¹Attingit ergo a fine usque ad finem fortiter,Thus, she reaches mightily from one end all the way to the other,et disponit omnia suaviter.and she orders all things sweetly.

¹Attingit ergo a fine usque ad finem fortiter,Thus, she reaches mightily from one end all the way to the other,et disponit omnia suaviter.and she orders all things sweetly.

²Hanc amavi,I have loved heret exquisivi a juventute mea,and searched for her from my youth,et quæsivi sponsam mihi eam assumere,and have asked to take her to me as my spouse,et amator factus sum formæ illius.and I became a lover of her form.

²Hanc amavi,I have loved heret exquisivi a juventute mea,and searched for her from my youth,et quæsivi sponsam mihi eam assumere,and have asked to take her to me as my spouse,et amator factus sum formæ illius.and I became a lover of her form.

³Generositatem illius glorificat,She glorifies her lineage by having companionship with God;contubernium habens Dei;yes and of all things,sed et omnium Dominus dilexit illam.the Lord loves her.

³Generositatem illius glorificat,She glorifies her lineage by having companionship with God;contubernium habens Dei;yes and of all things,sed et omnium Dominus dilexit illam.the Lord loves her.

⁴Doctrix enim est disciplinæ Dei,For she teaches the teaching of Godet electrix operum illius.and is the chooser of his works.

⁴Doctrix enim est disciplinæ Dei,For she teaches the teaching of Godet electrix operum illius.and is the chooser of his works.

⁵Et si divitiæ appetuntur in vita,And if riches are longed for in life,quid sapientia locupletius quæ operatur omnia?what is richer than wisdom, which is being served in all things?

⁵Et si divitiæ appetuntur in vita,And if riches are longed for in life,quid sapientia locupletius quæ operatur omnia?what is richer than wisdom, which is being served in all things?

⁶Si autem sensus operatur,But if the mind is to be served,quis horum quæ sunt magis quam illa est artifex?who, of all that exists, is a greater artisan than she?

⁶Si autem sensus operatur,But if the mind is to be served,quis horum quæ sunt magis quam illa est artifex?who, of all that exists, is a greater artisan than she?

⁷Et si justitiam quis diligit,And if anyone loves justice,labores hujus magnas habent virtutes:her labors hold great virtues;sobrietatem enim et prudentiam docet,for she teaches temperance and prudence,et justitiam, et virtutem,justice and virtue,quibus utilius nihil est in vita hominibus.and nothing is more useful in human life.

⁷Et si justitiam quis diligit,And if anyone loves justice,labores hujus magnas habent virtutes:her labors hold great virtues;sobrietatem enim et prudentiam docet,for she teaches temperance and prudence,et justitiam, et virtutem,justice and virtue,quibus utilius nihil est in vita hominibus.and nothing is more useful in human life.

⁸Et si multitudinem scientiæ desiderat quis, scit præterita,And if one desires a multitude of knowledge, she knows the past and forecasts the future;et de futuris æstimat; scit versutias sermonum,she knows the subtleties of conversation and the response to arguments;et dissolutiones argumentorum;she understands the signs and portents,signa et monstra scit antequam fiant, et eventus temporum et sæculorum.before the events take place, events both of the present time and of future ages.

⁸Et si multitudinem scientiæ desiderat quis, scit præterita,And if one desires a multitude of knowledge, she knows the past and forecasts the future;et de futuris æstimat; scit versutias sermonum,she knows the subtleties of conversation and the response to arguments;et dissolutiones argumentorum;she understands the signs and portents,signa et monstra scit antequam fiant, et eventus temporum et sæculorum.before the events take place, events both of the present time and of future ages.

⁹Proposui ergo hanc adducere mihi ad convivendum,Therefore,sciens quoniam mecum communicabit de bonis,I resolved to take her to me to live together,et erit allocutio cogitationis et tædii mei.knowing that she will be a good counselor and will console my thoughts and my weariness.

⁹Proposui ergo hanc adducere mihi ad convivendum,Therefore,sciens quoniam mecum communicabit de bonis,I resolved to take her to me to live together,et erit allocutio cogitationis et tædii mei.knowing that she will be a good counselor and will console my thoughts and my weariness.

¹⁰Habebo propter hanc claritatem ad turbas,Because of her, I have clarity in the midst of confusion,et honorem apud seniores juvenis;and honor among the elders in my youth;

¹⁰Habebo propter hanc claritatem ad turbas,Because of her, I have clarity in the midst of confusion,et honorem apud seniores juvenis;and honor among the elders in my youth;

¹¹et acutus inveniar in judicio,and I will be found to be astute in judgment,et in conspectu potentium admirabilis ero,and will be admired in the sight of the mighty,et facies principum mirabuntur me:and the faces of leaders will wonder at me.

