¹Operarius ebriosus non locupletabitur:An inebriated worker will not be wealthy.et qui spernit modica paulatim decidet.And whoever despises littleness will fall a little at a time.

¹Operarius ebriosus non locupletabitur:An inebriated worker will not be wealthy.et qui spernit modica paulatim decidet.And whoever despises littleness will fall a little at a time.

²Vinum et mulieres apostatare faciunt sapientes,Wine and women cause wise men to fall away,et arguent sensatos.and then they will complain against those who understand.

²Vinum et mulieres apostatare faciunt sapientes,Wine and women cause wise men to fall away,et arguent sensatos.and then they will complain against those who understand.

³Et qui se jungit fornicariis erit nequam:And whoever joins himself to fornicators will become wicked.putredo et vermes hæreditabunt illum:Decay and worms will inherit him,et extolletur in exemplum majus,and he will be denounced as the greater example,et tolletur de numero anima ejus.and his soul will be deducted from the number.

³Et qui se jungit fornicariis erit nequam:And whoever joins himself to fornicators will become wicked.putredo et vermes hæreditabunt illum:Decay and worms will inherit him,et extolletur in exemplum majus,and he will be denounced as the greater example,et tolletur de numero anima ejus.and his soul will be deducted from the number.

⁴Qui credit cito levis corde est, et minorabitur:Whoever is quick to believe has a trivial heart and will be diminished.et qui delinquit in animam suam, insuper habebitur.And whoever offends against his own soul will have even less.

⁴Qui credit cito levis corde est, et minorabitur:Whoever is quick to believe has a trivial heart and will be diminished.et qui delinquit in animam suam, insuper habebitur.And whoever offends against his own soul will have even less.

⁵Qui gaudet iniquitate, denotabitur:Whoever rejoices in iniquity will be condemned.et qui odit correptionem, minuetur vita:And whoever hates correction will have less in life.et qui odit loquacitatem, extinguit malitiam.But whoever hates excessive talk extinguishes evil.

⁵Qui gaudet iniquitate, denotabitur:Whoever rejoices in iniquity will be condemned.et qui odit correptionem, minuetur vita:And whoever hates correction will have less in life.et qui odit loquacitatem, extinguit malitiam.But whoever hates excessive talk extinguishes evil.

⁶Qui peccat in animam suam, pœnitebit:Whoever sins against his own soul will be punished.et qui jucundatur in malitia, denotabitur.And whoever rejoices in malice will be condemned.

⁶Qui peccat in animam suam, pœnitebit:Whoever sins against his own soul will be punished.et qui jucundatur in malitia, denotabitur.And whoever rejoices in malice will be condemned.

⁷Ne iteres verbum nequam et durum,You should not repeat a wicked and harsh word,et non minoraberis.and then you will not be diminished.

⁷Ne iteres verbum nequam et durum,You should not repeat a wicked and harsh word,et non minoraberis.and then you will not be diminished.

⁸Amico et inimico noli narrare sensum tuum:Do not reveal your mind to friend or foe.et si est tibi delictum,And if there is a sin within you,noli denudare:do not disclose it.

⁸Amico et inimico noli narrare sensum tuum:Do not reveal your mind to friend or foe.et si est tibi delictum,And if there is a sin within you,noli denudare:do not disclose it.

⁹audiet enim te,For he will listen to youet custodiet te,and watch you,et quasi defendens peccatum,and while pretending to defend your sin,odiet te,he will despise you,et sic aderit tibi semper.and so he will be whenever he is with you.

⁹audiet enim te,For he will listen to youet custodiet te,and watch you,et quasi defendens peccatum,and while pretending to defend your sin,odiet te,he will despise you,et sic aderit tibi semper.and so he will be whenever he is with you.

¹⁰Audisti verbum adversus proximum tuum?Have you heard a word against your neighbor?commoriatur in te,Let it die within you,fidens quoniam non te dirumpet.trusting that it will not burst forth from you.

¹⁰Audisti verbum adversus proximum tuum?Have you heard a word against your neighbor?commoriatur in te,Let it die within you,fidens quoniam non te dirumpet.trusting that it will not burst forth from you.

¹¹A facie verbi parturit fatuus,Before the face of a word, a foolish man labors,tamquam gemitus partus infantis.like a woman groaning as she gives birth to a child.

¹¹A facie verbi parturit fatuus,Before the face of a word, a foolish man labors,tamquam gemitus partus infantis.like a woman groaning as she gives birth to a child.

¹²Sagitta infixa femori carnis,Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh,sic verbum in corde stulti.so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.

¹²Sagitta infixa femori carnis,Like an arrow fixed in the flesh of the thigh,sic verbum in corde stulti.so is a word in the heart of a foolish man.

¹³Corripe amicum,Correct a friend,ne forte non intellexerit,though perhaps there was a misunderstanding,et dicat:and he may say,Non feci: aut,“I did not do it.” Or,si fecerit,if he did do it,ne iterum addat facere.correct him, so that he may not do it again.

¹³Corripe amicum,Correct a friend,ne forte non intellexerit,though perhaps there was a misunderstanding,et dicat:and he may say,Non feci: aut,“I did not do it.” Or,si fecerit,if he did do it,ne iterum addat facere.correct him, so that he may not do it again.

¹⁴Corripe proximum,Correct your neighbor,ne forte non dixerit:for perhaps he did not say it.et si dixerit,But if he did say it, correct him,ne forte iteret.so that he may not say it again.

¹⁴Corripe proximum,Correct your neighbor,ne forte non dixerit:for perhaps he did not say it.et si dixerit,But if he did say it, correct him,ne forte iteret.so that he may not say it again.

