11 — Ecclesiastico

1The wisdom of the humble shall exalt his head, and shall make him sit in the midst of great men.La saggezza dell'umile lo innalzerà, e farallo sedere nel consesso de' magnati.THE wisdom of the humble shal exalt his head, & shal make him sitte in the middes of great men.Sapientia humiliati exaltabit caput illius, / et in medio magnatorum consedere illum faciet. 2Praise not a man for his beauty, neither despise a man for his look.Non lodare un uomo per la sua avvenenza, e non disprezzare alcuno per quel, che di lui apparisce:Prayse not a man in his beautie, neither despise a man by his looke.Non laudes virum in specie sua, / neque spernas hominem in visu suo. 3The bee is small among flying things but her fruit hath the chiefest sweetness.Piccola cosa trai volatili è l'ape, ma il suo frutto ogni dolcezza sorpassa.The bee is smal among fowles, and her fruite hath the beginning of sweetnes:Brevis in volatilibus est apis, / et initium dulcoris habet fructus illius. 4Glory not in apparel at any time, and be not exalted in the day of thy honour: for the works of the Highest only are wonderful, and his works are glorious, and secret, and hidden.Non ti gloriare delle vestimenta, e non ti invanire quando sarai innalzato agli onori; perocché solo dell'Altissimo son mirabili le opere; e le opere di lui sono gloriose, e segrete, e non conosciute.In apparel doe not glorie at any time, nor be extolled in the day of thine honour, because the workes of the Highest onlie be meruelous, and his workes are glorious, and secrete, and not seene.In vestitu ne glorieris umquam, / nec in die honoris tui extollaris: / quoniam mirabilia opera Altissimi solius, / et gloriosa, et absconsa, et invisa opera illius. 5Many tyrants have sat on the throne, and he whom no man would think on, hath worn the crown.Sederono in trono molti tiranni: e tal portò il diadema, a cui nissuno pensava.Manie tyrantes haue sitte in the throne, and he whom no man would thincke hath worne the crowne.Multi tyranni sederunt in throno: / et insuspicabilis portavit diadema. 6Many mighty men have been greatly brought down, and the glorious have been delivered into the hand of others.Molti potenti caddero in grande oppressione; e i magnati furon dati in potere altrui.Manie mightie men haue bene greatly oppressed, and the glorious haue bene deliuered into the handes of others.Multi potentes oppressi sunt valide, / et gloriosi traditi sunt in manus alterorum. 7Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly.Non biasimare nissuno prima di informarti; e quando sarai informato, riprenderai con giustizia.Before thou enquire, blame no man: and when thou hast enquired, chasten iustly.Priusquam interroges, ne vituperes quemquam: / et cum interrogaveris, corripe juste.

8Before thou hear, answer not a word: and interrupt not others in the midst of their discourse.Non risponder parola prima di aver sentito; e non interrompere l'altrui discorso.Before thou heare, answer not a word, and in the middes of ancients adde not to speake.Priusquam audias, ne respondeas verbum: / et in medio sermonum ne adjicias loqui. 9Strive not in a matter which doth not concern thee, and sit not in judgment with sinners.Non contendere per cosa, che nulla a te importa; e non unirti a giudicare con quei, che peccano.Striue not for that thing, which doeth not molest thee: and consiste not in the iudgement of sinners.De ea re quæ te non molestat, ne certeris: / et in judicio peccantium ne consistas. 10My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake; and if thou run before thou shalt not escape.Figliuolo non impicciarti in molte cose; perocché se diverrai ricco, non sarai esente da colpa. E andando dietro (a molte cose) non verrai a capo di alcuna; e qualunque diligenza tu facci, non potrai trarti fuora.Sonne let not thy doings be in manie thinges: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sinne. for if thou pursew, thou shalt not attayne: and if thou runne before, thou shalt not escape.Fili, ne in multis sint actus tui: / et si dives fueris, non eris immunis a delicto. / Si enim secutus fueris, non apprehendes: / et non effugies, si præcucurreris. 11There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is in sorrow, and is so much the more in want.Taluno si affanna, e si da da fare, e patisce, essendo privo di pietà, e tanto meno arricchisce:There is one that laboureth, and hasteneth, and is a sorowful impious man, and so much the more he shal not abound.Est homo laborans et festinans, et dolens: / impius, et tanto magis non abundabit. 12Again, there is an inactive man that wanteth help, is very weak in ability, and full of poverty:Tal altro è languido, e bisognoso di ajuto, e privo di forze, e ricco di miseria:There is a lither man that wanteth recouerie, more fayling in strength, and abunding in pouertie:Est homo marcidus egens recuperatione, / plus deficiens virtute, et abundans paupertate: 13Yet the eye of God hath looked upon him for good, and hath lifted him up from his low estate, and hath exalted his head: and many have wondered at him, and have glorified God.E l'occhio di Dio mira costui benignamente, e lo solleva dal suo abbattimento, e gli fa alzare la testa, e molti ne restano ammirati, e a Dio ne rendono onore.and the eie of God hath respected him in good, and hath erected him from his low estate, and hath exalted his head: and manie haue merueled at him, and haue honoured God.et oculus Dei respexit illum in bono, / et erexit eum ab humilitate ipsius, et exaltavit caput ejus: / et mirati sunt in illo multi, et honoraverunt Deum.

