The evils that flow from yielding to concupiscence and being friends to this world. Admonitions against pride, detraction and the like.

1From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?E donde le guerre, e le liti tra di voi, se non di qui: dalle vostre concupiscenze, le quali militano nelle vostre membra?FROM vvhence are vvarres & contentions among you? Are they not hereof? of your concupiscences vvhich vvarre in your members?Unde bella et lites in vobis ? nonne hinc: ex concupiscentiis vestris, quæ militant in membris vestris ? 2You covet, and have not: you kill and envy and cannot obtain. You contend and war, and you have not: because you ask not.Desiderate, e non avete: uccidete, e zelate: e non vi riesce di conseguire: litigate, e fate guerra: e non ottenete l'intento, perché non domandate.You couet: and haue not, you kil, & enuie: and can not obtaine, you contend and vvarre: and you haue not, because you aske not.concupiscitis, et non habetis: occiditis, et zelatis: et non potestis adipisci: litigatis, et belligeratis, et non habetis, propter quod non postulatis. 3You ask and receive not: because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your concupiscences.Chiedete, e non ottenete: perché chiedete malamente onde spendere ne' vostri piaceri.You aske, and receiue not: because you aske amisse: that you may consume it on your cōcupiscences.Petitis, et non accipitis: eo quod male petatis: ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis. 4Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world becometh an enemy of God.Adulteri, e non sapete voi che l'amicizia di questo mondo è nimistà con Dio? Chiunque pertanto vorrà esser amico di questo mondo, vien costituito nemico di Dio.Aduouterers, know you not that the frendship of this vvorld, is the enemie of God? Vvhosoeuer therfore vvil be a frende of this vvorld: is made an enemie of God.Adulteri, nescitis quia amicitia hujus mundi inimica est Dei ? quicumque ergo voluerit amicus esse sæculi hujus, inimicus Dei constituitur. 5Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?Credete forse, che invano dica la scrittura: lo spirito, che abita in voi, vi ama con amor geloso?Or do you thinke that the Scripture saieth in vaine: To enuie doth the spirit couet vvhich dvvelleth in you?An putatis quia inaniter Scriptura dicat: Ad invidiam concupiscit spiritus qui habitat in vobis ? 6But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.Ed egli da una grazia maggiore. Per la qual cosa ella dice: Dio resiste a' superbi, e agli umili da la grazia.And giueth greater grace. For the which cause it saith, God resisteth the proud, & giueth grace to the humble.majorem autem dat gratiam. Propter quod dicit: Deus superbis resistit, humilibus autem dat gratiam.

7Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil: and he will fly from you.Siate adunque soggetti a Dio, e resistete al diavolo, ed ei fuggirà da voi.Be subiect therfore to God, but resist the Deuil, and he vvil flee from you.Subditi ergo estote Deo, resistite autem diabolo, et fugiet a vobis. 8Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.Accostatevi a Dio, e a voi si accosterà. Mondate le mani, o peccatori: e purificate i cuori, o voi doppi di animo.Approche to God, & he vvil approche to you. Cleanse your handes, ye sinners: and purifie your hartes, ye double of minde.Appropinquate Deo, et appropinquabit vobis. Emundate manus, peccatores: et purificate corda, duplices animo. 9Be afflicted and mourn and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow.Affliggetevi, e siate in duolo, e piangete: il vostro riso si cangi in lutto, e il gaudio in mestizia.Be miserable, and mourne, & vveepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning: and ioy, into sorovv.Miseri estote, et lugete, et plorate: risus vester in luctum convertatur, et gaudium in mœrorem. 10Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.Umiliatevi nel cospetto del Signore, e vi esalterà.Be humbled in the sight of our lord, and he vvil exalt you.Humiliamini in conspectu Domini, et exaltabit vos. 11Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.Non dite male l'uno dell'altro, o fratelli. Chi parla male del fratello, o giudica il suo fratello, parla contro la legge, e giudica la legge. Che se giudichi la legge, non sei osservator della legge, ma giudice.Detracte not one frō an other my brethrē. He that detracteth from his brother, or he that iudgeth his brother, detracteth from the Law, and iudgeth the Law. But if thou iudge the Lavv, thou art not a doer of the Lavv, but a iudge.Nolite detrahere alterutrum fratres. Qui detrahit fratri, aut qui judicat fratrem suum, detrahit legi, et judicat legem. Si autem judicas legem, non es factor legis, sed judex. 12There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.Uno è il legislatore, ed il giudice, il quale può mandar in perdizione, e salvare.For there is one lavv-maker, and iudge that can destroy and deliuer.Unus est legislator et judex, qui potest perdere et liberare. 13But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain.Ma tu, che giudichi il prossimo, chi se' tu? Su via adesso voi, che dite: Oggi, o domane anderemo a quella città, e vi starem per un anno, e mercanteremo, e farem guadagno:But thou, vvhat art thou that iudgest thy neighbour? Behold novv you that say, To day or to morovv vve vvil goe into that citie, and there certes vvil spend a yere, and vvil traficke, and make our gaine (Tu autem quis es, qui judicas proximum ? Ecce nunc qui dicitis: Hodie, aut crastino ibimus in illam civitatem, et faciemus ibi quidem annum, et mercabimur, et lucrum faciemus:

14Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.Voi, che non sapete quel, che sarà domane.vvho are ignorāt vvhat shal be on the morovv.qui ignoratis quid erit in crastino. 15For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and, If we shall live, we will do this or that.Imperocché che è la vostra vita? Ell'è un vapore, che per poco compare, e poi svanisce. In cambio di dire: se il Signore vorrà; e se sarem vivi, farem questa, o quella cosa.For vvhat is your life? It is a vapour appearing for a litle vvhile, and aftervvard it shal vanish avvay) for that you should say, If our Lord vvil: and, If vve shal liue, vve vvil doe this or that.Quæ est enim vita vestra ? vapor est ad modicum parens, et deinceps exterminabitur; pro eo ut dicatis: Si Dominus voluerit. Et: Si vixerimus, faciemus hoc, aut illud. 16But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.Ora poi vi vantate della vostra superbia. Ogni vantamento di tal fatta è malvagio.But novv you reioyce in your arrogancies. Al such reioycing, is vvicked.Nunc autem exsultatis in superbiis vestris. Omnis exsultatio talis, maligna est. 17To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin.Chi adunque conosce il bene, che dee fare, e noi fa, egli è in peccato.To one therfore knovving to doe good, and not doing it: to him it is sinne.Scienti igitur bonum facere, et non facienti, peccatum est illi.

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · Vulgata Clementina · original Douay-Rheims (Rheims 1582), transcription by EEBO-TCP (CC0) · La Sacra Bibbia, tradotta dalla Volgata da Antonio Martini (1769-1781) (LaParola (laparola.net), Martini OSIS text, Public domain (LaParola's electronic edition marks it 'Dominio pubblico')). Public domain.

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