¹Hæ quoque parabolæ Salomonis,These, too, are parables of Solomon,quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiæ regis Juda.which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.

¹Hæ quoque parabolæ Salomonis,These, too, are parables of Solomon,quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiæ regis Juda.which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.

²Gloria Dei est celare verbum,It is to the glory of God to conceal a word,et gloria regum investigare sermonem.and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.

²Gloria Dei est celare verbum,It is to the glory of God to conceal a word,et gloria regum investigare sermonem.and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.

³Cælum sursum,Heaven above,et terra deorsum,and earth below,et cor regum inscrutabile.and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.

³Cælum sursum,Heaven above,et terra deorsum,and earth below,et cor regum inscrutabile.and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.

⁴Aufer rubiginem de argento,Take away the tarnish from silver,et egredietur vas purissimum.and a most pure vessel will go forth.

⁴Aufer rubiginem de argento,Take away the tarnish from silver,et egredietur vas purissimum.and a most pure vessel will go forth.

⁵Aufer impietatem de vultu regis,Take away impiety from the face of the king,et firmabitur justitia thronus ejus.and his throne shall be made firm by justice.

⁵Aufer impietatem de vultu regis,Take away impiety from the face of the king,et firmabitur justitia thronus ejus.and his throne shall be made firm by justice.

⁶Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege,Do not appear glorious before the king,et in loco magnorum ne steteris.and do not stand in the place of the great.

⁶Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege,Do not appear glorious before the king,et in loco magnorum ne steteris.and do not stand in the place of the great.

⁷Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi:For it is better that it should be said to you,Ascende huc,“Ascend to here,”quam ut humilieris coram principe.than that you should be humbled before the prince.

⁷Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi:For it is better that it should be said to you,Ascende huc,“Ascend to here,”quam ut humilieris coram principe.than that you should be humbled before the prince.

⁸Quæ viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in jurgio cito,The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel,ne postea emendare non possis,lest afterward you may not be able to make amends,cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum.when you have dishonored your friend.

⁸Quæ viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in jurgio cito,The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel,ne postea emendare non possis,lest afterward you may not be able to make amends,cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum.when you have dishonored your friend.

⁹Causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo,Argue your case with your friend,et secretum extraneo ne reveles:and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,

⁹Causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo,Argue your case with your friend,et secretum extraneo ne reveles:and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,

¹⁰ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit,lest perhaps he may insult you,et exprobrare non cesset.when he has heard it,Gratiaand he might not cease to reproach you.et amicitia liberant:Grace and friendship free a man;quas tibi serva,preserve these for yourself,ne exprobrabilis fias.lest you fall under reproach.

¹⁰ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit,lest perhaps he may insult you,et exprobrare non cesset.when he has heard it,Gratiaand he might not cease to reproach you.et amicitia liberant:Grace and friendship free a man;quas tibi serva,preserve these for yourself,ne exprobrabilis fias.lest you fall under reproach.

¹¹Mala aurea in lectis argenteis, qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo.Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

¹¹Mala aurea in lectis argenteis, qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo.Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.

¹²Inauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens, qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.

¹²Inauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens, qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.

¹³Sicut frigus nivis in die messis,Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest,ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum:so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him:animam ipsius requiescere facit.he causes his soul to rest.

¹³Sicut frigus nivis in die messis,Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest,ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum:so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him:animam ipsius requiescere facit.he causes his soul to rest.

¹⁴Nubes,A man who boastset ventus,and does not fulfill his promises is like cloudset pluviæ non sequentes,and wind,vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.when rain does not follow.

¹⁴Nubes,A man who boastset ventus,and does not fulfill his promises is like cloudset pluviæ non sequentes,and wind,vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.when rain does not follow.

¹⁵Patientia lenietur princeps,By patience, a leader shall be appeased,et lingua mollis confringet duritiam.and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

¹⁵Patientia lenietur princeps,By patience, a leader shall be appeased,et lingua mollis confringet duritiam.and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

¹⁶Mel invenisti: comede quod sufficit tibi,You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you,ne forte satiatus evomas illud.lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.

¹⁶Mel invenisti: comede quod sufficit tibi,You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you,ne forte satiatus evomas illud.lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.

¹⁷Subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui,Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest,nequando satiatus oderit te.when he has had his fill, he may hate you.

¹⁷Subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui,Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest,nequando satiatus oderit te.when he has had his fill, he may hate you.

¹⁸Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

¹⁸Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta, homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

¹⁹Dens putridus, et pes lassus, qui sperat super infideli in die angustiæ,Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,

¹⁹Dens putridus, et pes lassus, qui sperat super infideli in die angustiæ,Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,

²⁰et amittit pallium in die frigoris.and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather.Acetum in nitro, qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo.Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda.Sicut tinea vestimento,Just like a moth to a garment,et vermis ligno,and a worm to wood,ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.

²⁰et amittit pallium in die frigoris.and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather.Acetum in nitro, qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo.Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda.Sicut tinea vestimento,Just like a moth to a garment,et vermis ligno,and a worm to wood,ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.

²¹Si esurierit inimicus tuus,If your enemy is hungry,ciba illum;feed him.si sitierit,If he is thirsty,da ei aquam bibere:give him water to drink.

²¹Si esurierit inimicus tuus,If your enemy is hungry,ciba illum;feed him.si sitierit,If he is thirsty,da ei aquam bibere:give him water to drink.

²²prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus,For you will gather hot coals upon his head,et Dominus reddet tibi.and the Lord will repay you.

²²prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus,For you will gather hot coals upon his head,et Dominus reddet tibi.and the Lord will repay you.

²³Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias,The north wind brings forth the rain,et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.

²³Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias,The north wind brings forth the rain,et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.

²⁴Melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosaIt is better to sit in a corner of the attic,et in domo communi.than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.

²⁴Melius est sedere in angulo domatis quam cum muliere litigiosaIt is better to sit in a corner of the attic,et in domo communi.than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.

²⁵Aqua frigida animæ sitienti,Like cold water to a thirsty soul,et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua.so too are good reports from a far away land.

²⁵Aqua frigida animæ sitienti,Like cold water to a thirsty soul,et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua.so too are good reports from a far away land.

²⁶Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta,The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feetjustus cadens coram impio.and like a corrupted spring.

²⁶Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta,The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feetjustus cadens coram impio.and like a corrupted spring.

²⁷Sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum,Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him,sic qui scrutator est majestatis opprimetur a gloria.so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.

²⁷Sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum,Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him,sic qui scrutator est majestatis opprimetur a gloria.so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.

²⁸Sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu,Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls,ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum.so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.

²⁸Sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu,Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls,ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum.so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.