6 — Sapienza

1Wisdom is better than strength: and a wise man is better than a strong man.Val più in sapienza, che la robustezza, e l'uomo prudente val più, che il valoroso.VVISEDOM is better then strength: and a wiseman then a strong.Melior est sapientia quam vires, / et vir prudens quam fortis. 2Hear, therefore, ye kings, and understand, learn ye that are judges of the ends of the earth.Udite pertanto voi, o re, e ponete mente: imparate voi, che giudicate tutta la terra.Heare therfore ye kinges, & vnderstand, lerne ye iudges of the endes of the earth.Audite ergo, reges, et intelligite; / discite, judices finium terræ. 3Give ear, you that rule the people, and that please yourselves in multitudes of nations:Porgete le orecchie voi, che avete il governo de' popoli, e vi gloriate di aver soggette le molte nazioni:Geue eare ye, that rule multitudes, and that please yourselues in multitudes of nations:Præbete aures, vos qui continetis multitudines, / et placetis vobis in turbis nationum. 4For power is given you by the Lord, and strength by the most High, who will examine your works: and search out your thoughts:La potestà è stata data a voi dal Signore, e la dominazione dall'Altissimo; il quale disaminerà le opere vostre, e sarà scrutator de' pensieri.because the powre is geuen you of our Lord, and strength by the Highest, who wil examine your workes, and search your cogitations:Quoniam data est a Domino potestas vobis, / et virtus ab Altissimo: / qui interrogabit opera vestra, et cogitationes scrutabitur. 5Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God.Perchè essendo voi ministri del suo Regno non avete giudicato con rettitudine, e non avete osservata la legge di giustizia, e non avete camminato secondo la volontà di Dio.because when you were the ministers of his kingdom, you iudged not rightly, nor kept the law of iustice, nor haue walked according to the wil of God.Quoniam cum essetis ministri regni illius, / non recte judicastis, nec custodistis legem justitiæ, / neque secundum voluntatem Dei ambulastis. 6Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule.Con orrore vi avvedrete ben presto, come giudizio rigorosissimo si farà di quei, che sovrastano.Horribly and quickly wil he appeare to you: because most seuere iudgement shal be done on them, that beare rule.Horrende et cito apparebit vobis, / quoniam judicium durissimum his qui præsunt fiet. 7For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented.Imperocché co' piccoli si userà compassione; ma i grandi soffriranno grandi tormenti.For to the litle one mercie is granted: but the mightie shal mightely suffer torments.Exiguo enim conceditur misericordia; / potentes autem potenter tormenta patientur.

8For God will not except any man’s person, neither will he stand in awe of any man’s greatness: for he made the little and the great, and he hath equally care of all.Perocché non darà esenzione a chicchessia Iddio dominatore di tutti gli uomini, e non avrà riguardo alla grandezza di alcuno; perché egli è, che fece il piccolo, e il grande, ed egli ha egual cura di tutti.For God wil not except any mans person, neither wil feare the greatnes of any man: because he made the litle and the great, & he hath equally care of al.Non enim subtrahet personam cujusquam Deus, / nec verebitur magnitudinem ejus cujusquam, / quoniam pusillum et magnum ipse fecit, / et æqualiter cura est illi de omnibus. 9But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty.Ma ai maggiori maggior supplizio sovrasta.But to the stronger more strong torment is imminent.Fortioribus autem fortior instat cruciatio. 10To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it.A voi dunque, o regi, sono in diritte le mie parole, affinchè appariate saggezza, e non venghiate a cadere.To you therfore ô kings are these my wordes, that you may lerne wisdom, and not fal.Ad vos ergo, reges, sunt hi sermones mei: / ut discatis sapientiam, et non excidatis. 11For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer.Imperocché quelli, che avran fatte giustamente le opere giuste, saranno giustificati; e quelli, che avranno apprese queste cose, troveranno come difendersi.For they that haue kept iust thinges iustly, shal be iustified: and they that haue lerned these thinges, shal find what they may answer.Qui enim custodierint justa juste, justificabuntur; / et qui didicerint ista, invenient quid respondeant. 12Covet ye, therefore, my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction.Bramate pertanto li miei insegnamenti; teneteli cari, e sarete istruiti.Couet ye therfore my wordes, and loue them, and you shal haue discipline.Concupiscite ergo sermones meos; / diligite illos, et habebitis disciplinam. 13Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her.Luminosa, ed immarcessibile ell'è la saggezza, ed è facilmente veduta da quei, che l'amano, ed è trovata da quei, che la cercano.Wisdom is cleere, and such as neuer fadeth, and is easely sene of them that loue her, and is found of them that seeke her.Clara est, et quæ numquam marcescit, sapientia: / et facile videtur ab his qui diligunt eam, / et invenitur ab his qui quærunt illam. 14She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them.Ella previene color, che la bramano, ed ella la prima ad essi si fa vedere.She preuenteth them that couete her, that she first may shew herself vnto them.Præoccupat qui se concupiscunt, / ut illis se prior ostendat.

