19 — Ecclesiasticus

1A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little.L'operaio beone non arricchirà, e chi le piccole cose di sprezza, a poco a poco anderà in rovina.A workman that is a drunkard shal not be rich: and he that contemneth smal thinges, shal fal by litle and litle.Operarius ebriosus non locupletabitur: / et qui spernit modica paulatim decidet. 2Wine and women make wise men fall off, and shall rebuke the prudent:Il vino, e le donne fanno apostatare i saggi, e screditano i sensati.Wine and wemen make wisemen to apostatate, and shal reproue the prudent:Vinum et mulieres apostatare faciunt sapientes, / et arguent sensatos. 3And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number.E chi fa lega con donna di mala vita, diverrà sfacciato: sarà retaggio della putredine, e de' vermini; egli sarà portato per grande esempio, e sarà levato dal numero dei viventi.and he that ioyneth himself to harlotes, shal be naught. Rottennes and wormes shal inherite him, and he shal be lifted vp for a greater example, and his life shal be taken out of the number.Et qui se jungit fornicariis erit nequam: / putredo et vermes hæreditabunt illum: / et extolletur in exemplum majus, / et tolletur de numero anima ejus. 4He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised.Chi è corrivo a credere, è leggero di cuore, e avranne il danno. Chi poi pecca contro l'anima propria, sarà stimato come uom da nulla.He that geueth credite quickly, is light of hart, and shal be lessened: and he shal more ouer be counted one that sinneth against his owne soule.Qui credit cito levis corde est, et minorabitur: / et qui delinquit in animam suam, insuper habebitur. 5He that rejoiceth in iniquity, shall be censured, and he that hateth chastisement, shall have less life: and he that hateth babbling, extinguisheth evil.Chi si gode dell'iniquità, sarà vituperato, e a chi odia la correzione, sarà abbreviata la vita: ma chi odia la loquacità, spegne la malizia:He thar reioyceth in iniquitie, shal be reprehended, and he that hateth chastisement, shal be diminished of life: and he that hateth babbling, extinquisheth malice.Qui gaudet iniquitate, denotabitur: / et qui odit correptionem, minuetur vita: / et qui odit loquacitatem, extinguit malitiam.

6He that sinneth against his own soul, shall repent: and he that is delighted with wickedness, shall be condemned.Chi pecca contro l'anima propria, se ne pentirà; e colui, che si gode della malizia, n'avrà infamia.He that sinneth against his owne soule, shal repent: and he that is delighted in naughtinesse, shal be reprehended.Qui peccat in animam suam, pœnitebit: / et qui jucundatur in malitia, denotabitur. 7Rehearse not again a wicked and harsh word, and thou shalt not fare the worse.Non riportare una parola cattivo, e offensiva, e non iscapiterai niente.Iterate not a wicked and hard word, and thou shalt not be lessened.Ne iteres verbum nequam et durum, / et non minoraberis. 8Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not.Non manifestare i tuoi sentimenti all'amico, e al nimico, e se hai peccato, non lo svelare.To freind and foe tel not thy minde: and if thou haue sinne, disclose it not.Amico et inimico noli narrare sensum tuum: / et si est tibi delictum, noli denudare: 9For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always.Perocché quegli ascolterà, e starà: attento a te, e facendo le viste di scusare il tuo fallo, ti odierà, e così starà sempre intorno a te.For he wil heare thee, and wil watch thee, and as it were defending the sinne he wil hate thee, and so wil he be present with thee alwaies.audiet enim te, et custodiet te, / et quasi defendens peccatum, odiet te, / et sic aderit tibi semper. 10Hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour? let it die within thee, trusting that it will not burst thee.Hai tu udita una parola contro il tuo prossimo? fa, ch'ella muoia dentro di te, e abbi fidanza, che non ti farà crepare.Hast thou heard a word against thy neighbour? let it die together in thee, trusting that it wil not burst thee.Audisti verbum adversus proximum tuum ? / commoriatur in te, fidens quoniam non te dirumpet. 11At the hearing of a word the fool is in travail, as a woman groaning in the bringing forth a child.Lo stolto per una parola sta ne' dolori del parto, come donna, che geme per mettere alla luce un bambino.At the presence of a word the foole traueleth, as the groning of the childbirth of an infant.A facie verbi parturit fatuus, / tamquam gemitus partus infantis. 12As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh: so is a word in the heart of a fool.Freccia fitta nella carnosa coscia ell'è la parola nel cuor dello stolto.An arrow stickt in the thigh of flesh: so is a word in the hart of a foole.Sagitta infixa femori carnis, / sic verbum in corde stulti.

