¹Diligite justitiam,Love justice,qui judicatis terram.you who judge the land.Sentite de Domino in bonitate,Think of the Lord in goodnesset in simplicitate cordis quærite illum:and seek him in simplicity of heart.

¹Diligite justitiam,Love justice,qui judicatis terram.you who judge the land.Sentite de Domino in bonitate,Think of the Lord in goodnesset in simplicitate cordis quærite illum:and seek him in simplicity of heart.

²quoniam invenitur ab his qui non tentant illum,For he is found by those who do not test him,apparet autem eis qui fidem habent in illum.yet he reveals himself to those who have faith in him.

²quoniam invenitur ab his qui non tentant illum,For he is found by those who do not test him,apparet autem eis qui fidem habent in illum.yet he reveals himself to those who have faith in him.

³Perversæ enim cogitationes separant a Deo;For perverse thoughts separate from God.probata autem virtus corripit insipientes.But his virtue, when it is tested, corrects the foolish.

³Perversæ enim cogitationes separant a Deo;For perverse thoughts separate from God.probata autem virtus corripit insipientes.But his virtue, when it is tested, corrects the foolish.

⁴Quoniam in malevolam animam non introibit sapientia,For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul,nec habitabit in corpore subdito peccatis.nor dwell in a body subdued by sin.

⁴Quoniam in malevolam animam non introibit sapientia,For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul,nec habitabit in corpore subdito peccatis.nor dwell in a body subdued by sin.

⁵Spiritus enim sanctus disciplinæ effugiet fictum,For the holy spirit of instruction will flee from falsehood,et auferet se a cogitationibus quæ sunt sine intellectu,and he will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding,et corripietur a superveniente iniquitate.and he will not be reached when iniquity overcomes.

⁵Spiritus enim sanctus disciplinæ effugiet fictum,For the holy spirit of instruction will flee from falsehood,et auferet se a cogitationibus quæ sunt sine intellectu,and he will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding,et corripietur a superveniente iniquitate.and he will not be reached when iniquity overcomes.

⁶Benignus est enim spiritus sapientiæ,For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent,et non liberabit maledicum a labiis suis:and will not release the evil speaker from his talk,quoniam renum illius testis est Deus,because God is a witness of his temperament,et cordis illius scrutator est verus,and a true examiner of his heart,et linguæ ejus auditor.and an auditor of his words.

⁶Benignus est enim spiritus sapientiæ,For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent,et non liberabit maledicum a labiis suis:and will not release the evil speaker from his talk,quoniam renum illius testis est Deus,because God is a witness of his temperament,et cordis illius scrutator est verus,and a true examiner of his heart,et linguæ ejus auditor.and an auditor of his words.

⁷Quoniam spiritus Domini replevit orbem terrarum,For the spirit of the Lord has filled the world,et hoc quod continet omnia,and he who contains all things,scientiam habet vocis.retains knowledge of every voice.

⁷Quoniam spiritus Domini replevit orbem terrarum,For the spirit of the Lord has filled the world,et hoc quod continet omnia,and he who contains all things,scientiam habet vocis.retains knowledge of every voice.

⁸Propter hoc qui loquitur iniqua non potest latere,Therefore, he who speaks unjust things cannot escape notice,nec præteriet illum corripiens judicium.nor will the chastising judgment pass him by.

⁸Propter hoc qui loquitur iniqua non potest latere,Therefore, he who speaks unjust things cannot escape notice,nec præteriet illum corripiens judicium.nor will the chastising judgment pass him by.

⁹In cogitationibus enim impii interrogatio erit;For inquiry will be made into the thoughts of the impious,sermonum autem illius auditio ad Deum veniet,his conversation also will reach the hearing of God,ad correptionem iniquitatum illius.to the chastising of his iniquities.

⁹In cogitationibus enim impii interrogatio erit;For inquiry will be made into the thoughts of the impious,sermonum autem illius auditio ad Deum veniet,his conversation also will reach the hearing of God,ad correptionem iniquitatum illius.to the chastising of his iniquities.

¹⁰Quoniam auris zeli audit omnia,For the zealous ear hears all things,et tumultus murmurationum non abscondetur.and the disturbance of complaining will not be hidden.

¹⁰Quoniam auris zeli audit omnia,For the zealous ear hears all things,et tumultus murmurationum non abscondetur.and the disturbance of complaining will not be hidden.

¹¹Custodite ergo vos a murmuratione quæ nihil prodest,Therefore, keep yourselves from complaining, which benefits nothing,et a detractione parcite linguæ:and refrain your tongue from slander,quoniam sermo obscurus in vacuum non ibit,because secret conversation will not pass into nothingness,os autem quod mentitur occidit animam.and the mouth that lies kills the soul.

¹¹Custodite ergo vos a murmuratione quæ nihil prodest,Therefore, keep yourselves from complaining, which benefits nothing,et a detractione parcite linguæ:and refrain your tongue from slander,quoniam sermo obscurus in vacuum non ibit,because secret conversation will not pass into nothingness,os autem quod mentitur occidit animam.and the mouth that lies kills the soul.

¹²Nolite zelare mortem in errore vitæ vestræ,Do not court death by the error of your life,neque acquiratis perditionem in operibus manuum vestrarum.nor procure your destruction by the works of your hands,

¹²Nolite zelare mortem in errore vitæ vestræ,Do not court death by the error of your life,neque acquiratis perditionem in operibus manuum vestrarum.nor procure your destruction by the works of your hands,

¹³Quoniam Deus mortem non fecit,because God did not make death,nec lætatur in perditione vivorum.nor does he rejoice in the loss of the living.

¹³Quoniam Deus mortem non fecit,because God did not make death,nec lætatur in perditione vivorum.nor does he rejoice in the loss of the living.

¹⁴Creavit enim ut essent omnia,For he created all things that they might exist,et sanabiles fecit nationes orbis terrarum:and he made the nations of the world curable,et non est in illis medicamentum exterminii,and there is no medicine of extermination in them,nec inferorum regnum in terra.nor a kingdom of hell upon the earth.

¹⁴Creavit enim ut essent omnia,For he created all things that they might exist,et sanabiles fecit nationes orbis terrarum:and he made the nations of the world curable,et non est in illis medicamentum exterminii,and there is no medicine of extermination in them,nec inferorum regnum in terra.nor a kingdom of hell upon the earth.

¹⁵Justitia enim perpetua est,For justice is perpetualet immortalis.and immortal.

¹⁵Justitia enim perpetua est,For justice is perpetualet immortalis.and immortal.

¹⁶Impii autem manibus et verbis accersierunt illam,But the impious, with hands and words, have called death to them,et æstimantes illam amicam,and, esteeming it a friend,defluxerunt; et sponsiones posuerunt ad illam,they have fallen away and have made a covenant with death,quoniam digni sunt qui sint ex parte illius.because they deserved to take part in it.

¹⁶Impii autem manibus et verbis accersierunt illam,But the impious, with hands and words, have called death to them,et æstimantes illam amicam,and, esteeming it a friend,defluxerunt; et sponsiones posuerunt ad illam,they have fallen away and have made a covenant with death,quoniam digni sunt qui sint ex parte illius.because they deserved to take part in it.