30 — Proverbs

1The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which the man spoke, with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God, abiding with him, said:Parole di colui, che aduna, figliuolo di lui, che messe fuora la sapienza. Visione raccontata da un personaggio, col quale sta Dio, e il quale avendo Dio abitante in se, che lo fortifica, ha detto:THE wordes of the Gatherer the sonne of Vomiter. The vision, that the man spake, with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God abiding with him, sayd:Verba Congregantis, filii Vomentis. Visio quam locutus est vir cum quo est Deus, et qui Deo secum morante confortatus, ait: 2I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.Io sono il più ignorante tra gli uomini, e la sapienza degli uomini non sta meco.I am most foolish of men, & the wisedom of men is not with me.Stultissimus sum virorum, / et sapientia hominum non est mecum. 3I have not learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints.Io non ho apparata la sapienza, e non so nulla della scienza de' santi.I haue not learned wisedom, and haue not knowen the science of saints.Non didici sapientiam, / et non novi scientiam sanctorum. 4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath held the wind in his hands? who hath bound up the waters together as in a garment? who hath raised up all the borders of the earth? what is his name, and what is the name of his son, if thou knowest?Chi è che sia salito al cielo, e ne sia disceso? chi nelle sue mani contenne il vento? chi le acque ha ristrette come in un involto? chi ha data stabilità a tutte le parti della terra? qual è il nome di lui, e quale il nome del figliuolo di lui, se tu lo sai?Who hath ascended into heauen and descended? who hath conteyned the spirit in his handes? who hath bound the waters together as in a garment? who hath raysed vp al the borders of the earth? what is his name, and what is the name of his sonne, if thou know?Quis ascendit in cælum, atque descendit ? / quis continuit spiritum in manibus suis ? / quis colligavit aquas quasi in vestimento ? / quis suscitavit omnes terminos terræ ? / quod nomen est ejus, et quod nomen filii ejus, si nosti ? 5Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him.La parola di Dio o tutta purgata col fuoco: egli è scudo per quelli, che sperano in lui.Enerie word of God tryed by fyre, is a buckler to them that hope in him:Omnis sermo Dei ignitus: / clypeus est sperantibus in se. 6Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar:Non aggiungere un jota alle sue parole, affin di non essere accusato, e convinto di menzogna.Adde not any thing to his wordes, and so thou be reproued and found a lyer:Ne addas quidquam verbis illius, / et arguaris, inveniarisque mendax.

7Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.Due cose io ti ho domandato (o Signore) non negarle a me per quel, che mi resta di vita.Two thinges I haue asked thee, denie them not to me before I dye.Duo rogavi te: / ne deneges mihi antequam moriar: 8Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:Allontana da me la vanità, e le parole di menzogna: Non darmi mendicità, né ricchezze, ma concedimi quel, che è necessario al mio vivere:Vanitie, and lying wordes make far from me. Beggerie, and riches geue me not: geue only things necessarie for my sustenance:vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me; / mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi: / tribue tantum victui meo necessaria, 9Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.Affinchè per disgrazia quand'io sia satollo non sia tentato a rinnegare, e dire: Chi o il Signore? ovvero spinto dalla necessità io non mi metta a rubare, e prenda invano il nome del mio Dio.lest perhaps being filled I be allured to denie, and may say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by pouertie I may steale, and forsweare the name of my God.ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum, / et dicam: Quis est Dominus ? / aut egestate compulsus, furer, / et perjurem nomen Dei mei. 10Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall.Non accusare il servo dinanzi al suo padrone, affinchè egli forse non ti maledica, onde tu vada in perdizione!Accuse not a seruant to his master, lest perhaps he curse thee, and thou fal.Ne accuses servum ad dominum suum, / ne forte maledicat tibi, et corruas. 11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.Havvi una razza di uomini, che maledice suo padre, e non benedice sua madre.There is a generation that curseth their father, and that blesseth not their mother.Generatio quæ patri suo maledicit, / et quæ matri suæ non benedicit; 12A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.Havvi una razza di uomini, che mondi sembrano a loro stessi; ma non sono però lavati dalle sozzure.A generation, that semeth to itself cleane, & yet is not washed from their filthines.generatio quæ sibi munda videtur, / et tamen non est lota a sordibus suis; 13A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.Havvi una razza di uomini, che portano alti gli occhi, e le loro pupille altiere, e superbe.A generation, whose eies are loftie, and the eielids therof set vp on high.generatio cujus excelsi sunt oculi, / et palpebræ ejus in alta surrectæ;

