Proverbs 3
1 My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
Fili mi, ne obliviscaris legis meae, et praecepta mea cor tuum custodiat.
2 For they shall set before you length of days, and years of life, and peace.
longitudinem enim dierum, et annos vitae, et pacem apponent tibi.
3 Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart.
Misericordia, et veritas te non deserant, circumda eas gutturi tuo, et describe in tabulis cordis tui:
4 And so shall you discover grace and good discipline, in the sight of God and men.
et invenies gratiam, et disciplinam bonam coram Deo et hominibus.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.
Habe fiduciam in Domino ex toto corde tuo, et ne innitaris prudentiae tuae.
6 In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
In omnibus viis tuis cogita illum, et ipse diriget gressus tuos.
7 Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.
Ne sis sapiens apud temetipsum: time Deum, et recede a malo:
8 Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.
sanitas quippe erit umbilico tuo, et irrigatio ossium tuorum.
9 Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits,
Honora Dominum de tua substantia, et de primitiis omnium frugum tuarum da pauperibus:
10 and then your storehouses will be filled with abundance, and your presses shall overflow with wine.
et implebuntur horrea tua saturitate, et vino torcularia tua redundabunt.
11 My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him.
Disciplinam Domini, fili mi, ne abiicias: nec deficias cum ab eo corriperis:
12 For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.
quem enim diligit Dominus, corripit: et quasi pater in filio complacet sibi.
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.
Beatus homo, qui invenit sapientiam, et qui affluit prudentia:
14 Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.
melior est acquisitio eius negotiatione auri, et argenti primi et purissimi fructus eius:
15 She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her.
pretiosior est cunctis opibus: et omnia, quae desiderantur, huic non valent comparari.
16 Length of days is at her right hand, and at her left hand is wealth and glory.
Longitudo dierum in dextera eius, et in sinistra illius divitiae, et gloria.
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
Viae eius viae pulchrae, et omnes semitae illius pacificae.
18 She is a tree of life to those who overtake her, and he who shall take hold of her is blessed.
Lignum vitae est his, qui apprehenderint eam: et qui tenuerit eam, beatus.
19 The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence.
Dominus sapientia fundavit terram, stabilivit caelos prudentia.
20 By his wisdom, the abyss erupted and the clouds increased with dew.
Sapientia illius eruperunt abyssi, et nubes rore concrescunt.
21 My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel.
Fili mi, ne effluant haec ab oculis tuis: Custodi legem atque consilium:
22 And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice.
et erit vita animae tuae, et gratia faucibus tuis.
23 Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble.
tunc ambulabis fiducialiter in via tua, et pes tuus non impinget:
24 When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.
si dormieris, non timebis: quiesces, et suavis erit somnus tuus.
25 Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you.
ne paveas repentino terrore, et irruentes tibi potentias impiorum.
26 For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized.
Dominus enim erit in latere tuo, et custodiet pedem tuum ne capiaris.
27 Do not prevent him who is able from doing good. When you are able, do good yourself too.
Noli prohibere benefacere eum, qui potest: si vales, et ipse benefac:
28 Do not say to your friend: “Go away, and then return. Tomorrow I will give to you.” When you are able to do so, give in the present.
Ne dicas amico tuo: Vade, et revertere: cras dabo tibi: cum statim possis dare.
29 Do not undertake evil against your friend, even though he has trust in you.
Ne moliaris amico tuo malum, cum ille in te habeat fiduciam.
30 Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you.
Ne contendas adversus hominem frustra, cum ipse tibi nihil mali fecerit.
31 Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
Ne aemuleris hominem iniustum, nec imiteris vias eius:
32 For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple.
quia abominatio Domini est omnis illusor, et cum simplicibus sermocinatio eius.
33 Destitution in the house of the impious is from the Lord. But the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
Egestas a Domino in domo impii: habitacula autem iustorum benedicentur.
34 He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild.
Ipse deludet illusores, et mansuetis dabit gratiam.
35 The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.
Gloriam sapientes possidebunt: stultorum exaltatio, ignominia.
