¹Iterum alius navigare cogitans,Again, another, thinking to sail,et per feros fluctus iter facere incipiens,and beginning to make his voyage through the raging waves,ligno portante se, fragilius lignum invocat.calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the wood that carries him.

¹Iterum alius navigare cogitans,Again, another, thinking to sail,et per feros fluctus iter facere incipiens,and beginning to make his voyage through the raging waves,ligno portante se, fragilius lignum invocat.calls upon a piece of wood more fragile than the wood that carries him.

²Illud enim cupiditas acquirendi excogitavit,For this is what desire has contrived to be acquired,et artifex sapientia fabricavit sua.and the craftsman has formed its understanding.

²Illud enim cupiditas acquirendi excogitavit,For this is what desire has contrived to be acquired,et artifex sapientia fabricavit sua.and the craftsman has formed its understanding.

³Tua autem,But your providence,Pater,O Father,providentia gubernat:governs,quoniam dedisti et in mari viam,because you have provided for both a way in the seaet inter fluctus semitam firmissimam,and a very reliable path among the waves,

³Tua autem,But your providence,Pater,O Father,providentia gubernat:governs,quoniam dedisti et in mari viam,because you have provided for both a way in the seaet inter fluctus semitam firmissimam,and a very reliable path among the waves,

⁴ostendens quoniam potens es ex omnibus salvare,revealing that you are able to save out of all things,etiam si sine arte aliquis adeat mare.even if someone were to go to sea without skill.

⁴ostendens quoniam potens es ex omnibus salvare,revealing that you are able to save out of all things,etiam si sine arte aliquis adeat mare.even if someone were to go to sea without skill.

⁵Sed ut non essent vacua sapientiæ tuæ opera,But, so that the works of your wisdom might not be empty,propter hoc etiam et exiguo ligno credunt homines animas suas,therefore, men trust their souls even to a little piece of wood, and,et transeuntes mare per ratem liberati sunt.crossing over the sea by raft, they are set free.

⁵Sed ut non essent vacua sapientiæ tuæ opera,But, so that the works of your wisdom might not be empty,propter hoc etiam et exiguo ligno credunt homines animas suas,therefore, men trust their souls even to a little piece of wood, and,et transeuntes mare per ratem liberati sunt.crossing over the sea by raft, they are set free.

⁶Sed et ab initio cum perirent superbi gigantes,But, from the beginning, when the proud giants were perishing,spes orbis terrarum ad ratem confugiens,the hope of the world, fleeing by boat,remisit sæculo semen nativitatis quæ manu tua erat gubernata.gave back to future ages a seed of birth, which was governed by your hand.

⁶Sed et ab initio cum perirent superbi gigantes,But, from the beginning, when the proud giants were perishing,spes orbis terrarum ad ratem confugiens,the hope of the world, fleeing by boat,remisit sæculo semen nativitatis quæ manu tua erat gubernata.gave back to future ages a seed of birth, which was governed by your hand.

⁷Benedictum est enim lignum per quod fit justitia;For blessed is the wood through which justice is made.

⁷Benedictum est enim lignum per quod fit justitia;For blessed is the wood through which justice is made.

⁸per manus autem quod fit idolum,But, through the hand that makes the idol,maledictum est et ipsum,both it, and he who made it,et qui fecit illud:is accursed: he, indeed,quia ille quidem operatus est,because it has been served by him,illud autem cum esset fragile,and it, because, though it is fragile,deus cognominatus est.it is called ‘god.’

⁸per manus autem quod fit idolum,But, through the hand that makes the idol,maledictum est et ipsum,both it, and he who made it,et qui fecit illud:is accursed: he, indeed,quia ille quidem operatus est,because it has been served by him,illud autem cum esset fragile,and it, because, though it is fragile,deus cognominatus est.it is called ‘god.’

⁹Similiter autem odio sunt Deo impius et impietas ejus;But the impious and his impiety are similarly offensive to God.

⁹Similiter autem odio sunt Deo impius et impietas ejus;But the impious and his impiety are similarly offensive to God.

¹⁰etenim quod factum est,For that which is made,cum illo qui fecit tormenta patietur.together with him who made it, will suffer torments.

¹⁰etenim quod factum est,For that which is made,cum illo qui fecit tormenta patietur.together with him who made it, will suffer torments.

¹¹Propter hoc et in idolis nationum non erit respectus,Because of this, and according to the idolatries of the nations, there will be no refuge,quoniam creaturæ Dei in odium factæ sunt,for the things created by God have been made into hatred,et in tentationem animabus hominum,and into a temptation to the souls of men,et in muscipulam pedibus insipientium.and into a snare for the feet of the foolish.

¹¹Propter hoc et in idolis nationum non erit respectus,Because of this, and according to the idolatries of the nations, there will be no refuge,quoniam creaturæ Dei in odium factæ sunt,for the things created by God have been made into hatred,et in tentationem animabus hominum,and into a temptation to the souls of men,et in muscipulam pedibus insipientium.and into a snare for the feet of the foolish.

