¹Domine,Lord,pater et dominator vitæ meæ,Father and Ruler of my life:ne derelinquas me in consilio eorum,may you not abandon me to their counsel,nec sinas me cadere in illis.nor permit me to fall by them.

¹Domine,Lord,pater et dominator vitæ meæ,Father and Ruler of my life:ne derelinquas me in consilio eorum,may you not abandon me to their counsel,nec sinas me cadere in illis.nor permit me to fall by them.

²Quis superponet in cogitatu meo flagella,They would impose scourges over my thoughtset in corde meo doctrinam sapientiæ,and over the discipline of wisdom in my heart.ut ignorationibus eorum non parcant mihi,And they would not spare me from their ignorances,et non appareant delicta eorum,nor would they allow their own offenses to become apparent.

²Quis superponet in cogitatu meo flagella,They would impose scourges over my thoughtset in corde meo doctrinam sapientiæ,and over the discipline of wisdom in my heart.ut ignorationibus eorum non parcant mihi,And they would not spare me from their ignorances,et non appareant delicta eorum,nor would they allow their own offenses to become apparent.

³et ne adincrescant ignorantiæ meæ,And they intend that my ignorances would increase,et multiplicentur delicta mea,and my offenses be multiplied,et peccata mea abundent,and my sins abound.et incidam in conspectu adversariorum meorum,And so I would fall in the sight of my adversaries,et gaudeat super me inimicus meus?and be rejoiced over by my enemy.

³et ne adincrescant ignorantiæ meæ,And they intend that my ignorances would increase,et multiplicentur delicta mea,and my offenses be multiplied,et peccata mea abundent,and my sins abound.et incidam in conspectu adversariorum meorum,And so I would fall in the sight of my adversaries,et gaudeat super me inimicus meus?and be rejoiced over by my enemy.

⁴Domine,Lord,pater et Deus vitæ meæ,Father and God of my life:ne derelinquas me in cogitatu illorum.may you not abandon me to their plans.

⁴Domine,Lord,pater et Deus vitæ meæ,Father and God of my life:ne derelinquas me in cogitatu illorum.may you not abandon me to their plans.

⁵Extollentiam oculorum meorum ne dederis mihi,Do not leave me with the haughtiness of my eyes.et omne desiderium averte a me.And avert all desire from me.

⁵Extollentiam oculorum meorum ne dederis mihi,Do not leave me with the haughtiness of my eyes.et omne desiderium averte a me.And avert all desire from me.

⁶Aufer a me ventris concupiscentias,Take the desire of the body from me,et concubitus concupiscentiæ ne apprehendant me,and do not allow sexual desire to take hold of me,et animæ irreverenti et infrunitæ ne tradas me.and do not permit an irreverent and senseless mind within me.

⁶Aufer a me ventris concupiscentias,Take the desire of the body from me,et concubitus concupiscentiæ ne apprehendant me,and do not allow sexual desire to take hold of me,et animæ irreverenti et infrunitæ ne tradas me.and do not permit an irreverent and senseless mind within me.

⁷Doctrinam oris audite,O sons:filii:listen to the doctrine of my mouth.et qui custodierit illam non periet labiis,For those who observe it will not perish by the lips,nec scandalizabitur in operibus nequissimis.nor be scandalized into wicked works.

⁷Doctrinam oris audite,O sons:filii:listen to the doctrine of my mouth.et qui custodierit illam non periet labiis,For those who observe it will not perish by the lips,nec scandalizabitur in operibus nequissimis.nor be scandalized into wicked works.

⁸In vanitate sua apprehenditur peccator:A sinner is held by his own emptiness.et superbus et maledicus scandalizabitur in illis.And the arrogant and those who speak evil will be scandalized by these things.

⁸In vanitate sua apprehenditur peccator:A sinner is held by his own emptiness.et superbus et maledicus scandalizabitur in illis.And the arrogant and those who speak evil will be scandalized by these things.

⁹Jurationi non assuescat os tuum:Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to swearing oaths.multi enim casus in illa.For in this, there are many pitfalls.

⁹Jurationi non assuescat os tuum:Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to swearing oaths.multi enim casus in illa.For in this, there are many pitfalls.

¹⁰Nominatio vero Dei non sit assidua in ore tuo,Truly, do not allow the naming of God to be continually in your mouth,et nominibus sanctorum non admiscearis,and do not treat as if common the names of the holy ones.quoniam non erit immunis ab eis.For you will not escape punishment by them.

¹⁰Nominatio vero Dei non sit assidua in ore tuo,Truly, do not allow the naming of God to be continually in your mouth,et nominibus sanctorum non admiscearis,and do not treat as if common the names of the holy ones.quoniam non erit immunis ab eis.For you will not escape punishment by them.

¹¹Sicut enim servus interrogatus assidue a livore non minuitur,Just as a servant, continually interrogated, will not be without a bruise,sic omnis jurans et nominans in toto a peccato non purgabitur.so everyone who swears oaths and takes God’s name will not be entirely free from sin.

¹¹Sicut enim servus interrogatus assidue a livore non minuitur,Just as a servant, continually interrogated, will not be without a bruise,sic omnis jurans et nominans in toto a peccato non purgabitur.so everyone who swears oaths and takes God’s name will not be entirely free from sin.

¹²Vir multum jurans implebitur iniquitate,A man who swears many oaths will be filled with iniquity,et non discedet a domo illius plaga.and scourges will not depart from his house.

¹²Vir multum jurans implebitur iniquitate,A man who swears many oaths will be filled with iniquity,et non discedet a domo illius plaga.and scourges will not depart from his house.

¹³Et si frustraverit,And if he fails to fulfill it,delictum illius super ipsum erit:his offense will be over him,et si dissimulaverit,and if he pretends he fulfilled it,delinquit dupliciter:he offends doubly.

¹³Et si frustraverit,And if he fails to fulfill it,delictum illius super ipsum erit:his offense will be over him,et si dissimulaverit,and if he pretends he fulfilled it,delinquit dupliciter:he offends doubly.

¹⁴et si in vacuum juraverit,And if he swears an oath insincerely,non justificabitur:he will not be justified.replebitur enim retributione domus illius.For his house will be filled with retribution for him.

¹⁴et si in vacuum juraverit,And if he swears an oath insincerely,non justificabitur:he will not be justified.replebitur enim retributione domus illius.For his house will be filled with retribution for him.

¹⁵Est et alia loquela contraria morti:There is yet another kind of talk which faces death;non inveniatur in hæreditate Jacob.let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob.

¹⁵Est et alia loquela contraria morti:There is yet another kind of talk which faces death;non inveniatur in hæreditate Jacob.let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob.

¹⁶Etenim a misericordibus omnia hæc auferentur,For all these things will be taken away from the merciful,et in delictis non volutabuntur.and they shall not wallow in offenses.

¹⁶Etenim a misericordibus omnia hæc auferentur,For all these things will be taken away from the merciful,et in delictis non volutabuntur.and they shall not wallow in offenses.

¹⁷Indisciplinatæ loquelæ non assuescat os tuum:Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to undisciplined speech.est enim in illa verbum peccati.For in this, there is the sin of words.

¹⁷Indisciplinatæ loquelæ non assuescat os tuum:Do not allow your mouth to become accustomed to undisciplined speech.est enim in illa verbum peccati.For in this, there is the sin of words.

¹⁸Memento patris et matris tuæ:When you sit in the midst of great men,in medio enim magnatorum consistis:remember your father and mother.

¹⁸Memento patris et matris tuæ:When you sit in the midst of great men,in medio enim magnatorum consistis:remember your father and mother.

¹⁹ne forte obliviscatur te Deus in conspectu illorum,Otherwise, God may forget you, when you are in their sight,et assiduitate tua infatuatus, improperium patiaris,and then you would be repeatedly ridiculed and would suffer disgrace,et maluisses non nasci,and you might wish that you had never been born,et diem nativitatis tuæ maledicas.and you might curse the day of your nativity.

