¹Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ;A good name is better than many riches.super argentum et aurum gratia bona.And good esteem is above silver and gold.

¹Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ;A good name is better than many riches.super argentum et aurum gratia bona.And good esteem is above silver and gold.

²Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi:The rich and poor have met one another.utriusque operator est Dominus.The Lord is the maker of them both.

²Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi:The rich and poor have met one another.utriusque operator est Dominus.The Lord is the maker of them both.

³Callidus vidit malum,The clever saw evilet abscondit se;and hid himself.innocens pertransiit,The innocent continued onet afflictus est damno.and was afflicted with damage.

³Callidus vidit malum,The clever saw evilet abscondit se;and hid himself.innocens pertransiit,The innocent continued onet afflictus est damno.and was afflicted with damage.

⁴Finis modestiæ timor Domini,The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord,divitiæ,richeset gloria,and gloryet vita.and life.

⁴Finis modestiæ timor Domini,The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord,divitiæ,richeset gloria,and gloryet vita.and life.

⁵Arma et gladii in via perversi;Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse.custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.

⁵Arma et gladii in via perversi;Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse.custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.

⁶Proverbium est:The proverb is:adolescens juxta viam suam;A youth is close to his way;etiam cum senuerit,even when he is old,non recedet ab ea.he will not withdraw from it.

⁶Proverbium est:The proverb is:adolescens juxta viam suam;A youth is close to his way;etiam cum senuerit,even when he is old,non recedet ab ea.he will not withdraw from it.

⁷Dives pauperibus imperat,The rich rule over the poor.et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁷Dives pauperibus imperat,The rich rule over the poor.et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala,Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils,et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.

⁸Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala,Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils,et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.

⁹Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur:Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed,de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi.for from his bread he has given to the poor.Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera;Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor.animam autem aufert accipientium.But he carries away the soul of the receiver.

⁹Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur:Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed,de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi.for from his bread he has given to the poor.Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera;Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor.animam autem aufert accipientium.But he carries away the soul of the receiver.

¹⁰Ejice derisorem,Cast out the one who ridicules,et exibit cum eo jurgium,and conflict will go out with him,cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.and accusations and insults will cease.

¹⁰Ejice derisorem,Cast out the one who ridicules,et exibit cum eo jurgium,and conflict will go out with him,cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.and accusations and insults will cease.

¹¹Qui diligit cordis munditiam,Whoever loves cleanness of heart,propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.

¹¹Qui diligit cordis munditiam,Whoever loves cleanness of heart,propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.

¹²Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam,The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge.et supplantantur verba iniqui.And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.

¹²Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam,The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge.et supplantantur verba iniqui.And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.

¹³Dicit piger:The lazy one says:Leo est foris;“There is a lion outside.in medio platearum occidendus sum.I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”

¹³Dicit piger:The lazy one says:Leo est foris;“There is a lion outside.in medio platearum occidendus sum.I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”

¹⁴Fovea profunda os alienæ:The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit;cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.

¹⁴Fovea profunda os alienæ:The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit;cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.

¹⁵Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri,Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child,et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.

¹⁵Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri,Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child,et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.

¹⁶Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas,Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches,dabit ipse ditiori,will give it away to one who is richer,et egebit.and will be in need.

¹⁶Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas,Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches,dabit ipse ditiori,will give it away to one who is richer,et egebit.and will be in need.

¹⁷Inclina aurem tuam,Incline your ear,et audi verba sapientium:and listen to the words of the wise.appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,Then apply your heart to my doctrine.

¹⁷Inclina aurem tuam,Incline your ear,et audi verba sapientium:and listen to the words of the wise.appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,Then apply your heart to my doctrine.

¹⁸quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo,It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self,et redundabit in labiis tuis:and it shall overflow from your lips,

¹⁸quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo,It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self,et redundabit in labiis tuis:and it shall overflow from your lips,

¹⁹ut sit in Domino fiducia tua,so that your confidence may be in the Lord.undeTherefore,et ostendi eam tibi hodie.I also have revealed it to you this day.

¹⁹ut sit in Domino fiducia tua,so that your confidence may be in the Lord.undeTherefore,et ostendi eam tibi hodie.I also have revealed it to you this day.

²⁰Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter,Behold,in cogitationibusI have written it for you in three ways,et scientia:and with meditations and knowledge,

²⁰Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter,Behold,in cogitationibusI have written it for you in three ways,et scientia:and with meditations and knowledge,

²¹ut ostenderem tibi firmitatemso that I might reveal to you,et eloquia veritatis,firmly and with words of truth,respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.

²¹ut ostenderem tibi firmitatemso that I might reveal to you,et eloquia veritatis,firmly and with words of truth,respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.

²²Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est,Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor.neque conteras egenum in porta:And do not weary the needy at the gate.

²²Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est,Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor.neque conteras egenum in porta:And do not weary the needy at the gate.

²³quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus,For the Lord will judge his case,et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.

²³quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus,For the Lord will judge his case,et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.

²⁴Noli esse amicus homini iracundo,Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man,neque ambules cum viro furioso:and do not walk with a furious man,

²⁴Noli esse amicus homini iracundo,Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man,neque ambules cum viro furioso:and do not walk with a furious man,

²⁵ne forte discas semitas ejus,lest perhaps you learn his ways,et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.and take up a stumbling block to your soul.

²⁵ne forte discas semitas ejus,lest perhaps you learn his ways,et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.and take up a stumbling block to your soul.

²⁶Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas,Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands,et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis:and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.

²⁶Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas,Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands,et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis:and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.

²⁷si enim non habes unde restituas,For if you do not have the means to restore,quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?

²⁷si enim non habes unde restituas,For if you do not have the means to restore,quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo?what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?

²⁸Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.

²⁸Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.

²⁹Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo?Have you seen a man swift in his work?coram regibus stabit,He shall stand in the sight of kings,nec erit ante ignobiles.and not before those who are disreputable.

²⁹Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo?Have you seen a man swift in his work?coram regibus stabit,He shall stand in the sight of kings,nec erit ante ignobiles.and not before those who are disreputable.