24:1 sapientiae laus sapientia laudabit animam suam et in Deo honorabitur et in medio populi sui gloriabitur

24:1 Wisdom shall praise her own self, and shall be honoured in God, and shall glory in the midst of her people,

24:2 et in ecclesiis Altissimi aperiet os suum et in conspectu virtutis illius gloriabitur

24:2 And shall open her mouth in the churches of the most High, and shall glorify herself in the sight of his power,

24:3 in medio populo exaltabitur et in plenitudine sancta admirabitur

24:3 And in the midst of her own people she shall be exalted, and shall be admired in the holy assembly.

24:4 in multitudine electorum habebit laudem et inter benedictos benedicetur dicens

24:4 And in the multitude of the elect she shall have praise, and among the blessed she shall be blessed, saying:

24:5 ego ex ore Altissimi prodivi primogenita ante omnem creaturam

24:5 I came out of the mouth of the most High, the firstborn before all creatures:

24:6 ego in caelis feci ut oriretur lumen indeficiens et sicut nebula texi omnem terram

24:6 I made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth, and as a cloud I covered all the earth:

24:7 ego in altis habitavi et thronus meus in columna nubis

24:7 I dwelt in the highest places, and my throne is in a pillar of a cloud.

24:8 gyrum caeli circuivi sola et in profundum abyssi penetravi et in fluctibus maris ambulavi

24:8 I alone have compassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated into the bottom of the deep, and have walked in the waves of the sea,

24:9 et in omni terra steti et in omni populo

24:9 And have stood in all the earth: and in every people,

24:10 et in omni gente primatum habui

24:10 And in every nation I have had the chief rule:

24:11 et omnium excellentium et humilium corda virtute calcavi et in his omnibus requiem quaesivi et in hereditate eius morabor

24:11 And by my power I have trodden under my feet the hearts of all the high and low: and in all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord.

24:12 tunc praecepit et dixit mihi creator omnium et qui creavit me requievit in tabernaculo meo

24:12 Then the creator of all things commanded, and said to me: and he that made me, rested in my tabernacle,

24:13 et dixit mihi in Iacob inhabita et in Israhel hereditare et in electis meis ede radices

24:13 And he said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect.

24:14 ab initio ante saeculum creata sum et usque ad futurum saeculum non desinam et in habitatione sancta coram ipso ministravi

24:14 From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him.

24:15 et sic in Sion firmata sum et in civitate sanctificata similiter requievi et in Hierusalem potestas mea

24:15 And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem.

24:16 et radicavi in populo honorificato et in parte Dei mei hereditas illius et in plenitudine sanctorum detentio mea

24:16 And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints.

24:17 quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libano et quasi cypressus in monte Sion

24:17 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on mount Sion.

24:18 et quasi palma exaltata sum in Cades et quasi plantatio rosae in Hiericho

24:18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Cades, and as a rose plant in Jericho:

24:19 quasi oliva speciosa in campis et quasi platanus exaltata sum iuxta aquam in plateis

24:19 As a fair olive tree in the plains, and as a plane-tree by the water in the streets, was I exalted.

24:20 sicut cinnamomum et aspaltum aromatizans odorem dedi quasi murra electa dedi suavitatem odoris

24:20 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon, and aromatical balm: I yielded a sweet odour like the best myrrh:

24:21 et quasi storax et galbanus et ungula et gutta et quasi libanus non incisus vaporavi habitationem meam et quasi balsamum non mixtum odor meus

24:21 And I perfumed my dwelling as storax, and galbanum, and onyx, and aloes, and as the frankincense not cut, and my odour is as the purest balm.

24:22 ego quasi terebinthus extendi ramos meos et rami mei honoris et gratiae

24:22 I have stretched out my branches as the turpentine tree, and my branches are of honour and grace.

24:23 ego quasi vitis fructificavi suavitatem odoris et flores mei fructus honoris et honestatis

24:23 As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.

24:24 ego mater pulchrae dilectionis et timoris et agnitionis et sanctae spei

24:24 I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.

24:25 in me gratia omnis vitae et veritatis in me omnis spes vitae et virtutis

24:25 In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue.

24:26 transite ad me omnes qui concupiscitis me et a generationibus meis implemini

24:26 Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits.

24:27 spiritus enim meus super melle dulcis et hereditas mea super mel et favum

24:27 For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb.

24:28 memoria mea in generatione saeculorum

24:28 My memory is unto everlasting generations.

24:29 qui edunt me adhuc esurient et qui bibunt me adhuc sitient

24:29 They that eat me, shall yet hunger: and they that drink me, shall yet thirst.

24:30 qui audit me non confundetur et qui operantur in me non peccabunt

24:30 He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin.

24:31 qui elucidant me vitam aeternam habebunt

24:31 They that explain me shall have life everlasting.

24:32 haec omnia liber vitae testamentum Altissimi et agnitio veritatis

24:32 All these things are the book of life, and the covenant of the most High, and the knowledge of truth.

24:33 legem mandavit Moses in praeceptis iustitiarum et hereditatem domui Iacob et Israhel promissionis

24:33 Moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel.

24:34 posuit David puero suo excitare regem ex ipso fortissimum in throno honoris sedentem in sempiternum

24:34 He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever.

24:35 qui implet quasi Phison sapientiam et sicut Tigris in diebus novorum

24:35 Who filleth up wisdom as the Phison, and as the Tigris in the days of the new fruits.

24:36 qui adimplet quasi Eufrates sensum qui multiplicat quasi Iordanis in tempore messis

24:36 Who maketh understanding to abound as the Euphrates, who multiplieth it as the Jordan in the time of harvest.

24:37 qui mittit disciplinam sicut lucem et adsistens quasi Geon in die vindemiae

24:37 Who sendeth knowledge as the light, and riseth up as Gehon in the time of the vintage.

24:38 qui perficit primus scire ipsam et infirmior non investigavit eam

24:38 Who first hath perfect knowledge of her, and a weaker shall not search her out.

24:39 a mari enim abundavit cogitatio eius et consilium illius abysso magna

24:39 For her thoughts are more vast than the sea, and her counsels more deep than the great ocean.

24:40 ego sapientia effudi flumina

24:40 I, wisdom, have poured out rivers.

24:41 ego quasi tramis aquae inmensae de fluvio ego quasi fluvius Doryx et sicut aquaeductus exivi a paradiso

24:41 I, like a brook out of a river of a mighty water; I, like a channel of a river, and like an aqueduct, came out of paradise.

24:42 dixi rigabo meum hortum plantationum et inebriabo pratus mei fructum

24:42 I said: I will water my garden of plants, and I will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow.

24:43 et ecce facta est mihi tramis abundans et fluvius meus propinquavit ad mare

24:43 And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea:

24:44 quoniam doctrinam quasi antelucanum inlumino omnibus et enarrabo illam usque in longinquo

24:44 For I make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light, and I will declare it afar off.

24:45 penetrabo inferiores partes terrae et inspiciam omnes dormientes et inluminabo sperantes in Deo

24:45 I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord.

24:46 adhuc doctrinam quasi prophetiam effundam et relinquam illam quaerentibus sapientiam et non desinam in progenies illorum usque in aevum sanctum

24:46 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and will leave it to them that seek wisdom, and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age.

24:47 videte quoniam non soli mihi laboravi sed omnibus exquirentibus veritatem

24:47 See ye that I have not laboured myself only, but for all that seek out the truth.