¹²Initium enim fornicationis est exquisitio idolorum,For the beginning of fornication is the search for idols,et adinventio illorum corruptio vitæ est:and from their invention comes corruption of life.

¹²Initium enim fornicationis est exquisitio idolorum,For the beginning of fornication is the search for idols,et adinventio illorum corruptio vitæ est:and from their invention comes corruption of life.

¹³neque enim erant ab initio,For they neither existed from the beginning,neque erunt in perpetuum.nor will they exist forever.

¹³neque enim erant ab initio,For they neither existed from the beginning,neque erunt in perpetuum.nor will they exist forever.

¹⁴Supervacuitas enim hominum hæc advenit in orbem terrarum,For by the great emptiness of men they came into the world,et ideo brevis illorum finis est inventus.and therefore their end is soon discovered.

¹⁴Supervacuitas enim hominum hæc advenit in orbem terrarum,For by the great emptiness of men they came into the world,et ideo brevis illorum finis est inventus.and therefore their end is soon discovered.

¹⁵Acerbo enim luctu dolens pater,For a father, embittered with the suffering of grief,cito sibi rapti filii fecit imaginem;made an image of his son, who had been suddenly taken away from him,et illum qui tunc quasi homo mortuus fuerat,and then, he who had died as a man,nunc tamquam deum colere cœpit,now begins to be worshiped as if a god,et constituit inter servos suos sacra et sacrificia.and so rites and sacrifices are established among his servants.

¹⁵Acerbo enim luctu dolens pater,For a father, embittered with the suffering of grief,cito sibi rapti filii fecit imaginem;made an image of his son, who had been suddenly taken away from him,et illum qui tunc quasi homo mortuus fuerat,and then, he who had died as a man,nunc tamquam deum colere cœpit,now begins to be worshiped as if a god,et constituit inter servos suos sacra et sacrificia.and so rites and sacrifices are established among his servants.

¹⁶Deinde interveniente tempore,Then, in the course of time,convalescente iniqua consuetudine,iniquity gains strength within this erroneous custom,hic error tamquam lex custoditus est,so that this error has been observed as if it were a law,et tyrannorum imperio colebantur figmenta.and this figment has been worshiped at the command of tyrants.

¹⁶Deinde interveniente tempore,Then, in the course of time,convalescente iniqua consuetudine,iniquity gains strength within this erroneous custom,hic error tamquam lex custoditus est,so that this error has been observed as if it were a law,et tyrannorum imperio colebantur figmenta.and this figment has been worshiped at the command of tyrants.

¹⁷Et hos quos in palam homines honorare non poterant propter hoc quod longe essent,And those, whom men could not openly honor because they were far off,e longinquo figura eorum allata,a likeness of them was carried from far off,evidentem imaginem regis quem honorare volebant fecerunt,and from it they made a similar image of the king that they wanted to honor,ut illum qui aberat,so that, by their solicitude,tamquam præsentem colerent sua sollicitudine.they might worship he who was absent, just as if he were present.

¹⁷Et hos quos in palam homines honorare non poterant propter hoc quod longe essent,And those, whom men could not openly honor because they were far off,e longinquo figura eorum allata,a likeness of them was carried from far off,evidentem imaginem regis quem honorare volebant fecerunt,and from it they made a similar image of the king that they wanted to honor,ut illum qui aberat,so that, by their solicitude,tamquam præsentem colerent sua sollicitudine.they might worship he who was absent, just as if he were present.

¹⁸Provexit autem ad horum culturam et hos qui ignorabant artificis eximia diligentia.Yet, it passes into their care, and those whom they did not know, they love because of the excellence of the artist.

¹⁸Provexit autem ad horum culturam et hos qui ignorabant artificis eximia diligentia.Yet, it passes into their care, and those whom they did not know, they love because of the excellence of the artist.

¹⁹Ille enim, volens placere illi qui se assumpsit,For he, wishing to please the one who hired him,elaboravit arte sua ut similitudinem in melius figuraret.embellished his art, so as to fashion a better likeness.

¹⁹Ille enim, volens placere illi qui se assumpsit,For he, wishing to please the one who hired him,elaboravit arte sua ut similitudinem in melius figuraret.embellished his art, so as to fashion a better likeness.

²⁰Multitudo autem hominum,But the multitude of men,abducta per speciem operis,brought together by the beauty of the work,eum qui ante tempus tamquam homo honoratus fuerat,now considered him to be a god,nunc deum æstimaverunt.whom they had formerly honored as a man.

²⁰Multitudo autem hominum,But the multitude of men,abducta per speciem operis,brought together by the beauty of the work,eum qui ante tempus tamquam homo honoratus fuerat,now considered him to be a god,nunc deum æstimaverunt.whom they had formerly honored as a man.

²¹Et hæc fuit vitæ humanæ deceptio,And this was the deception of human life:quoniam aut affectui aut regibus deservientes homines,that men, serving either their own inclination or their kings,incommunicabile nomen lapidibus et lignis imposuerunt.assigned the unutterable name to stones and wood.

