1 He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
2 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
5 She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
6 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.
8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.
11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
13 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
14 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;
15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.
16 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
17 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.
1 qui timet Deum faciet illud
et qui continens est iustitiae adprehendet illam
2 et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata
et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum
3 cibabit illum panem vitae et intellectus
et aqua sapientiae salutaris potabit illum
et firmabitur in illo et non flectetur
4 et continebit illum et non confundetur
et inaltabit illum apud proximos suos
5 et in medio ecclesiae aperiet os illius
adimplebit illum spiritu sapientiae et
intellectus
et stolam gloriae vestiet illum
6 iucunditatem et exultationem thesaurizabit super illum
et nomine aeterno hereditabit illum
7 homines stulti non adprehendent illam
et homines sensati obviabunt illi
homines stulti non videbunt illam
longe enim abest a superbia et dolo
8 viri mendaces non erunt illius memores
et viri veraces inveniuntur in illa
et successum habebunt usque ad inspectionem Dei
9 non est speciosa laus in ore peccatoris
10 quoniam a Deo profecta est sapientia
sapientiae enim Dei adstabit laus
et in ore fideli abundabit et Dominator dabit eam illi
11 non dixeris per Deum abest quae odit enim ne feceris
12 non dicas ille me inplanavit
non enim necessarii sunt illi homines impii
13 omne execramentum erroris odit Deus
et non erit amabile timentibus illum
14 Deus ab initio constituit hominem
et reliquit illum in manu consilii sui
15 adiecit mandata et praecepta sua
16 si volueris mandata conservabunt te
et in perpetuum fidem placitam facere
17 adposuit tibi aquam et ignem
ad quod voles porrige manum tuam
18 ante hominem vita et mors bonum et malum
quod placuerit ei dabitur illi
19 quoniam multa sapientia Dei et fortis in potentia
videns omnes sine intermissione
20 oculi Dei ad timentes eum
et ipse agnoscit omnem operam hominis
21 nemini mandavit impie agere et nemini dedit spatium peccandi
22 non enim concupiscit multitudinem filiorum infidelium et inutilium