¹Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt:Because of need, many have sinned.et qui quærit locupletari avertit oculum suum.And whoever seeks to be enriched, averts his eye.

¹Propter inopiam multi deliquerunt:Because of need, many have sinned.et qui quærit locupletari avertit oculum suum.And whoever seeks to be enriched, averts his eye.

²Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur,Like a post fixed in the middle of adjoining stones,sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum:so also will sin become wedged between selling and buying.

²Sicut in medio compaginis lapidum palus figitur,Like a post fixed in the middle of adjoining stones,sic et inter medium venditionis et emptionis angustiabitur peccatum:so also will sin become wedged between selling and buying.

³conteretur cum delinquente delictum.Sin will be crushed with the one who sins.

³conteretur cum delinquente delictum.Sin will be crushed with the one who sins.

⁴Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter,If you do not hold yourself steadfastly to the fear of the Lord,cito subvertetur domus tua.your house will be quickly overthrown.

⁴Si non in timore Domini tenueris te instanter,If you do not hold yourself steadfastly to the fear of the Lord,cito subvertetur domus tua.your house will be quickly overthrown.

⁵Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis,Just as the dust remains when one shakes a sieve,sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius.so will the doubt of a man remain in his thoughts.

⁵Sicut in percussura cribri remanebit pulvis,Just as the dust remains when one shakes a sieve,sic aporia hominis in cogitatu illius.so will the doubt of a man remain in his thoughts.

⁶Vasa figuli probat fornax,The furnace tests the potter’s vessels,et homines justos tentatio tribulationis.and the trial of the tribulation tests just men.

⁶Vasa figuli probat fornax,The furnace tests the potter’s vessels,et homines justos tentatio tribulationis.and the trial of the tribulation tests just men.

⁷Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius,As the pruning of a tree reveals its fruit,sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.so does a word reveal the thoughts in the heart of a man.

⁷Sicut rusticatio de ligno ostendit fructum illius,As the pruning of a tree reveals its fruit,sic verbum ex cogitatu cordis hominis.so does a word reveal the thoughts in the heart of a man.

⁸Ante sermonem non laudes virum:You should not praise a man before he speaks;hæc enim tentatio est hominum.for such is the testing of men.

⁸Ante sermonem non laudes virum:You should not praise a man before he speaks;hæc enim tentatio est hominum.for such is the testing of men.

⁹Si sequaris justitiam,If you pursue justice, you will obtain it.apprehendes illam, et indues quasi poderem honoris:And you will be clothed with justice, as with a long robe of honor.et inhabitabis cum ea,And you will live with justice.et proteget te in sempiternum,And justice will protect you continually.et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.And on the day of reckoning, you will find a strong foundation.

⁹Si sequaris justitiam,If you pursue justice, you will obtain it.apprehendes illam, et indues quasi poderem honoris:And you will be clothed with justice, as with a long robe of honor.et inhabitabis cum ea,And you will live with justice.et proteget te in sempiternum,And justice will protect you continually.et in die agnitionis invenies firmamentum.And on the day of reckoning, you will find a strong foundation.

¹⁰Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt:Birds flock to their own kind.et veritas ad eos qui operantur illam revertetur.And truth will return to those who practice it.

¹⁰Volatilia ad sibi similia conveniunt:Birds flock to their own kind.et veritas ad eos qui operantur illam revertetur.And truth will return to those who practice it.

¹¹Leo venationi insidiatur semper:The lion lies in wait for its prey continually.sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.So also do sins lie in wait for those who work iniquity.

¹¹Leo venationi insidiatur semper:The lion lies in wait for its prey continually.sic peccata operantibus iniquitates.So also do sins lie in wait for those who work iniquity.

¹²Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol:A holy man persists in wisdom like the sun.nam stultus sicut luna mutatur.But a senseless man changes like the moon.

¹²Homo sanctus in sapientia manet sicut sol:A holy man persists in wisdom like the sun.nam stultus sicut luna mutatur.But a senseless man changes like the moon.

¹³In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori:In the midst of the senseless, retain a word for the proper time.in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.But be continually in the midst of those who are thoughtful.

¹³In medio insensatorum serva verbum tempori:In the midst of the senseless, retain a word for the proper time.in medio autem cogitantium assiduus esto.But be continually in the midst of those who are thoughtful.

¹⁴Narratio peccantium odiosa,The discussions of sinners are hateful,et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.and their laughter is a delight in sin.

¹⁴Narratio peccantium odiosa,The discussions of sinners are hateful,et risus illorum in deliciis peccati.and their laughter is a delight in sin.

¹⁵Loquela multum jurans horripilationem capiti statuet,The speech that swears many oaths will cause the hair of the head to stand upright;et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium.and its irreverence will cause the ears to be blocked.

¹⁵Loquela multum jurans horripilationem capiti statuet,The speech that swears many oaths will cause the hair of the head to stand upright;et irreverentia ipsius obturatio aurium.and its irreverence will cause the ears to be blocked.

¹⁶Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum,The shedding of blood is in the quarrels of the arrogant;et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.and their evil talk is grievous to hear.

¹⁶Effusio sanguinis in rixa superborum,The shedding of blood is in the quarrels of the arrogant;et maledictio illorum auditus gravis.and their evil talk is grievous to hear.

¹⁷Qui denudat arcana amici fidem perdit,Whoever discloses the secret of a friend breaks faith;et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum.and he will not find a friend for his soul.

¹⁷Qui denudat arcana amici fidem perdit,Whoever discloses the secret of a friend breaks faith;et non inveniet amicum ad animum suum.and he will not find a friend for his soul.