¹⁹ne forte obliviscatur te Deus in conspectu illorum,Otherwise, God may forget you, when you are in their sight,et assiduitate tua infatuatus, improperium patiaris,and then you would be repeatedly ridiculed and would suffer disgrace,et maluisses non nasci,and you might wish that you had never been born,et diem nativitatis tuæ maledicas.and you might curse the day of your nativity.

²⁰Homo assuetus in verbis improperii in omnibus diebus suis non erudietur.The man who is accustomed to disgraceful words will not accept instruction, all the days of his life.

²⁰Homo assuetus in verbis improperii in omnibus diebus suis non erudietur.The man who is accustomed to disgraceful words will not accept instruction, all the days of his life.

²¹Duo genera abundant in peccatis,Two kinds of persons abound in sins,et tertium adducit iram et perditionem.and a third adds wrath and perdition.

²¹Duo genera abundant in peccatis,Two kinds of persons abound in sins,et tertium adducit iram et perditionem.and a third adds wrath and perdition.

²²Anima calida quasi ignis ardens,A desirous soul is like a burning fire,non extinguetur donec aliquid glutiat:it will not be quenched, until it devours something.

²²Anima calida quasi ignis ardens,A desirous soul is like a burning fire,non extinguetur donec aliquid glutiat:it will not be quenched, until it devours something.

²³et homo nequam in ore carnis suæ non desinet donec incendat ignem.And a man who is wicked in the desires of his flesh will not desist until he has kindled a fire.

²³et homo nequam in ore carnis suæ non desinet donec incendat ignem.And a man who is wicked in the desires of his flesh will not desist until he has kindled a fire.

²⁴Homini fornicario omnis panis dulcis:To a man of fornication, all bread is sweet;non fatigabitur transgrediens usque ad finem.he will not tire of transgression, to the very end.

²⁴Homini fornicario omnis panis dulcis:To a man of fornication, all bread is sweet;non fatigabitur transgrediens usque ad finem.he will not tire of transgression, to the very end.

²⁵Omnis homo qui transgreditur lectum suum, contemnens in animam suam,Every man who transgresses his own bed has contempt for his own soul.et dicens:And so he says:Quis me videt?“Who can see me?

²⁵Omnis homo qui transgreditur lectum suum, contemnens in animam suam,Every man who transgresses his own bed has contempt for his own soul.et dicens:And so he says:Quis me videt?“Who can see me?

²⁶Tenebræ circumdant me,Darkness surrounds me,et parietes cooperiunt me,and the walls enclose me,et nemo circumspicit me:and no one catches sight of me.quem vereor?Whom should I fear?delictorum meorum non memorabitur Altissimus.The Most High will not remember my offenses.”

²⁶Tenebræ circumdant me,Darkness surrounds me,et parietes cooperiunt me,and the walls enclose me,et nemo circumspicit me:and no one catches sight of me.quem vereor?Whom should I fear?delictorum meorum non memorabitur Altissimus.The Most High will not remember my offenses.”

²⁷Et non intelligit quoniam omnia videt oculus illius,And he does not understand that God’s eye sees all things.quoniam expellit a se timorem Dei hujusmodi hominis timor,For fear within a man such as this drives away from him both the fear of Godet oculi hominum timentes illum:and the eyes of those men who fear God.

²⁷Et non intelligit quoniam omnia videt oculus illius,And he does not understand that God’s eye sees all things.quoniam expellit a se timorem Dei hujusmodi hominis timor,For fear within a man such as this drives away from him both the fear of Godet oculi hominum timentes illum:and the eyes of those men who fear God.

²⁸et non cognovit quoniam oculi Domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem,And he does not acknowledge that the eyes of the Lord are much brighter than the sun,circumspicientes omnes vias hominum,keeping watch over all the ways of men,et profundum abyssi,even to the depths of the abyss,et hominum corda,and gazing into the hearts of men,intuentes in absconditas partes.even to the most hidden parts.

²⁸et non cognovit quoniam oculi Domini multo plus lucidiores sunt super solem,And he does not acknowledge that the eyes of the Lord are much brighter than the sun,circumspicientes omnes vias hominum,keeping watch over all the ways of men,et profundum abyssi,even to the depths of the abyss,et hominum corda,and gazing into the hearts of men,intuentes in absconditas partes.even to the most hidden parts.

