¹Fili mi,My son,si spoponderis pro amico tuo,if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend,defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:then you have bound your hand to an outsider,

¹Fili mi,My son,si spoponderis pro amico tuo,if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend,defixisti apud extraneum manum tuam:then you have bound your hand to an outsider,

²illaqueatus es verbis oris tui,then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth,et captus propriis sermonibus.and taken captive by your own words.

²illaqueatus es verbis oris tui,then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth,et captus propriis sermonibus.and taken captive by your own words.

³Fac ergo quod dico,Therefore, my son,fili mi, et temetipsum libera,do what I say, and free yourself,quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre,for you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor.festina,Run, hurry,suscita amicum tuum.awaken your friend.

³Fac ergo quod dico,Therefore, my son,fili mi, et temetipsum libera,do what I say, and free yourself,quia incidisti in manum proximi tui. Discurre,for you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor.festina,Run, hurry,suscita amicum tuum.awaken your friend.

⁴Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis,Do not grant sleep to your eyes,nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.nor let your eyelids slumber.

⁴Ne dederis somnum oculis tuis,Do not grant sleep to your eyes,nec dormitent palpebræ tuæ.nor let your eyelids slumber.

⁵Eruere quasi damula de manu,Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand,et quasi avis de manu aucupis.and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁵Eruere quasi damula de manu,Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand,et quasi avis de manu aucupis.and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶Vade ad formicam,Go to the ant,o piger,you lazy one,et considera vias ejus,and consider her ways,et disce sapientiam.and so learn wisdom.

⁶Vade ad formicam,Go to the ant,o piger,you lazy one,et considera vias ejus,and consider her ways,et disce sapientiam.and so learn wisdom.

⁷Quæ cum non habeat ducem,For though she has no ruler,nec præceptorem,nor instructor,nec principem,nor leader,

⁷Quæ cum non habeat ducem,For though she has no ruler,nec præceptorem,nor instructor,nec principem,nor leader,

⁸parat in æstate cibum sibi,she provides meals for herself in the summer,et congregat in messe quod comedat.and she gathers at the harvest what she may eat.

⁸parat in æstate cibum sibi,she provides meals for herself in the summer,et congregat in messe quod comedat.and she gathers at the harvest what she may eat.

⁹Usquequo, piger,How long will you slumber,dormies?you lazy one?quando consurges e somno tuo?When will you rise up from your sleep?

⁹Usquequo, piger,How long will you slumber,dormies?you lazy one?quando consurges e somno tuo?When will you rise up from your sleep?

¹⁰Paululum dormies,You will sleep a little,paululum dormitabis,you will slumber a little,paululum conseres manus ut dormias;you will fold your hands a little to sleep,

¹⁰Paululum dormies,You will sleep a little,paululum dormitabis,you will slumber a little,paululum conseres manus ut dormias;you will fold your hands a little to sleep,

¹¹et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas,and then destitution will meet with you, like a traveler,et pauperies quasi vir armatus.and poverty, like an armed man. Yet truly,Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua,if you would be diligent, then your harvest will arrive like a fountain,et egestas longe fugiet a te.and destitution will flee far from you.

¹¹et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas,and then destitution will meet with you, like a traveler,et pauperies quasi vir armatus.and poverty, like an armed man. Yet truly,Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua,if you would be diligent, then your harvest will arrive like a fountain,et egestas longe fugiet a te.and destitution will flee far from you.

¹²Homo apostata,An apostate man,vir inutilis,a harmful man,graditur ore perverso;walks with a perverse mouth;

¹²Homo apostata,An apostate man,vir inutilis,a harmful man,graditur ore perverso;walks with a perverse mouth;

¹³annuit oculis,he winks with the eyes,terit pede,touches with the foot,digito loquitur,speaks with the finger.

¹³annuit oculis,he winks with the eyes,terit pede,touches with the foot,digito loquitur,speaks with the finger.

¹⁴pravo corde machinatur malum,With a depraved heart he devises evil,et omni tempore jurgia seminat.and at all times he sows conflict.

¹⁴pravo corde machinatur malum,With a depraved heart he devises evil,et omni tempore jurgia seminat.and at all times he sows conflict.

¹⁵Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua,To this one, his perdition will arrive promptly,et subito conteretur,and he shall be crushed suddenly:nec habebit ultra medicinam.he will no longer have any remedy.

¹⁵Huic extemplo veniet perditio sua,To this one, his perdition will arrive promptly,et subito conteretur,and he shall be crushed suddenly:nec habebit ultra medicinam.he will no longer have any remedy.

