7 — Proverbi

1My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,Figliuol mio, pon mente alle mie parole, e fatti, un tesoro de' miei precetti.MY sonne, keepe my wordes, and my preceptes hide with thee. Sonne,Fili mi, custodi sermones meos, / et præcepta mea reconde tibi. / Fili, 2Keep my commandments, and thou shalt live: and my law as the apple of thy eye:Figliuolo, osserva i miei documenti, ed avrai vita: custodisci la mia legge, come la pupilla del tuo occhio:keepe my commandmentes, and thou shalt liue: and my law as the apple of thine eie:serva mandata mea, et vives; / et legem meam quasi pupillam oculi tui: 3Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart.Portala legata alle tue dita: scrivila sulle tavole del cuor tuo.binde it on thy fingers, write it in the tables of thy hart.liga eam in digitis tuis, / scribe illam in tabulis cordis tui. 4Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,Di alla sapienza: Tu se' mia sorella, e alla prudenza da il nome di tua amica,Say to wisdom, thou art my sister: & cal prudence thy freind,Dic sapientiæ: Soror mea es, / et prudentiam voca amicam tuam: 5That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words.Affinchè ella ti difenda dalla donna straniera, e dalla donna altrui, la quale addolcia le sue parole.that she may keepe thee from the strange woman, and from the forenrer which maketh her wordes sweete.ut custodiant te a muliere extranea, / et ab aliena quæ verba sua dulcis facit. 6For I looked out of the window of my house through the lattice,Imperocché io stava osservando dalla finestra della mia casa, dietro alla gelosia,For out of the window of my house I looked out through the lattise,De fenestra enim domus meæ / per cancellos prospexi, 7And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man,E veggo dei pazzerelli, e considero un giovinetto insensato,and I see litle ones, I behold a foolish youngman,et video parvulos; / considero vecordem juvenem, 8Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house,Che passa per la piazza vicino all'angolo, e presso alla casa di colei spasseggia.which passeth through the streates by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house,qui transit per plateam juxta angulum / et prope viam domus illius graditur: 9In the dark when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night.A bruzzolo, venuta la sera tral buio, e le tenebre della notte.in the darke the day being toward euening, in the darkenes of the night, and dimnes,in obscuro, advesperascente die, / in noctis tenebris et caligine. 10And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot’s attire, prepared to deceive souls: talkative and wandering,Ed ecco che va incontro a lui la donna abbigliata da meretrice scaltra nel far preda di anime, cianciatrice, e girona,And behold the woman meeteth him in harlotes atyre, prepared to deceiue soules: babling and wandering,Et ecce occurrit illi mulier ornatu meretricio, / præparata ad capiendas animas: / garrula et vaga, 11Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,Che non sa star in riposo, né può tenere in casa i suoi piedi,impatient of rest, nor able to consist in the house on her feete,quietis impatiens, / nec valens in domo consistere pedibus suis; 12Now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners.E ora nella contrada, ora nelle piazze, ora in un cantone tende i suoi lacci.now abrode, now in the streates, now lying in wayte neere the corners.nunc foris, nunc in plateis, / nunc juxta angulos insidians.

13And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:Or ella gettate le braccia sul giovinetto, lo bacia, e con faccia sfrontata lo accarezza, e dice:And taking the youngman she kisseth him, and with malepert countenance speaketh fayre, saying:Apprehensumque deosculatur juvenem, / et procaci vultu blanditur, dicens: 14I vowed victims for prosperity, this day I have paid my vows.Io avea fatto voto di vittime (pacifiche), oggi ho adempiuto il mio voto,I vowed victimes for welfare, this day I haue payed my vowes.Victimas pro salute vovi; / hodie reddidi vota mea: 15Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee.Per questo son uscita fuori a incontrarti, bramosa di vederti, e ti ho ritrovato.Therfore I am come forth to meete thee, desirous to see thee, and I haue found thee.idcirco egressa sum in occursum tuum, / desiderans te videre, et reperi. 16I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought from Egypt.Ho steso sulle corde il mio letto, vi ho messo sopra coperte ricamate d'Egitto:I haue wouen my bed with cordes, I haue adorned it with tapestrie pictured out of Aegypt.Intexui funibus lectulum meum; / stravi tapetibus pietis ex Ægypto: 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.Ho sparso il mio letto di mirra, e di aloè, e di cinnamomo.I haue sprinkled my bed with myrrhe, aloes, and cinamome.aspersi cubile meum myrrha, / et aloë, et cinnamomo. 18Come, let us be inebriated with the breasts, and let us enjoy the desired embraces, till the day appear.Vieni, inebriamoci di delizie, e soddisfacciamo a' nostri desiderj, fino che il giorno apparisca:Come let vs be inebriated with brestes, and let vs enioy desired embracings, til the day appeare.Veni, inebriemur uberibus, / et fruamur cupitis amplexibus donec illucescat dies. 19For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey.Imperocché l'uomo non è in casa sua, è andato a fare un viaggio lunghissimo.For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long iourney.Non est enim vir in domo sua: / abiit via longissima: 20He took with him a bag of money: he will return home the day of the full moon.Ha portato seco un sacchetto di denaro; tornerà a casa il dì del plenilunio.he caried with him a bagge of money: in the day of the ful moone he wil returne to his house.sacculum pecuniæ secum tulit; / in die plenæ lunæ reversurus est in domum suam. 21She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.Colle molte parole ella lo tira nella rete, e colle lusinghe delle sue labbra gli da la spinta.She intangled him with many wordes, and with flatterie of lippes drewe him.Irretivit eum multis sermonibus, / et blanditiis labiorum protraxit illum.

22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,Egli tosto la segue, qual bue condotto al macello, e come agnello, che scherza, e non sa egli lo stolto, che è menato alla catena,Immediatly he foloweth her as an oxe led to be a victime, & as a lambe playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawen as a foole to bondes,Statim eam sequitur quasi bos ductus ad victimam, / et quasi agnus lasciviens, / et ignorans quod ad vincula stultus trahatur: 23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.Fino a tanto che la saetta trafigga il cuore di lui (egli è) come un uccello, che vola al laccio, e non sa che si tratta del pericolo di sua vita.til the arow pearse his liuer: as if a birde should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.donec transfigat sagitta jecur ejus, / velut si avis festinet ad laqueum, / et nescit quod de periculo animæ illius agitur. 24Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.Ora adunque, figliuol mio, ascoltami, e pon mente alle parole della mia bocca.Now therfore my sonne, heare me, and attend to the wordes of my mouth.Nunc ergo, fili mi, audi me, / et attende verbis oris mei. 25Let not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths.Non si lasci strascinare il cuor tuo nelle vie di costei, e non andar errando pe' suoi sentieri:Let not thy mind be drawen away in her wayes: neither be thou deceiued with her pathes.Ne abstrahatur in viis illius mens tua, / neque decipiaris semitis ejus; 26For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her.Perocché molti ella ferì, e gittò per terra, e i più forti furon tutti uccisi da lei,For she hath cast downe manie wounded, and al the most strong are slaine by her.multos enim vulneratos dejecit, / et fortissimi quique interfecti sunt ab ea. 27Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.La casa di lei è strada dell'inferno, strada, che mena fino ai penetrali di morte.Her house the wayes of hel, penetrating to the inner partes of death.Viæ inferi domus ejus, / penetrantes in interiora mortis.