¹Ne jucunderis in filiis impiis,You should not rejoice in impious children,si multiplicentur:if they are successful;nec oblecteris super ipsos,nor should you take delight in them,si non est timor Dei in illis.if the fear of God is not in them.

¹Ne jucunderis in filiis impiis,You should not rejoice in impious children,si multiplicentur:if they are successful;nec oblecteris super ipsos,nor should you take delight in them,si non est timor Dei in illis.if the fear of God is not in them.

²Non credas vitæ illorum,You should not approve of their life,et ne respexeris in labores eorum.nor should you look with favor on their labors.

²Non credas vitæ illorum,You should not approve of their life,et ne respexeris in labores eorum.nor should you look with favor on their labors.

³Melior est enim unus timens Deum, quam mille filii impii:For one child who fears God is better than one thousand impious children.

³Melior est enim unus timens Deum, quam mille filii impii:For one child who fears God is better than one thousand impious children.

⁴et utile est mori sine filiis,And it is better to die without children,quam relinquere filios impios.than to leave behind impious children.

⁴et utile est mori sine filiis,And it is better to die without children,quam relinquere filios impios.than to leave behind impious children.

⁵Ab uno sensato inhabitabitur patria:By means of one person with understanding, a country will be inhabited.tribus impiorum deseretur.The tribe of the impious will become desolate.

⁵Ab uno sensato inhabitabitur patria:By means of one person with understanding, a country will be inhabited.tribus impiorum deseretur.The tribe of the impious will become desolate.

⁶Multa talia vidit oculis meus,Many such things my eyes have seen,et fortiora horum audivit auris mea.and greater things than these my ear has heard.

⁶Multa talia vidit oculis meus,Many such things my eyes have seen,et fortiora horum audivit auris mea.and greater things than these my ear has heard.

⁷In synagoga peccantium exardebit ignis,In the synagogue of sinners, a fire will blaze forth;et in gente incredibili exardescet ira.and amid an unbelieving people, wrath will flare up.

⁷In synagoga peccantium exardebit ignis,In the synagogue of sinners, a fire will blaze forth;et in gente incredibili exardescet ira.and amid an unbelieving people, wrath will flare up.

⁸Non exoraverunt pro peccatis suis antiqui gigantes,The giants of antiquity did not obtain pardon for their sins;qui destructi sunt confidentes suæ virtuti.they were destroyed by trusting in their own abilities.

⁸Non exoraverunt pro peccatis suis antiqui gigantes,The giants of antiquity did not obtain pardon for their sins;qui destructi sunt confidentes suæ virtuti.they were destroyed by trusting in their own abilities.

⁹Et non pepercit peregrinationi Lot,And he did not spare the place of Lot’s sojourn,et execratus est eos præ superbia verbi illorum.and he abhorred them because of the arrogance of their words.

⁹Et non pepercit peregrinationi Lot,And he did not spare the place of Lot’s sojourn,et execratus est eos præ superbia verbi illorum.and he abhorred them because of the arrogance of their words.

¹⁰Non misertus est illis,He did not take pity on them,gentem totam perdens,destroying an entire people,et extollentem se in peccatis suis.who even extolled themselves concerning their sins.

¹⁰Non misertus est illis,He did not take pity on them,gentem totam perdens,destroying an entire people,et extollentem se in peccatis suis.who even extolled themselves concerning their sins.

¹¹Et sicut sexcenta millia peditum,And this was so with six hundred thousand men,qui congregati sunt in duritia cordis sui:who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.et si unus fuisset cervicatus,And if even a single obstinate person had escaped unpunished,mirum si fuisset immunis.it would be a wonder.

¹¹Et sicut sexcenta millia peditum,And this was so with six hundred thousand men,qui congregati sunt in duritia cordis sui:who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.et si unus fuisset cervicatus,And if even a single obstinate person had escaped unpunished,mirum si fuisset immunis.it would be a wonder.

¹²Misericordia enim et ira est cum illo:For mercy and wrath are with him.potens exoratio,He is powerful in forgiveness,et effundens iram.and he pours forth wrath.