14Good things and evil, life and death, poverty and riches, are from God.I beni, e i mali, la vita, e la morte, la povertà, e la ricchezza vengon da Dio.Good thinges and euil, life and death, pouertie and honestie are of God.Bona et mala, vita et mors, / paupertas et honestas, a Deo sunt: 15Wisdom and discipline, and the knowledge of the law are with God. Love and the ways of good things are with him.La sapienza, e la disciplina, e la scienza della legge sono da Dio: la carità, e le opere de' buoni sono da lui.Wisdom and discipline, and the knowlege of the law are with God. Loue, and the wayes of good thinges are with him.sapientia, et disciplina, et scientia legis, apud Deum: / dilectio, et viæ bonorum, apud ipsum. 16Error and darkness are created with sinners: and they that glory in evil things, grow old in evil.L'errore, e le tenebre sono ingenite ai peccatori: e quelli, che esultano nel male, invecchiano nella malizia.Errour and darkenes are created with sinners: and they that reioyce in euils, waxe old in euil.Error et tenebræ peccatoribus concreata sunt: / qui autem exsultant in malis consenescunt in malo. 17The gift of God abideth with the just, and his advancement shall have success for ever.Il dono di Dio rimane presso de' giusti, e con vantaggiosi progressi anderà crescendo continuamente.The gift of God is permanent to the iust, and his prospering shal haue successe for euer.Datio Dei permanet justis, / et profectus illius successus habebit in æternum. 18There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward.Taluno si fa ricco colla parsimonia, e questo sol frutto ha per sua mercede,There is that is enriched by doing sparingly, and this is the portion of his rewardEst qui locupletatur parce agendo, / et hæc est pars mercedis illius. 19In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone:Che dice: Io son contento, e adesso mangerò de' miei beni io solo.in that he sayth: I haue found me rest, and now I wil eate of my goods alone:In eo quod dicit: Inveni requiem mihi, / et nunc manducabo de bonis meis solus: 20And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die.Ma egli non sa quanto tempo vi sia, perché la morte si accosti, ed egli lasci ad altri ogni cosa, e si muoja.and he knoweth not that time passeth, & death approcheth, and he must leaue al to others, and shal die.et nescit quod tempus præteriet, et mors appropinquet, / et relinquat omnia aliis, et morietur.

21Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments.Tienti costante al tuo patto, e sopra di questo ragiona, e invecchia nell'adempiere quel, che ti è comandato.Stand in thy couenant, and commen therein, and grow old in the worke of thy commandements.Sta in testamento tuo, et in illo colloquere, / et in opere mandatorum tuorum veterasce. 22Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place,Non ti abbagli il fare de' peccatori; ma confida in Dio, e sta al tuo posto;Abide not in the workes of sinners. But trust in God, and tarie in thy place.Ne manseris in operibus peccatorum: / confide autem in Deo, et mane in loco tuo. 23For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich.Perocché è cosa facile dinanzi a Dio l'arricchire il povero in un momento.For it is easie in the eies of God sodainly to enrich the poore man.Facile est enim in oculis Dei / subito honestare pauperem. 24The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit.La benedizione di Dio corre a rimunerare il giusto, e in brev'ora fa, che egli cresca, e fruttifichi.The blessing of God hasteth to the reward of the iust, and in a swift houre his prospering fructifieth.Benedictio Dei in mercedem justi festinat, / et in hora veloci processus illius fructificat. 25Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this?Non dire: Che ho io da fare? e qual bene omai avrò io?Say not: What neede I, and what good shal I haue by this?Ne dicas: Quid est mihi opus ? / et quæ erunt mihi ex hoc bona ? 26Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this?Non dire: io basto a me stesso: e qual male può mai venirmi?Say not: I am sufficient for my self: and what shal I be made worse by this?Ne dicas: Sufficiens mihi sum: / et quid ex hoc pessimabor ? 27In the day of good things be not unmindful of evils: and in the day of evils be not unmindful of good things:Nel dì felice non ti scordare de' cattivi giorni, e nel giorno cattivo non ti scordare del giorno felice:In the day of good thinges be not vnmindful of euils: and in the day of euils be not vnmindful of good thinges:In die bonorum ne immemor sis malorum, / et in die malorum ne immemor sis bonorum: 28For it is easy before God in the day of death to reward every one according to his ways.Ed è cosa facile a Dio il rendere a ciascheduno secondo le opere sue nel dì della morte.because it is easie before God in the day of death to reward euerie one according to his wayes.quoniam facile est coram Deo in die obitus / retribuere unicuique secundum vias suas.

