¹Numquid non sapientia clamitat,Does not wisdom call out,et prudentia dat vocem suam?and prudence bestow her voice?

¹Numquid non sapientia clamitat,Does not wisdom call out,et prudentia dat vocem suam?and prudence bestow her voice?

²In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam,At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways,in mediis semitis stans,in the midst of the paths,

²In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam,At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways,in mediis semitis stans,in the midst of the paths,

³juxta portas civitatis,beside the gates of the city,in ipsis foribus loquitur,at the very doors, she speaks,dicens:saying:

³juxta portas civitatis,beside the gates of the city,in ipsis foribus loquitur,at the very doors, she speaks,dicens:saying:

⁴O viri,“O men,ad vos clamito,to you I call out,et vox mea ad filios hominum.and my voice is to the sons of men.

⁴O viri,“O men,ad vos clamito,to you I call out,et vox mea ad filios hominum.and my voice is to the sons of men.

⁵Intelligite,O little ones,parvuli, astutiam,understand discernment.et insipientes,And you who are unwise,animadvertite.turn your souls.

⁵Intelligite,O little ones,parvuli, astutiam,understand discernment.et insipientes,And you who are unwise,animadvertite.turn your souls.

⁶Audite,Listen,quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum,for I will speak about great things,et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.and my lips will be opened, so as to foretell what is right.

⁶Audite,Listen,quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum,for I will speak about great things,et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.and my lips will be opened, so as to foretell what is right.

⁷Veritatem meditabitur guttur meum,My throat shall practice truth,et labia mea detestabuntur impium.and my lips shall detest the impious.

⁷Veritatem meditabitur guttur meum,My throat shall practice truth,et labia mea detestabuntur impium.and my lips shall detest the impious.

⁸Justi sunt omnes sermones mei:All my words are just.non est in eis pravum quid,There is no depravity in them,neque perversum;and no perversity.

⁸Justi sunt omnes sermones mei:All my words are just.non est in eis pravum quid,There is no depravity in them,neque perversum;and no perversity.

⁹recti sunt intelligentibus,They are upright to those who understand,et æqui invenientibus scientiam.and equitable to those who discover knowledge.

⁹recti sunt intelligentibus,They are upright to those who understand,et æqui invenientibus scientiam.and equitable to those who discover knowledge.

¹⁰Accipite disciplinam meam,Accept my discipline,et non pecuniam;and not money.doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite:Choose the doctrine that is greater than gold.

¹⁰Accipite disciplinam meam,Accept my discipline,et non pecuniam;and not money.doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite:Choose the doctrine that is greater than gold.

¹¹melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis,For wisdom is better than all that is most precious,et omne desiderabile ei non potest comparari.and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.

¹¹melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis,For wisdom is better than all that is most precious,et omne desiderabile ei non potest comparari.and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.

¹²Ego sapientia,I, wisdom,habito in consilio,dwell in counsel,et eruditis intersum cogitationibus.and I am inside learned thoughts.

¹²Ego sapientia,I, wisdom,habito in consilio,dwell in counsel,et eruditis intersum cogitationibus.and I am inside learned thoughts.

¹³Timor Domini odit malum:The fear of the Lord hates evil.arrogantiam, et superbiam,I detest arrogance, and pride,et viam pravam,and every wicked way,et os bilingue, detestor.and a mouth with a double tongue.

¹³Timor Domini odit malum:The fear of the Lord hates evil.arrogantiam, et superbiam,I detest arrogance, and pride,et viam pravam,and every wicked way,et os bilingue, detestor.and a mouth with a double tongue.

¹⁴Meum est consiliumCounsel is mine,et æquitas;and equity.mea est prudentia,Prudence is mine.mea est fortitudo.Strength is mine.

¹⁴Meum est consiliumCounsel is mine,et æquitas;and equity.mea est prudentia,Prudence is mine.mea est fortitudo.Strength is mine.

¹⁵Per me reges regnant,Through me,et legum conditores justa decernunt;kings reign and legislators decree just conditions.

¹⁵Per me reges regnant,Through me,et legum conditores justa decernunt;kings reign and legislators decree just conditions.

¹⁶per me principes imperant,Through me,et potentes decernunt justitiam.princes rule and the powerful decree justice.

¹⁶per me principes imperant,Through me,et potentes decernunt justitiam.princes rule and the powerful decree justice.

¹⁷Ego diligentes me diligo,I love those who love me.et qui mane vigilant ad me, invenient me.And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me.

¹⁷Ego diligentes me diligo,I love those who love me.et qui mane vigilant ad me, invenient me.And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me.

¹⁸Mecum sunt divitiæ et gloria,With me, are wealth and glory,opes superbæ et justitia.superb riches and justice.

¹⁸Mecum sunt divitiæ et gloria,With me, are wealth and glory,opes superbæ et justitia.superb riches and justice.

¹⁹Melior est enim fructus meus auro et lapide pretioso,For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones,et genimina mea argento electo.and my progeny better than choice silver.

¹⁹Melior est enim fructus meus auro et lapide pretioso,For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones,et genimina mea argento electo.and my progeny better than choice silver.

