¹In tribus placitum est spiritui meo,My spirit is pleased with three things;quæ sunt probata coram Deo et hominibus:these are approved in the sight of God and men:

¹In tribus placitum est spiritui meo,My spirit is pleased with three things;quæ sunt probata coram Deo et hominibus:these are approved in the sight of God and men:

²concordia fratrum,the harmony of brothers,et amor proximorum,and the love of neighbors,et vir et mulier bene sibi consentientes.and a husband and wife agreeing well together.

²concordia fratrum,the harmony of brothers,et amor proximorum,and the love of neighbors,et vir et mulier bene sibi consentientes.and a husband and wife agreeing well together.

³Tres species odivit anima mea,My soul hates three kinds of things;et aggravor valde animæ illorum:and I am greatly distressed over their souls:

³Tres species odivit anima mea,My soul hates three kinds of things;et aggravor valde animæ illorum:and I am greatly distressed over their souls:

⁴pauperem superbum,an arrogant pauper,divitem mendacem,a wealthy liar,senem fatuum et insensatum.a foolish and senseless elder.

⁴pauperem superbum,an arrogant pauper,divitem mendacem,a wealthy liar,senem fatuum et insensatum.a foolish and senseless elder.

⁵Quæ in juventute tua non congregasti,The things that you have not obtained in your youth,quomodo in senectute tua invenies?how will you find them in your old age?

⁵Quæ in juventute tua non congregasti,The things that you have not obtained in your youth,quomodo in senectute tua invenies?how will you find them in your old age?

⁶Quam speciosum canitiei judicium,How beautiful it is for a grey head to have judgment,et presbyteris cognoscere consilium!and for elders to know counsel!

⁶Quam speciosum canitiei judicium,How beautiful it is for a grey head to have judgment,et presbyteris cognoscere consilium!and for elders to know counsel!

⁷Quam speciosa veteranis sapientia,How beautiful it is for those who are aged to have wisdom,et gloriosus intellectus et consilium!and for those who are honored to have understanding and counsel!

⁷Quam speciosa veteranis sapientia,How beautiful it is for those who are aged to have wisdom,et gloriosus intellectus et consilium!and for those who are honored to have understanding and counsel!

⁸Corona senum multa peritia,Great experience is the crown of the aged,et gloria illorum timor Dei.and the fear of God is their glory.

⁸Corona senum multa peritia,Great experience is the crown of the aged,et gloria illorum timor Dei.and the fear of God is their glory.

⁹Novem insuspicabilia cordis magnificavi:I have magnified nine things, overlooked by the heart;et decimum dicam in lingua hominibus:and a tenth, I will declare to men with my tongue:

⁹Novem insuspicabilia cordis magnificavi:I have magnified nine things, overlooked by the heart;et decimum dicam in lingua hominibus:and a tenth, I will declare to men with my tongue:

¹⁰homo qui jucundatur in filiis,a man who finds joy in his children,vivens et videns subversionem inimicorum suorum.and one who lives to see the undoing of his enemies.

¹⁰homo qui jucundatur in filiis,a man who finds joy in his children,vivens et videns subversionem inimicorum suorum.and one who lives to see the undoing of his enemies.

¹¹Beatus qui habitat cum muliere sensata,Blessed is he who lives with a wise wife,et qui lingua sua non est lapsus,and he who has not slipped with his tongue,et qui non servivit indignis se.and he who has not served those unworthy of himself.

¹¹Beatus qui habitat cum muliere sensata,Blessed is he who lives with a wise wife,et qui lingua sua non est lapsus,and he who has not slipped with his tongue,et qui non servivit indignis se.and he who has not served those unworthy of himself.

¹²Beatus qui invenit amicum verum,Blessed is he who finds a true friend,et qui enarrat justitiam auri audienti.and he who describes justice to an attentive ear.

¹²Beatus qui invenit amicum verum,Blessed is he who finds a true friend,et qui enarrat justitiam auri audienti.and he who describes justice to an attentive ear.

¹³Quam magnus qui invenit sapientiam et scientiam!How great is he who finds wisdom and knowledge!sed non est super timentem Dominum.But there is no one above him who fears the Lord.

¹³Quam magnus qui invenit sapientiam et scientiam!How great is he who finds wisdom and knowledge!sed non est super timentem Dominum.But there is no one above him who fears the Lord.

¹⁴Timor Dei super omnia se superposuit.The fear of God has set itself above all things.

¹⁴Timor Dei super omnia se superposuit.The fear of God has set itself above all things.

¹⁵Beatus homo cui donatum est habere timorem Dei:Blessed is the man to whom it has been given to have the fear of God.qui tenet illum,He who holds to it,cui assimilabitur?to whom can he be compared?

¹⁵Beatus homo cui donatum est habere timorem Dei:Blessed is the man to whom it has been given to have the fear of God.qui tenet illum,He who holds to it,cui assimilabitur?to whom can he be compared?

¹⁶Timor Dei initium dilectionis ejus:The fear of God is the beginning of his love;fidei autem initium agglutinandum est ei.and the beginning of faith has been joined closely to the same.

¹⁶Timor Dei initium dilectionis ejus:The fear of God is the beginning of his love;fidei autem initium agglutinandum est ei.and the beginning of faith has been joined closely to the same.

¹⁷Omnis plaga tristitia cordis est,The sadness of the heart is every wound.et omnis malitia nequitia mulieris.And the wickedness of a wife is every malice.

¹⁷Omnis plaga tristitia cordis est,The sadness of the heart is every wound.et omnis malitia nequitia mulieris.And the wickedness of a wife is every malice.