¹¹et acutus inveniar in judicio,and I will be found to be astute in judgment,et in conspectu potentium admirabilis ero,and will be admired in the sight of the mighty,et facies principum mirabuntur me:and the faces of leaders will wonder at me.

¹²tacentem me sustinebunt,When I am silent, they will wait for me;et loquentem me respicient,when I speak, they will respect me;et sermocinante me plura, manus ori suo imponent.and when I talk for too long, they will put their hands on their mouths.

¹²tacentem me sustinebunt,When I am silent, they will wait for me;et loquentem me respicient,when I speak, they will respect me;et sermocinante me plura, manus ori suo imponent.and when I talk for too long, they will put their hands on their mouths.

¹³Præterea habebo per hanc immortalitatem,Thus, by means of her, I will have immortality,et memoriam æternam his qui post me futuri sunt relinquam.and I will bequeath an everlasting memorial to those who come after me.

¹³Præterea habebo per hanc immortalitatem,Thus, by means of her, I will have immortality,et memoriam æternam his qui post me futuri sunt relinquam.and I will bequeath an everlasting memorial to those who come after me.

¹⁴Disponam populos,I will set the peoples in order,et nationes mihi erunt subditæ:and nations will be subject to me.

¹⁴Disponam populos,I will set the peoples in order,et nationes mihi erunt subditæ:and nations will be subject to me.

¹⁵timebunt me audientes reges horrendi.Hearing me, terrible kings will be afraid;In multitudine videbor bonus, et in bello fortis.to the multitude, I will be seen as good and valiant in war.

¹⁵timebunt me audientes reges horrendi.Hearing me, terrible kings will be afraid;In multitudine videbor bonus, et in bello fortis.to the multitude, I will be seen as good and valiant in war.

¹⁶Intrans in domum meam,When I go into my house,conquiescam cum illa:I will repose myself with her,non enim habet amaritudinem conversatio illius,for her conversation has no bitterness,nec tædium convictus illius,nor her company any tediousness,sed lætitiam et gaudium.but only joy and gladness.

¹⁶Intrans in domum meam,When I go into my house,conquiescam cum illa:I will repose myself with her,non enim habet amaritudinem conversatio illius,for her conversation has no bitterness,nec tædium convictus illius,nor her company any tediousness,sed lætitiam et gaudium.but only joy and gladness.

¹⁷Hæc cogitans apud me et commemorans in corde meo,Thinking these things within myself,quoniam immortalitas est in cognatione sapientiæ,and recalling in my heart that immortality is the intention of wisdom,

¹⁷Hæc cogitans apud me et commemorans in corde meo,Thinking these things within myself,quoniam immortalitas est in cognatione sapientiæ,and recalling in my heart that immortality is the intention of wisdom,

¹⁸et in amicitia illius delectatio bona,and that in her friendship is good enjoyment,et in operibus manuum illius honestas sine defectione,and in the works of her hands are honors without flaw,et in certamine loquelæ illius sapientia,and in debate with her is understanding,et præclaritas in communicatione sermonum ipsius:and glory in sharing conversation with her;circuibam quærens,I went about seeking,ut mihi illam assumerem.so that I might take her to myself.

¹⁸et in amicitia illius delectatio bona,and that in her friendship is good enjoyment,et in operibus manuum illius honestas sine defectione,and in the works of her hands are honors without flaw,et in certamine loquelæ illius sapientia,and in debate with her is understanding,et præclaritas in communicatione sermonum ipsius:and glory in sharing conversation with her;circuibam quærens,I went about seeking,ut mihi illam assumerem.so that I might take her to myself.

¹⁹Puer autem eram ingeniosus,For I was an ingenious boyet sortitus sum animam bonam.and had been dealt a good soul.

¹⁹Puer autem eram ingeniosus,For I was an ingenious boyet sortitus sum animam bonam.and had been dealt a good soul.

²⁰Et cum essem magis bonus,Even more so, being good,veni ad corpus incoinquinatum.I came to have an undefiled body.

²⁰Et cum essem magis bonus,Even more so, being good,veni ad corpus incoinquinatum.I came to have an undefiled body.

²¹Et ut scivi quoniam aliter non possem esse continens, nisi Deus det;And since I know that it is not possible to be chaste except as a gift from God,et hoc ipsum erat sapientiæ, scire cujus esset hoc donum:and that it is a point of wisdom to know whose gift it is,adii Dominum, et deprecatus sum illum,I approached the Lord, and I besought him,et dixi ex totis præcordiis meis:and I said with my whole heart:

²¹Et ut scivi quoniam aliter non possem esse continens, nisi Deus det;And since I know that it is not possible to be chaste except as a gift from God,et hoc ipsum erat sapientiæ, scire cujus esset hoc donum:and that it is a point of wisdom to know whose gift it is,adii Dominum, et deprecatus sum illum,I approached the Lord, and I besought him,et dixi ex totis præcordiis meis:and I said with my whole heart: