29:1 Qui facit misericordiam fœneratur proximo suo : et qui prævalet manu mandata servat.

29:1 He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments.

29:2 Fœnerare proximo tuo in tempore necessitatis illius : et iterum redde proximo in tempore suo.

29:2 Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time.

29:3 Confirma verbum, et fideliter age cum illo : et in omni tempore invenies quod tibi necessarium est.

29:3 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him: and thou shalt always find that which is necessary for thee.

29:4 Multi quasi inventionem æstimaverunt fœnus, et præstiterunt molestiam his qui se adjuverunt.

29:4 Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them.

29:5 Donec accipiant, osculantur manus dantis, et in promissionibus humiliant vocem suam :

29:5 Till they receive, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in promises they humble their voice:

29:6 et in tempore redditionis postulabit tempus, et loquetur verba tædii et murmurationum, et tempus causabitur.

29:6 But when they should repay, they will ask time, and will return tedious and murmuring words, and will complain of the time:

29:7 Si autem potuerit reddere, adversabitur : solidi vix reddet dimidium, et computabit illud quasi inventionem :

29:7 And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it:

29:8 sin autem, fraudabit illum pecunia sua, et possidebit illum inimicum gratis :

29:8 But if not, he will defraud him of his money, and he shall get him for an enemy without cause.

29:9 et convitia et maledicta reddet illi, et pro honore et beneficio reddet illi contumeliam.

29:9 And he will pay him with reproaches and curses, and instead of honour and good turn will repay him injuries.

29:10 Multi non causa nequitiæ non fœnerati sunt, sed fraudari gratis timuerunt.

29:10 Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause.

29:11 Verumtamen super humilem animo fortior esto, et pro eleemosyna non trahas illum.

29:11 But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy.

29:12 Propter mandatum assume pauperem, et propter inopiam ejus ne dimittas eum vacuum.

29:12 Help the poor because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of his poverty.

29:13 Perde pecuniam propter fratrem et amicum tuum, et non abscondas illam sub lapide in perditionem.

29:13 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost.

29:14 Pone thesaurum tuum in præceptis Altissimi, et proderit tibi magis quam aurum.

29:14 Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.

29:15 Conclude eleemosynam in corde pauperis, et hæc pro te exorabit ab omni malo.

29:15 Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil.

29:16 Super scutum potentis

29:16 Better than the shield of the mighty,

29:17 et super lanceam

29:17 and better than the spear:

29:18 adversus inimicum tuum pugnabit.

29:18 It shall fight for thee against thy enemy.

29:19 Vir bonus fidem facit pro proximo suo : et qui perdiderit confusionem derelinquet sibi.

29:19 A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself.

29:20 Gratiam fidejussoris ne obliviscaris : dedit enim pro te animam suam.

29:20 Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee.

29:21 Repromissorem fugit peccator et immundus.

29:21 The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety.

29:22 Bona repromissoris sibi ascribit peccator : et ingratus sensu derelinquet liberantem se.

29:22 A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him.

29:23 Vir repromittit de proximo suo : et cum perdiderit reverentiam, derelinquetur ab eo.

29:23 A man is surety for his neighbour: and when he hath lost all shame, he shall forsake him.

29:24 Repromissio nequissima multos perdidit dirigentes, et commovit illos quasi fluctus maris.

29:24 Evil suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed them as a wave of the sea.

29:25 Viros potentes gyrans migrare fecit, et vagati sunt in gentibus alienis.

29:25 It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries.

29:26 Peccator transgrediens mandatum Domini incidet in promissionem nequam : et qui conatur multa agere incidet in judicium.

29:26 A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment.

29:27 Recupera proximum secundum virtutem tuam, et attende tibi ne incidas.

29:27 Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not.

29:28 Initium vitæ hominis, aqua et panis, et vestimentum, et domus protegens turpitudinem.

29:28 The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame.

29:29 Melior est victus pauperis sub tegmine asserum quam epulæ splendidæ in peregre sine domicilio.

29:29 Better is the poor man's fare under a roof of boards, than sumptuous cheer abroad in another man's house.

29:30 Minimum pro magno placeat tibi, et improperium peregrinationis non audies.

29:30 Be contented with little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear the reproach of going abroad.

29:31 Vita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum : et ubi hospitabitur non fiducialiter aget, nec aperiet os.

29:31 It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth.

29:32 Hospitabitur, et pascet, et potabit ingratos, et ad hæc amara audiet :

29:32 He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words.

29:33 transi, hospes, et orna mensam, et quæ in manu habes ciba ceteros.

29:33 Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand.

29:34 Exi a facie honoris amicorum meorum : necessitudine domus meæ hospitio mihi factus est frater.

29:34 Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me.

29:35 Gravia hæc homini habenti sensum : correptio domus, et improperium fœneratoris.

29:35 These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender.