¹Quando sederis ut comedas cum principe,When you sit down to eat with a leader,diligenter attende quæ apposita sunt ante faciem tuam.pay close attention to what has been set before your face,

¹Quando sederis ut comedas cum principe,When you sit down to eat with a leader,diligenter attende quæ apposita sunt ante faciem tuam.pay close attention to what has been set before your face,

²Et statue cultrum in gutture tuo:and put a knife to your throat, if,si tamen habes in potestate animam tuam.in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.

²Et statue cultrum in gutture tuo:and put a knife to your throat, if,si tamen habes in potestate animam tuam.in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.

³Ne desideres de cibis ejus,Do not desire his foods,in quo est panis mendacii.in which is the bread of deceit.

³Ne desideres de cibis ejus,Do not desire his foods,in quo est panis mendacii.in which is the bread of deceit.

⁴Noli laborare ut diteris,Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched.sed prudentiæ tuæ pone modum.But set limits by your prudence.

⁴Noli laborare ut diteris,Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched.sed prudentiæ tuæ pone modum.But set limits by your prudence.

⁵Ne erigas oculos tuos ad opes quas non potes habere,Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have.quia facient sibi pennas quasi aquilæ,For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle,et volabunt in cælum.and they will fly in the sky.

⁵Ne erigas oculos tuos ad opes quas non potes habere,Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have.quia facient sibi pennas quasi aquilæ,For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle,et volabunt in cælum.and they will fly in the sky.

⁶Ne comedas cum homine invido,Do not eat with an envious man,et ne desideres cibos ejus:and do not desire his foods.

⁶Ne comedas cum homine invido,Do not eat with an envious man,et ne desideres cibos ejus:and do not desire his foods.

⁷quoniam in similitudinem arioliFor,et conjectoris æstimat quod ignorat.like a seer and an interpreter of dreams,Comedehe presumes what he does not know.et bibe,“Eat and drink,”dicet tibi;he will say to you;et mens ejus non est tecum.and his mind is not with you.

⁷quoniam in similitudinem arioliFor,et conjectoris æstimat quod ignorat.like a seer and an interpreter of dreams,Comedehe presumes what he does not know.et bibe,“Eat and drink,”dicet tibi;he will say to you;et mens ejus non est tecum.and his mind is not with you.

⁸Cibos quos comederas evomes,The foods that you had eaten, you will vomit up.et perdes pulchros sermones tuos.And you will lose the beauty in your words.

⁸Cibos quos comederas evomes,The foods that you had eaten, you will vomit up.et perdes pulchros sermones tuos.And you will lose the beauty in your words.

⁹In auribus insipientium ne loquaris,Do not speak into the ears of the unwise.qui despicient doctrinam eloquii tui.They will despise the doctrine of your eloquence.

⁹In auribus insipientium ne loquaris,Do not speak into the ears of the unwise.qui despicient doctrinam eloquii tui.They will despise the doctrine of your eloquence.

¹⁰Ne attingas parvulorum terminos,Do not touch the boundaries of little ones,et agrum pupillorum ne introëas:and do not enter into the field of the fatherless.

¹⁰Ne attingas parvulorum terminos,Do not touch the boundaries of little ones,et agrum pupillorum ne introëas:and do not enter into the field of the fatherless.

¹¹propinquus enim illorum fortis est,For their close relative is strong,et ipse judicabit contra te causam illorum.and he will judge their case against you.

¹¹propinquus enim illorum fortis est,For their close relative is strong,et ipse judicabit contra te causam illorum.and he will judge their case against you.

¹²Ingrediatur ad doctrinam cor tuum,Let your heart enter into doctrine,et aures tuæ ad verba scientiæ.and let your ears enter into words of knowledge.

¹²Ingrediatur ad doctrinam cor tuum,Let your heart enter into doctrine,et aures tuæ ad verba scientiæ.and let your ears enter into words of knowledge.

¹³Noli subtrahere a puero disciplinam:Do not be willing to take away discipline from a child.si enim percusseris eum virga,For if you strike him with the rod,non morietur.he will not die.

¹³Noli subtrahere a puero disciplinam:Do not be willing to take away discipline from a child.si enim percusseris eum virga,For if you strike him with the rod,non morietur.he will not die.

¹⁴Tu virga percuties eum,You will strike him with the rod,et animam ejus de inferno liberabis.and so shall you deliver his soul from Hell.

¹⁴Tu virga percuties eum,You will strike him with the rod,et animam ejus de inferno liberabis.and so shall you deliver his soul from Hell.

¹⁵Fili mi,My son,si sapiens fuerit animus tuus,if your soul will become wise,gaudebit tecum cor meum:my heart will be glad with you.

¹⁵Fili mi,My son,si sapiens fuerit animus tuus,if your soul will become wise,gaudebit tecum cor meum:my heart will be glad with you.

¹⁶et exsultabunt renes mei,And my temperament will exult,cum locuta fuerint rectum labia tua.when your lips will have spoken what is upright.

¹⁶et exsultabunt renes mei,And my temperament will exult,cum locuta fuerint rectum labia tua.when your lips will have spoken what is upright.

¹⁷Non æmuletur cor tuum peccatores,Let not your heart compete with sinners.sed in timore Domini esto tota die:But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.

¹⁷Non æmuletur cor tuum peccatores,Let not your heart compete with sinners.sed in timore Domini esto tota die:But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.

¹⁸quia habebis spem in novissimo,For you will have hope in the end,et præstolatio tua non auferetur.and your expectation will not be taken away.

¹⁸quia habebis spem in novissimo,For you will have hope in the end,et præstolatio tua non auferetur.and your expectation will not be taken away.

