1 He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance .
2 Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
3 One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord?
4 He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
5 If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
6 Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
7 Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
8 Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife,
9 A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
10 As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
11 An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
12 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.
13 Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
14 A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
15 A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours.
16 Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.
17 The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
18 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
19 Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.
20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
21 The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
22 It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
23 Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard.
24 Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,
25 And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
26 Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
1 qui vindicari vult a Deo inveniet vindictam
et peccata illius servans servabit
2 relinque proximo tuo nocenti te
et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur
3 homo homini servat iram
et a Deo quaerit medellam
4 et in hominem similem sibi non habet
misericordiam
et de peccatis suis deprecatur
5 ipse dum caro sit reservat iram
et propitiationem petit a Deo
quis exorabit pro delictis illius
6 memento novissimorum et desine inimicari
7 tabitudo enim et mors inminet in mandatis
8 memorare timorem Dei et non irascaris proximo
9 memorare testamenti Altissimi
et despice ignorantiam proximi
10 abstine te a lite et minues peccata
11 homo enim iracundus incendit litem et vir peccator turbabit amicos
et in medium pacem habentium inmittit
inimicitiam
12 secundum enim ligna silvae sic ignis exardescit
et secundum virtutem hominis iracundia illius erit
et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam
13 certamen festinatum incendit ignem
et lis festinans effundit sanguinem
et lingua testificans adducit mortem
14 si sufflaveris quasi ignis exardebit
et si expueris super illam extinguetur
utraque ex ore proficiscuntur
15 susurrio et bilinguis maledictus
multos enim turbavit pacem habentes
16 lingua tertia multos commovit
et dispersit illos a gente in gentem
17 civitates muratas divitum destruxit et domos magnatorum effodit
18 virtutes populorum concidit et gentes fortes dissolvit
19 lingua tertia mulieres viritas eiecit
et privavit illas laboribus suis
20 qui respicit illam non habebit requiem
nec habitabit cum requie
21 flagelli plaga livorem facit plaga autem linguae comminuet ossa
22 multi ceciderunt in ore gladii
sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam
23 beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequa
qui in iracundia illius non transivit
et qui non adtraxit iugum eius
et in vinculis illius non est ligatus
24 iugum enim illius iugum ferreum est
et vinculum illius vinculum aereum est
25 mors illius mors nequissima
et utilis potius inferus quam illa
26 perseverantia illius non permanebit
sed obtinebit vias iniustorum et in flamma sua non conburet iustos
27 qui derelinquunt Deum incident
in illam
et exardebit in illis et non extinguetur
et inmittetur in illos quasi leo
et quasi pardus laedebit illos
28 sepi aures tuas spinis et noli audire linguam nequam
et ori tuo facito ostia et seras
29 aurum tuum et argentum confla
et verbis tuis facito stateram et frenos ori tuo rectos
30 et adtende ne forte labaris in lingua
et cadas in conspectu inimicorum insidiantium tibi
et sit casus tuus insanabilis in mortem