38 — Ecclesiasticus

1Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.Rendi onore al medico per ragione della necessità, perché egli è stato fatto dall'Altissimo;HONOVR the phisition for necessitie: for the Highest hath created him. For al medicine is of God,Honora medicum propter necessitatem: / etenim illum creavit Altissimus. 2For all healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.Perocché tutta la medicina viene da Dio, e sarà rimunerata dal re.& it shal receiue gift of the king.A Deo est enim omnis medela, / et a rege accipiet donationem. 3The skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised.La scienza del medico lo innalzerà agli onori, ed ei sarà celebrato dinanzi ai grandi.The knowlege of the phisition shal exalt his head, and in the sight of great men he shal be praised.Disciplina medici exaltabit caput illius, / et in conspectu magnatorum collaudabitur. 4The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.Egli è l'Altissimo, che creò dalla terra i medicamenti, e l'uomo prudente non gli avrà a schifo.The Highest hath created medicines of the earth, and a wise man wil not abhorre them.Altissimus creavit de terra medicamenta, / et vir prudens non abhorrebit illa. 5Was not bitter water made sweet with wood?Un legno non raddolcì egli le acque amare?Was not bitter water made sweete by wood?Nonne a ligno indulcata est aqua amara ? 6The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders.La virtù di questi appartiene alla cognizione degli uomini, e il Signore ne ha data ad essi la scienza, affin di essere onorato per le sue meraviglie.The vertue of these thinges is come to the knowlege of men, and the Highest hath geuen knowlege to men, for to be honoured in his meruelous thinges.Ad agnitionem hominum virtus illorum: / et dedit hominibus scientiam Altissimus, / honorari in mirabilibus suis. 7By these he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his works there shall be no end.Con questi egli cura, e mitiga i dolori, e lo speziale ne fa composizioni grate, e manipola unguenti salutari, e i suoi lavori non avran fine;Curing with these thinges he shal mitigate paine, and the apothecarie shal make confections of swetenes, and shal make ointments of health, and his workes shal not be consummated.In his curans mitigabit dolorem: / et unguentarius faciet pigmenta suavitatis, / et unctiones conficiet sanitatis: / et non consummabuntur opera ejus.

8For the peace of God is over all the face of the earth.Perocché la benedizione di Dio tutta empie la terra.For the peace of God is vpon the face of the earth.Pax enim Dei super faciem terræ. 9My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee.Figliuolo, quando se' malato, non disprezzare te stesso, ma prega, il Signore, ed egli ti guarirà.Sonne in thine infirmitie contemne not thy self, but pray our Lord, and he wil cure thee.Fili, in tua infirmitate ne despicias teipsum: / sed ora Dominum, et ipse curabit te. 10Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.Allontanati dal peccato, e raddirizza le tue azioni, e monda il cuor tuo da ogni colpa.Turne away from sinne, and direct thy handes, and from al offence cleanse thy hart.Averte a delicto, et dirige manus, / et ab omni delicto munda cor tuum. 11Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.Offerisci odor soave, e il fior di farina per memoria, e sia perfetta la tua obblazione; e poi da luogo al me dico;Geue sweetenes and a memorial of fine floure, and make a fat oblation, and geue place to the phisition.Da suavitatem et memoriam similaginis, / et impingua oblationem, et da locum medico: 12For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary.Perché Dio lo ha istituito; ed egli non si parta da te, perché l'assistenza di lui è necessaria.For our Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, because his workes be necessarie.etenim illum Dominus creavit, et non discedat a te, / quia opera ejus sunt necessaria. 13For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands:Conciossiachè havvi un tempo, in cui dei cadere nelle mani d'alcuni di essi:For there is a time when thou maist fal into their handes:Est enim tempus quando in manus illorum incurras: 14And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remedy, for their conversation.Ed eglino pregheranno il Signore, che secondi i loro lenitivi, e dia la sanità, alla quale è diretta la lor professione.and they shal beseech our Lord, that he direct their rest, and healing; for their conuersation.ipsi vero Dominum deprecabuntur, ut dirigat requiem eorum, / et sanitatem, propter conversationem illorum. 15He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the hands of the physician.Colui, che pecca sotto degli occhi di lui, che lo creò, caderà nelle mani del medico.He that sinneth in his sight, that made him, shal fal into the handes of the phisition.Qui delinquit in conspectu ejus qui fecit eum, / incidet in manus medici.