15He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door.Chi di gran mattino anderà in cerca di lei, non avrà da stancarsi; perocché la troverà assisa alla sua porta.He that awaketh early to her, shal not labour: for he shal find her sitting at her doores.Qui de luce vigilaverit ad illam non laborabit; / assidentem enim illam foribus suis inveniet. 16To think, therefore, upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure.L'averla poi presente al pensiero è perfetta prudenza, e chi per amor di lei veglierà, ben presto sarà tranquillo;To thinke therfore of her, is perfect vnderstanding: and he that watcheth for her, shal quickly be secure.Cogitare ergo de illa sensus est consummatus, / et qui vigilaverit propter illam cito securus erit. 17For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence.Perocché ella va attorno cercando chi è degno di lei, e pelle strade ad essi dolcemente si mostra, e con ogni sollecitudine va incontro ad essi.Because she goeth about seeking them that be worthie of her, and in the wayes she wil shew her self to them cheerefully, and in al prouidence she wil meete them.Quoniam dignos se ipsa circuit quærens, / et in viis ostendit se hilariter, / et in omni providentia occurrit illis. 18For the beginning of her is the most true desire of discipline.Perocché il principio di lei egli è un sincerissimo amore della disciplina.For the beginning of her is the most true desire of discipline.Initium enim illius verissima est disciplinæ concupiscentia. 19And the care of discipline is love: and love is the keeping of her laws: and the keeping of her laws is the firm foundation of incorruption:La brama adunque della disciplina è dilezione; e la dilezione è la osservanza delle sue leggi: è l'osservanza delle sue leggi è la purezza perfetta:The care therfore of discipline, is loue: and loue, is the keeping of her lawes: and the keeping of the lawes, is the consummation of incorruption:Cura ergo disciplinæ dilectio est, / et dilectio custodia legum illius est; / custoditio autem legum consummatio incorruptionis est; 20And incorruption bringeth near to God.E la purezza fa, che uno a Dio si avvicina.and incorruption maketh to be next to God.incorruptio autem facit esse proximum Deo. 21Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting kingdom.Così l'amore della sapienza al regno eterno conduce.Therfore the desire of wisdom leadeth to the euerlasting kingdom.Concupiscentia itaque sapientiæ deducit ad regnum perpetuum.

22If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever.Se adunque vi compiacete de' troni, e degli scettri, o regi delle nazioni, amate la sapienza, affin di regnare per sempre.If therfore you be delighted with thrones, and with scepters ô ye kinges of the people, loue wisdom, that you may reigne for euer.Si ergo delectamini sedibus et sceptris, o reges populi, / diligite sapientiam, ut in perpetuum regnetis: 23Love the light of wisdom, all ye that bear rule over peoples.Amate la luce della sapienza tutti voi, che siete al governo de' popoli:Loue the light of wisdom al ye that beare rule ouer peoples.diligite lumen sapientiæ, omnes qui præestis populis. 24Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth:Or io vi dirò quel, che sia la sapienza, e come ella sia nata, e a voi non celerò i misterj di Dio; ma anderò investigando la sua prima origine, e di lei darò chiara notizia senza occultare la verità:But what wisdom is, and how she was made, I wil declare: and I wil not hide from you the mysteries of God, but from the beginning of her natiuitie I wil search out, and sette the knowlege of her into light, and wil not let passe the truth:Quid est autem sapientia, et quemadmodum facta sit, referam, / et non abscondam a vobis sacramenta Dei: / sed ab initio nativitatis investigabo, / et ponam in lucem scientiam illius, / et non præteribo veritatem. 25Neither will I go with consuming envy: for such a man shall not be partaker of wisdom.Nè io mi farò compagno di chi si strugge, d'invidia, perché un tal uomo non sarà a parte della sapienza.neither wil I goe with pyning enuie: because such a man shal not be partaker of wisdom.Neque cum invidia tabescente iter habebo, / quoniam talis homo non erit particeps sapientiæ. 26Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.Or la moltitudine de' sapienti salute del mondo, e il saggio re è fermo sostegno del popolo.But the multitude of the wise is the health of the round world: and a wise king is the stabilitie of the people.Multitudo autem sapientium sanitas est orbis terrarum, / et rex sapiens stabilimentum populi est. 27Receive, therefore, instruction by my words, and it shall be profitable to you.Apparate adunque dalle mie parole la disciplina, ed ella sarà utile a voi.Therfore take ye discipline by my wordes, and it shal profite you.Ergo accipite disciplinam per sermones meos, / et proderit vobis.