¹Non duplices sermonem auditus de revelatione sermonis absconditi:You should not repeat a claim heard from the revealing of a hidden word.et eris vere sine confusione,And then, truly, you will be without shame,et invenies gratiam in conspectu omnium hominum.and you will find favor in the sight of all men. You should not accept the reputation of someone,Ne pro his omnibus confundaris, et ne accipias personam ut delinquas:so that you would sin, nor should you be confounded in any of the following things:

¹Non duplices sermonem auditus de revelatione sermonis absconditi:You should not repeat a claim heard from the revealing of a hidden word.et eris vere sine confusione,And then, truly, you will be without shame,et invenies gratiam in conspectu omnium hominum.and you will find favor in the sight of all men. You should not accept the reputation of someone,Ne pro his omnibus confundaris, et ne accipias personam ut delinquas:so that you would sin, nor should you be confounded in any of the following things:

²de lege Altissimi,in the law of the Most Highet testamento,and his covenant,et de judicio justificare impium,or by giving a judgment to justify the impious;

²de lege Altissimi,in the law of the Most Highet testamento,and his covenant,et de judicio justificare impium,or by giving a judgment to justify the impious;

³de verbo sociorum et viatorum,in a word among companions and fellow travelers,et de datione hæreditatis amicorum,or by distributing the inheritance of friends;

³de verbo sociorum et viatorum,in a word among companions and fellow travelers,et de datione hæreditatis amicorum,or by distributing the inheritance of friends;

⁴de æqualitate stateræ et ponderum,in the fairness of scales and weights,de acquisitione multorum et paucorum,or in acquiring much or little;

⁴de æqualitate stateræ et ponderum,in the fairness of scales and weights,de acquisitione multorum et paucorum,or in acquiring much or little;

⁵de corruptione emptionis et negotiatorum,by the corruption of buying and negotiating,et de multa disciplina filiorum,or in the ample discipline of children,et servo pessimo latus sanguinare.or in causing the side of a wicked servant to bleed.

⁵de corruptione emptionis et negotiatorum,by the corruption of buying and negotiating,et de multa disciplina filiorum,or in the ample discipline of children,et servo pessimo latus sanguinare.or in causing the side of a wicked servant to bleed.

⁶Super mulierem nequam bonum est signum.A seal is good over a wicked wife.

⁶Super mulierem nequam bonum est signum.A seal is good over a wicked wife.

⁷Ubi manus multæ sunt,Where there are many hands,claude: et quodcumque trades, numera et appende:seal and deliver all things by number and weight;datum vero et acceptum omne describe.and truly, give and receive everything in writing.

⁷Ubi manus multæ sunt,Where there are many hands,claude: et quodcumque trades, numera et appende:seal and deliver all things by number and weight;datum vero et acceptum omne describe.and truly, give and receive everything in writing.

⁸De disciplina insensati et fatui,You should not have shame in correcting the senseless,et de senioribus qui judicantur ab adolescentibus:the foolish,et eris eruditus in omnibus,and those youths who would judge their elders.et probabilis in conspectu omnium vivorum.And so shall you be well-instructed in all things and well-approved in the sight of all the living.

⁸De disciplina insensati et fatui,You should not have shame in correcting the senseless,et de senioribus qui judicantur ab adolescentibus:the foolish,et eris eruditus in omnibus,and those youths who would judge their elders.et probabilis in conspectu omnium vivorum.And so shall you be well-instructed in all things and well-approved in the sight of all the living.

⁹Filia patris abscondita est vigilia,The vigilance of a father for his daughter is hidden,et sollicitudo ejus aufert somnum:and his concern for her takes away his sleep.ne forte in adolescentia sua adulta efficiatur,For perhaps, in her adolescence, she might be brought into adulthood.et cum viro commorata odibilis fiat:Or when she lives with her husband, she might become hateful.

⁹Filia patris abscondita est vigilia,The vigilance of a father for his daughter is hidden,et sollicitudo ejus aufert somnum:and his concern for her takes away his sleep.ne forte in adolescentia sua adulta efficiatur,For perhaps, in her adolescence, she might be brought into adulthood.et cum viro commorata odibilis fiat:Or when she lives with her husband, she might become hateful.

¹⁰nequando polluatur in virginitate sua,In her virginity, she might be defiled,et in paternis suis gravida inveniatur:and then she may be found to be pregnant in her father’s house.ne forte cum viro commorata transgrediatur,Or perhaps, when she lives with her husband,aut certe sterilis efficiatur.she might stray, or at least become barren.

¹⁰nequando polluatur in virginitate sua,In her virginity, she might be defiled,et in paternis suis gravida inveniatur:and then she may be found to be pregnant in her father’s house.ne forte cum viro commorata transgrediatur,Or perhaps, when she lives with her husband,aut certe sterilis efficiatur.she might stray, or at least become barren.

¹¹Super filiam luxuriosam confirma custodiam,Keep a close watch over a self-indulgent daughter. Otherwise,nequando faciat te in opprobrium venire inimicis,at some time, she might bring you into disgrace before your enemies,a detractione in civitate,and into disrepute in the city,et objectione plebis,and into reproach among the people,et confundat te in multitudine populi.and so she may confound you before the multitude of the people.

¹¹Super filiam luxuriosam confirma custodiam,Keep a close watch over a self-indulgent daughter. Otherwise,nequando faciat te in opprobrium venire inimicis,at some time, she might bring you into disgrace before your enemies,a detractione in civitate,and into disrepute in the city,et objectione plebis,and into reproach among the people,et confundat te in multitudine populi.and so she may confound you before the multitude of the people.