¹⁹Audi,Listen,fili mi,my son,et esto sapiens,and be wise,et dirige in via animum tuum.and direct your soul along the way.

¹⁹Audi,Listen,fili mi,my son,et esto sapiens,and be wise,et dirige in via animum tuum.and direct your soul along the way.

²⁰Noli esse in conviviis potatorum,Do not be willing to be in the feasts of great drinkers,nec in comessationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt:nor in the carousings of those who gather to feed on flesh.

²⁰Noli esse in conviviis potatorum,Do not be willing to be in the feasts of great drinkers,nec in comessationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt:nor in the carousings of those who gather to feed on flesh.

²¹quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur,For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed.et vestietur pannis dormitatio.And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.

²¹quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur,For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed.et vestietur pannis dormitatio.And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.

²²Audi patrem tuum,Listen to your father,qui genuit te,who conceived you.et ne contemnas cum senuerit mater tua.And do not despise your mother, when she is old.

²²Audi patrem tuum,Listen to your father,qui genuit te,who conceived you.et ne contemnas cum senuerit mater tua.And do not despise your mother, when she is old.

²³Veritatem eme,Purchase truth,et noli vendere sapientiam,and do not sell wisdom,et doctrinam,or doctrine,et intelligentiam.or understanding.

²³Veritatem eme,Purchase truth,et noli vendere sapientiam,and do not sell wisdom,et doctrinam,or doctrine,et intelligentiam.or understanding.

²⁴Exsultat gaudio pater justi;The father of the just exults in gladness;qui sapientem genuit, lætabitur in eo.he who has conceived the wise will rejoice in him.

²⁴Exsultat gaudio pater justi;The father of the just exults in gladness;qui sapientem genuit, lætabitur in eo.he who has conceived the wise will rejoice in him.

²⁵Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua,Let your father and your mother be joyful,et exsultet quæ genuit te.and may she who conceived you exult.

²⁵Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua,Let your father and your mother be joyful,et exsultet quæ genuit te.and may she who conceived you exult.

²⁶Præbe,My son,fili mi, cor tuum mihi,offer me your heart,et oculi tui vias meas custodiant.and let your eyes keep to my ways.

²⁶Præbe,My son,fili mi, cor tuum mihi,offer me your heart,et oculi tui vias meas custodiant.and let your eyes keep to my ways.

²⁷Fovea enim profunda est meretrix,For a loose woman is a deep pit,et puteus angustus aliena.and a foreign woman is a constricted well.

²⁷Fovea enim profunda est meretrix,For a loose woman is a deep pit,et puteus angustus aliena.and a foreign woman is a constricted well.

²⁸Insidiatur in via quasi latro,She lies in wait along the way like a robber.et quos incautos viderit,And the incautious one whom she sees,interficiet.she will put to death.

²⁸Insidiatur in via quasi latro,She lies in wait along the way like a robber.et quos incautos viderit,And the incautious one whom she sees,interficiet.she will put to death.

²⁹Cui væ?Who has woe?cujus patri væ?Whose father has woe?cui rixæ?Who has quarrels?cui foveæ?Who falls into pits?cui sine causa vulnera?Who has wounds without cause?cui suffusio oculorum?Who has watery eyes?

²⁹Cui væ?Who has woe?cujus patri væ?Whose father has woe?cui rixæ?Who has quarrels?cui foveæ?Who falls into pits?cui sine causa vulnera?Who has wounds without cause?cui suffusio oculorum?Who has watery eyes?

³⁰nonne his qui commorantur in vino,Is it not those who linger over wine,et student calicibus epotandis?and who strive to be drinking from their cups?

³⁰nonne his qui commorantur in vino,Is it not those who linger over wine,et student calicibus epotandis?and who strive to be drinking from their cups?

³¹Ne intuearis vinum quando flavescit,Do not gaze into the wine when it turns gold,cum splenduerit in vitro color ejus:when its color shines in the glass.ingreditur blande,It enters pleasantly,

³¹Ne intuearis vinum quando flavescit,Do not gaze into the wine when it turns gold,cum splenduerit in vitro color ejus:when its color shines in the glass.ingreditur blande,It enters pleasantly,

³²sed in novissimo mordebit ut coluber,but in the end, it will bite like a snake,et sicut regulus venena diffundet.and it will spread poison like a king of snakes.

³²sed in novissimo mordebit ut coluber,but in the end, it will bite like a snake,et sicut regulus venena diffundet.and it will spread poison like a king of snakes.

³³Oculi tui videbunt extraneas,Your eyes will see women who are outsiders,et cor tuum loquetur perversa.and your heart will utter perversities.

³³Oculi tui videbunt extraneas,Your eyes will see women who are outsiders,et cor tuum loquetur perversa.and your heart will utter perversities.

³⁴Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari,And you will be like someone sleeping in the middle of the sea,et quasi sopitus gubernator,and like a pilot, fast asleep,amisso clavo.who has lost his hold on the helm.

³⁴Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari,And you will be like someone sleeping in the middle of the sea,et quasi sopitus gubernator,and like a pilot, fast asleep,amisso clavo.who has lost his hold on the helm.

³⁵Et dices:And you will say:Verberaverunt me,“They have beaten me,sed non dolui;but I did not feel pain.traxerunt me,They have dragged me,et ego non sensi.and I did not realize it.Quando evigilabo,When will I awakenet rursus vina reperiam?and find more wine?”

³⁵Et dices:And you will say:Verberaverunt me,“They have beaten me,sed non dolui;but I did not feel pain.traxerunt me,They have dragged me,et ego non sensi.and I did not realize it.Quando evigilabo,When will I awakenet rursus vina reperiam?and find more wine?”