¹⁵Corripe amicum,Correct your friend.sæpe enim fit commissio:For often a fault has been committed.

¹⁵Corripe amicum,Correct your friend.sæpe enim fit commissio:For often a fault has been committed.

¹⁶et non omni verbo credas.And do not believe every word.Est qui labitur lingua,There is one who slips with his word,sed non ex animo:but not with his heart.

¹⁶et non omni verbo credas.And do not believe every word.Est qui labitur lingua,There is one who slips with his word,sed non ex animo:but not with his heart.

¹⁷quis est enim qui non deliquerit in lingua sua?For who is there who has not offended with his words?Corripe proximum antequam commineris,Correct your neighbor before you reprimand him.

¹⁷quis est enim qui non deliquerit in lingua sua?For who is there who has not offended with his words?Corripe proximum antequam commineris,Correct your neighbor before you reprimand him.

¹⁸et da locum timori Altissimi:And make a place for the fear of the Most High.quia omnis sapientia timor Dei,For all wisdom is fear of God,et in illa timere Deum,and it is wise to fear God,et in omni sapientia dispositio legis.and in all wisdom is the orderly disposition of the law.

¹⁸et da locum timori Altissimi:And make a place for the fear of the Most High.quia omnis sapientia timor Dei,For all wisdom is fear of God,et in illa timere Deum,and it is wise to fear God,et in omni sapientia dispositio legis.and in all wisdom is the orderly disposition of the law.

¹⁹Et non est sapientia nequitiæ disciplina,But the discipline of wickedness is not wisdom.et non est cogitatus peccatorum prudentia.And there is no prudence in the thoughts of sinners.

¹⁹Et non est sapientia nequitiæ disciplina,But the discipline of wickedness is not wisdom.et non est cogitatus peccatorum prudentia.And there is no prudence in the thoughts of sinners.

²⁰Est nequitia,There is a wickedness,et in ipsa execratio,and in it there is abomination.et est insipiens qui minuitur sapientia.And there is a foolish man who has been diminished in wisdom.

²⁰Est nequitia,There is a wickedness,et in ipsa execratio,and in it there is abomination.et est insipiens qui minuitur sapientia.And there is a foolish man who has been diminished in wisdom.

²¹Melior est homo qui minuitur sapientia, et deficiens sensu,Better is a man who has been diminished in wisdom because his mind is failing,in timore,but with the fear of God,quam qui abundat sensu,than he who abounds in intelligence,et transgreditur legem Altissimi.but with transgression against the law of the Most High.

²¹Melior est homo qui minuitur sapientia, et deficiens sensu,Better is a man who has been diminished in wisdom because his mind is failing,in timore,but with the fear of God,quam qui abundat sensu,than he who abounds in intelligence,et transgreditur legem Altissimi.but with transgression against the law of the Most High.

²²Est solertia certa,There is a certain cleverness,et ipsa iniqua:and it is unjust.

²²Est solertia certa,There is a certain cleverness,et ipsa iniqua:and it is unjust.

²³et est qui emittit verbum certum enarrans veritatem.And there is one who utters a careful word, explaining away the truth.Est qui nequiter humiliat se,There is one who humbles himself wickedly,et interiora ejus plena sunt dolo:for his interior is filled with deceit.

²³et est qui emittit verbum certum enarrans veritatem.And there is one who utters a careful word, explaining away the truth.Est qui nequiter humiliat se,There is one who humbles himself wickedly,et interiora ejus plena sunt dolo:for his interior is filled with deceit.

²⁴et est qui se nimium submittit a multa humilitate:And there is one who lowers himself excessively with a great debasement.et est qui inclinat faciem suam,And there is one who inclines his face downward,et fingit se non videre quod ignoratum est:and pretends as if he did not see what has not been made known.

²⁴et est qui se nimium submittit a multa humilitate:And there is one who lowers himself excessively with a great debasement.et est qui inclinat faciem suam,And there is one who inclines his face downward,et fingit se non videre quod ignoratum est:and pretends as if he did not see what has not been made known.

²⁵et si ab imbecillitate virium vetetur peccare,And if he is prevented from sinning by a lack of ability,si invenerit tempus malefaciendi,and then finds an opportunity for evildoing,malefaciet.he will do evil.

²⁵et si ab imbecillitate virium vetetur peccare,And if he is prevented from sinning by a lack of ability,si invenerit tempus malefaciendi,and then finds an opportunity for evildoing,malefaciet.he will do evil.

²⁶Ex visu cognoscitur vir,A man is recognized by his appearances.et ab occursu faciei cognoscitur sensatus.But when you meet an understanding man, he is recognized by his face.

²⁶Ex visu cognoscitur vir,A man is recognized by his appearances.et ab occursu faciei cognoscitur sensatus.But when you meet an understanding man, he is recognized by his face.

²⁷Amictus corporis,The clothing of the body,et risus dentium,and the laughter of the teeth,et ingressus hominis,and the walk of a man,enuntiant de illo.give a report about him.

²⁷Amictus corporis,The clothing of the body,et risus dentium,and the laughter of the teeth,et ingressus hominis,and the walk of a man,enuntiant de illo.give a report about him.

²⁸Est correptio mendax in ira contumeliosi,There is a lying correction in the anger of a contemptuous man.et est judicium quod non probatur esse bonum:And there is a judgment which does not prove to be good.et est tacens,But there is one who is silent,et ipse est prudens.and the same is prudent.

²⁸Est correptio mendax in ira contumeliosi,There is a lying correction in the anger of a contemptuous man.et est judicium quod non probatur esse bonum:And there is a judgment which does not prove to be good.et est tacens,But there is one who is silent,et ipse est prudens.and the same is prudent.