²⁰In viis justitiæ ambulo,I walk in the way of justice,in medio semitarum judicii:in the midst of the paths of judgment,

²⁰In viis justitiæ ambulo,I walk in the way of justice,in medio semitarum judicii:in the midst of the paths of judgment,

²¹ut ditem diligentes me,so that I may enrich those who love me,et thesauros eorum repleam.and thus complete their treasures.

²¹ut ditem diligentes me,so that I may enrich those who love me,et thesauros eorum repleam.and thus complete their treasures.

²²Dominus possedit me in initio viarum suarum antequam quidquam faceret a principio.The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning.

²²Dominus possedit me in initio viarum suarum antequam quidquam faceret a principio.The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning.

²³Ab æterno ordinata sum,I was ordained from eternity,et ex antiquis antequam terra fieret.and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed.

²³Ab æterno ordinata sum,I was ordained from eternity,et ex antiquis antequam terra fieret.and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed.

²⁴Nondum erant abyssi,The abyss did not yet exist,et ego jam concepta eram:and I was already conceived;necdum fontes aquarum eruperant,neither had the fountains of waters yet erupted.

²⁴Nondum erant abyssi,The abyss did not yet exist,et ego jam concepta eram:and I was already conceived;necdum fontes aquarum eruperant,neither had the fountains of waters yet erupted.

²⁵necdum montes gravi mole constiterant:The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established.ante colles ego parturiebar.Before the hills, I was brought forth.

²⁵necdum montes gravi mole constiterant:The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established.ante colles ego parturiebar.Before the hills, I was brought forth.

²⁶Adhuc terram non fecerat,Still he had not made the earth,et flumina,and the rivers,et cardines orbis terræ.and the poles of the globe of the earth.

²⁶Adhuc terram non fecerat,Still he had not made the earth,et flumina,and the rivers,et cardines orbis terræ.and the poles of the globe of the earth.

²⁷Quando præparabat cælos, aderam;I was already present: when he prepared the heavens;quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos;when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss;

²⁷Quando præparabat cælos, aderam;I was already present: when he prepared the heavens;quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos;when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss;

²⁸quando æthera firmabat sursum,when he made firm the sky above,et librabat fontes aquarum;and set free the fountains of waters;

²⁸quando æthera firmabat sursum,when he made firm the sky above,et librabat fontes aquarum;and set free the fountains of waters;

²⁹quando circumdabat mari terminum suum,when he encompassed the sea within its limits,et legem ponebat aquis,and laid down a law for the waters,ne transirent fines suos;lest they transgress their limits;quando appendebat fundamenta terræ:when he weighed the foundations of the earth.

²⁹quando circumdabat mari terminum suum,when he encompassed the sea within its limits,et legem ponebat aquis,and laid down a law for the waters,ne transirent fines suos;lest they transgress their limits;quando appendebat fundamenta terræ:when he weighed the foundations of the earth.

³⁰cum eo eram,I was with him in composing all things.cuncta componens.And I was delighted,Et delectabar per singulos dies,throughout every day,ludens coram eo omni tempore,by playing in his sight at all times,

³⁰cum eo eram,I was with him in composing all things.cuncta componens.And I was delighted,Et delectabar per singulos dies,throughout every day,ludens coram eo omni tempore,by playing in his sight at all times,

³¹ludens in orbe terrarum;playing in globe of the earth.et deliciæ meæ esse cum filiis hominum.And my delight was to be with the sons of men.

³¹ludens in orbe terrarum;playing in globe of the earth.et deliciæ meæ esse cum filiis hominum.And my delight was to be with the sons of men.

³²Nunc ergo,Therefore,filii,sons,audite me:hear me now.beati qui custodiunt vias meas.Blessed are those who preserve my ways.

³²Nunc ergo,Therefore,filii,sons,audite me:hear me now.beati qui custodiunt vias meas.Blessed are those who preserve my ways.

³³Audite disciplinam,Listen to discipline,et estote sapientes,and become wise,et nolite abjicere eam.and do not be willing to cast it aside.

³³Audite disciplinam,Listen to discipline,et estote sapientes,and become wise,et nolite abjicere eam.and do not be willing to cast it aside.

³⁴Beatus homo qui audit me,Blessed is the man who listens to me,et qui vigilat ad fores meas quotidie,and who stands watch at my gates every day,et observat ad postes ostii mei.and who observes at the posts of my doors.

³⁴Beatus homo qui audit me,Blessed is the man who listens to me,et qui vigilat ad fores meas quotidie,and who stands watch at my gates every day,et observat ad postes ostii mei.and who observes at the posts of my doors.

³⁵Qui me invenerit,He who finds me,inveniet vitam,finds life,et hauriet salutem a Domino.and he will draw salvation from the Lord.

³⁵Qui me invenerit,He who finds me,inveniet vitam,finds life,et hauriet salutem a Domino.and he will draw salvation from the Lord.

³⁶Qui autem in me peccaverit, lædet animam suam;But he who sins against me will wound his own soul.omnes qui me oderunt diligunt mortem.All who hate me love death.”

³⁶Qui autem in me peccaverit, lædet animam suam;But he who sins against me will wound his own soul.omnes qui me oderunt diligunt mortem.All who hate me love death.”