¹⁸Et omnem plagam,And a man will choose any wound,et non plagam videbit cordis:but the wound of the heart,

¹⁸Et omnem plagam,And a man will choose any wound,et non plagam videbit cordis:but the wound of the heart,

¹⁹et omnem nequitiam,and any wickedness,et non nequitiam mulieris:but the wickedness of a wife,

¹⁹et omnem nequitiam,and any wickedness,et non nequitiam mulieris:but the wickedness of a wife,

²⁰et omnem obductum,and any obstacle,et non obductum odientium:but the obstacle of those who hate him,

²⁰et omnem obductum,and any obstacle,et non obductum odientium:but the obstacle of those who hate him,

²¹et omnem vindictam,and any vindication,et non vindictam inimicorum.but the vindication of his enemies.

²¹et omnem vindictam,and any vindication,et non vindictam inimicorum.but the vindication of his enemies.

²²Non est caput nequius super caput colubri,There is no head worse than the head of a serpent,

²²Non est caput nequius super caput colubri,There is no head worse than the head of a serpent,

²³et non est ira super iram mulieris.and there is no anger above the anger of a wife.Commorari leoni et draconi placebit,It would be more agreeable to abide with a lion or a dragon,quam habitare cum muliere nequam.than to live with a wicked wife.

²³et non est ira super iram mulieris.and there is no anger above the anger of a wife.Commorari leoni et draconi placebit,It would be more agreeable to abide with a lion or a dragon,quam habitare cum muliere nequam.than to live with a wicked wife.

²⁴Nequitia mulieris immutat faciem ejus:A wicked wife changes her face.et obcæcat vultum suum tamquam ursus,And she darkens her countenance like a bear.et quasi saccum ostendit.And she displays it like sackcloth.In medio proximorum ejusIn the midst of her neighbors,

²⁴Nequitia mulieris immutat faciem ejus:A wicked wife changes her face.et obcæcat vultum suum tamquam ursus,And she darkens her countenance like a bear.et quasi saccum ostendit.And she displays it like sackcloth.In medio proximorum ejusIn the midst of her neighbors,

²⁵ingemuit vir ejus,her husband groans,et audiens suspiravit modicum.and hearing of this, he sighs a little.

²⁵ingemuit vir ejus,her husband groans,et audiens suspiravit modicum.and hearing of this, he sighs a little.

²⁶Brevis omnis malitia super malitiam mulieris:All malice is brief compared to the malice of a wife.sors peccatorum cadat super illam.Let the fate of sinners fall upon her!

²⁶Brevis omnis malitia super malitiam mulieris:All malice is brief compared to the malice of a wife.sors peccatorum cadat super illam.Let the fate of sinners fall upon her!

²⁷Sicut ascensus arenosus in pedibus veterani,As climbing over sand is to the feet of the aged,sic mulier linguata homini quieto.so is a talkative wife to a quiet man.

²⁷Sicut ascensus arenosus in pedibus veterani,As climbing over sand is to the feet of the aged,sic mulier linguata homini quieto.so is a talkative wife to a quiet man.

²⁸Ne respicias in mulieris speciem,You should not favor a woman’s beauty,et non concupiscas mulierem in specie.and you should not desire a wife for her beauty.

²⁸Ne respicias in mulieris speciem,You should not favor a woman’s beauty,et non concupiscas mulierem in specie.and you should not desire a wife for her beauty.

²⁹Mulieris ira,The angeret irreverentia,and disrespectet confusio magna.and shame from a wife can be great.

²⁹Mulieris ira,The angeret irreverentia,and disrespectet confusio magna.and shame from a wife can be great.

³⁰Mulier si primatum habeat,The wife, if she has primacy,contraria est viro suo.is set against her husband.

³⁰Mulier si primatum habeat,The wife, if she has primacy,contraria est viro suo.is set against her husband.

³¹Cor humile, et facies tristis,A wicked wife debases the heart,et plaga cordis,and saddens the face,mulier nequam.and wounds the heart.

³¹Cor humile, et facies tristis,A wicked wife debases the heart,et plaga cordis,and saddens the face,mulier nequam.and wounds the heart.

³²Manus debiles et genua dissoluta,A wife who does not make her husband happy enfeebles the handsmulier quæ non beatificat virum suum.and weakens the knees.

³²Manus debiles et genua dissoluta,A wife who does not make her husband happy enfeebles the handsmulier quæ non beatificat virum suum.and weakens the knees.

³³A muliere initium factum est peccati,The beginning of sin came from a woman;et per illam omnes morimur.and through her, we all die.

³³A muliere initium factum est peccati,The beginning of sin came from a woman;et per illam omnes morimur.and through her, we all die.

³⁴Non des aquæ tuæ exitum,You should not provide an exit to your water,nec modicum:not even a little;nec mulieri nequam veniam prodeundi.nor should you give permission for a wicked wife to exceed the limit.

³⁴Non des aquæ tuæ exitum,You should not provide an exit to your water,nec modicum:not even a little;nec mulieri nequam veniam prodeundi.nor should you give permission for a wicked wife to exceed the limit.

³⁵Si non ambulaverit ad manum tuam,If she will not walk at your hand,confundet te in conspectu inimicorum.she will confound you in the sight of your enemies.

³⁵Si non ambulaverit ad manum tuam,If she will not walk at your hand,confundet te in conspectu inimicorum.she will confound you in the sight of your enemies.

³⁶A carnibus tuis abscinde illam,Tear her away from your body,ne semper te abutatur.lest she abuse you continually.

³⁶A carnibus tuis abscinde illam,Tear her away from your body,ne semper te abutatur.lest she abuse you continually.