¹Ab Omnipotente non sunt abscondita tempora:The times are not hidden from the Almighty;qui autem noverunt eum,even those who know him,ignorant dies illius.do not know his days.

¹Ab Omnipotente non sunt abscondita tempora:The times are not hidden from the Almighty;qui autem noverunt eum,even those who know him,ignorant dies illius.do not know his days.

²Alii terminos transtulerunt;Some have crossed the boundaries,diripuerunt greges,plundered the flocks,et paverunt eos.and given them pasture.

²Alii terminos transtulerunt;Some have crossed the boundaries,diripuerunt greges,plundered the flocks,et paverunt eos.and given them pasture.

³Asinum pupillorum abegerunt,They have driven away the donkey of orphans,et abstulerunt pro pignore bovem viduæ.and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.

³Asinum pupillorum abegerunt,They have driven away the donkey of orphans,et abstulerunt pro pignore bovem viduæ.and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.

⁴Subverterunt pauperum viam,They have undermined the way of the poor,et oppresserunt pariter mansuetos terræ.and have pressed together the meek of the earth.

⁴Subverterunt pauperum viam,They have undermined the way of the poor,et oppresserunt pariter mansuetos terræ.and have pressed together the meek of the earth.

⁵Alii quasi onagri in deserto egrediuntur ad opus suum:Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work;vigilantes ad prædam,by watching for prey,præparant panem liberis.they obtain bread for their children.

⁵Alii quasi onagri in deserto egrediuntur ad opus suum:Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work;vigilantes ad prædam,by watching for prey,præparant panem liberis.they obtain bread for their children.

⁶Agrum non suum demetunt,They reap a field that is not their own,et vineam ejus, quem vi oppresserint, vindemiant.and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.

⁶Agrum non suum demetunt,They reap a field that is not their own,et vineam ejus, quem vi oppresserint, vindemiant.and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.

⁷Nudos dimittunt homines,They send men away naked,indumenta tollentes, quibus non est operimentum in frigore:having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;

⁷Nudos dimittunt homines,They send men away naked,indumenta tollentes, quibus non est operimentum in frigore:having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;

⁸quos imbres montium rigant,these are wet with the mountain rain,et non habentes velamen,and, having no covering,amplexantur lapides.they embrace the rocks.

⁸quos imbres montium rigant,these are wet with the mountain rain,et non habentes velamen,and, having no covering,amplexantur lapides.they embrace the rocks.

⁹Vim fecerunt deprædantes pupillos,They have used violence to deprive orphans,et vulgum pauperem spoliaverunt.and they have robbed the poor common people.

⁹Vim fecerunt deprædantes pupillos,They have used violence to deprive orphans,et vulgum pauperem spoliaverunt.and they have robbed the poor common people.

¹⁰NudisFrom the naked and those who do not have enough clothing,et incedentibus absque vestitu,and from the hungry,et esurientibus tulerunt spicas.they have taken away sheaves of grain.

¹⁰NudisFrom the naked and those who do not have enough clothing,et incedentibus absque vestitu,and from the hungry,et esurientibus tulerunt spicas.they have taken away sheaves of grain.

¹¹Inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt,They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who,qui calcatis torcularibus sitiunt.though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.

¹¹Inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt,They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who,qui calcatis torcularibus sitiunt.though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.

¹²De civitatibus fecerunt viros gemere,In the cities,et anima vulneratorum clamavit:they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out,et Deus inultum abire non patitur.and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.

¹²De civitatibus fecerunt viros gemere,In the cities,et anima vulneratorum clamavit:they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out,et Deus inultum abire non patitur.and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.

¹³Ipsi fuerunt rebelles lumini:They have been rebellious against the light;nescierunt vias ejus,they have not known his ways,nec reversi sunt per semitas ejus.nor have they returned by his paths.

¹³Ipsi fuerunt rebelles lumini:They have been rebellious against the light;nescierunt vias ejus,they have not known his ways,nec reversi sunt per semitas ejus.nor have they returned by his paths.

¹⁴Mane primo consurgit homicida;The killer of men rises at first light;interficit egenum et pauperem:he executes the destitute and the poor, but,per noctem vero erit quasi fur.in truth, he is like a thief in the night.

