Proverbiorum 6
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger.
2illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
2Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words.
3Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.
3Do therefore, my son, what I say, and deliver thyself: because thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour. Run about, make haste, stir up thy friend:
4Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.
4Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
5Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.]
5Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6[Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.
6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
7Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,
7Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,
8parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.
8Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
10Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;
10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
11et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te.]
11And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
12[Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
13annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
13He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.
14pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
15Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
15To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.
16[Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:
17oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
18A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief,
19proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
19A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
20[Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
20My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
21Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
21Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.
22Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.
22When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.
23Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:
23Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
25Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
25Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:
26pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
26For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
27Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
27Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?
28aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
28Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?
29sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her.
30Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;
30The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul:
31deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
31And if he be taken he shall restore sevenfold, and shall give up all the substance of his house.
32Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
32But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul:
33turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur:
33He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:
34quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,
34Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,
35nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.]
35Nor will he yield to any man’s prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts.
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