29The affliction of an hour maketh one forget great delights, and in the end of a man is the disclosing of his works.Il male di un'ora fa dimenticare le grandi delizie; perché nella fine dell'uomo si manifestano le sue operazioni.The malice of an houre maketh obliuion of great voluptuousnes, and in the end of a man is the disclosing of his workes.Malitia horæ oblivionem facit luxuriæ magnæ, / et in fine hominis denudatio operum illius. 30Praise not any man before death, for a man is known by his children.Non lodar verun uomo prima della sua morte; perocché l'uomo si riconosce da' suoi figliuoli.Before death prayse no man, because a man is knowen in his children.Ante mortem ne laudes hominem quemquam: / quoniam in filiis suis agnoscitur vir. 31Bring not every man into thy house: for many are the snares of the deceitful.Non introdurre in casa tua ogni sorta di persone; perocché molte sono le insidie degli ingannatori;Bring not euerie man into thine house: for there be manie traynes of the deceitful man.Non omnem hominem inducas in domum tuam: / multæ enim sunt insidiæ dolosi. 32For as corrupted bowels send forth stinking breath, and as the partridge is brought into the cage, and as the roe into the snare: so also is the heart of the proud, and as a spy that looketh on the fall of his neighbour.Perocché come uno stomaco fetido getta dei rutti, e come la pernice è condotta alla gabbia, e il daino al laccio, così va la cosa riguardo al cuor del superbo, che osserva come da una vedetta la caduta del suo prossimo.For as the stomakes belche of stinking breathes, and as the partriche is brought in the cage, and as the doe into the snare: so also the hart of the proude, and as a watche man that seeth the fal of his neighbour.Sicut enim eructant præcordia fœtentium, / et sicut perdix inducitur in caveam, et ut caprea in laqueum: / sic et cor superborum, / et sicut prospector videns casum proximi sui. 33For he lieth in wait and turneth good into evil, and on the elect he will lay a blot.Perocché egli il bene convertendo in male sta tendendo insidie, e agli eletti stessi apporrà delle macchie.For turning good thinges into euil he lyeth in wayte, and on the elect he wil lay a blot.Bona enim in mala convertens insidiatur, / et in electis imponet maculam. 34Of one spark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much blood: and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood.Da una sola scintilla divampa il fuoco: e un solo ingannatore moltiplica le stragi; perché l'uom peccatore tende a spargere il sangue.For of one sparke fire is increased, and of a deceitful man bloud is increased: and a sinful man lyeth in wayte for bloud.A scintilla una augetur ignis, / et ab uno doloso augetur sanguis: / homo vero peccator sanguini insidiatur.

35Take heed to thyself of a mischievous man, for he worketh evils: lest he bring upon thee reproach for ever.Guardati dall'uomo malizioso macchinatore di guai, affinchè egli non abbia a tirarti addosso infamia perpetua.Take heede to thy self of the pestiferous person, for he forgeth euils: lest perhaps he bring vpon thee derision for euer.Attende tibi a pestifero, fabricat enim mala, / ne inducat super te subsannationem in perpetuum. 36Receive a stranger in, and he shall overthrow thee with a whirlwind, and shall turn thee out of thy own.Ricevi in tua casa lo straniero, ed egli la metterà sottosopra, e ti rovinerà, e ti spoglierà anche del tuo.Admitte a straunger to thee, and he shal ouerthrow thee in an hurlewind, & shal make thee an aliene from thine owne.Admitte ad te alienigenam: / et subvertet te in turbine, / et abalienabit te a tuis propriis.