16My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial.Figliuolo, spargi lagrime sopra il morto, e come per duro avvenimento comincia a sospirare, e secondo il rito ricuopri il suo corpo, e non trascurare la sua sepoltura.Sonne vpon the dead shed teares, and beginne to weepe as hauing suffered doleful thinges, and according to iudgement couer his bodie, and neglect not his burial.Fili, in mortuum produc lacrimas, / et quasi dira passus incipe plorare: / et secundum judicium contege corpus illius, / et non despicias sepulturam illius. 17And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.E per non essere calunniato, fa amaro duolo per lui per un giorno, dipoi racconsolati per fuggir la tristezza:But for detraction beare bitterly the mourning of him one day, and be comforted for the heauines,Propter delaturam autem amare fer luctum illius uno die, / et consolare propter tristitiam: 18And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction.E fa il duolo secondo il merito della persona per un di, o due, per evitare le maldicenze;and make mourning according to his desert one day, or two, because of detraction.et fac luctum secundum meritum ejus / uno die, vel duobus, propter detractionem: 19For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.Perocché dalla tristezza vien presto la morte, e la malinconia del cuore deprime le forse, e curva il collo.For by heauines death hasteneth, and it couereth the strength, and sorow of the hart boweth the necke.a tristitia enim festinat mors, et cooperit virtutem, / et tristitia cordis flectit cervicem. 20In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart.Collo star ritirato si mantien la tristezza, ed è la vita del povero, qual è il suo cuore.In abstraction sorow is permanent: and the substance of the poore is according to his hart.In abductione permanet tristitia, / et substantia inopis secundum cor ejus. 21Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.Non abbandonare il tuo cuore alla tristezza, ma cacciala da te, e ricordati del fine.Geue not thine hart into heauines, but expel it from thee: and remember the latter endes,Ne dederis in tristitia cor tuum, / sed repelle eam a te, et memento novissimorum.

22Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.Non te ne scordare; perocché di colà non si torna; e non gioverai niente ad altri, e farai male a te stesso.and forget not: for neither is there returne, and him thou shalt profit nothing, and thou shalt hurt thy self.Noli obliviscari, neque enim est conversio: / et huic nihil proderis, et teipsum pessimabis. 23Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee.Ricordati di quel, che o stato di me; perocché lo stesso sarà di te: oggi a me, domani a te.Be mindful of my iudgement: for thine also must be so: to me yesterday, and to thee to day.Memor esto judicii mei: sic enim erit et tuum: / mihi heri, et tibi hodie. 24When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.La requie del defunto renda per te tranquilla la memoria di lui, e tu il consola, mentre si parte da lui il suo spirito.In the repose of the dead make the memorie of him to rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.In requie mortui requiescere fac memoriam ejus, / et consolare illum in exitu spiritus sui. 25The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.La sapienza si acquista dallo scriba nel tempo di libertà dagli affari, e chi ha poco da agire, acquisterà la sapienza. Di qual sapienza si empieràThe wisdom of a scribe in the time of vacance: and he that is lesse in action, shal receiue wisdom.Sapientia scribæ in tempore vacuitatis, / et qui minoratur actu sapientiam percipiet, / qua sapientia replebitur. 26With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of bulls?Colui, che mena l'aratro, e fa sua gloria di stimolare col pungolo i bovi, ed è tutto nei loro lavori, e non di scorre d'altro, che della progenie dei tori.With what wisdom shal he be replenished, that holdeth the plough, and glorieth in the goade, driueth oxen with the prickle, and conuerseth in their workes, and his talke is in the breede of bulles? He wil geue his hartQui tenet aratrum, / et qui gloriatur in jaculo, stimulo boves agitat, / et conversatur in operibus eorum, / et enarratio ejus in filiis taurorum. 27He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.Il suo cuore è rivolto a tirare i solchi, e le sue vigilie a ingrassare le vacche.to turne vp furrowes, and his watching in the feeding of kine.Cor suum dabit ad versandos sulcos, / et vigilia ejus in sagina vaccarum.

