21 — Ecclesiasticus

1My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee.Figliuolo, hai tu peccato? non peccar più: ma fa anche orazione per le colpe passate, affinchè ti sian rimesse.SONNE hast thou sinned? doe so no more: but for the old also pray that they may be forgeuen thee.Fili, peccasti, non adjicias iterum: / sed et de pristinis deprecare, ut tibi dimittantur. 2Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee.Come della faccia di un serpente, così fuggi dal peccato, perché se a lui ti accosterai, ti morderà.As from the face of a serpent flee from sinnes: and if thou approch to them, they wil receiue thee.Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata: / et si accesseris ad illa, suscipient te. 3The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men.I suoi denti sono denti di leone, che uccidono le anime degli uomini.The teeth of a lion the teeth thereof, killing the soules of men.Dentes leonis dentes ejus, / interficientes animas hominum. 4All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof.Ogni colpa è come una spada a due tagli: le sue ferite sono insanabili.Al iniquitie is as a two edged sword, there is no remedie for the wound thereof.Quasi rhomphæa bis acuta omnis iniquitas: / plagæ illius non est sanitas. 5Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out.L'arroganza, e gli oltraggi mandano in fumo le ricchezze: e la casa più facoltosa si spianterà per la superbia; così i beni del superbo saranno annichilati.Brawling and iniuries shal bring the substance to nothing: and the house that is verie rich, shal be made nothing by pride: so the substance of the proude shal be rooted out.Objurgatio et injuriæ annullabunt substantiam, / et domus quæ nimis locuples est annullabitur superbia: / sic substantia superbi eradicabitur. 6The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily.Dalla bocca del povero la preghiera giungerà fino alle orecchie di Dio, e tosto sarà a lui renduta giustizia.The prayer of the poore out of the mouth shal come to his eares, and iudgement shal come for him spedely.Deprecatio pauperis ex ore usque ad aures ejus perveniet, / et judicium festinato adveniet illi. 7He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart.L'odiare la correzione è indizio di uom peccatore; ma chi teme Dio rientrerà in se stesso.He that hateth chastisement, is the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God, wil turne to his owne hart.Qui odit correptionem vestigium est peccatoris, / et qui timet Deum convertetur ad cor suum.

8He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him.Il potente si fa conoscere da lungi coll'audacia della lingua; ma l'uom sensato sa schivarlo.The mightie in a bold tongue is knowen a far of, and a wiseman knoweth himself to fal by •••m.Notus a longe potens lingua audaci, / et sensatus scit labi se ab ipso. 9He that buildeth his house at other men’s charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter.Chi la propria casa edifica a spese altrui, è come chi le sue pietre mette insieme per fabbricare nell'inverno.He that buildeth his house at other menes charges, is as he that gathereth his stones in the winter.Qui ædificat domum suam impendiis alienis, / quasi qui colligat lapides suos in hieme. 10The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire.La sinagoga de' peccatori è una massa di stoppa, e la loro fine è il fuoco ardente.The synagogue of sinners is as tow gathered toge ther, and their consummation à flame of fire.Stupa collecta synagoga peccantium, / et consummatio illorum flamma ignis. 11The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains.La via de' peccatori è lastricata di pietre lisce, ma ella va a finire nell'inferno, nelle tenebre, e ne' tormenti.The way of sinners is paued with stones, & in their end, hel, & darkenes, and paines.Via peccatorum complanata lapidibus: / et in fine illorum inferi, et tenebræ, et pœnæ. 12He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof.Chi custodisce la giustizia, ne comprende lo spirito.He that keepeth iustice, shal conteine the vnderstanding therof.Qui custodit justitiam, continebit sensum ejus. 13The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding.La perfezione del timore di Dio è saggezza, e intelligenza.The consummation of the feare of God wisdom and vnderstanding.Consummatio timoris Dei, sapientia et sensus. 14He that is not wise in good, will not be taught.Chi non è saggio nel bene, non farà acquisto di scienza.He shal not be taught, that is not wise in good.Non erudietur / qui non est sapiens in bono. 15But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.E v'ha una saggezza feconda di male; ma dov'è malizia, non v'è la prudenza.But there is wisdom that abundeth in euil: and there is no vnderstanding where bitternes is.Est autem sapientia quæ abundat in malo, / et non est sensus ubi est amaritudo.