²⁹Domino enim Deo antequam crearentur omnia sunt agnita:For all things, before they were created, were known to the Lord God.sic et post perfectum respicit omnia.And even after their completion, he beholds all things.

²⁹Domino enim Deo antequam crearentur omnia sunt agnita:For all things, before they were created, were known to the Lord God.sic et post perfectum respicit omnia.And even after their completion, he beholds all things.

³⁰Hic in plateis civitatis vindicabitur,This man will be punished in the streets of the city,et quasi pullus equinus fugabitur,and he will be chased like a young horse.et ubi non speravit apprehendetur.And in a place that he does not suspect, he will be captured.

³⁰Hic in plateis civitatis vindicabitur,This man will be punished in the streets of the city,et quasi pullus equinus fugabitur,and he will be chased like a young horse.et ubi non speravit apprehendetur.And in a place that he does not suspect, he will be captured.

³¹Et erit dedecus omnibus,And because he did not understand the fear of the Lord,eo quod non intellexerit timorem Domini.he will be in disgrace before all men,

³¹Et erit dedecus omnibus,And because he did not understand the fear of the Lord,eo quod non intellexerit timorem Domini.he will be in disgrace before all men,

³²Sicas will be every woman,et mulier omnis relinquens virum suum,too,et statuens hæreditatem ex alieno matrimonio:who abandons her husband and establishes an inheritance by marriage to another man.

³²Sicas will be every woman,et mulier omnis relinquens virum suum,too,et statuens hæreditatem ex alieno matrimonio:who abandons her husband and establishes an inheritance by marriage to another man.

³³primo enim in lege Altissimi incredibilis fuit:For first, she was unbelieving of the law of the Most High.secundo in virum suum deliquit:Second, she offended against her husband.tertio in adulterio fornicata est,Third, she fornicated by adultery,et ex alio viro filios statuit sibi.and so established her children by another man.

³³primo enim in lege Altissimi incredibilis fuit:For first, she was unbelieving of the law of the Most High.secundo in virum suum deliquit:Second, she offended against her husband.tertio in adulterio fornicata est,Third, she fornicated by adultery,et ex alio viro filios statuit sibi.and so established her children by another man.

³⁴Hæc in ecclesiam adducetur,This woman will be led into the assembly,et in filios ejus respicietur:and she will be stared at by her children.

³⁴Hæc in ecclesiam adducetur,This woman will be led into the assembly,et in filios ejus respicietur:and she will be stared at by her children.

³⁵non tradent filii ejus radices,Her children will not take root,et rami ejus non dabunt fructum:and her branches will not produce fruit.

³⁵non tradent filii ejus radices,Her children will not take root,et rami ejus non dabunt fructum:and her branches will not produce fruit.

³⁶derelinquet in maledictum memoriam ejus,She will leave behind her memory as a curse,et dedecus illius non delebitur.and her infamy will not be wiped away.

³⁶derelinquet in maledictum memoriam ejus,She will leave behind her memory as a curse,et dedecus illius non delebitur.and her infamy will not be wiped away.

³⁷Et agnoscent qui derelicti sunt, quoniam nihil melius est quam timor Dei,And those who are left behind will acknowledge that there is nothing better than the fear of God,et nihil dulcius quam respicere in mandatis Domini.and that there is nothing sweeter than to have respect for the commandments of the Lord.

³⁷Et agnoscent qui derelicti sunt, quoniam nihil melius est quam timor Dei,And those who are left behind will acknowledge that there is nothing better than the fear of God,et nihil dulcius quam respicere in mandatis Domini.and that there is nothing sweeter than to have respect for the commandments of the Lord.

³⁸Gloria magna est sequi Dominum:It is a great glory to follow the Lord.longitudo enim dierum assumetur ab eo.For length of days will be received from him.

³⁸Gloria magna est sequi Dominum:It is a great glory to follow the Lord.longitudo enim dierum assumetur ab eo.For length of days will be received from him.