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| [1]Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. |
[1]Mulieris bonæ beatus vir: numerus enim annorum illius duplex. |
| [2]A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. |
[2]Mulier fortis oblectat virum suum, et annos vitæ illius in pace implebit. |
| [3]A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. |
[3]Pars bona mulier bona, in parte timentium Deum dabitur viro pro factis bonis: |
| [4]Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance. |
[4]divitis autem et pauperis cor bonum, in omni tempore vultus illorum hilaris. |
| [5]There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death. |
[5]A tribus timuit cor meum, et in quarto facies mea metuit: |
| [6]But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. |
[6]delaturam civitatis, et collectionem populi: |
| [7]An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion. |
[7]columniam mendacem super mortem omnia gravia: |
| [8]A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame. |
[8]dolor cordis et luctus, mulier zelotypa. |
| [9]The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. |
[9]In muliere zelotypa flagellum linguæ, omnibus communicans. |
| [10]If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty. |
[10]Sicut boum jugum quod movetur, ita et mulier nequam: qui tenet illam quasi qui apprehendit scorpionem. |
| [11]Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee. |
[11]Mulier ebriosa ira magna, et contumelia: et turpitudo illius non tegetur. |
| [12]She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow. |
[12]Fornicatio mulieris in extollentia oculorum, et in palpebris illius agnoscetur. |
| [13]The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones. |
[13]In filia non avertente se, firma custodiam, ne inventa occasione utatur se. |
| [14]A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. |
[14]Ab omni irreverentia oculorum ejus cave, et ne mireris si te neglexerit. |
| [15]A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued. |
[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. |
| [16]As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house. |
[16]Gratia mulieris sedulæ delectabit virum suum, et ossa illius impinguabit. |
| [17]As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age. |
[17]Disciplina illius datum Dei est. |
| [18]As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart. |
[18]Mulier sensata et tacita, non est immutatio eruditæ animæ. |
| [19]My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers. |
[19]Gratia super gratiam mulier sancta et pudorata. |
| [20]When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock. |
[20]Omnis autem ponderatio non est digna continentis animæ. |
| [21]So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent. |
[21]Sicut sol oriens mundo in altissimis Dei, sic mulieris bonæ species in ornamentum domus ejus. |
| [22]An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband. |
[22]Lucerna splendens super candelabrum sanctum, et species faciei super ætatem stabilem. |
| [23]A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly woman is given to him that feareth the Lord. |
[23]Columnæ aureæ super bases argenteas, et pedes firmi super plantas stabilis mulieris. |
| [24]A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will reverence her husband. |
[24]Fundamenta æterna supra petram solidam, et mandata Dei in corde mulieris sanctæ. |
| [25]A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord. |
[25]In duobus contristatum est cor meum, et in tertio iracundia mihi advenit: |
| [26]A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all. |
[26]vir bellator deficiens per inopiam; et vir sensatus contemptus; |
| [27]A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies. |
[27]et qui transgreditur a justitia ad peccatum: Deus paravit eum ad rhomphæam. |
| [28]There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword. |
[28]Duæ species difficiles et periculosæ mihi apparuerunt: difficile exuitur negotians a negligentia, et non justificabitur caupo a peccatis labiorum. |
| [29]A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin. |