¹Fili mi,My son,attende ad sapientiam meam,pay attention to my wisdom,et prudentiæ meæ inclina aurem tuam:and incline your ear to my prudence,

¹Fili mi,My son,attende ad sapientiam meam,pay attention to my wisdom,et prudentiæ meæ inclina aurem tuam:and incline your ear to my prudence,

²ut custodias cogitationes,so that you may guard your thinking,et disciplinam labia tua conservent.and so that your lips may preserve discipline.Ne attendas fallaciæ mulieris;Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.

²ut custodias cogitationes,so that you may guard your thinking,et disciplinam labia tua conservent.and so that your lips may preserve discipline.Ne attendas fallaciæ mulieris;Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.

³favus enim distillans labia meretricis,For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb,et nitidius oleo guttur ejus:and her voice is smoother than oil.

³favus enim distillans labia meretricis,For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb,et nitidius oleo guttur ejus:and her voice is smoother than oil.

⁴novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium,But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood,et acuta quasi gladius biceps.and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁴novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium,But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood,et acuta quasi gladius biceps.and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

⁵Pedes ejus descendunt in mortem,Her feet descend into death,et ad inferos gressus illius penetrant.and her steps reach even to Hell.

⁵Pedes ejus descendunt in mortem,Her feet descend into death,et ad inferos gressus illius penetrant.and her steps reach even to Hell.

⁶Per semitam vitæ non ambulant;They do not walk along the path of life;vagi sunt gressus ejus et investigabiles.her steps are wandering and untraceable.

⁶Per semitam vitæ non ambulant;They do not walk along the path of life;vagi sunt gressus ejus et investigabiles.her steps are wandering and untraceable.

⁷Nunc ergo fili mi,Therefore, my son,audi me,listen to me now,et ne recedas a verbis oris mei.and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth.

⁷Nunc ergo fili mi,Therefore, my son,audi me,listen to me now,et ne recedas a verbis oris mei.and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth.

⁸Longe fac ab ea viam tuam,Make your way at a distance from her,et ne appropinques foribus domus ejus.and do not approach the doors of her house.

⁸Longe fac ab ea viam tuam,Make your way at a distance from her,et ne appropinques foribus domus ejus.and do not approach the doors of her house.

⁹Ne des alienis honorem tuum,Do not give your honor to foreigners,et annos tuos crudeli:and your years to the cruel.

⁹Ne des alienis honorem tuum,Do not give your honor to foreigners,et annos tuos crudeli:and your years to the cruel.

¹⁰ne forte impleantur extranei viribus tuis,Otherwise, outsiders may be filled with your strength,et labores tui sint in domo aliena,and your labors may be in a foreign house,

¹⁰ne forte impleantur extranei viribus tuis,Otherwise, outsiders may be filled with your strength,et labores tui sint in domo aliena,and your labors may be in a foreign house,

¹¹et gemas in novissimis,and you may mourn in the end,quando consumpseris carnes tuas et corpus tuum,when you will have consumed your flesh and your body.et dicas:And so you may say:

¹¹et gemas in novissimis,and you may mourn in the end,quando consumpseris carnes tuas et corpus tuum,when you will have consumed your flesh and your body.et dicas:And so you may say:

¹²Cur detestatus sum disciplinam,“Why have I detested discipline,et increpationibus non acquievit cor meum,and why has my heart not been quieted by correction?

¹²Cur detestatus sum disciplinam,“Why have I detested discipline,et increpationibus non acquievit cor meum,and why has my heart not been quieted by correction?

¹³nec audivi vocem docentium me,And why have I not listened to the voice of those who guided me?et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?And why has my ear not inclined to my teachers?

¹³nec audivi vocem docentium me,And why have I not listened to the voice of those who guided me?et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam?And why has my ear not inclined to my teachers?

¹⁴pene fui in omni malo,I have almost been with all evil in the midst of the churchin medio ecclesiæ et synagogæ.and of the assembly.”

¹⁴pene fui in omni malo,I have almost been with all evil in the midst of the churchin medio ecclesiæ et synagogæ.and of the assembly.”

¹⁵Bibe aquam de cisterna tua,Drink water from your own cisternet fluenta putei tui;and from the springs of your own well.

¹⁵Bibe aquam de cisterna tua,Drink water from your own cisternet fluenta putei tui;and from the springs of your own well.

¹⁶deriventur fontes tui foras,Let your fountains be diverted far and wide,et in plateis aquas tuas divide.and divide your waters in the streets.

¹⁶deriventur fontes tui foras,Let your fountains be diverted far and wide,et in plateis aquas tuas divide.and divide your waters in the streets.

¹⁷Habeto eas solus,Hold them for yourself alone,nec sint alieni participes tui.and do not let strangers be partakers with you.

¹⁷Habeto eas solus,Hold them for yourself alone,nec sint alieni participes tui.and do not let strangers be partakers with you.

¹⁸Sit vena tua benedicta,Let your spring be blessed,et lætare cum muliere adolescentiæ tuæ.and rejoice with the wife of your youth:

¹⁸Sit vena tua benedicta,Let your spring be blessed,et lætare cum muliere adolescentiæ tuæ.and rejoice with the wife of your youth:

¹⁹Cerva carissima,a beloved doeet gratissimus hinnulus:and most pleasing fawn.ubera ejus inebrient te in omni tempore;Let her breasts inebriate you at all times.in amore ejus delectare jugiter.Be delighted continually by her love.

¹⁹Cerva carissima,a beloved doeet gratissimus hinnulus:and most pleasing fawn.ubera ejus inebrient te in omni tempore;Let her breasts inebriate you at all times.in amore ejus delectare jugiter.Be delighted continually by her love.

²⁰Quare seduceris,Why are you seduced,fili mi,my son,ab aliena,by a strange woman,et foveris in sinu alterius?and why are you kept warm by the bosom of another?

²⁰Quare seduceris,Why are you seduced,fili mi,my son,ab aliena,by a strange woman,et foveris in sinu alterius?and why are you kept warm by the bosom of another?

²¹Respicit Dominus vias hominis,The Lord beholds the ways of man,et omnes gressus ejus considerat.and he considers all his steps.

²¹Respicit Dominus vias hominis,The Lord beholds the ways of man,et omnes gressus ejus considerat.and he considers all his steps.

²²Iniquitates suas capiunt impium,His own iniquities take hold of the impious,et funibus peccatorum suorum constringitur.and he is bound by the cords of his own sins.

²²Iniquitates suas capiunt impium,His own iniquities take hold of the impious,et funibus peccatorum suorum constringitur.and he is bound by the cords of his own sins.

²³Ipse morietur,He shall die,quia non habuit disciplinam,for he has not held to discipline.et in multitudine stultitiæ suæ decipietur.And by the multitude of his foolishness, he shall be deceived.

²³Ipse morietur,He shall die,quia non habuit disciplinam,for he has not held to discipline.et in multitudine stultitiæ suæ decipietur.And by the multitude of his foolishness, he shall be deceived.