¹O mors,O death,quam amara est memoria tua homini pacem habenti in substantiis suis:how bitter is the memory of you: to a man who has peace in his substance,

¹O mors,O death,quam amara est memoria tua homini pacem habenti in substantiis suis:how bitter is the memory of you: to a man who has peace in his substance,

²viro quieto,to a quiet man,et cujus viæ directæ sunt in omnibus,and to him whose ways are directed properly in all things,et adhuc valenti accipere cibum!and who still has the strength to take nourishment.

²viro quieto,to a quiet man,et cujus viæ directæ sunt in omnibus,and to him whose ways are directed properly in all things,et adhuc valenti accipere cibum!and who still has the strength to take nourishment.

³O mors,O death,bonum est judicium tuum homini indigenti,your judgment is good to the indigent man,et qui minoratur viribus,and to him whose strength has diminished,

³O mors,O death,bonum est judicium tuum homini indigenti,your judgment is good to the indigent man,et qui minoratur viribus,and to him whose strength has diminished,

⁴defecto ætate, et cui de omnibus cura est,who is failing due to old age, and who is anxious about all things,et incredibili, qui perdit patientiam!and to the unbelieving man who has lost patience.

⁴defecto ætate, et cui de omnibus cura est,who is failing due to old age, and who is anxious about all things,et incredibili, qui perdit patientiam!and to the unbelieving man who has lost patience.

⁵Noli metuere judicium mortis:Do not choose to dread the judgment of death.memento quæ ante te fuerunt,Remember the things that occurred before you,et quæ superventura sunt tibi:and the things that will occur after you.hoc judicium a Domino omni carni.This judgment is from the Lord upon all flesh.

⁵Noli metuere judicium mortis:Do not choose to dread the judgment of death.memento quæ ante te fuerunt,Remember the things that occurred before you,et quæ superventura sunt tibi:and the things that will occur after you.hoc judicium a Domino omni carni.This judgment is from the Lord upon all flesh.

⁶Et quid superveniet tibi in beneplacito Altissimi?And what will happen to you is well-pleasing to the Most High,sive decem,whether in ten,sive centum,or one hundred,sive mille anni:or one thousand years.

⁶Et quid superveniet tibi in beneplacito Altissimi?And what will happen to you is well-pleasing to the Most High,sive decem,whether in ten,sive centum,or one hundred,sive mille anni:or one thousand years.

⁷non est enim in inferno accusatio vitæ.For death is no indictment of life.

⁷non est enim in inferno accusatio vitæ.For death is no indictment of life.

⁸Filii abominationum fiunt filii peccatorum, et qui conversantur secus domos impiorum.The sons of sinners, and those who pass their time in the manner of the houses of the impious, become sons of abominations.

⁸Filii abominationum fiunt filii peccatorum, et qui conversantur secus domos impiorum.The sons of sinners, and those who pass their time in the manner of the houses of the impious, become sons of abominations.

⁹Filiorum peccatorum periet hæreditas,The inheritance of the sons of sinners will perish,et cum semine illorum assiduitas opprobrii.and continual disgrace will be with their offspring.

⁹Filiorum peccatorum periet hæreditas,The inheritance of the sons of sinners will perish,et cum semine illorum assiduitas opprobrii.and continual disgrace will be with their offspring.

¹⁰De patre impio queruntur filii,The sons of an impious father will complain,quoniam propter illum sunt in opprobrio.for they are in disgrace because of him.

¹⁰De patre impio queruntur filii,The sons of an impious father will complain,quoniam propter illum sunt in opprobrio.for they are in disgrace because of him.

¹¹Væ vobis,Woe to you,viri impii,impious men,qui dereliquistis legem Domini Altissimi!who have abandoned the law of the Most High Lord!

¹¹Væ vobis,Woe to you,viri impii,impious men,qui dereliquistis legem Domini Altissimi!who have abandoned the law of the Most High Lord!

¹²Et si nati fueritis,And when you are born,in maledictione nascemini:you will be born into a curse;et si mortui fueritis,and when you die,in maledictione erit pars vestra.your portion will be in a curse.

¹²Et si nati fueritis,And when you are born,in maledictione nascemini:you will be born into a curse;et si mortui fueritis,and when you die,in maledictione erit pars vestra.your portion will be in a curse.

¹³Omnia quæ de terra sunt in terram convertentur:All things that are from the earth shall return to the earth. Similarly,sic impii a maledicto in perditionem.the impious will proceed from a curse unto perdition.

¹³Omnia quæ de terra sunt in terram convertentur:All things that are from the earth shall return to the earth. Similarly,sic impii a maledicto in perditionem.the impious will proceed from a curse unto perdition.

¹⁴Luctus hominum in corpore ipsorum:The grieving of men is in their body,nomen autem impiorum delebitur.but the name of the impious will be wiped away.

¹⁴Luctus hominum in corpore ipsorum:The grieving of men is in their body,nomen autem impiorum delebitur.but the name of the impious will be wiped away.