¹⁴Mane primo consurgit homicida;The killer of men rises at first light;interficit egenum et pauperem:he executes the destitute and the poor, but,per noctem vero erit quasi fur.in truth, he is like a thief in the night.

¹⁵Oculus adulteri observat caliginem,The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness,dicens:saying,Non me videbit oculus:“No eye will see me,”et operiet vultum suum.and he covers his face.

¹⁵Oculus adulteri observat caliginem,The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness,dicens:saying,Non me videbit oculus:“No eye will see me,”et operiet vultum suum.and he covers his face.

¹⁶Perfodit in tenebris domos,He passes through houses in the nighttime,sicut in die condixerant sibi,just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime;et ignoraverunt lucem.and they are ignorant of the light.

¹⁶Perfodit in tenebris domos,He passes through houses in the nighttime,sicut in die condixerant sibi,just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime;et ignoraverunt lucem.and they are ignorant of the light.

¹⁷Si subito apparuerit aurora,If sunrise should suddenly appear,arbitrantur umbram mortis:it is treated by them like the shadow of death;et sic in tenebris quasi in luce ambulant.and they walk in darkness, as if in light.

¹⁷Si subito apparuerit aurora,If sunrise should suddenly appear,arbitrantur umbram mortis:it is treated by them like the shadow of death;et sic in tenebris quasi in luce ambulant.and they walk in darkness, as if in light.

¹⁸Levis est super faciem aquæ:He is nimble on the surface of water.maledicta sit pars ejus in terra,His place on land is to be accursed.nec ambulet per viam vinearum.May he not walk by way of the vineyards.

¹⁸Levis est super faciem aquæ:He is nimble on the surface of water.maledicta sit pars ejus in terra,His place on land is to be accursed.nec ambulet per viam vinearum.May he not walk by way of the vineyards.

¹⁹Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis nivium,May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat,et usque ad inferos peccatum illius.and his sin, all the way to hell.

¹⁹Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis nivium,May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat,et usque ad inferos peccatum illius.and his sin, all the way to hell.

²⁰Obliviscatur ejus misericordia;Let mercy forget him.dulcedo illius vermes:His charm is worms.non sit in recordatione,Let him not be remembered,sed conteratur quasi lignum infructuosum.but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.

²⁰Obliviscatur ejus misericordia;Let mercy forget him.dulcedo illius vermes:His charm is worms.non sit in recordatione,Let him not be remembered,sed conteratur quasi lignum infructuosum.but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.

²¹Pavit enim sterilem quæ non parit,For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit,et viduæ bene non fecit.and he has not done good to the widow.

²¹Pavit enim sterilem quæ non parit,For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit,et viduæ bene non fecit.and he has not done good to the widow.

²²Detraxit fortes in fortitudine sua,He has pulled down the strong by his strength,et cum steterit,and, when he stands up,non credet vitæ suæ.he will not have trust in his life.

²²Detraxit fortes in fortitudine sua,He has pulled down the strong by his strength,et cum steterit,and, when he stands up,non credet vitæ suæ.he will not have trust in his life.

²³Dedit ei Deus locum pœnitentiæ,God has given him a place for repentance,et ille abutitur eo in superbiam:and he abuses it with arrogance,oculi autem ejus sunt in viis illius.but his eyes are upon his ways.

²³Dedit ei Deus locum pœnitentiæ,God has given him a place for repentance,et ille abutitur eo in superbiam:and he abuses it with arrogance,oculi autem ejus sunt in viis illius.but his eyes are upon his ways.

²⁴Elevati sunt ad modicum,They are lifted up for a little while,et non subsistent:but they will not continue,et humiliabuntur sicut omnia,and they will be brought low, just like all things,et auferentur,and they will be taken away,et sicut summitates spicarum conterentur.and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.

²⁴Elevati sunt ad modicum,They are lifted up for a little while,et non subsistent:but they will not continue,et humiliabuntur sicut omnia,and they will be brought low, just like all things,et auferentur,and they will be taken away,et sicut summitates spicarum conterentur.and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.

²⁵Quod si non est ita,But,quis me potest arguere esse mentitum,if this is not so,et ponere ante Deum verba mea?who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?

²⁵Quod si non est ita,But,quis me potest arguere esse mentitum,if this is not so,et ponere ante Deum verba mea?who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?