16The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.La scienza del saggio si spande, come una piena d'acque; e i suoi consigli son come una fonte perenne di vita.The knowlege of the wise shal abound as an inundation, and his counsel is permanent as a fountaine of life.Scientia sapientis tamquam inundatio abundabit, / et consilium illius sicut fons vitæ permanet. 17The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.Il cuore dell'insensato è come un vaso rotto: ei non può ritenere nissuna parte di saggezza.The hart of a foole is as a broken vessel, and al wisdom it shal not hold.Cor fatui quasi vas confractum, / et omnem sapientiam non tenebit. 18A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back.Qualunque buona parola, che ascolti l'uom saggio, la loderà, e se la applicherà: la ascolterà un uom dato al piacere, e gli dispiacerà, e se la getterà dietro alle spalle.A man of knowlege wil praise whatsoeuer wise word he shal heare, and wil applie it to himself: the riotous man hath heard it, and it shal displease him, and he wil cast it behind his back.Verbum sapiens quodcumque audierit scius, / laudabit, et ad se adjiciet: / audivit luxuriosus, et displicebit illi, / et projiciet illud post dorsum suum. 19The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found.I discorsi dello stolto son come un fardello per viaggio; ma sulle labbra dell'uom sensato si trova la grazia.The narration of a foole is as a burden in the way: for in the lippes of the wise shal grace be found.Narratio fatui quasi sarcina in via: / nam in labiis sensati invenietur gratia. 20The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts.La bocca dell'uom prudente è desiderata nelle adunanze, e le parole di lui ciascuno le medita in cuor suo.The mouth of the prudent is sought in the Church, and they wil thinke vpon his wordes in their hartes.Os prudentis quæritur in ecclesia, / et verba illius cogitabunt in cordibus suis. 21As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense.La saggezza è per lo stolto come una casa in rovina, e la scienza dell'insensato consiste in parole inintelligibili.As a house destroied, so is wisdom to a foole: & the knowlege of the vnwise inexplicable wordes.Tamquam domus exterminata, sic fatuo sapientia: / et scientia insensati inenarrabilia verba.

22Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.La scienza è per lo stolto come ceppi a' piedi, e come catene alla sua destra mano.Fetters on the feete, doctrine to a foole, and as manicles vpon the right hand.Compedes in pedibus, stulto doctrina: / et quasi vincula manuum super manum dextram. 23A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself.Il fatuo se ride, alza la voce; ma l'uomo saggio appena sorride senza rumore.A foole in laughter exalteth his voice: but a wiseman wil scarse laugh secretly.Fatuus in risu exaltat vocem suam: / vir autem sapiens vix tacite ridebit. 24Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.La scienza è all'uom prudente un ornamento di oro, e come un braccia letto alla mano destra.Doctrine to the prudent is a golden ornament, and as it were a bracelet on the right arme.Ornamentum aureum prudenti doctrina, / et quasi brachiale in brachio dextro. 25The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour’s house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty.Lo stolto mette facilmente il pie in casa d'altri, ma l'uomo, che ha sperienza, si vergogna in faccia dei grandi.The foote of a foole goeth easely into his neighbours house: & a cunning man wil be abashed at the person of the mightie.Pes fatui facilis in domum proximi: / et homo peritus confundetur a persona potentis. 26A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without.Lo stolto guarda nella casa per la finestra; ma l'uom discreto se ne sta di fuori.A foole wil looke from the window into the house: but the nurtered wil stand without.Stultus a fenestra respiciet in domum: / vir autem eruditus foris stabit. 27It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.E cosa da stolto lo stare a origliare alla porta: e l'uom prudente non sopporterà simile infamia.It is the follie of a man to harken by the dore: and a wiseman wil be greued with the contumelie.Stultitia hominis auscultare per ostium: / et prudens gravabitur contumelia. 28The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.Le labbra degli imprudenti raccontano cose assurde: ma le parole de' saggi saran pesate sulla bilancia.The lippes of the vnwise shal tel foolish thinges: but the wordes of the wise shal be pondered in balance.Labia imprudentium stulta narrabunt; / verba autem prudentium statera ponderabuntur.

29The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart.Il cuor degli stolti è nella loro bocca: e la bocca de' saggj è nel cuor loro.The hart of fooles is in their mouth: and the mouth of wisemen is in their hart.In ore fatuorum cor illorum, / et in corde sapientium os illorum. 30While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul.Quando l'empio maledice il diavolo, maledice l'anima propria.Whiles the impious curseth the diuel, he curseth his owne soule.Dum maledicit impius diabolum, / maledicit ipse animam suam. 31The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured.Il detrattore contamina l'anima propria, e dappertutto sarà odiato, e chi converserà con lui sarà mal visto: ma l'uomo, che sa tacere; ed ha prudenza, sarà onorato.The whisperer shal defile his soule, and shal be hated in al: and he that shal abide with him, shal be odious: the stil man and wise shal be honored.Susurro coinquinabit animam suam, et in omnibus odietur, / et qui cum eo manserit odiosus erit: / tacitus et sensatus honorabitur.