Proverbiorum 6
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1[Fili mi, si spoponderis pro amico tuo, defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:
1My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,
2illaqueatus es verbis oris tui, et captus propriis sermonibus.
2you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your 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 yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
4Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis, nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.
4Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
5Eruere quasi damula de manu, et quasi avis de manu aucupis.]
5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6[Vade ad formicam, o piger, et considera vias ejus, et disce sapientiam.
6Go to the ant, you 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.
8provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
9Usquequo, piger, dormies? quando consurges e somno tuo?
9How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
10Paululum dormies, paululum dormitabis, paululum conseres manus ut dormias;
10A 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 your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
12[Homo apostata, vir inutilis, graditur ore perverso;
12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
13annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,
13who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,
14pravo corde machinatur malum, et omni tempore jurgia seminat.
14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
15Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua, et subito conteretur, nec habebit ultra medicinam.]
15Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
16[Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus, et septimum detestatur anima ejus:
16There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
17oculos sublimes, linguam mendacem, manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,
17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18cor machinans cogitationes pessimas, pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,
18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19proferentem mendacia testem fallacem, et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.]
19a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
20[Conserva, fili mi, præcepta patris tui, et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.
20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
21Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter, et circumda gutturi tuo.
21Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck.
22Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.
22When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
23Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:
23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.
24to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
25Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:
25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
26pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis, mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.
26For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
27Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo, ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?
27Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
28aut ambulare super prunas, ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?
28Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui, non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.
29So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
30Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit: furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;
30Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,
31deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum, et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.
31but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
32Qui autem adulter est, propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;
32He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
33turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi, et opprobrium illius non delebitur:
33He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.
34quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,
34For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
35nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus, nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.]
35He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
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