¹Qui tetigerit picem inquinabitur ab ea:Whoever touches pitch will be contaminated by it.et qui communicaverit superbo induet superbiam.And whoever associates with the arrogant will be clothed by arrogance.

¹Qui tetigerit picem inquinabitur ab ea:Whoever touches pitch will be contaminated by it.et qui communicaverit superbo induet superbiam.And whoever associates with the arrogant will be clothed by arrogance.

²Pondus super se tollat qui honestiori se communicat,Whoever associates with those more honorable than himself sets a burden on himself. And so,et ditiori te ne socius fueris.you should have no fellowship with someone who is wealthier than you.

²Pondus super se tollat qui honestiori se communicat,Whoever associates with those more honorable than himself sets a burden on himself. And so,et ditiori te ne socius fueris.you should have no fellowship with someone who is wealthier than you.

³Quid communicabit cacabus ad ollam?What will the cooking pot have in common with the earthen vessel?quando enim se colliserint,And when they collide with one another,confringetur.one will be broken.

³Quid communicabit cacabus ad ollam?What will the cooking pot have in common with the earthen vessel?quando enim se colliserint,And when they collide with one another,confringetur.one will be broken.

⁴Dives injuste egit,The rich man has suffered no injustice,et fremet:and yet he fumes.pauper autem læsus tacebit.But the poor man, though he has been wounded, will remain silent.

⁴Dives injuste egit,The rich man has suffered no injustice,et fremet:and yet he fumes.pauper autem læsus tacebit.But the poor man, though he has been wounded, will remain silent.

⁵Si largitus fueris,If you are generous,assumet te:he will take you up;et si non habueris,and when you have nothing,derelinquet te.he will cast you aside.

⁵Si largitus fueris,If you are generous,assumet te:he will take you up;et si non habueris,and when you have nothing,derelinquet te.he will cast you aside.

⁶Si habes,If you possess,convivet tecum,he will feast with you,et evacuabit te:and he will empty you,et ipse non dolebit super te.and he will not grieve over you.

⁶Si habes,If you possess,convivet tecum,he will feast with you,et evacuabit te:and he will empty you,et ipse non dolebit super te.and he will not grieve over you.

⁷Si necessarius illi fueris,If he has need of you, he will deceive you;supplantabit te,and while smiling,et subridens spem dabit, narrans tibi bona,he will give you hope. He will converse with you pleasantly,et dicet:and he will say:Quid opus est tibi?“What is it that you need?”

⁷Si necessarius illi fueris,If he has need of you, he will deceive you;supplantabit te,and while smiling,et subridens spem dabit, narrans tibi bona,he will give you hope. He will converse with you pleasantly,et dicet:and he will say:Quid opus est tibi?“What is it that you need?”

⁸Et confundet te in cibis suis,And he will impress you with his foods,donec te exinaniat bis et ter:until he has drained you two or three times,et in novissimo deridebit te,and in the very end, he will ridicule you.et postea videns derelinquet te,And afterward, when he sees you, he will abandon you,et caput suum movebit ad te.and he will shake his head at you.

⁸Et confundet te in cibis suis,And he will impress you with his foods,donec te exinaniat bis et ter:until he has drained you two or three times,et in novissimo deridebit te,and in the very end, he will ridicule you.et postea videns derelinquet te,And afterward, when he sees you, he will abandon you,et caput suum movebit ad te.and he will shake his head at you.

⁹Humiliare Deo,Humble yourself before God,et exspecta manus ejus.and wait for his hands.

⁹Humiliare Deo,Humble yourself before God,et exspecta manus ejus.and wait for his hands.

¹⁰Attende ne seductus in stultitiam humilieris.Be careful. Otherwise, having been seduced into foolishness, you will be humiliated.

¹⁰Attende ne seductus in stultitiam humilieris.Be careful. Otherwise, having been seduced into foolishness, you will be humiliated.

¹¹Noli esse humilis in sapientia tua,Do not choose to be low in your wisdom, otherwise,ne humiliatus in stultitiam seducaris.having been brought low, you will be seduced into foolishness.

