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| [1]Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent: |
[1]Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. |
| [2]discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te. |
[2]Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee. |
| [3]Fili, non semines mala in sulcis injustitiæ, et non metes ea in septuplum. |
[3]My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. |
| [4]Noli quærere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris. |
[4]Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour. |
| [5]Non te justifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est: et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens. |
[5]justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king. |
| [6]Noli quærere fieri judex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates: ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in æquitate tua. |
[6]Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. |
| [7]Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum: |
[7]Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. |
| [8]neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis. |
[8]Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished. |
| [9]Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo: |
[9]Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. |
| [10]exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias. |
[10]Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. |
| [11]Ne dicas: In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet. |
[11]Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. |
| [12]Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animæ: est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus. |
[12]Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. |
| [13]Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias. |
[13]Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. |
| [14]Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium: assiduitas enim illius non est bona. |
[14]Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. |
| [15]Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua. |
[15]Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. |
| [16]Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo. |
[16]Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. |
| [17]Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum. |
[17]Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. |
| [18]Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit. |
[18]Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. |
| [19]Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis. |
[19]Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. |
| [20]Noli prævaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris. |
[20]Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. |
| [21]Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini: gratia enim verecundiæ illius super aurum. |
[21]Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. |
| [22]Non lædas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam. |
[22]Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. |
| [23]Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua: non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum. |
[23]Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. |
| [24]Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis: et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te. |
[24]Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. |
| [25]Filii tibi sunt? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum. |
[25]Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. |
| [26]Filiæ tibi sunt? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas. |
[26]Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. |
| [27]Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris: et homini sensato da illam. |
[27]Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. |
| [28]Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non projicias illam: et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo |
[28]Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? |
| [29]honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuæ ne obliviscaris: |
[29]Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. |
| [30]memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses: et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi. |
[30]Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. |
| [31]In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica. |
[31]Fear the Lord, and honour the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. |
| [32]In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros ejus ne derelinquas. |
[32]And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. |
| [33]Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis. |
[33]A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. |
| [34]Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis. |
[34]Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. |
| [35]Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum. |
[35]Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved. |
| [36]Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua. |
[36]Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. |
| [37]Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam. |
| [38]Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula. |
| [39]Non te pigeat visitare infirmum: ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis. |
| [40]In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in æternum non peccabis. |