13Reprove a friend, lest he may not have understood, and say: I did it not: or if he did it, that he may do it no more.Correggi l'amico, il quale forse non ebbe (cattiva) intenzione, e dirà: ciò non feci io: che se lo avesse fatto, affinchè più nol faccia.Rebuke a freind, lest perhapes he hath not vnderstood, and say: I did it not: or if he did it, that he doe it not againe.Corripe amicum, / ne forte non intellexerit, et dicat: Non feci: / aut, si fecerit, ne iterum addat facere. 14Reprove thy neighbour, for it may be he hath not said it: and if he hath said it, that he may not say it again.Correggi l'amico, il qual forse non avrà detta quella tal cosa, e se la ha detta, affinchè più non la dica.Rebuke thy neighbour, lest perhaps he said it not: and if he said it, lest perhaps he iterate it.Corripe proximum, ne forte non dixerit: / et si dixerit, ne forte iteret. 15Admonish thy friend: for there is often a fault committed.Correggi l'amico; perché spesso si fanno delle calunnie.Rebuke thy freind: for there is often a fault committed.Corripe amicum, sæpe enim fit commissio: 16And believe not every word. There is one, that slippeth with the tongue, but not from his heart.E non credere a tutto quel, che si dice. V'ha chi sdrucciola colla lingua; ma non per mala intenzione;And beleue not euerie word. There is that offendeth with the tongue, but not from his hart.et non omni verbo credas. / Est qui labitur lingua, sed non ex animo: 17For who is there that hath not offended with his tongue? Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him.Perocché chi è colui, che non pecchi colla sua lingua? Correggi il prossimo prima di usar minacce,For who is there that hath not offended in his tongue? Rebuke thy neighbour before thou threaten.quis est enim qui non deliquerit in lingua sua ? Corripe proximum antequam commineris, 18And give place to the fear of the most High: for the fear of God is all wisdom, and therein is to fear God, and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom.E da luogo al timor dell'Altissimo: perché perfetta sapienza è il timor del Signore, ed in essa si ha il timore di Dio, e tutta la sapienza dispone ad adempiere la legge:And: geue place to the feare of the Highest: because the feare of God is al wisedom, and to feare God is in it, & the disposition of the law is in al wisdom.et da locum timori Altissimi: / quia omnis sapientia timor Dei, et in illa timere Deum, / et in omni sapientia dispositio legis. 19But the learning of wickedness is not wisdom: and the device of sinners is not prudence.Perocché la sapienza non è l'arte di mal fare, e i consiglj de' peccatori non son prudenza.And the discipline of wickednes is not wisedom: and the cogitation of sinners is not prudence.Et non est sapientia nequitiæ disciplina, / et non est cogitatus peccatorum prudentia.

20There is a subtle wickedness, and the same is detestable: and there is a man that is foolish, wanting in wisdom.Ella è malvagità, con cui va unita la esecrazione: e vi è uno stolto, che manca di giudicio.There is wickednes, and in it execration: and there is a foole that hath lesse wisedom.Est nequitia, et in ipsa execratio, / et est insipiens qui minuitur sapientia. 21Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High.E da preferirsi l'uomo, che manca di sagacità, ed è privo di scienza, tua è timorato, a quello, che abbonda di avvedutezza, e trasgredisce la legge dell'Altissimo.Better is a man that hath lesse wisdom, and lacketh vnderstanding, in feare, then he that abundeth in vnderstanding, and transgresseth the law of the Highest.Melior est homo qui minuitur sapientia, / et deficiens sensu, in timore, / quam qui abundat sensu, / et transgreditur legem Altissimi. 22There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust.V'ha una destrezza, che da nel segno, ma ella è iniqua.There is an assured subtilitie, & the same wicked.Est solertia certa, et ipsa iniqua: 23And there is one that uttereth an exact word telling the truth. There is one that humbleth himself wickedly, and his interior is full of deceit:Ed havvi chi con frutto discorre esponendo la verità. V'ha chi maliziosamente si umilia; ma il cuore di lui è pieno di frode:And there is that vttereth an exact word telling the truth. There is that wickedly humbleth himselfe, and his inner partes be ful of deceite:et est qui emittit verbum certum enarrans veritatem. / Est qui nequiter humiliat se, / et interiora ejus plena sunt dolo: 24And there is one that submitteth himself exceedingly with a great lowliness: and there is one that casteth down his countenance, and maketh as if he did not see that which is unknown:E v'ha chi si abbassa eccessivamente con grandi sommissioni, e china la faccia, e finge di non vedere quello, che è segreto:and there is a iust man that submitteth himselfe ouermuch of great humilitie: and there is a iust one that boweth his face, and feyneth himself not to see that which is vnknowen:et est qui se nimium submittit a multa humilitate: / et est qui inclinat faciem suam, / et fingit se non videre quod ignoratum est:

25And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it.Ma se per mancanza di forze gli è vietato di peccare, trovata ch'egli abbia l'opportunità di far del male, il farà.and if he be forbidden to sinne for imbecillitie of power, if he shal finde a time to do euil, he wil do euil.et si ab imbecillitate virium vetetur peccare, / si invenerit tempus malefaciendi, malefaciet. 26A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance.L'uomo si riconosce all'aspetto, e da quel, che apparisce sul volto, si conosce l'uomo assennato.A man is knowen by the sight, and a wiseman is knowen by the shew of his face.Ex visu cognoscitur vir, / et ab occursu faciei cognoscitur sensatus. 27The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the gait of the man, shew what he is.La maniera di vestire, di ridere, e di camminare annunziano l'esser dell'uomo.The clothing of the bodie, and the laughing of the teeth, and the going of the man tel of him.Amictus corporis, et risus dentium, / et ingressus hominis, enuntiant de illo. 28There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise.Havvi una correzione falsa, quand'uno per ira vomita ingiurie, e si fa giudizio, che si trova non esser retto; ed havvi che si tace, e questi è prudente.There is a lying chastisement in the anger of a contumelious person: and there is a iudgement, that is not allowed to be good: and there is that holdeth his peace, and he is wise.Est correptio mendax in ira contumeliosi, / et est judicium quod non probatur esse bonum: / et est tacens, et ipse est prudens.