Liber Ecclesiasticus, 22
1. Lapidi luteo comparatus est piger, et omnes sibilabunt super aspernationem illius;
1. Have you sinned, my son? Do so no more, but pray about your former sins.
2. fimo boum comparatus est piger: et omnis, qui tetigerit eum, excutiet manus.
2. Flee from sin as from a snake; for if you approach sin, it will bite you. Its teeth are lion's teeth, and destroy the souls of men.
3. Confusio patris est de filio indisciplinato, filia autem in deminorationem generatur.
3. All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for its wound.
4. Filia prudens hereditas viro suo, nam, quae confundit, in contumeliam fit genitoris.
4. Terror and violence will lay waste riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.
5. Patrem et virum confundit filia audax, ab utrisque autem inhonorabitur.
5. The prayer of a poor man goes from his lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
6. Musica in luctu importuna narratio; disciplina et doctrina in omni tempore sapientia.
6. Whoever hates reproof walks in the steps of the sinner, but he that fears the Lord will repent in his heart.
7. Qui docet fatuum, quasi qui conglutinat testam;
7. He who is mighty in speech is known from afar; but the sensible man, when he slips, is aware of it.
8. qui narrat verbum non audienti, quasi qui excitat dormientem de gravi somno.
8. A man who builds his house with other people's money is like one who gathers stones for his burial mound.
9. Cum dormiente loquitur, qui enarrat stulto sapientiam, et in fine narrationis dicit: “Quis est hic?”.
9. An assembly of the wicked is like tow gathered together, and their end is a flame of fire.
10. Supra mortuum plora, defecit enim lux, et supra fatuum plora, defecit enim sensus.
10. The way of sinners is smoothly paved with stones, but at its end is the pit of Hades.
11. Modicum plora supra mortuum, quoniam requievit;
11. Whoever keeps the law controls his thoughts, and wisdom is the fulfilment of the fear of the Lord.
12. nequissima enim vita fatui super mortem.
12. He who is not clever cannot be taught, but there is a cleverness which increases bitterness.
13. Luctus mortui septem dies, fatui autem et impii omnes dies vitae illorum.
13. The knowledge of a wise man will increase like a flood, and his counsel like a flowing spring.
14. Cum stulto ne multum loquaris et cum insensato ne abieris.
14. The mind of a fool is like a broken jar; it will hold no knowledge.
15. Serva te ab illo, ut non molestiam habeas, et non coinquinaberis impactione illius.
15. When a man of understanding hears a wise saying, he will praise it and add to it; when a reveler hears it, he dislikes it and casts it behind his back.
16. Deflecte ab illo et invenies requiem et non acediaberis in stultitia illius.
16. A fool's narration is like a burden on a journey, but delight will be found in the speech of the intelligent.
17. Super plumbum quid gravius? Et quod illi aliud nomen quam fatuus?
17. The utterance of a sensible man will be sought in the assembly, and they will ponder his words in their minds.
18. Arenam et salem et massam ferri facilius est ferre quam hominem imprudentem et fatuum et impium.
18. Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk.
19. Loramentum ligneum colligatum in fundamento aedificii non dissolvetur; sic et cor confirmatum in cogitatione consilii, nullus timor illud commovebit.
19. To a senseless man education is fetters on his feet, and like manacles on his right hand.
20. Cor firmatum in cogitatu intellegentiae sicut ornatus in pariete polito.
20. A fool raises his voice when he laughs, but a clever man smiles quietly.
21. Sicut pali in excelsis et caementa sine impensa posita contra faciem venti non permanebunt,
21. To a sensible man education is like a golden ornament, and like a bracelet on the right arm.
22. sic et cor timidum in cogitatione stulti contra impetum timoris non resistet. (23)
22. The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience stands respectfully before it.
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23. A boor peers into the house from the door, but a cultivated man remains outside.
24. Pungens oculum deducit lacrimas, et, qui pungit cor, pellit amicitiam.
24. It is ill-mannered for a man to listen at a door, and a discreet man is grieved by the disgrace.
25. Mittens lapidem in volatilia fugat illa; sic et qui conviciatur amico, dissolvit amicitiam.
25. The lips of strangers will speak of these things, but the words of the prudent will be weighed in the balance.
26. Ad amicum etsi produxeris gladium, non desperes: est enim regressus; ad amicum
26. The mind of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is in their mind.
27. si aperueris os triste, non timeas: est enim concordatio, excepto convicio et improperio et superbia et mysterii revelatione et plaga dolosa; in his omnis effugiet amicus.
27. When an ungodly man curses his adversary, he curses his own soul.
28. Fidem posside cum amico in paupertate illius, ut et in bonis illius communices;
28. A whisperer defiles his own soul and is hated in his neighborhood.
29. in tempore tribulationis illius permane illi fidelis, ut et in hereditate illius coheres sis.
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30. Ante ignem camini vapor et fumus, sic et ante sanguinem maledicta et contumeliae et minae.
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31. Amicum tegere non confundar, a facie illius non me abscondam; et, si mala mihi evenerint per illum, sustinebo:
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32. omnis, qui audiet, cavebit se ab eo.
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33. Quis dabit ori meo custodiam et super labia mea signaculum aptum, ut non cadam ab ipsis, et lingua mea perdat me?
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