¹⁵Curam habe de bono nomine:Have concern for your good name.hoc enim magis permanebit tibi quam mille thesauri pretiosiFor this will continue with you,et magni.more so than a thousand precious and great treasures.

¹⁵Curam habe de bono nomine:Have concern for your good name.hoc enim magis permanebit tibi quam mille thesauri pretiosiFor this will continue with you,et magni.more so than a thousand precious and great treasures.

¹⁶Bonæ vitæ numerus dierum:A good life has its number of days,bonum autem nomen permanebit in ævum.but a good name will continue forever.

¹⁶Bonæ vitæ numerus dierum:A good life has its number of days,bonum autem nomen permanebit in ævum.but a good name will continue forever.

¹⁷Disciplinam in pace conservate, filii:Sons, practice discipline peacefully.sapientia enim abscondita, et thesaurus invisus,For what use is there in either concealed wisdom,quæ utilitas in utrisque?or undiscovered treasure?

¹⁷Disciplinam in pace conservate, filii:Sons, practice discipline peacefully.sapientia enim abscondita, et thesaurus invisus,For what use is there in either concealed wisdom,quæ utilitas in utrisque?or undiscovered treasure?

¹⁸Melior est homo qui abscondit stultitiam suam, quam homo qui abscondit sapientiam suam.Better is the man who hides his foolishness than the man who hides his wisdom.

¹⁸Melior est homo qui abscondit stultitiam suam, quam homo qui abscondit sapientiam suam.Better is the man who hides his foolishness than the man who hides his wisdom.

¹⁹Verumtamen reveremini in his quæ procedunt de ore meo:Yet truly, have respect for these things which proceed from my mouth.

¹⁹Verumtamen reveremini in his quæ procedunt de ore meo:Yet truly, have respect for these things which proceed from my mouth.

²⁰non est enim bonum omnem reverentiam observare,For it is not good to observe every reverence.et non omnia omnibus bene placent in fide.And all things do not please all persons in their beliefs.

²⁰non est enim bonum omnem reverentiam observare,For it is not good to observe every reverence.et non omnia omnibus bene placent in fide.And all things do not please all persons in their beliefs.

²¹Erubescite a patre et a matre de fornicatione:Have shame of these things: of fornication before father and mother,et a præsidente et a potente de mendacio:and of a lie before the first leader and the powerful,

²¹Erubescite a patre et a matre de fornicatione:Have shame of these things: of fornication before father and mother,et a præsidente et a potente de mendacio:and of a lie before the first leader and the powerful,

²²a principe et a judice de delicto:of a crime before a ruler or a judge,a synagoga et plebe de iniquitate:of iniquity before a congregation or a people,

²²a principe et a judice de delicto:of a crime before a ruler or a judge,a synagoga et plebe de iniquitate:of iniquity before a congregation or a people,

²³a socio et amico de injustitia,of injustice before a companion or a friend,et de loco in quo habitas:and of the place in which you live,

²³a socio et amico de injustitia,of injustice before a companion or a friend,et de loco in quo habitas:and of the place in which you live,

²⁴de furto,of theft,de veritate Dei,and of the truth before God,et testamento:and of the covenant,de discubitu in panibus,of reclining to eat bread,et ab obfuscatione dati et accepti:and of deceitfulness in giving or receiving,

²⁴de furto,of theft,de veritate Dei,and of the truth before God,et testamento:and of the covenant,de discubitu in panibus,of reclining to eat bread,et ab obfuscatione dati et accepti:and of deceitfulness in giving or receiving,

²⁵a salutantibus de silentio,of silence before those who greet you,a respectu mulieris fornicariæ,of looking upon a woman of fornication,et ab aversione vultus cognati.and of averting your face from a relative.

²⁵a salutantibus de silentio,of silence before those who greet you,a respectu mulieris fornicariæ,of looking upon a woman of fornication,et ab aversione vultus cognati.and of averting your face from a relative.

²⁶Ne avertas faciem a proximo tuo,You should not avert your face from your neighbor,et ab auferendo partem et non restituendo.nor should you take away a portion and not restore it.

²⁶Ne avertas faciem a proximo tuo,You should not avert your face from your neighbor,et ab auferendo partem et non restituendo.nor should you take away a portion and not restore it.

²⁷Ne respicias mulierem alieni viri,You should not stare at another man’s wife,et ne scruteris ancillam ejus,nor pursue his handmaid,neque steteris ad lectum ejus.nor approach her bed.

²⁷Ne respicias mulierem alieni viri,You should not stare at another man’s wife,et ne scruteris ancillam ejus,nor pursue his handmaid,neque steteris ad lectum ejus.nor approach her bed.

²⁸Ab amicis de sermonibus improperii:Avoid reproachful speeches before friends,et cum dederis,and when you give,ne improperes.you should not place blame.

²⁸Ab amicis de sermonibus improperii:Avoid reproachful speeches before friends,et cum dederis,and when you give,ne improperes.you should not place blame.