¹¹Noli esse humilis in sapientia tua,Do not choose to be low in your wisdom, otherwise,ne humiliatus in stultitiam seducaris.having been brought low, you will be seduced into foolishness.

¹²Advocatus a potentiore, discede:If you are invited by someone who is more powerful than you,ex hoc enim magis te advocabit.you should decline. Otherwise, he will invite you all the more.

¹²Advocatus a potentiore, discede:If you are invited by someone who is more powerful than you,ex hoc enim magis te advocabit.you should decline. Otherwise, he will invite you all the more.

¹³Ne improbus sis,You cannot be rude to him,ne impingaris:lest you be pushed away.et ne longe sis ab eo,And you cannot stray far from him,ne eas in oblivionem.lest you be forgotten.

¹³Ne improbus sis,You cannot be rude to him,ne impingaris:lest you be pushed away.et ne longe sis ab eo,And you cannot stray far from him,ne eas in oblivionem.lest you be forgotten.

¹⁴Ne retineas ex æquo loqui cum illo,You cannot hold a discussion with him as with an equal.nec credas multis verbis illius:You should not trust his many words.ex multa enim loquela tentabit te,For by much talking, he will probe you,et subridens interrogabit te de absconditis tuis.and while smiling, he will question you about your secrets.

¹⁴Ne retineas ex æquo loqui cum illo,You cannot hold a discussion with him as with an equal.nec credas multis verbis illius:You should not trust his many words.ex multa enim loquela tentabit te,For by much talking, he will probe you,et subridens interrogabit te de absconditis tuis.and while smiling, he will question you about your secrets.

¹⁵Immitis animus illius conservabit verba tua:His cruel mind will store up your words;et non parcet de malitia,and he will not spare you from affliction,et de vinculis.nor from prison.

¹⁵Immitis animus illius conservabit verba tua:His cruel mind will store up your words;et non parcet de malitia,and he will not spare you from affliction,et de vinculis.nor from prison.

¹⁶Cave tibi,Be cautious of yourself,et attende diligenter auditui tuo,and attend diligently to what you are hearing.quoniam cum subversione tua ambulas:For you are walking toward your own destruction.

¹⁶Cave tibi,Be cautious of yourself,et attende diligenter auditui tuo,and attend diligently to what you are hearing.quoniam cum subversione tua ambulas:For you are walking toward your own destruction.

¹⁷audiens vero illa,Yet truly, while listening to these things,quasi in somnis vide,consider it as if it were a dream,et vigilabis.and you will awaken.

¹⁷audiens vero illa,Yet truly, while listening to these things,quasi in somnis vide,consider it as if it were a dream,et vigilabis.and you will awaken.

¹⁸Omni vita tua dilige Deum,Love God for your entire life,et invoca illum in salute tua.and call upon him for your salvation.

¹⁸Omni vita tua dilige Deum,Love God for your entire life,et invoca illum in salute tua.and call upon him for your salvation.

¹⁹Omne animal diligit simile sibi,Every animal loves its own kind;sic et omnis homo proximum sibi.so also every man loves those closest to himself.

¹⁹Omne animal diligit simile sibi,Every animal loves its own kind;sic et omnis homo proximum sibi.so also every man loves those closest to himself.

²⁰Omnis caro ad similem sibi conjungetur,All flesh will join with whatever is similar to itself,et omnis homo simili sui sociabitur.and every man will associate with whomever is similar to himself.

²⁰Omnis caro ad similem sibi conjungetur,All flesh will join with whatever is similar to itself,et omnis homo simili sui sociabitur.and every man will associate with whomever is similar to himself.

²¹Si communicabit lupus agno aliquando,If a wolf would at any time have fellowship with a lamb,sic peccator justo.so also would a sinner have fellowship with the just.

²¹Si communicabit lupus agno aliquando,If a wolf would at any time have fellowship with a lamb,sic peccator justo.so also would a sinner have fellowship with the just.

