberis ab ea cum eam fueris amplexatus.
8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
9Dabit capiti tuo augmenta gratiarum, et corona inclyta proteget te.]
9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10[Audi, fili mi, et suscipe verba mea, ut multiplicentur tibi anni vitæ.
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
11Viam sapientiæ monstrabo tibi; ducam te per semitas æquitatis:
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
12quas cum ingressus fueris, non arctabuntur gressus tui, et currens non habebis offendiculum.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
13Tene disciplinam, ne dimittas eam; custodi illam, quia ipsa est vita tua.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
14Ne delecteris in semitis impiorum, nec tibi placeat malorum via.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15Fuge ab ea, nec transeas per illam; declina, et desere eam.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
16Non enim dormiunt nisi malefecerint, et rapitur somnus ab eis nisi supplantaverint.
16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17Comedunt panem impietatis, et vinum iniquitatis bibunt.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18Justorum autem semita quasi lux splendens procedit, et crescit usque ad perfectam diem.
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19Via impiorum tenebrosa; nesciunt ubi corruant.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20Fili mi, ausculta sermones meos, et ad eloquia mea inclina aurem tuam.
20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21Ne recedant ab oculis tuis: custodi ea in medio cordis tui:
21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
22vita enim sunt invenientibus ea, et universæ carni sanitas.
22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
23Omni custodia serva cor tuum, quia ex ipso vita procedit.
23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
24Remove a te os pravum, et detrahentia labia sint procul a te.
24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
25Oculi tui recta videant, et palpebræ tuæ præcedant gressus tuos.
25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
26Dirige semitam pedibus tuis, et omnes viæ tuæ stabilientur.
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
27Ne declines ad dexteram neque ad sinistram; averte pedem tuum a malo: vias enim quæ a dextris sunt novit Dominus: perversæ vero sunt quæ a sinistris sunt. Ipse autem rectos faciet cursus tuos, itinera autem tua in pace producet.]
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
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