²¹Et hæc fuit vitæ humanæ deceptio,And this was the deception of human life:quoniam aut affectui aut regibus deservientes homines,that men, serving either their own inclination or their kings,incommunicabile nomen lapidibus et lignis imposuerunt.assigned the unutterable name to stones and wood.

²²Et non suffecerat errasse eos circa Dei scientiam,And it was not enough for them to go astray concerning the knowledge of God,sed et in magno viventes inscientiæ bello,but also, while living in a great war of ignorance,tot et tam magna mala pacem appellant.they call so many and such great evils ‘peace.’

²²Et non suffecerat errasse eos circa Dei scientiam,And it was not enough for them to go astray concerning the knowledge of God,sed et in magno viventes inscientiæ bello,but also, while living in a great war of ignorance,tot et tam magna mala pacem appellant.they call so many and such great evils ‘peace.’

²³Aut enim filios suos sacrificantes,For either they sacrifice their own sons,aut obscura sacrificia facientes,or they make dark sacrifices,aut insaniæ plenas vigilias habentes,or they hold vigils full of madness,

²³Aut enim filios suos sacrificantes,For either they sacrifice their own sons,aut obscura sacrificia facientes,or they make dark sacrifices,aut insaniæ plenas vigilias habentes,or they hold vigils full of madness,

²⁴neque vitam,so that now they neither protect life,neque nuptias mundas jam custodiunt:nor preserve a clean marriage,sed alius alium per invidiam occidit,but one kills another through envy,aut adulterans contristat,or grieves him by adultery.

²⁴neque vitam,so that now they neither protect life,neque nuptias mundas jam custodiunt:nor preserve a clean marriage,sed alius alium per invidiam occidit,but one kills another through envy,aut adulterans contristat,or grieves him by adultery.

²⁵et omnia commista sunt:And all things are mixed together:sanguis,blood,homicidium,murder,furtum et fictio,theft and fraud,corruptio et infidelitas,corruption and infidelity,turbatio et perjurium,disturbances and perjury,tumultus bonorum,disorder within good things,

²⁵et omnia commista sunt:And all things are mixed together:sanguis,blood,homicidium,murder,furtum et fictio,theft and fraud,corruptio et infidelitas,corruption and infidelity,turbatio et perjurium,disturbances and perjury,tumultus bonorum,disorder within good things,

²⁶Dei immemoratio,forgetfulness of God,animarum inquinatio,pollution of souls,nativitatis immutatio,alteration of procreation,nuptiarum inconstantia,inconstancy of marriage,inordinatio mœchiæ et impudicitiæ.unnatural adultery and homosexuality.

²⁶Dei immemoratio,forgetfulness of God,animarum inquinatio,pollution of souls,nativitatis immutatio,alteration of procreation,nuptiarum inconstantia,inconstancy of marriage,inordinatio mœchiæ et impudicitiæ.unnatural adultery and homosexuality.

²⁷Infandorum enim idolorum cultura omnis mali causa est,For the worship of unspeakable idols is the cause,et initiumand the beginning and the end,et finis.of all evil.

²⁷Infandorum enim idolorum cultura omnis mali causa est,For the worship of unspeakable idols is the cause,et initiumand the beginning and the end,et finis.of all evil.

²⁸Aut enim dum lætantur insaniunt,For they either act with madness while happy,aut certe vaticinantur falsa,or they insistently speak wild lies,aut vivunt injuste,or they live unjustly,aut pejerant cito.or they are quick to commit perjury.

²⁸Aut enim dum lætantur insaniunt,For they either act with madness while happy,aut certe vaticinantur falsa,or they insistently speak wild lies,aut vivunt injuste,or they live unjustly,aut pejerant cito.or they are quick to commit perjury.

²⁹Dum enim confidunt in idolis quæ sine anima sunt,For, while they trust in idols, which are without a soul,male jurantes noceri se non sperant.vowing evil, they hope not to be harmed themselves.

²⁹Dum enim confidunt in idolis quæ sine anima sunt,For, while they trust in idols, which are without a soul,male jurantes noceri se non sperant.vowing evil, they hope not to be harmed themselves.

³⁰Utraque ergo illis evenient digne,Therefore, from both sides it will fittingly happen,quoniam male senserunt de Deo,because they have thought evil of God,attendentes idolis,paying attention to idols,et juraverunt injuste, in dolo contemnentes justitiam.and because they have sworn unjustly, in guile despising justice.

³⁰Utraque ergo illis evenient digne,Therefore, from both sides it will fittingly happen,quoniam male senserunt de Deo,because they have thought evil of God,attendentes idolis,paying attention to idols,et juraverunt injuste, in dolo contemnentes justitiam.and because they have sworn unjustly, in guile despising justice.

³¹Non enim juratorum virtus,For swearing is not virtue,sed peccantium pœna, perambulat semper injustorum prævaricationem.but sinning always comes around to a punishment according to the transgression of the unjust.

³¹Non enim juratorum virtus,For swearing is not virtue,sed peccantium pœna, perambulat semper injustorum prævaricationem.but sinning always comes around to a punishment according to the transgression of the unjust.