22:1 Melius est nomen bonum quam divitiæ multæ ; super argentum et aurum gratia bona.
22:1 A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.
22:2 Dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi : utriusque operator est Dominus.
22:2 The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.
22:3 Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se ; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.
22:3 The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.
22:4 Finis modestiæ timor Domini, divitiæ, et gloria, et vita.
22:4 The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
22:5 Arma et gladii in via perversi ; custos autem animæ suæ longe recedit ab eis.
22:5 Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul, departeth far from them.
22:6 Proverbium est : adolescens juxta viam suam ; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea.
22:6 It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
22:7 Dives pauperibus imperat, et qui accipit mutuum servus est fœnerantis.
22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.
22:8 Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur.
22:8 He that soweth iniquity, shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.
22:9 Qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur : de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi. Victoriam et honorem acquiret qui dat munera ; animam autem aufert accipientium.
22:9 He that is inclined to mercy, shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents, shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.
22:10 Ejice derisorem, et exibit cum eo jurgium, cessabuntque causæ et contumeliæ.
22:10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.
22:11 Qui diligit cordis munditiam, propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem.
22:11 He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.
22:12 Oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam, et supplantantur verba iniqui.
22:12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.
22:13 Dicit piger : Leo est foris ; in medio platearum occidendus sum.
22:13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.
22:14 Fovea profunda os alienæ : cui iratus est Dominus, incidet in eam.
22:14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.
22:15 Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.
22:16 Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.
22:16 He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.
22:17 Inclina aurem tuam, et audi verba sapientium : appone autem cor ad doctrinam meam,
22:17 Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:
22:18 quæ pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo, et redundabit in labiis tuis :
22:18 Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:
22:19 ut sit in Domino fiducia tua, unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie.
22:19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
22:20 Ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter, in cogitationibus et scientia :
22:20 Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge:
22:21 ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis, respondere ex his illis qui miserunt te.
22:21 That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.
22:22 Non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est, neque conteras egenum in porta :
22:22 Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
22:23 quia judicabit Dominus causam ejus, et configet eos qui confixerunt animam ejus.
22:23 Because the Lord will judge his cause: and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.
22:24 Noli esse amicus homini iracundo, neque ambules cum viro furioso :
22:24 Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:
22:25 ne forte discas semitas ejus, et sumas scandalum animæ tuæ.
22:25 Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul.
22:26 Noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas, et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis :
22:26 Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts:
22:27 si enim non habes unde restituas, quid causæ est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo ?
22:27 For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there that he should take the covering from thy bed?
22:28 Ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos, quos posuerunt patres tui.
22:28 Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set.
22:29 Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo ? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles.
22:29 Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.