14A generation that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.Havvi una generazione, la quale ha coltelli in cambio di denti, e lacera con sue mascelle, e divora i mendichi della terra, e i poveri tra gli uomini.A generation, that for teeth hath swordes, and chaweth with theyr grinding teeth, that they may eate the needie out of the earth, and the poore from among men.generatio quæ pro dentibus gladios habet, / et commandit molaribus suis, / ut comedat inopes de terra, / et pauperes ex hominibus. 15The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.La mignatta ha due figlie, che dicono: Dammi, dammi. Tre cose sono insaziabili, e la quarta, che non dice mai: Basta.The horseleach hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. Three things are vnsatiable, the fourth neuer sayth it sufficeth.Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ, / dicentes: Affer, affer. / Tria sunt insaturabilia, / et quartum quod numquam dicit: Sufficit. 16Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough.L'inferno, e la matrice, e la terra, che non si sazia di bere l'acqua: il fuoco poi non dice mai: Basta.Hel, and the mouth of the matrice, & the earth which is not satisfied with water: but the fyre neuer sayth it sufficeth.Infernus, et os vulvæ, / et terra quæ non satiatur aqua: / ignis vero numquam dicit: Sufficit. 17The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.A colui che schernisce il proprio padre, e disprezza i dolori della madre nel partorirlo, gli cavin l'occhio i corvi, che stan lungo i torrenti, e sei divorino i figliuoli dell'aquila.The eie, that scorneth his father, & that despiseth the trauail of his mother, in bearing him, let the rauens of the torrents pick it out, and the young of the eagle eate it.Oculum qui subsannat patrem, / et qui despicit partum matris suæ, / effodiant eum corvi de torrentibus, / et comedant eum filii aquilæ ! 18Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.Tre cose sono per me difficili ad intendersi, e una quarta mi è affatto ignota:Three thinges are hard to me, and of the fourth I am vtterly ignorant.Tria sunt difficilia mihi, / et quartum penitus ignoro: 19The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth.La traccia dell'aquila nell'aria, la traccia di un serpente sulla pietra, la traccia di una nave in mezzo al mare, e la traccia dell'uomo nella adolescenza.The way of an eagle in the ayre, the way of a serpent vpon a rocke, the way of a shippe in the middes of 〈…〉 and the way of a man in youth.viam aquilæ in cælo, / viam colubri super petram, / viam navis in medio mari, / et viam viri in adolescentia.

20Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.Tale è parimente la via della donna adultera, la quale mangia, e si ripulisce la bocca, e dice: Non ho fatto verun male.Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, which eateth, and wyping her mouth sayth: I haue done no euil.Talis est et via mulieris adulteræ, / quæ comedit, et tergens os suum / dicit: Non sum operata malum. 21By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.Per tre cose è messa in commozione la terra, e alla quarta non può ella, reggere:By three thinges the earth is moued, and the fourth it can not susteyne.Per tria movetur terra, / et quartum non potest sustinere: 22By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:(E messa in commozione) da uno schiavo, che arrivi a regnare, da uno stolto, quando è pieno di cibo:By a seruant when he shal reigne: by a foole when he shal be filled with meate:per servum, cum regnaverit; / per stultum, cum saturatus fuerit cibo; 23By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.Da una donna odiosa, quando uno la ha sposata; e da una serva divenuta erede di sua padrona.by an odious woman when she shal be taken in matrimonie: & by a bondwoman when she shal be heyre to her mistresse.per odiosam mulierem, cum in matrimonio fuerit assumpta; / et per ancillam, cum fuerit hæres dominæ suæ. 24There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise.Quattro cose delle più piccole sono sulla terra, e queste superano in saggezza i sapienti.There are foure the least thinges of the earth, and they are wiser then the wise.Quatuor sunt minima terræ, / et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus: 25The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:Le formiche, popolo debolissimo, il quale al tempo della messe si prepara il suo vitto:The antes,formicæ, populus infirmus, / qui præparat in messe cibum sibi; 26The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:I conigli, razza paurosa, la quale pianta il suo covile nei massi:a weake people, which prepareth in the haruest meate for themselues: The leueret, a people not strong, which placeth his bed in the rocke:lepusculus, plebs invalida, / qui collocat in petra cubile suum; 27The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands:Le cavallette non hanno re, e si muovono tutte divise in isquadroni:The locust hath no king, and they go our al by their troopes:regem locusta non habet, / et egreditur universa per turmas suas; 28The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings’ houses.Lo stellione, che si regge sulle sue mani, e abita nelle case dei re.The stellion stayeth on his handes, &〈…〉 in kings houses.stellio manibus nititur, / et moratur in ædibus regis.

29There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:Tre cose vi sono, che hanno bella andatura, e una quarta, che cammina magnificamente;There are three thinges which 〈…〉l, and the fourth that goeth happely.Tria sunt quæ bene gradiuntur, / et quartum quod incedit feliciter: 30A lion, the strongest of beasts, who hath no fear of any thing he meeteth:Il lione, forte sopra tutti gli animali, non teme l'incontro di chicchessia;The lyon, the strongest of beastes shal feare at the meeting of none:leo, fortissimus bestiarum, / ad nullius pavebit occursum; 31A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.Il Gallo dai fianchi serrati, e l'ariete, e il re, a cui nissuno resiste.the cocke gyrded about the loines, and the ramme: also the king, against whom none can resist.gallus succinctus lumbos; / et aries; nec est rex, qui resistat ei. 32There is that hath appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his mouth.V'ha chi è stato riconosciuto per istolto dopo che fu innalzato a posto sublime: perocché se avesse avuto intelletto si sarebbe messa la mano alla bocca.There is that hath appeared a foole after that he was listed vp on high: for if he had vnderstood, he would haue layd his hand vpon his mouth.Est qui stultus apparuit postquam elevatus est in sublime; / si enim intellexisset, ori suo imposuisset manum. 33And he that strongly squeezeth the paps to bring out milk, straineth out butter: and he that violently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath, bringeth forth strife.Chi stringe con forza le poppe per trarne il latte, ne spreme il burro, e chi si soffia il naso con veemenza, ne cava il sangue; e chi provoca lo sdegno accende discordie.And he that strongly presseth the pappes to wring out milke, strayneth out butter, and he that violently cleanceth his nose, wringeth out bloud: & he that prouoketh angers, bringeth forth discordes.Qui autem fortiter premit ubera ad eliciendum lac exprimit butyrum; / et qui vehementer emungit elicit sanguinem; / et qui provocat iras producit discordias.