¹Justorum autem animæ in manu Dei sunt,But the souls of the just are in the hand of Godet non tanget illos tormentum mortis.and no torment of death will touch them.

¹Justorum autem animæ in manu Dei sunt,But the souls of the just are in the hand of Godet non tanget illos tormentum mortis.and no torment of death will touch them.

²Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,In the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to die,et æstimata est afflictio exitus illorum,and their departure was considered an affliction,

²Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori,In the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to die,et æstimata est afflictio exitus illorum,and their departure was considered an affliction,

³et quod a nobis est iter exterminium;and their going away from us, a banishment.illi autem sunt in pace:Yet they are in peace.

³et quod a nobis est iter exterminium;and their going away from us, a banishment.illi autem sunt in pace:Yet they are in peace.

⁴etsi coram hominibus tormenta passi sunt,And though, in the sight of men, they suffered torments,spes illorum immortalitate plena est.their hope is full of immortality.

⁴etsi coram hominibus tormenta passi sunt,And though, in the sight of men, they suffered torments,spes illorum immortalitate plena est.their hope is full of immortality.

⁵In paucis vexati sunt,Troubled in few things,in multis bene disponentur,in many things they will be well compensated,quoniam Deus tentavit eos,because God has tested themet invenit illos dignos se.and found them worthy of himself.

⁵In paucis vexati sunt,Troubled in few things,in multis bene disponentur,in many things they will be well compensated,quoniam Deus tentavit eos,because God has tested themet invenit illos dignos se.and found them worthy of himself.

⁶Tamquam aurum in fornace probavit illos,Like gold in the furnace, he has proved them,et quasi holocausti hostiam accepit illos,and as a holocaust victim, he has received them,et in tempore erit respectus illorum.and in the time of their visitation

⁶Tamquam aurum in fornace probavit illos,Like gold in the furnace, he has proved them,et quasi holocausti hostiam accepit illos,and as a holocaust victim, he has received them,et in tempore erit respectus illorum.and in the time of their visitation

⁷Fulgebunt justithey will shine,et tamquam scintillæ in arundineto discurrent.and they will dash about like sparks among stubble.

⁷Fulgebunt justithey will shine,et tamquam scintillæ in arundineto discurrent.and they will dash about like sparks among stubble.

⁸Judicabunt nationes,They will judge the nationset dominabuntur populis,and they will rule over the people,et regnabit Dominus illorum in perpetuum.and their Lord will reign forever.

⁸Judicabunt nationes,They will judge the nationset dominabuntur populis,and they will rule over the people,et regnabit Dominus illorum in perpetuum.and their Lord will reign forever.

⁹Qui confidunt in illo intelligent veritatem,Those who trust in him,et fideles in dilectione acquiescent illi,will understand the truth,quoniam donumand those who are faithful in love will rest in him,et pax est electis ejus.because grace and peace is for his elect.

⁹Qui confidunt in illo intelligent veritatem,Those who trust in him,et fideles in dilectione acquiescent illi,will understand the truth,quoniam donumand those who are faithful in love will rest in him,et pax est electis ejus.because grace and peace is for his elect.

¹⁰Impii autem secundum quæ cogitaverunt correptionem habebunt:But the impious will be chastised according to their thoughts,qui neglexerunt justum,for they have neglected the justet a Domino recesserunt.and have retreated from the Lord.

¹⁰Impii autem secundum quæ cogitaverunt correptionem habebunt:But the impious will be chastised according to their thoughts,qui neglexerunt justum,for they have neglected the justet a Domino recesserunt.and have retreated from the Lord.

¹¹Sapientiam enim et disciplinam qui abjicit infelix est:For whoever abandons wisdom and instruction is unhappy,et vacua est spes illorum,and their hope is empty,et labores sine fructu,and their labors without fruit,et inutilia opera eorum.and their works useless.

¹¹Sapientiam enim et disciplinam qui abjicit infelix est:For whoever abandons wisdom and instruction is unhappy,et vacua est spes illorum,and their hope is empty,et labores sine fructu,and their labors without fruit,et inutilia opera eorum.and their works useless.

¹²Mulieres eorum insensatæ sunt,Their wives are foolish and their sons are wicked;et nequissimi filii eorum.the things that serve them are accursed.

¹²Mulieres eorum insensatæ sunt,Their wives are foolish and their sons are wicked;et nequissimi filii eorum.the things that serve them are accursed.

¹³Maledicta creatura eorum,Therefore,quoniam felix est sterilis;fertile is the barrenet incoinquinata,and undefiled,quæ nescivit thorum in delicto,who has not known transgressions in bed;habebit fructum in respectione animarum sanctarum;she will bear fruit by caring for holy souls.

¹³Maledicta creatura eorum,Therefore,quoniam felix est sterilis;fertile is the barrenet incoinquinata,and undefiled,quæ nescivit thorum in delicto,who has not known transgressions in bed;habebit fructum in respectione animarum sanctarum;she will bear fruit by caring for holy souls.

¹⁴et spado qui non operatus est per manus suas iniquitatem,And fertile is the celibate,nec cogitavit adversus Deum nequissima:who has not wrought iniquity with his hands,dabitur enim illi fidei donum electum,nor thought wickedness against God;et sors in templo Dei acceptissima.for to him will be given a special gift of faith and a very welcome place in the temple of the Lord.

¹⁴et spado qui non operatus est per manus suas iniquitatem,And fertile is the celibate,nec cogitavit adversus Deum nequissima:who has not wrought iniquity with his hands,dabitur enim illi fidei donum electum,nor thought wickedness against God;et sors in templo Dei acceptissima.for to him will be given a special gift of faith and a very welcome place in the temple of the Lord.

¹⁵Bonorum enim laborum gloriosus est fructus,For the fruit of good labors is gloriouset quæ non concidat radix sapientiæ.and the root of wisdom shall never perish.

¹⁵Bonorum enim laborum gloriosus est fructus,For the fruit of good labors is gloriouset quæ non concidat radix sapientiæ.and the root of wisdom shall never perish.

¹⁶Filii autem adulterorum in inconsummatione erunt,But the sons of adulterers will not reach completion,et ab iniquo thoro semen exterminabitur.and the offspring of a sinful bed will be banished.

¹⁶Filii autem adulterorum in inconsummatione erunt,But the sons of adulterers will not reach completion,et ab iniquo thoro semen exterminabitur.and the offspring of a sinful bed will be banished.

¹⁷Et si quidem longæ vitæ erunt,And if they live long,in nihilum computabuntur,they will be counted as nothing,et sine honore erit novissima senectus illorum:and their last years of old-age will be without honor.

¹⁷Et si quidem longæ vitæ erunt,And if they live long,in nihilum computabuntur,they will be counted as nothing,et sine honore erit novissima senectus illorum:and their last years of old-age will be without honor.

¹⁸et si celerius defuncti fuerint,And if they die quickly,non habebunt spem,they will have no hope,nec in die agnitionis allocutionem.nor words of comfort on the day of reckoning.

¹⁸et si celerius defuncti fuerint,And if they die quickly,non habebunt spem,they will have no hope,nec in die agnitionis allocutionem.nor words of comfort on the day of reckoning.

¹⁹Nationis enim iniquæ diræ sunt consummationes.For the iniquities of the people have a dreadful result.

¹⁹Nationis enim iniquæ diræ sunt consummationes.For the iniquities of the people have a dreadful result.