¹²Misericordia enim et ira est cum illo:For mercy and wrath are with him.potens exoratio,He is powerful in forgiveness,et effundens iram.and he pours forth wrath.

¹³Secundum misericordiam suam,As is his mercy,sic correptio illius homines secundum opera sua judicat.so also is his correction; he judges a man according to his works.

¹³Secundum misericordiam suam,As is his mercy,sic correptio illius homines secundum opera sua judicat.so also is his correction; he judges a man according to his works.

¹⁴Non effugiet in rapina peccator,The sinner, in his violations, will not escape;et non retardabit sufferentia misericordiam facientis.but the patience of the One who shows mercy will not be diminished.

¹⁴Non effugiet in rapina peccator,The sinner, in his violations, will not escape;et non retardabit sufferentia misericordiam facientis.but the patience of the One who shows mercy will not be diminished.

¹⁵Omnis misericordia faciet locum unicuique,Every mercy will make a place for each man,secundum meritum operum suorum,according to the merit of his works,et secundum intellectum peregrinationis ipsius.and according to the understanding of his sojourn.

¹⁵Omnis misericordia faciet locum unicuique,Every mercy will make a place for each man,secundum meritum operum suorum,according to the merit of his works,et secundum intellectum peregrinationis ipsius.and according to the understanding of his sojourn.

¹⁶Non dicas:You should not say:A Deo abscondar:“I am hidden from God,” or,et ex summo,“Who, from on high,quis mei memorabitur?will take note of me?”

¹⁶Non dicas:You should not say:A Deo abscondar:“I am hidden from God,” or,et ex summo,“Who, from on high,quis mei memorabitur?will take note of me?”

¹⁷in populo magno non agnoscar:or, “Among a great number of people,quæ est enim anima mea in tam immensa creatura?I will not be noticed. For what is my soul amid such an immense creation?”

¹⁷in populo magno non agnoscar:or, “Among a great number of people,quæ est enim anima mea in tam immensa creatura?I will not be noticed. For what is my soul amid such an immense creation?”

¹⁸Ecce cælum et cæli cælorum,Behold: the heavens, and the heaven of the heavens,abyssus,the abyss,et universa terra,and the entire earth,et quæ in eis sunt, in conspectu illius commovebuntur.and the things that are within these, will be shaken by his gaze,

¹⁸Ecce cælum et cæli cælorum,Behold: the heavens, and the heaven of the heavens,abyssus,the abyss,et universa terra,and the entire earth,et quæ in eis sunt, in conspectu illius commovebuntur.and the things that are within these, will be shaken by his gaze,

¹⁹Montes simul,together with mountainset colles,and hills,et fundamenta terræ,and the foundations of the earth.cum conspexerit illa Deus,When God casts his gaze upon them,tremore concutientur.they will be struck with trembling.

¹⁹Montes simul,together with mountainset colles,and hills,et fundamenta terræ,and the foundations of the earth.cum conspexerit illa Deus,When God casts his gaze upon them,tremore concutientur.they will be struck with trembling.

²⁰Et in omnibus his insensatum est cor,And concerning all these things, the heart is without understanding;et omne cor intelligitur ab illo.but every heart is understood by him.

²⁰Et in omnibus his insensatum est cor,And concerning all these things, the heart is without understanding;et omne cor intelligitur ab illo.but every heart is understood by him.

²¹Et vias illius quis intelligit,And who will understand his ways,et procellam quam nec oculus videbit hominis?or the tempest, which no eye of man will see?

²¹Et vias illius quis intelligit,And who will understand his ways,et procellam quam nec oculus videbit hominis?or the tempest, which no eye of man will see?

²²Nam plurima illius opera sunt in absconsis:For many of his works are concealed.sed opera justitiæ ejus quis enuntiabit,But who will announce the works of his justice?aut quis sustinebit?Or who will endure them?longe enim est testamentum a quibusdam,For the testament is far from some persons,et interrogatio omnium in consummatione est.and the examination of each thing is in its end.