¹²Omni homini noli intendere in specie,She should not choose to gaze upon the beauty of every man,et in medio mulierum noli commorari:and she should not choose to spend her time in the midst of married women.

¹²Omni homini noli intendere in specie,She should not choose to gaze upon the beauty of every man,et in medio mulierum noli commorari:and she should not choose to spend her time in the midst of married women.

¹³de vestimentis enim procedit tinea,For a moth goes forth from garments,et a muliere iniquitas viri.and iniquity over a man goes forth from a woman.

¹³de vestimentis enim procedit tinea,For a moth goes forth from garments,et a muliere iniquitas viri.and iniquity over a man goes forth from a woman.

¹⁴Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens,Yet iniquity over a man is better for her than if a married woman, seeking to benefit her,et mulier confundens in opprobrium.instead leads her into confusion and disgrace.

¹⁴Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens,Yet iniquity over a man is better for her than if a married woman, seeking to benefit her,et mulier confundens in opprobrium.instead leads her into confusion and disgrace.

¹⁵Memor ero igitur operum Domini,And now, I will remember the works of the Lord,et quæ vidi annuntiabo.and I will announce what I have seen.In sermonibus Domini opera ejus.The words of the Lord are in his works.

¹⁵Memor ero igitur operum Domini,And now, I will remember the works of the Lord,et quæ vidi annuntiabo.and I will announce what I have seen.In sermonibus Domini opera ejus.The words of the Lord are in his works.

¹⁶Sol illuminans per omnia respexit,The sun illuminates and considers all things,et gloria Domini plenum est opus ejus.and its work shows the fullness of the glory of the Lord.

¹⁶Sol illuminans per omnia respexit,The sun illuminates and considers all things,et gloria Domini plenum est opus ejus.and its work shows the fullness of the glory of the Lord.

¹⁷Nonne Dominus fecit sanctos enarrare omnia mirabilia sua,Has not the Lord caused the holy ones to describe all his miracles,quæ confirmavit Dominus omnipotens stabiliri in gloria sua?which the all-powerful Lord has firmly established in his glory?

¹⁷Nonne Dominus fecit sanctos enarrare omnia mirabilia sua,Has not the Lord caused the holy ones to describe all his miracles,quæ confirmavit Dominus omnipotens stabiliri in gloria sua?which the all-powerful Lord has firmly established in his glory?

¹⁸Abyssum et cor hominum investigavit,He has examined the abyss and the hearts of men.et in astutia eorum excogitavit.And he has considered their astuteness.

¹⁸Abyssum et cor hominum investigavit,He has examined the abyss and the hearts of men.et in astutia eorum excogitavit.And he has considered their astuteness.

¹⁹Cognovit enim Dominus omnem scientiam,For the Lord comprehends all knowledge,et inspexit in signum ævi,and he has gazed upon the signs of the times:annuntians quæ præterieruntannouncing the things of the past,et quæ superventura sunt,as well as the things of the future,revelans vestigia occultorum.and revealing the traces of hidden things.

¹⁹Cognovit enim Dominus omnem scientiam,For the Lord comprehends all knowledge,et inspexit in signum ævi,and he has gazed upon the signs of the times:annuntians quæ præterieruntannouncing the things of the past,et quæ superventura sunt,as well as the things of the future,revelans vestigia occultorum.and revealing the traces of hidden things.

²⁰Non præterit illum omnis cogitatus,No thought passes by him unnoticed,et non abscondit se ab eo ullus sermo.and no word can conceal itself from him.

²⁰Non præterit illum omnis cogitatus,No thought passes by him unnoticed,et non abscondit se ab eo ullus sermo.and no word can conceal itself from him.

²¹Magnalia sapientiæ suæ decoravit,He has adorned the magnificent works of his wisdom.qui est ante sæculum et usque in sæculum:He is before eternity and even unto eternity.neque adjectum est,And nothing can be added,

²¹Magnalia sapientiæ suæ decoravit,He has adorned the magnificent works of his wisdom.qui est ante sæculum et usque in sæculum:He is before eternity and even unto eternity.neque adjectum est,And nothing can be added,

²²neque minuitur,and nothing can be taken away.et non eget alicujus consilio.And he has no need of any counselor.

²²neque minuitur,and nothing can be taken away.et non eget alicujus consilio.And he has no need of any counselor.

²³Quam desiderabilia omnia opera ejus!O how desirable are all his works!et tamquam scintilla quæ est considerare!And all that we consider is but a spark.

²³Quam desiderabilia omnia opera ejus!O how desirable are all his works!et tamquam scintilla quæ est considerare!And all that we consider is but a spark.

²⁴Omnia hæc vivunt,All these works exist,et manent in sæculum,and they remain in the present age,et in omni necessitate omnia obaudiunt ei.and they all obey him in every purpose.

²⁴Omnia hæc vivunt,All these works exist,et manent in sæculum,and they remain in the present age,et in omni necessitate omnia obaudiunt ei.and they all obey him in every purpose.

²⁵Omnia duplicia,All things are two-fold,unum contra unum,one facing another,et non fecit quidquam deesse.and he has not made anything to be lacking.

²⁵Omnia duplicia,All things are two-fold,unum contra unum,one facing another,et non fecit quidquam deesse.and he has not made anything to be lacking.

²⁶Uniuscujusque confirmavit bona:He has confirmed each thing as good.et quis satiabitur videns gloriam ejus?And who would tire of beholding his glory?

²⁶Uniuscujusque confirmavit bona:He has confirmed each thing as good.et quis satiabitur videns gloriam ejus?And who would tire of beholding his glory?