Proverbs 3
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
1[Fili mi, ne obliviscaris legis meæ, et præcepta mea cor tuum custodiat:
2for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
2longitudinem enim dierum, et annos vitæ, et pacem, apponent tibi.
3Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
3Misericordia et veritas te non deserant; circumda eas gutturi tuo, et describe in tabulis cordis tui:
4So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
4et invenies gratiam, et disciplinam bonam, coram Deo et hominibus.
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
5Habe fiduciam in Domino ex toto corde tuo, et ne innitaris prudentiæ tuæ.
6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
6In omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos.
7Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
7Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum; time Deum, et recede a malo:
8It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
8sanitas quippe erit umbilico tuo, et irrigatio ossium tuorum.
9Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;
9Honora Dominum de tua substantia, et de primitiis omnium frugum tuarum da ei:
10so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
10et implebuntur horrea tua saturitate, et vino torcularia tua redundabunt.]
11My son, don’t despise the LORD’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;
11[Disciplinam Domini, fili mi, ne abjicias, nec deficias cum ab eo corriperis:
12for whom the LORD loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
12quem enim diligit Dominus, corripit, et quasi pater in filio complacet sibi.
13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
13Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam, et qui affluit prudentia.
14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
14Melior est acquisitio ejus negotiatione argenti, et auri primi et purissimi fructus ejus.
15She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
15Pretiosior est cunctis opibus, et omnia quæ desiderantur huic non valent comparari.
16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
16Longitudo dierum in dextera ejus, et in sinistra illius divitiæ et gloria.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
17Viæ ejus viæ pulchræ, et omnes semitæ illius pacificæ.
18She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
18Lignum vitæ est his qui apprehenderint eam, et qui tenuerit eam beatus.
19By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
19Dominus sapientia fundavit terram; stabilivit cælos prudentia.
20By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
20Sapientia illius eruperunt abyssi, et nubes rore concrescunt.]
21My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
21[Fili mi, ne effluant hæc ab oculis tuis. Custodi legem atque consilium,
22so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
22et erit vita animæ tuæ, et gratia faucibus tuis.
23Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
23Tunc ambulabis fiducialiter in via tua, et pes tuus non impinget.
24When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
24Si dormieris, non timebis; quiesces, et suavis erit somnus tuus.
25Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
25Ne paveas repentino terrore, et irruentes tibi potentias impiorum.
26for the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
26Dominus enim erit in latere tuo, et custodiet pedem tuum, ne capiaris.]
27Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
27[Noli prohibere benefacere eum qui potest: si vales, et ipse benefac.
28Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
28Ne dicas amico tuo: Vade, et revertere: cras dabo tibi: cum statim possis dare.
29Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
29Ne moliaris amico tuo malum, cum ille in te habeat fiduciam.
30Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
30Ne contendas adversus hominem frustra, cum ipse tibi nihil mali fecerit.
31Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
31Ne æmuleris hominem injustum, nec imiteris vias ejus:
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
32quia abominatio Domini est omnis illusor, et cum simplicibus sermocinatio ejus.
33The LORD’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
33Egestas a Domino in domo impii; habitacula autem justorum benedicentur.
34Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
34Ipse deludet illusores, et mansuetis dabit gratiam.
35The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
35Gloriam sapientes possidebunt; stultorum exaltatio ignominia.]
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