²²Nam plurima illius opera sunt in absconsis:For many of his works are concealed.sed opera justitiæ ejus quis enuntiabit,But who will announce the works of his justice?aut quis sustinebit?Or who will endure them?longe enim est testamentum a quibusdam,For the testament is far from some persons,et interrogatio omnium in consummatione est.and the examination of each thing is in its end.

²³Qui minoratur corde cogitat inania,Whoever diminishes the heart,et vir imprudensthinks empty thoughts.et errans cogitat stulta.For the imprudent and erring man thinks up foolishness.

²³Qui minoratur corde cogitat inania,Whoever diminishes the heart,et vir imprudensthinks empty thoughts.et errans cogitat stulta.For the imprudent and erring man thinks up foolishness.

²⁴Audi me,Listen to me,fili,son,et disce disciplinam sensus,and learn the discipline of understanding,et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo:and attend to my words in your heart.

²⁴Audi me,Listen to me,fili,son,et disce disciplinam sensus,and learn the discipline of understanding,et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo:and attend to my words in your heart.

²⁵et dicam in æquitate disciplinam,And I will speak with equity about discipline,et scrutabor enarrare sapientiam:and I will strive to announce wisdom.et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo,So attend to my words in your heart,et dico in æquitate spiritus virtutes quas posuit Deus in opera sua ab initio,and I will speak with equity of spirit, about the virtues that God has set within his works from the beginning,et in veritate enuntio scientiam ejus.and I will announce his knowledge in truth.

²⁵et dicam in æquitate disciplinam,And I will speak with equity about discipline,et scrutabor enarrare sapientiam:and I will strive to announce wisdom.et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo,So attend to my words in your heart,et dico in æquitate spiritus virtutes quas posuit Deus in opera sua ab initio,and I will speak with equity of spirit, about the virtues that God has set within his works from the beginning,et in veritate enuntio scientiam ejus.and I will announce his knowledge in truth.

²⁶In judicio Dei opera ejus ab initio,With the judgment of God,et ab institutione ipsorum distinxit partes illorum,his works have been done from the beginning; and from their institution,et initia eorum in gentibus suis.he himself distinguished their parts and set their beginnings, in their kinds.

²⁶In judicio Dei opera ejus ab initio,With the judgment of God,et ab institutione ipsorum distinxit partes illorum,his works have been done from the beginning; and from their institution,et initia eorum in gentibus suis.he himself distinguished their parts and set their beginnings, in their kinds.

²⁷Ornavit in æternum opera illorum:He has beautified their works unto eternity.nec esurierunt,They have neither hungered,nec laboraverunt,nor labored,et non destiterunt ab operibus suis.and they have not ceased from their works.

²⁷Ornavit in æternum opera illorum:He has beautified their works unto eternity.nec esurierunt,They have neither hungered,nec laboraverunt,nor labored,et non destiterunt ab operibus suis.and they have not ceased from their works.

²⁸Unusquisque proximum sibi non angustiabit in æternum:Neither will any one of them cause anguish to his neighbor, forever.

²⁸Unusquisque proximum sibi non angustiabit in æternum:Neither will any one of them cause anguish to his neighbor, forever.

²⁹non sis incredibilis verbo illius.You should not be incredulous at his word.

²⁹non sis incredibilis verbo illius.You should not be incredulous at his word.

³⁰Post hæc Deus in terram respexit,Afterward, God looked with favor upon the earth,et implevit illam bonis suis:and he filled it with his goodness.

³⁰Post hæc Deus in terram respexit,Afterward, God looked with favor upon the earth,et implevit illam bonis suis:and he filled it with his goodness.

³¹anima omnis vitalis denuntiavit ante faciem ipsius,The soul of every living thing brought word from before his face,et in ipsam iterum reversio illorum.and their return again is to him.

³¹anima omnis vitalis denuntiavit ante faciem ipsius,The soul of every living thing brought word from before his face,et in ipsam iterum reversio illorum.and their return again is to him.