8 — Ecclesiasticus

1Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands.Non ti mettere a litigare con un uomo potente, perché non ti avvenga di cadere nelle sue mani.STRIVE not with a mightie man, lest perhaps thou fal into his handes.Non litiges cum homine potente, / ne forte incidas in manus illius. 2Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.Non disputare con uom facoltoso, affinchè non avvenga, che egli intenti lite contro di te;Contend not with a rich man, lest perhaps he make an action against thee.Non contendas cum viro locuplete, / ne forte contra te constituat litem tibi: 3For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them.Perocché molti ne ha rovinati l'oro, e l'argento, il quale è giunto a pervertire anche i regi.For gold and siluer hath destroyed manie, and hath reached euen to the hart of kinges, and hath turned them.multos enim perdidit aurum et argentum, / et usque ad cor regum extendit et convertit. 4Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.Non contendere con uom linguacciuto, e non metter legna sul fuoco di lui.Striue not with a man ful of tongue, and thou shalt not heape stickes vpon his fyre.Non litiges cum homine linguato, / et non strues in ignem illius ligna. 5Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family.Non aver che fare con uomo indisciplinato, affinchè egli non parli male della tua stirpe.Communicate not with the ignorant man, lest he speake il of thy progenie.Non communices homini indocto, / ne male de progenie tua loquatur. 6Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof.Non disprezzare colui, che si è ritirato dal peccato, e non gliela rinfacciare; ricorditi, che noi siam tutti degni di gastigo.Despise not a man that turneth himself from sinne, nor vpbrayde him therwith: remember that we are al in state to be blamed.Ne despicias hominem avertentem se a peccato, / neque improperes ei: / memento quoniam omnes in correptione sumus. 7Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old.Non perdere il rispetto ad un uomo nella sua vecchiezza; perché sono de' nostri quelli, che invecchiano.Despise not a man in his old age: for we also shal become old.Ne spernas hominem in sua senectute, / etenim ex nobis senescunt. 8Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.Non far festa della morte del tuo nemico, sapendo, che tutti noi abbiam da morire, e non vogliamo, che altri ne fida.Reioyce not of thine enemie dead: knowing that we doe al die, and would not that others should ioy therat.Noli de mortuo inimico tuo gaudere: / sciens quoniam omnes morimur, / et in gaudium nolumus venire.

9Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs.Non disprezzare i racconti de' vecchi saggi, ed abbi familiari le loro massime;Despise not the narration of wise ancients, and in their prouerbes be thou conuersant.Ne despicias narrationem presbyterorum sapientium, / et in proverbiis eorum conversare: 10For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame.Perocché da loro tu apparerai la sapienza, e gli insegnamenti della prudenza, e a servire ai grandi senza riprensione.For of them thou shalt lerne wisdom, and doctrine of vnderstanding, and to serue great men without blame.ab ipsis enim disces sapientiam et doctrinam intellectus, / et servire magnatis sine querela. 11Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers:Non disprezzare i racconti de' vecchj, perché essi gli appresero da' padri loro;Let not the narration of the ancients escape thee: for they lerned of their fathers:Non te prætereat narratio seniorum, / ipsi enim didicerunt a patribus suis: 12For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.E da loro imparerai la prudenza, e a rispondere quando fa di mestieri.because of them thou shalt lerne vnderstanding, and in time of necessitie to geue answer.quoniam ab ipsis disces intellectum, / et in tempore necessitatis dare responsum. 13Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins.Non dar fuoco ai carboni de' peccatori con far loro de' rimproveri, altrimenti ti abbrucerai alla fiamma del fuoco di essi.Kindle not the coles of sinners rebuking them, and be not kindled with the flame of the fire of their sinnes.Non incendas carbones peccatorum arguens eos, / et ne incendaris flamma ignis peccatorum illorum. 14Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words.Non istare a tu per tu con uomo maledico, perché egli non istia come in agguato a rilevare ogni tua parola.Stand not against the face of a contumelious person, lest he sitte as a spie in wayte for thy mouth.Ne contra faciem stes contumeliosi, / ne sedeat quasi insidiator ori tuo. 15Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.Non dare in prestito a chi ne può più di te: che se gli hai imprestato qualche cosa, fa conto d'averla perduta.Lend not to a man mightier then thyself, and if thou doest lend, count it as lost.Noli fœnerari homini fortiori te: / quod si fœneraveris, quasi perditum habe.

16Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it.Non far mallevadoria sopra le tue forze, ma se l'hai fatta, pensa come tu abbi a pagare.Be not suretie aboue thy power: and if thou be surerie, thinke as if thou were to pay it.Non spondeas super virtutem tuam: / quod si spoponderis, quasi restituens cogita. 17Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just.Non giudicare contro al giudice, perché egli giudica secondo la giustizia.Iudge not agaynst a iudge: because he iudgeth according to that which is iust.Non judices contra judicem, / quoniam secundum quod justum est judicat. 18Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly.Non ti accompagnare per viaggio con uomo temerario, affinchè egli non incarichi sopra di te i suoi guai; perocché egli va secondando i suoi capricci, e tu per la stoltezza di lui perirai.With the audacious goe not on the way, lest perhaps he burden thee with his euils: for he goeth according to his owne wil, and thou shalt perish together with his follie.Cum audace non eas in via, / ne forte gravet mala sua in te: / ipse enim secundum voluntatem suam vadit, / et simul cum stultitia illius peries. 19Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee.Non venire a contesa con uomo iracondo, e non camminare pel deserto con un temerario; perché è cosa come da nulla per lui il sangue, e dove non sia chi l'aiuti, egli ti schiaccerà.With an angrie man make no brawle, and with the audacious goe not into the desert: because bloud is as nothing before him, and where there is no helpe, he wil ouerthrow thee.Cum iracundo non facias rixam, / et cum audace non eas in desertum: / quoniam quasi nihil est ante illum sanguis, / et ubi non est adjutorium, elidet te. 20Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them.Non prender consiglio dagli stolti; perocché questi non possono amare, se non quello che ad essi piace.Conferre no counsel with fooles, for they can not loue but such thinges as please them.Cum fatuis consilium non habeas: / non enim poterunt diligere nisi quæ eis placent. 21Before a stranger do no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.Non consultare in presenza d'uno straniero, perché tu non sai quel, che egli abbia in corpo.Before a stranger doe no matter of counsel: for thou knowest not what he wil bring forth.Coram extraneo ne facias consilium: / nescis enim quid pariet. 22Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee.Non isvelare ad ogn'uomo il cuor tuo, affinchè mal non ti corrisponda, e dica male di te.Make not thy hart manifest to euerie man: lest perhaps he repay thee false kindnes, and speake reprochfully to thee.Non omni homini cor tuum manifestes, / ne forte inferat tibi gratiam falsam, et convicietur tibi.