28So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work.Così il legnaiuolo, e l'architetto lavorano la notte come il giorno: colui, che incide gli emblemi degli anelli, e coll'assiduo pensare ne diversifica la scultura: applica il suo cuore a imitar la pittura, e colle sue vigilie perfeziona il suo lavoro.So euerie craftsman and workemaster that passeth the night as the day, that maketh grauen seales, and his continual diligence varieth the picture: he wil geue his hart to the similitude of the picture, and his watching wil perfect the worke.Sic omnis faber et architectus, / qui noctem tamquam diem transigit: / qui sculpit signacula sculptilia, / et assiduitas ejus variat picturam: / cor suum dabit in similitudinem picturæ, / et vigilia sua perficiet opus. 29So doth the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace.Così il fabbro sedendo presso all'incudine intento al ferro, ch'ei mette in opera, il vapore del fuoco gli asciuga le carni, ed ei combatte cogli ardori della fornace:So the yronsmith sitting by the anuil and considering the worke of yron. The vapour of the fire wil parche his flesh, and he striueth in the heate of the fournace:Sic faber ferrarius sedens juxta incudem, / et considerans opus ferri: / vapor ignis uret carnes ejus, / et in calore fornacis concertatur. 30The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.Egli ha intronate le orecchie dal suon de' martelli, e gli occhi fissi al modello dell'opra sua:The noyse of the hammer reneweth his eare, and his eye is against the similitude of the vessel.Vox mallei innovat aurem ejus, / et contra similitudinem vasis oculus ejus. 31He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection.Il suo cuore è inteso a finire i lavori, e colle sue vigilie gli orna, e gli perfeziona.He wil geue his hart to the finishing of the workes, and his watching wil polish to perfection.Cor suum dabit in consummationem operum, / et vigilia sua ornabit in perfectionem. 32So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number:Così colui, che fa i vasi di terra assiso al suo lavoro gira co' piedi la ruota, ed è sempre in sollecitudine per quel, che ha per le mani, e conta il numero di tutte le opere sue.So the potter sitting at his worke, turning the wheele with his feete, who is alwayes set in carefulnes for his worke, and al his working is in number:Sic figulus sedens ad opus suum, / convertens pedibus suis rotam, / qui in sollicitudine positus est semper propter opus suum, / et in numero est omnis operatio ejus.

33He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet:Colle sue braccia impasta la creta, e si incurva colla sua forza davanti a' suoi piedi.With his arme he wil fashion the clay, and before his feete he wil bend his strength: He wil geue his hartIn brachio suo formabit lutum, / et ante pedes suos curvabit virtutem suam. 34He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.Il cuor di lui sarà inteso alla in verniciatura, e veglierà alla nettezza della fornace.to finish the vernishing thereof, and his watching wil make cleane the fournace.Cor suum dabit ut consummet linitionem, / et vigilia sua mundabit fornacem. 35All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art.Il forte di tutti costoro è nelle lor mani, e ognuno è sapiente nel suo mestiero:Al these haue hoped in their handes, and euerie one is wise in his owne art.Omnes hi in manibus suis speraverunt, / et unusquisque in arte sua sapiens est. 36Without these a city is not built.Senza di loro non si fabbrica una città.Without these a citie is not built.Sine his omnibus non ædificatur civitas, 37And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly.Eglino però non abiteranno dappresso, e non anderanno girando, e non entreranno nelle adunanze.And they shal not inhabite, nor walke therein, and they shal not leape high into the congregation.et non inhabitabunt, nec inambulabunt, / et in ecclesiam non transilient. 38Upon the judges’ seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken:Non saranno assisi trai giudici, e non intenderanno le leggi giudiciali, e non insegneranno le regole della vita, e della giustizia, e non si metteranno ad esporre le parabole:Vpon the iudges seate they shal not sitte, and the ordinance of iudgement they shal not vnderstand, neither shal they declare discipline and iudgement, and in parables they shal not be found:Super sellam judicis non sedebunt, / et testamentum judicii non intelligent, / neque palam facient disciplinam et judicium, / et in parabolis non invenientur: 39But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High.Ma essi ristorano le cose del mondo, e i loro voti sono per l'esercizio dell'arte loro, applicando l'anima propria a intendere la legge dell'Altissimo.but they shal confirme the creature of the world, and their prayer shal be in the worke of their art, applying their soule, & searching in the law of the Highest.sed creaturam ævi confirmabunt: / et deprecatio illorum in operatione artis, / accomodantes animam suam, / et conquirentes in lege Altissimi.