²²Quæ communicatio sancto homini ad canem?What fellowship does a holy man have with a dog?aut quæ pars diviti ad pauperem?Or what portion do the wealthy have with the poor?

²²Quæ communicatio sancto homini ad canem?What fellowship does a holy man have with a dog?aut quæ pars diviti ad pauperem?Or what portion do the wealthy have with the poor?

²³Venatio leonis onager in eremo:In the desert,sicthe wild donkey is the prey of the lion.et pascua divitum sunt pauperes.So also are the poor the pasture of the rich.

²³Venatio leonis onager in eremo:In the desert,sicthe wild donkey is the prey of the lion.et pascua divitum sunt pauperes.So also are the poor the pasture of the rich.

²⁴Et sicut abominatio est superbo humilitas,And just as humility is an abomination to the arrogant,sic et execratio divitis pauper.so also does the rich man abhor the poor man.

²⁴Et sicut abominatio est superbo humilitas,And just as humility is an abomination to the arrogant,sic et execratio divitis pauper.so also does the rich man abhor the poor man.

²⁵Dives commotus confirmatur ab amicis suis:When a wealthy man has been shaken,humilis autem cum ceciderit,he is strengthened by his friends.expelleturBut when a lowly man has fallen,et a notis.he is expelled even by those who know him well.

²⁵Dives commotus confirmatur ab amicis suis:When a wealthy man has been shaken,humilis autem cum ceciderit,he is strengthened by his friends.expelleturBut when a lowly man has fallen,et a notis.he is expelled even by those who know him well.

²⁶Diviti decepto multi recuperatores:When a rich man has been deceived, many will help him recover;locutus est superbia,he has spoken arrogantly,et justificaverunt illum.and yet they justify him.

²⁶Diviti decepto multi recuperatores:When a rich man has been deceived, many will help him recover;locutus est superbia,he has spoken arrogantly,et justificaverunt illum.and yet they justify him.

²⁷Humilis deceptus est,When a poor man has been deceived,insuper et arguitur:in addition he is rebuked;locutus est sensate,he has spoken with understanding,et non est datus ei locus.and no place is given to him.

²⁷Humilis deceptus est,When a poor man has been deceived,insuper et arguitur:in addition he is rebuked;locutus est sensate,he has spoken with understanding,et non est datus ei locus.and no place is given to him.

²⁸Dives locutus est,The rich man has spoken,et omnes tacuerunt,and all remain silent,et verbum illius usque ad nubes perducent.and they repeat his words, even to the clouds.

²⁸Dives locutus est,The rich man has spoken,et omnes tacuerunt,and all remain silent,et verbum illius usque ad nubes perducent.and they repeat his words, even to the clouds.

²⁹Pauper locutus est,The poor man has spoken,et dicunt:and they say:Quis est hic?“Who is this?”et si offenderit,And if he stumbles,subvertent illum.they will overthrow him.

²⁹Pauper locutus est,The poor man has spoken,et dicunt:and they say:Quis est hic?“Who is this?”et si offenderit,And if he stumbles,subvertent illum.they will overthrow him.

³⁰Bona est substantia cui non est peccatum in conscientia:Substance is good for him who has no sin on his conscience.et nequissima paupertas in ore impii.And poverty is called very wicked by the mouth of the impious.

³⁰Bona est substantia cui non est peccatum in conscientia:Substance is good for him who has no sin on his conscience.et nequissima paupertas in ore impii.And poverty is called very wicked by the mouth of the impious.

³¹Cor hominis immutat faciem illius,The heart of a man changes his face,sive in bona,either for bettersive in mala.or for worse.

³¹Cor hominis immutat faciem illius,The heart of a man changes his face,sive in bona,either for bettersive in mala.or for worse.

³²Vestigium cordis boniYou will find,et faciem bonam difficile invenies,with difficulty and much labor,et cum labore.the sign of a good heart and a good face.

³²Vestigium cordis boniYou will find,et faciem bonam difficile invenies,with difficulty and much labor,et cum labore.the sign of a good heart and a good face.