¹Rectorem te posuerunt?Have they appointed you as a leader?noli extolli:Do not be willing to be extolled.esto in illis quasi unus ex ipsis.Be among them as one of them.

¹Rectorem te posuerunt?Have they appointed you as a leader?noli extolli:Do not be willing to be extolled.esto in illis quasi unus ex ipsis.Be among them as one of them.

²Curam illorum habe, et sic conside,Have concern for them, and in this way sit down with them,et omni cura tua explicita recumbe:and when you have explained all your concerns, sit back.

²Curam illorum habe, et sic conside,Have concern for them, and in this way sit down with them,et omni cura tua explicita recumbe:and when you have explained all your concerns, sit back.

³ut læteris propter illos,Then you may rejoice because of them,et ornamentum gratiæ accipias coronam,and you may receive a crown as an adornment of grace,et dignationem consequaris corrogationis.and so obtain the dignity of the assembly.

³ut læteris propter illos,Then you may rejoice because of them,et ornamentum gratiæ accipias coronam,and you may receive a crown as an adornment of grace,et dignationem consequaris corrogationis.and so obtain the dignity of the assembly.

⁴Loquere major natu:Speak, you who are greater by birth.decet enim teFor it is fitting for you

⁴Loquere major natu:Speak, you who are greater by birth.decet enim teFor it is fitting for you

⁵primum verbum diligenti scientia,to speak the first word with careful knowledge.et non impedias musicam.But you should not hinder the music.

⁵primum verbum diligenti scientia,to speak the first word with careful knowledge.et non impedias musicam.But you should not hinder the music.

⁶Ubi auditus non est,Where no one is listening,non effundas sermonem,you should not pour out words.et importune noli extolli in sapientia tua.And do not choose to be extolled improperly for your wisdom.

⁶Ubi auditus non est,Where no one is listening,non effundas sermonem,you should not pour out words.et importune noli extolli in sapientia tua.And do not choose to be extolled improperly for your wisdom.

⁷Gemmula carbunculi in ornamento auri,A gemstone of garnet is set amid an ornament of gold,et comparatio musicorum in convivio vini.and a concert of music is set amid a banquet of wine.

⁷Gemmula carbunculi in ornamento auri,A gemstone of garnet is set amid an ornament of gold,et comparatio musicorum in convivio vini.and a concert of music is set amid a banquet of wine.

⁸Sicut in fabricatione auri signum est smaragdi,Just as a signet of emerald is set amid a work of gold,sic numerus musicorum in jucundo et moderato vino.so is a melody of music set amid delightful and moderate wine.

⁸Sicut in fabricatione auri signum est smaragdi,Just as a signet of emerald is set amid a work of gold,sic numerus musicorum in jucundo et moderato vino.so is a melody of music set amid delightful and moderate wine.

⁹Audi tacens,Listen silently,et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia.and for your reverence, good graces will be added to you.

⁹Audi tacens,Listen silently,et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia.and for your reverence, good graces will be added to you.

¹⁰Adolescens,Young man,loquere in tua causa vix.speak in your own case only reluctantly.

¹⁰Adolescens,Young man,loquere in tua causa vix.speak in your own case only reluctantly.

¹¹Si bis interrogatus fueris,If you have been asked twice,habeat caput responsum tuum.let your response be concise.

¹¹Si bis interrogatus fueris,If you have been asked twice,habeat caput responsum tuum.let your response be concise.

¹²In multis esto quasi inscius,In many matters,et audi tacens simulbe as if you lack knowledge,et quærens.and listen silently as well as intently.

¹²In multis esto quasi inscius,In many matters,et audi tacens simulbe as if you lack knowledge,et quærens.and listen silently as well as intently.

¹³In medio magnatorum non præsumas:In the midst of great men, you should not be presumptuous.et ubi sunt senes non multum loquaris.And where the elders are present, you should not speak much.

¹³In medio magnatorum non præsumas:In the midst of great men, you should not be presumptuous.et ubi sunt senes non multum loquaris.And where the elders are present, you should not speak much.

¹⁴Ante grandinem præibit coruscatio:Lightning goes before a hailstorm,et ante verecundiam præibit gratia,and grace goes before modesty. And so,et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia.for your reverence, good graces will be added to you.

¹⁴Ante grandinem præibit coruscatio:Lightning goes before a hailstorm,et ante verecundiam præibit gratia,and grace goes before modesty. And so,et pro reverentia accedet tibi bona gratia.for your reverence, good graces will be added to you.

¹⁵Et hora surgendi non te trices:And at the hour for rising, you should not be lax.præcurre autem prior in domum tuam,Later, be the first to run ahead to your house,et illic avocare, et illic lude,and there withdraw, and there take your pastime.

¹⁵Et hora surgendi non te trices:And at the hour for rising, you should not be lax.præcurre autem prior in domum tuam,Later, be the first to run ahead to your house,et illic avocare, et illic lude,and there withdraw, and there take your pastime.

¹⁶et age conceptiones tuas,And act according to your intentions,et non in delictis et verbo superbo:but not in sin and not in arrogant speech.

¹⁶et age conceptiones tuas,And act according to your intentions,et non in delictis et verbo superbo:but not in sin and not in arrogant speech.

¹⁷et super his omnibus benedicito Dominum,And for all these things, bless the Lord,qui fecit,who made you,et inebriantem te ab omnibus bonis suis.and who fills you to overflowing with all his good things.

¹⁷et super his omnibus benedicito Dominum,And for all these things, bless the Lord,qui fecit,who made you,et inebriantem te ab omnibus bonis suis.and who fills you to overflowing with all his good things.

¹⁸Qui timet Dominum excipiet doctrinam ejus:Whoever fears the Lord will accept his doctrine.et qui vigilaverint ad illum invenient benedictionem.And whoever watches for him diligently will find a blessing.

¹⁸Qui timet Dominum excipiet doctrinam ejus:Whoever fears the Lord will accept his doctrine.et qui vigilaverint ad illum invenient benedictionem.And whoever watches for him diligently will find a blessing.

¹⁹Qui quærit legem replebitur ab ea,Whoever seeks the law will be filled from the law.et qui insidiose agit scandalizabitur in ea.But whoever acts with treachery will be scandalized by treachery.

¹⁹Qui quærit legem replebitur ab ea,Whoever seeks the law will be filled from the law.et qui insidiose agit scandalizabitur in ea.But whoever acts with treachery will be scandalized by treachery.

²⁰Qui timent Dominum invenient judicium justum,Those who fear the Lord will find just judgment,et justitias quasi lumen accendent.and they will kindle justice like a light.

²⁰Qui timent Dominum invenient judicium justum,Those who fear the Lord will find just judgment,et justitias quasi lumen accendent.and they will kindle justice like a light.

²¹Peccator homo vitabit correptionem,A sinful man will shun correction,et secundum voluntatem suam inveniet comparationem.and he will find a rationalization in accord with his own will.

²¹Peccator homo vitabit correptionem,A sinful man will shun correction,et secundum voluntatem suam inveniet comparationem.and he will find a rationalization in accord with his own will.

²²Vir consilii non disperdet intelligentiam:A man of counsel will not reject understanding.alienus et superbus non pertimescet timorem:A strange and arrogant man will not be disturbed by fear.

²²Vir consilii non disperdet intelligentiam:A man of counsel will not reject understanding.alienus et superbus non pertimescet timorem:A strange and arrogant man will not be disturbed by fear.

²³etiam postquam fecit cum eo sine consilio,Even so, after he has acted out of fear and without counsel,et suis insectationibus arguetur.he will be rebuked by his own criticism.

²³etiam postquam fecit cum eo sine consilio,Even so, after he has acted out of fear and without counsel,et suis insectationibus arguetur.he will be rebuked by his own criticism.

²⁴Fili,Son,sine consilio nihil facias,you should do nothing without counsel,et post factum non pœnitebis.and then you will not regret what you have done.

²⁴Fili,Son,sine consilio nihil facias,you should do nothing without counsel,et post factum non pœnitebis.and then you will not regret what you have done.

²⁵In via ruinæ non eas,You should not go into the way of ruin,et non offendes in lapides:and you then will not stumble on stones.nec credas te viæ laboriosæ,You should not commit yourself to a laborious way;ne ponas animæ tuæ scandalum.otherwise, you may set up a scandal against your own soul.

²⁵In via ruinæ non eas,You should not go into the way of ruin,et non offendes in lapides:and you then will not stumble on stones.nec credas te viæ laboriosæ,You should not commit yourself to a laborious way;ne ponas animæ tuæ scandalum.otherwise, you may set up a scandal against your own soul.

²⁶Et a filiis tuis cave,And be cautious concerning your own sons.et a domesticis tuis attende.And be attentive to those of your own household.

²⁶Et a filiis tuis cave,And be cautious concerning your own sons.et a domesticis tuis attende.And be attentive to those of your own household.

²⁷In omni opere tuo crede ex fide animæ tuæ,In all of your works, trust your soul to faith.hoc est enim conservatio mandatorum.For this is the keeping of the commandments.

²⁷In omni opere tuo crede ex fide animæ tuæ,In all of your works, trust your soul to faith.hoc est enim conservatio mandatorum.For this is the keeping of the commandments.

²⁸Qui credit Deo attendit mandatis:Whoever believes God attends to the commandments.et qui confidit in illo non minorabitur.And whoever trusts in him will not be diminished.

²⁸Qui credit Deo attendit mandatis:Whoever believes God attends to the commandments.et qui confidit in illo non minorabitur.And whoever trusts in him will not be diminished.