Proverbiorum 5
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1[Fili mi, attende ad sapientiam meam, et prudentiæ meæ inclina aurem tuam:
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
2ut custodias cogitationes, et disciplinam labia tua conservent. Ne attendas fallaciæ mulieris;
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
3favus enim distillans labia meretricis, et nitidius oleo guttur ejus:
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
4novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium, et acuta quasi gladius biceps.
4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Pedes ejus descendunt in mortem, et ad inferos gressus illius penetrant.
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
6Per semitam vitæ non ambulant; vagi sunt gressus ejus et investigabiles.
6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
7Nunc ergo fili mi, audi me, et ne recedas a verbis oris mei.
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
8Longe fac ab ea viam tuam, et ne appropinques foribus domus ejus.
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
9Ne des alienis honorem tuum, et annos tuos crudeli:
9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10ne forte implentur extranei viribus tuis, et labores tui sint in domo aliena,
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11et gemas in novissimis, quando consumpseris carnes tuas et corpus tuum, et dicas:
11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12Cur detestatus sum disciplinam, et increpationibus non acquievit cor meum,
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13nec audivi vocem docentium me, et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14pene fui in omni malo, in medio ecclesiæ et synagogæ.
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15Bibe aquam de cisterna tua, et fluenta putei tui;
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16deriventur fontes tui foras, et in plateis aquas tuas divide.
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17Habeto eas solus, nec sint alieni participes tui.
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18Sit vena tua benedicta, et lætare cum muliere adolescentiæ tuæ.
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19Cerva carissima, et gratissimus hinnulus: ubera ejus inebrient te in omni tempore; in amore ejus delectare jugiter.
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20Quare seduceris, fili mi, ab aliena, et foveris in sinu alterius?
20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21Respicit Dominus vias hominis, et omnes gressus ejus considerat.
21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22Iniquitates suas capiunt impium, et funibus peccatorum suorum constringitur.
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23Ipse morietur, quia non habuit disciplinam, et in multitudine stultitiæ suæ decipietur.]
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
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