5:1 Noli attendere ad possessiones iniquas, et ne dixeris : Est mihi sufficiens vita : nihil enim proderit in tempore vindictæ et obductionis.

5:1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.

5:2 Ne sequaris in fortitudine tua concupiscentiam cordis tui,

5:2 Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:

5:3 et ne dixeris : Quomodo potui ? aut, Quis me subjiciet propter facta mea ? Deus enim vindicans vindicabit.

5:3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge.

5:4 Ne dixeris : Peccavi : et quid mihi accidit triste ? Altissimus enim est patiens redditor.

5:4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder.

5:5 De propitiatio peccato noli esse sine metu, neque adjicias peccatum super peccatum.

5:5 Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin:

5:6 Et ne dicas : Miseratio Domini magna est, multitudinis peccatorum meorum miserebitur :

5:6 And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins.

5:7 misericordia enim et ira ab illo cito proximant, et in peccatores respicit ira illius.

5:7 For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners.

5:8 Non tardes converti ad Dominum, et ne differas de die in diem :

5:8 Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.

5:9 subito enim veniet ira illius, et in tempore vindictæ disperdet te.

5:9 For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee.

5:10 Noli anxius esse in divitiis injustis : non enim proderunt tibi in die obductionis et vindictæ.

5:10 Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge.

5:11 Non ventiles te in omnem ventum, et non eas in omnem viam : sic enim omnis peccator probatur in duplici lingua.

5:11 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.

5:12 Esto firmus in via Domini, et in veritate sensus tui et scientia : et prosequatur te verbum pacis et justitiæ.

5:12 Be steadfast in the way of the Lord, and in the truth of thy judgment, and in knowledge, and let the word of peace and justice keep with thee.

5:13 Esto mansuetus ad audiendum verbum, ut intelligas, et cum sapientia proferas responsum verum.

5:13 Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom.

5:14 Si est tibi intellectus, responde proximo : sin autem, sit manus tua super os tuum, ne capiaris in verbo indisciplinato, et confundaris.

5:14 If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskilful word, and be confounded.

5:15 Honor et gloria in sermone sensati : lingua vero imprudentis subversio est ipsius.

5:15 Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin.

5:16 Non appelleris susurro, et lingua tua ne capiaris et confundaris :

5:16 Be not called a whisperer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and confounded.

5:17 super furem enim est confusio et pœnitentia, et denotatio pessima super bilinguem : susurratori autem odium, et inimicitia, et contumelia.

5:17 For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach.

5:18 Justifica pusillum et magnum similiter.

5:18 Justify alike the small and the great.