7:1 Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent :

7:1 Do no evils, and no evils shall lay hold of thee.

7:2 discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te.

7:2 Depart from the unjust, and evils shall depart from thee.

7:3 Fili, non semines mala in sulcis injustitiæ, et non metes ea in septuplum.

7:3 My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

7:4 Noli quærere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris.

7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.

7:5 Non te justifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est : et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens.

7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.

7:6 Noli quærere fieri judex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates : ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in æquitate tua.

7:6 Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity.

7:7 Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum :

7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,

7:8 neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis.

7:8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

7:9 Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo :

7:9 Be not fainthearted in thy mind:

7:10 exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias.

7:10 Neglect not to pray, and to give alms.

7:11 Ne dicas : In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet.

7:11 Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings.

7:12 Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animæ : est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus.

7:12 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all.

7:13 Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias.

7:13 Devise not a lie against thy brother: neither do the like against thy friend.

7:14 Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium : assiduitas enim illius non est bona.

7:14 Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

7:15 Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua.

7:15 Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer.

7:16 Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo.

7:16 Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High.

7:17 Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum.

7:17 Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.

7:18 Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit.

7:18 Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long.

7:19 Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis.

7:19 Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms.

7:20 Noli prævaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris.

7:20 Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold.

7:21 Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini : gratia enim verecundiæ illius super aurum.

7:21 Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold.

7:22 Non lædas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam.

7:22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life.

7:23 Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua : non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum.

7:23 Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy.

7:24 Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis : et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te.

7:24 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

7:25 Filii tibi sunt ? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum.

7:25 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.

7:26 Filiæ tibi sunt ? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas.

7:26 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.

7:27 Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris : et homini sensato da illam.

7:27 Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man.

7:28 Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non projicias illam : et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo

7:28 If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart,

7:29 honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuæ ne obliviscaris :

7:29 Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:

7:30 memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses : et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi.

7:30 Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.

7:31 In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica.

7:31 With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests.

7:32 In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros ejus ne derelinquas.

7:32 With all thy strength love him that made thee: and forsake not his ministers.

7:33 Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis.

7:33 Honour God with all thy soul and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms.

7:34 Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis.

7:34 Give them their portion, as it is commanded thee, of the firstfruits and of purifications: and for thy negligences purify thyself with a few.

7:35 Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum.

7:35 Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things:

7:36 Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua.

7:36 And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected.

7:37 Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam.

7:37 A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living, and restrain not grace from the dead.

7:38 Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula.

7:38 Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn.

7:39 Non te pigeat visitare infirmum : ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis.

7:39 Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love.

7:40 In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in æternum non peccabis.

7:40 In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.