28:1 Qui vindicari vult, a Domino inveniet vindictam, et peccata illius servans servabit.

28:1 He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance.

28:2 Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te, et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur.

28:2 Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest.

28:3 Homo homini reservat iram, et a Deo quærit medelam :

28:3 Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God?

28:4 in hominem similem sibi non habet misericordiam, et de peccatis suis deprecatur.

28:4 He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his own sins?

28:5 Ipse cum caro sit reservat iram, et propitiationem petit a Deo : quis exorabit pro delictis illius ?

28:5 He that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask forgiveness of God? who shall obtain pardon for his sins?

28:6 Memento novissimorum, et desine inimicari :

28:6 Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease:

28:7 tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis ejus.

28:7 For corruption and death hang over in his commandments.

28:8 Memorare timorem Dei, et non irascaris proximo.

28:8 Remember the fear of God, and be not angry with thy neighbour.

28:9 Memorare testamentum Altissimi, et despice ignorantiam proximi.

28:9 Remember the covenant of the most High, and overlook the ignorance of thy neighbour.

28:10 Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata.

28:10 Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins.

28:11 Homo enim iracundus incendit litem, et vir peccator turbabit amicos, et in medio pacem habentium immittet inimicitiam.

28:11 For a passionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man will trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are at peace.

28:12 Secundum enim ligna silvæ sic ignis exardescit : et secundum virtutem hominis sic iracundia illius erit, et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam.

28:12 For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger.

28:13 Certamen festinatum incendit ignem, et lis festinans effundit sanguinem : et lingua testificans adducit mortem.

28:13 A hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death.

28:14 Si sufflaveris in scintillam, quasi ignis exardebit : et si exspueris super illam, extinguetur : utraque ex ore proficiscuntur.

28:14 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth.

28:15 Susurro et bilinguis maledictus, multos enim turbabit pacem habentes.

28:15 The whisperer and the double tongue is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace.

28:16 Lingua tertia multos commovit, et dispersit illos de gente in gentem.

28:16 The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation.

28:17 Civitates muratas divitum destruxit, et domus magnatorum effodit.

28:17 It hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath overthrown the houses of great men.

28:18 Virtutes populorum concidit, et gentes fortes dissolvit.

28:18 It hath cut in pieces the forces of people, and undone strong nations.

28:19 Lingua tertia mulieres viratas ejecit, et privavit illas laboribus suis.

28:19 The tongue of a third person hath cast out valiant women, and deprived them of their labours.

28:20 Qui respicit illam non habebit requiem, nec habebit amicum in quo requiescat.

28:20 He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose.

28:21 Flagelli plaga livorem facit : plaga autem linguæ comminuet ossa.

28:21 The stroke of a whip maketh a blue mark: but the stroke of the tongue will break the bones.

28:22 Multi ceciderunt in ore gladii : sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam.

28:22 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have perished by their own tongue.

28:23 Beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequam, qui in iracundiam illius non transivit, et qui non attraxit jugum illius, et in vinculis ejus non est ligatus :

28:23 Blessed is he that is defended from a wicked tongue, that hath not passed into the wrath thereof, and that hath not drawn the yoke thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands.

28:24 jugum enim illius jugum ferreum est, et vinculum illius vinculum æreum est ;

28:24 For its yoke is a yoke of iron: and its bands are bands of brass.

28:25 mors illius mors nequissima : et utilis potius infernus quam illa.

28:25 The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it.

28:26 Perseverantia illius non permanebit, sed obtinebit vias injustorum, et in flamma sua non comburet justos.

28:26 Its continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall possess the ways of the unjust: and the just shall not be burnt with its flame.

28:27 Qui relinquunt Deum incident in illam, et exardebit in illis, et non extinguetur, et immittetur in illos quasi leo, et quasi pardus lædet illos.

28:27 They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in them, and shall not be quenched, and it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and as a leopard it shall tear them.

28:28 Sepi aures tuas spinis : linguam nequam noli audire : et ori tuo facito ostia et seras.

28:28 Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth.

28:29 Aurum tuum et argentum tuum confla, et verbis tuis facito stateram, et frenos ori tuo rectos :

28:29 Melt down thy gold and silver, and make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth:

28:30 et attende ne forte labaris in lingua, et cadas in conspectu inimicorum insidiantium tibi, et sit casus tuus insanabilis in mortem.

28:30 And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death.