¹Fili mi,My son,si susceperis sermones meos,if you would accept my words,et mandata mea absconderis penes te:and conceal my commandments within you,

¹Fili mi,My son,si susceperis sermones meos,if you would accept my words,et mandata mea absconderis penes te:and conceal my commandments within you,

²ut audiat sapientiam auris tua,so that your ears may listen to wisdom,inclina cor tuum ad cognoscendam prudentiam.then bend your heart in order to know prudence.

²ut audiat sapientiam auris tua,so that your ears may listen to wisdom,inclina cor tuum ad cognoscendam prudentiam.then bend your heart in order to know prudence.

³Si enim sapientiam invocaveris,For if you would call upon wisdomet inclinaveris cor tuum prudentiæ;and bend your heart to prudence,

³Si enim sapientiam invocaveris,For if you would call upon wisdomet inclinaveris cor tuum prudentiæ;and bend your heart to prudence,

⁴si quæsieris eam quasi pecuniam,if you will seek her like money,et sicut thesauros effoderis illam:and dig for her as if for treasure,

⁴si quæsieris eam quasi pecuniam,if you will seek her like money,et sicut thesauros effoderis illam:and dig for her as if for treasure,

⁵tunc intelliges timorem Domini,then you will understand the fear of the Lord,et scientiam Dei invenies,and you will discover the knowledge of God.

⁵tunc intelliges timorem Domini,then you will understand the fear of the Lord,et scientiam Dei invenies,and you will discover the knowledge of God.

⁶quia Dominus dat sapientiam,For the Lord bestows wisdom,et ex ore ejus prudentiaand out of his mouth,et scientia.prudence and knowledge.

⁶quia Dominus dat sapientiam,For the Lord bestows wisdom,et ex ore ejus prudentiaand out of his mouth,et scientia.prudence and knowledge.

⁷Custodiet rectorum salutem,He will preserve the salvation of the righteous,et proteget gradientes simpliciter,and he will protect those who walk in simplicity:

⁷Custodiet rectorum salutem,He will preserve the salvation of the righteous,et proteget gradientes simpliciter,and he will protect those who walk in simplicity:

⁸servans semitas justitiæ,serving the paths of justice,et vias sanctorum custodiens.and guarding the ways of sanctity.

⁸servans semitas justitiæ,serving the paths of justice,et vias sanctorum custodiens.and guarding the ways of sanctity.

⁹Tunc intelliges justitiam,Then you shall understand justiceet judicium,and judgment,et æquitatem,and equity,et omnem semitam bonam.and every good path.

⁹Tunc intelliges justitiam,Then you shall understand justiceet judicium,and judgment,et æquitatem,and equity,et omnem semitam bonam.and every good path.

¹⁰Si intraverit sapientia cor tuum,If wisdom is to enter into your heart,et scientia animæ tuæ placuerit,and if knowledge is to become pleasing to your soul,

¹⁰Si intraverit sapientia cor tuum,If wisdom is to enter into your heart,et scientia animæ tuæ placuerit,and if knowledge is to become pleasing to your soul,

¹¹consilium custodiet te,then counsel must guard you,et prudentia servabit te:and prudence must serve you,

¹¹consilium custodiet te,then counsel must guard you,et prudentia servabit te:and prudence must serve you,

¹²ut eruaris a via mala,so that you may be rescued from the evil way,et ab homine qui perversa loquitur;and from the man who speaks perversities,

¹²ut eruaris a via mala,so that you may be rescued from the evil way,et ab homine qui perversa loquitur;and from the man who speaks perversities,

¹³qui relinquunt iter rectum, et ambulant per vias tenebrosas;from those who leave the straight path to walk in dark ways,

¹³qui relinquunt iter rectum, et ambulant per vias tenebrosas;from those who leave the straight path to walk in dark ways,

¹⁴qui lætantur cum malefecerint,who rejoice when they have done evil,et exsultant in rebus pessimis;and who exult in the most wicked things.

¹⁴qui lætantur cum malefecerint,who rejoice when they have done evil,et exsultant in rebus pessimis;and who exult in the most wicked things.

¹⁵quorum viæ perversæ sunt,Their ways are perverse,et infames gressus eorum.and their steps are infamous.

¹⁵quorum viæ perversæ sunt,Their ways are perverse,et infames gressus eorum.and their steps are infamous.

¹⁶Ut eruaris a muliere aliena,So may you be rescued from the foreign woman,et ab extranea quæ mollit sermones suos,and from the outsider, who softens her speech,

¹⁶Ut eruaris a muliere aliena,So may you be rescued from the foreign woman,et ab extranea quæ mollit sermones suos,and from the outsider, who softens her speech,

¹⁷et relinquit ducem pubertatis suæ,and who leaves behind the Guide of her youth,

¹⁷et relinquit ducem pubertatis suæ,and who leaves behind the Guide of her youth,

¹⁸et pacti Dei sui oblita est.and who has forgotten the covenant of her God.Inclinata est enim ad mortem domus ejus,For her household inclines toward death,et ad inferos semitæ ipsius.and her paths toward Hell.

¹⁸et pacti Dei sui oblita est.and who has forgotten the covenant of her God.Inclinata est enim ad mortem domus ejus,For her household inclines toward death,et ad inferos semitæ ipsius.and her paths toward Hell.

¹⁹Omnes qui ingrediuntur ad eam non revertentur,All those who enter to her will not return again,nec apprehendent semitas vitæ.nor will they take hold of the paths of life.

¹⁹Omnes qui ingrediuntur ad eam non revertentur,All those who enter to her will not return again,nec apprehendent semitas vitæ.nor will they take hold of the paths of life.

²⁰Ut ambules in via bona,So may you walk in the good way,et calles justorum custodias:and keep to the difficult paths of the just.

²⁰Ut ambules in via bona,So may you walk in the good way,et calles justorum custodias:and keep to the difficult paths of the just.

²¹qui enim recti sunt habitabunt in terra,For those who are upright shall live upon the earth,et simplices permanebunt in ea;and the simple shall continue upon it.

²¹qui enim recti sunt habitabunt in terra,For those who are upright shall live upon the earth,et simplices permanebunt in ea;and the simple shall continue upon it.

²²impii vero de terra perdentur,Yet truly, the impious shall perish from the earth,et qui inique agunt auferentur ex ea.and those who act unjustly shall be taken away from it.

²²impii vero de terra perdentur,Yet truly, the impious shall perish from the earth,et qui inique agunt auferentur ex ea.and those who act unjustly shall be taken away from it.