¹⁶Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus,Six things there are that the Lord hates,et septimum detestatur anima ejus:and the seventh, his soul detests:

¹⁶Sex sunt quæ odit Dominus,Six things there are that the Lord hates,et septimum detestatur anima ejus:and the seventh, his soul detests:

¹⁷oculos sublimes,haughty eyes,linguam mendacem,a lying tongue,manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁷oculos sublimes,haughty eyes,linguam mendacem,a lying tongue,manus effundentes innoxium sanguinem,hands that shed innocent blood,

¹⁸cor machinans cogitationes pessimas,a heart that devises the most wicked thoughts,pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,feet running swiftly unto evil,

¹⁸cor machinans cogitationes pessimas,a heart that devises the most wicked thoughts,pedes veloces ad currendum in malum,feet running swiftly unto evil,

¹⁹proferentem mendacia testem fallacem,a deceitful witness bringing forth lies,et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.and he who sows discord among brothers.

¹⁹proferentem mendacia testem fallacem,a deceitful witness bringing forth lies,et eum qui seminat inter fratres discordias.and he who sows discord among brothers.

²⁰Conserva,My son,fili mi, præcepta patris tui,preserve the precepts of your father,et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.and do not dismiss the law of your mother.

²⁰Conserva,My son,fili mi, præcepta patris tui,preserve the precepts of your father,et ne dimittas legem matris tuæ.and do not dismiss the law of your mother.

²¹Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter,Bind them to your heart unceasingly,et circumda gutturi tuo.and encircle them around your throat.

²¹Liga ea in corde tuo jugiter,Bind them to your heart unceasingly,et circumda gutturi tuo.and encircle them around your throat.

²²Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum;When you walk, let them keep step with you.cum dormieris,When you sleep,custodiant te:let them guard you.et evigilans loquere cum eis.And when you keep watch, speak with them.

²²Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum;When you walk, let them keep step with you.cum dormieris,When you sleep,custodiant te:let them guard you.et evigilans loquere cum eis.And when you keep watch, speak with them.

²³Quia mandatum lucerna est,For commandment is a lamp,et lex lux,and law is a light,et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.

²³Quia mandatum lucerna est,For commandment is a lamp,et lex lux,and law is a light,et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.

²⁴ut custodiant te a muliere mala,So may they guard you from an evil woman,et a blanda lingua extraneæ.and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.

²⁴ut custodiant te a muliere mala,So may they guard you from an evil woman,et a blanda lingua extraneæ.and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.

²⁵Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum,Let not your heart desire her beauty;nec capiaris nutibus illius:do not be captivated by her winks.

²⁵Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum,Let not your heart desire her beauty;nec capiaris nutibus illius:do not be captivated by her winks.

²⁶pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis,For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf.mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.

²⁶pretium enim scorti vix est unius panis,For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf.mulier autem viri pretiosam animam capit.Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.

²⁷Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo,Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom,ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?so that his garments would not burn?

²⁷Numquid potest homo abscondere ignem in sinu suo,Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom,ut vestimenta illius non ardeant?so that his garments would not burn?

²⁸aut ambulare super prunas,Or could he walk over burning coals,ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?so that his feet would not be burned?

²⁸aut ambulare super prunas,Or could he walk over burning coals,ut non comburantur plantæ ejus?so that his feet would not be burned?

²⁹sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui,So also,non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.

²⁹sic qui ingreditur ad mulierem proximi sui,So also,non erit mundus cum tetigerit eam.he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.

³⁰Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit:Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen.furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.

³⁰Non grandis est culpa cum quis furatus fuerit:Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen.furatur enim ut esurientem impleat animam;For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.

³¹deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum,Also, if he is apprehended,et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.

³¹deprehensus quoque reddet septuplum,Also, if he is apprehended,et omnem substantiam domus suæ tradet.he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.

³²Qui autem adulter est,But whoever is an adulterer,propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.

³²Qui autem adulter est,But whoever is an adulterer,propter cordis inopiam perdet animam suam;because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.

³³turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi,He gathers shame and dishonor to himself,et opprobrium illius non delebitur:and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

³³turpitudinem et ignominiam congregat sibi,He gathers shame and dishonor to himself,et opprobrium illius non delebitur:and his disgrace will not be wiped away.

³⁴quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,For the jealousy and fury of the husband will not spare him on the day of vindication,

³⁴quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictæ,For the jealousy and fury of the husband will not spare him on the day of vindication,

³⁵nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus,nor will he agree to the pleadings of anyone,nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.nor will he accept, as repayment, a multitude of gifts.

³⁵nec acquiescet cujusquam precibus,nor will he agree to the pleadings of anyone,nec suscipiet pro redemptione dona plurima.nor will he accept, as repayment, a multitude of gifts.