Mosaico decorativo

1. Mulieris bonae beatus vir: numerus enim dierum illius duplex.

1. My soul takes pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men; agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony.

2. Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum et annos vitae illius in pace implebit.

2. My soul hates three kinds of men, and I am greatly offended at their life: a beggar who is proud, a rich man who is a liar, and an adulterous old man who lacks good sense.

3. Pars bona mulier bona; in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis.

3. You have gathered nothing in your youth; how then can you find anything in your old age?

4. Divitis autem vel pauperis cor bonum; in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris.

4. What an attractive thing is judgment in gray-haired men, and for the aged to possess good counsel!

5. A tribus timuit cor meum, et de quarto facies mea metuit:

5. How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in honorable men!

6. delaturam civitatis et collectionem populi,

6. Rich experience is the crown of the aged, and their boast is the fear of the Lord.

7. calumniam mendacem, super mortem omnia gravia;

7. With nine thoughts I have gladdened my heart, and a tenth I shall tell with my tongue: a man rejoicing in his children; a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes;

8. dolor cordis et luctus mulier zelotypa in mulierem;

8. happy is he who lives with an intelligent wife, and he who has not made a slip with his tongue, and he who has not served a man inferior to himself;

9. et flagellum linguae omnibus communicans.

9. happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners.

10. Sicut boum iugum, quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam; qui tenet illam, quasi qui apprehendat scorpionem.

10. How great is he who has gained wisdom! But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord.

11. Mulier ebriosa ira magna et contumelia, et turpitudo illius non tegetur.

11. The fear of the Lord surpasses everything; to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast?

12. Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum et in palpebris illius agnoscetur.

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13. In filia pervicaci firma custodiam, ne, inventa occasione, utatur sibi.

13. Any wound, but not a wound of the heart! Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife!

14. Ab omni irreverentia oculorum eius cave et ne mireris, si te neglexerit.

14. Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate! And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!

15. Sicut viator sitiens ad fontem os aperiet et ab omni aqua proxima bibet et contra omnem palum sedebit et contra omnem sagittam aperiet pharetram, donec deficiat.

15. There is no venom worse than a snake's venom, and no wrath worse than an enemy's wrath.

16. Gratia mulieris sedulae delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit

16. I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife.

17. disciplina illius. Datum Dei est

17. The wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear.

18. mulier sensata et tacita; non est commutatio eruditae animae.

18. Her husband takes his meals among the neighbors, and he cannot help sighing bitterly.

19. Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata;

19. Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife's iniquity; may a sinner's lot befall her!

20. omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animae.

20. A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged -- such is a garrulous wife for a quiet husband.

21. Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonae species in ornamentum domus eius.

21. Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.

22. Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super staturam stabilem;

22. There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace when a wife supports her husband.

23. columnae aureae super bases argenteas, et pedes speciosi super plantas stabiles mulieris.

23. A dejected mind, a gloomy face, and a wounded heart are caused by an evil wife. Drooping hands and weak knees are caused by the wife who does not make her husband happy.

24. Fundamenta aeterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctae.

24. From a woman sin had its beginning, and because of her we all die.

25. In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit:

25. Allow no outlet to water, and no boldness of speech in an evil wife.

26. vir bellator deficiens per inopiam et vir sensatus contemptus

26. If she does not go as you direct, separate her from yourself.

27. et qui transgreditur a iustitia ad peccatum; Deus parabit eum ad romphaeam.

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28. Duae species difficiles et periculosae mihi apparuerunt: difficile eruitur negotians a neglegentia, et non iustificabitur caupo a peccatis.

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