Proverbiorum 6
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1[Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
2illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
2Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —
3Fac ergo quod dico, fili mi, et temetipsum libera, quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre, festina, suscita amicum tuum.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
4Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.]
5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, 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, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
7Quæ cum non habeat ducem, nec præceptorem, nec principem,
7Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.
8Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
9Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;
10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands 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.]
11So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
12[Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
12A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
13annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
13That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
14pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
15Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
16[Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
17oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
18A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
19proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
19A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20[Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
21Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
21Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
22Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:
23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
24ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.
25Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
26pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
27Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
28Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
30Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
31But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
32Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
32He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
33turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur:
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,
34For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.]
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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