¹⁸Dilige proximum,Love your neighbor,et conjungere fide cum illo.and be united with him faithfully.

¹⁸Dilige proximum,Love your neighbor,et conjungere fide cum illo.and be united with him faithfully.

¹⁹Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius,But if you disclose his secrets,non persequeris post eum.you should not continue to follow after him.

¹⁹Quod si denudaveris absconsa illius,But if you disclose his secrets,non persequeris post eum.you should not continue to follow after him.

²⁰Sicut enim homo qui perdit amicum suum,For like a man who destroys his friend,sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui.so also is he who destroys the friendship of his neighbor.

²⁰Sicut enim homo qui perdit amicum suum,For like a man who destroys his friend,sic et qui perdit amicitiam proximi sui.so also is he who destroys the friendship of his neighbor.

²¹Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua,And like someone releasing a bird from his hand,sic dereliquisti proximum tuum,so have you abandoned your neighbor,et non eum capies.and you will not obtain him again.

²¹Et sicut qui dimittit avem de manu sua,And like someone releasing a bird from his hand,sic dereliquisti proximum tuum,so have you abandoned your neighbor,et non eum capies.and you will not obtain him again.

²²Non illum sequaris,You should no longer seek him,quoniam longe abest:for he is now far away;effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo,he has fled like a roe-deer from a snare.quoniam vulnerata est anima ejus:For his soul has been wounded.

²²Non illum sequaris,You should no longer seek him,quoniam longe abest:for he is now far away;effugit enim quasi caprea de laqueo,he has fled like a roe-deer from a snare.quoniam vulnerata est anima ejus:For his soul has been wounded.

²³ultra eum non poteris colligare.You will no longer be able to bind his wound.Et maledicti est concordatio:For there may be a reconciliation from cursing.

²³ultra eum non poteris colligare.You will no longer be able to bind his wound.Et maledicti est concordatio:For there may be a reconciliation from cursing.

²⁴denudare autem amici mysteria, desperatio est animæ infelicis.But to disclose the secrets of a friend is the hopeless act of an unhappy soul.

²⁴denudare autem amici mysteria, desperatio est animæ infelicis.But to disclose the secrets of a friend is the hopeless act of an unhappy soul.

²⁵Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua,One who winks with the eye fabricates iniquity,et nemo eum abjiciet.and no one will cast him aside.

²⁵Annuens oculo fabricat iniqua,One who winks with the eye fabricates iniquity,et nemo eum abjiciet.and no one will cast him aside.

²⁶In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum,In the sight of your eyes, he will sweeten his mouth,et super sermones tuos admirabitur:and he will admire your talk. But at the very end,novissime autem pervertet os suum, et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.he will pervert his mouth, and he will offer a scandal from your own words.

²⁶In conspectu oculorum tuorum condulcabit os suum,In the sight of your eyes, he will sweeten his mouth,et super sermones tuos admirabitur:and he will admire your talk. But at the very end,novissime autem pervertet os suum, et in verbis tuis dabit scandalum.he will pervert his mouth, and he will offer a scandal from your own words.

²⁷Multa odivi,I have hated many things,et non coæquavi ei,but I have not done as he has done,et Dominus odiet illum.and the Lord will hate him.

²⁷Multa odivi,I have hated many things,et non coæquavi ei,but I have not done as he has done,et Dominus odiet illum.and the Lord will hate him.

²⁸Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput ejus cadet:Whoever throws a stone straight up will find that it falls on his own head.et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.And a deceitful wound will return to wound the deceitful.

²⁸Qui in altum mittit lapidem, super caput ejus cadet:Whoever throws a stone straight up will find that it falls on his own head.et plaga dolosa dolosi dividet vulnera.And a deceitful wound will return to wound the deceitful.

²⁹Et qui foveam fodit incidet in eam:And whoever digs a pit will fall into it.et qui statuit lapidem proximo offendet in eo:And whoever positions a stone against his neighbor will stumble over it.et qui laqueum alii ponit, peribit in illo.And whoever lays a trap for another will perish by it.

²⁹Et qui foveam fodit incidet in eam:And whoever digs a pit will fall into it.et qui statuit lapidem proximo offendet in eo:And whoever positions a stone against his neighbor will stumble over it.et qui laqueum alii ponit, peribit in illo.And whoever lays a trap for another will perish by it.

³⁰Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur,Whoever sets in motion a wicked plan will find that it rolls back over him,et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi.and he will not know from which direction it will arrive.

³⁰Facienti nequissimum consilium, super ipsum devolvetur,Whoever sets in motion a wicked plan will find that it rolls back over him,et non agnoscet unde adveniat illi.and he will not know from which direction it will arrive.

³¹IllusioMockery and derision are of the arrogant,et improperium superborum,and vengeance will lie in wait for them,et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.like a lion.

³¹IllusioMockery and derision are of the arrogant,et improperium superborum,and vengeance will lie in wait for them,et vindicta sicut leo insidiabitur illi.like a lion.

³²Laqueo peribunt qui oblectantur casu justorum,Whoever enjoys the fall of the just will perish in a snare,dolor autem consumet illos antequam moriantur.and grief will consume them before they die.

³²Laqueo peribunt qui oblectantur casu justorum,Whoever enjoys the fall of the just will perish in a snare,dolor autem consumet illos antequam moriantur.and grief will consume them before they die.

³³Ira et furor utraque execrabilia sunt,Anger and fury are both abominable,et vir peccator continens erit illorum.and the sinful man will be held by them.

³³Ira et furor utraque execrabilia sunt,Anger and fury are both abominable,et vir peccator continens erit illorum.and the sinful man will be held by them.