1 noli facere mala et non te adprehendent
2 discede ab iniquo et deficient mala abs te
3 non semines mala in sulcis iniuriae
et non metes ea in septuplum
4 noli quaerere ab homine ducatum
neque a rege cathedram honoris
5 non te iustifices ante Deum quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est
et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens
6 noli quaerere fieri iudex
nisi si valeas virtute inrumpere
iniquitates
ne forte extimescas faciem potentis
et ponas scandalum in agilitate tua
7 non pecces in multitudinem civitatis
nec te inmittas in populum
8 neque alliges duplicia peccata nec enim in uno eris inmunis
9 noli esse pusillanimis in anima tua
10 exorare et facere elemosynam non despicias
11 ne dicas in multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus
et offerentem me Deo altissimo suscipiet munera mea
12 non inrideas hominem in amaritudine animae
est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus
13 noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum
neque amico similiter facias
14 noli velle mentiri omne mendacium
adsiduitas enim illius non bona
15 noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum
et non iteres verbum in tua oratione
16 non oderis laboriosa opera
et rusticationem ab Altissimo creatam
17 non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum
18 memento irae quoniam non tardabit
19 humilia valde spiritum tuum
quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermes
20 noli praevaricari in amicum pecunia
differenti
neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris
21 noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona
quam sortitus es in timore Dei
gratia enim verecundiae illius super aurum
22 non laedas servum operantem in veritate
neque mercennarium dantem animam suam
23 servus sensatus dilectus quasi anima tua
non defraudes illum libertate
neque inopem derelinquas illum
24 pecora tibi sunt adtende illis
et si sunt utilia perseverent apud te
25 filii tibi sunt erudi illos et curva illos a pueritia illorum
26 filiae tibi sunt serva corpus illarum
et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas
27 trade filiam et grande opus feceris et homini sensato da illam
28 mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam non proicias illam
et odibili non credas te in toto corde
29 honora patrem tuum et gemitus matris tuae ne obliviscaris
30 memento quoniam nisi per illos non fuisses
et retribue illis quomodo et illi tibi
31 in tota anima tua time Deum
et sacerdotes illius sanctifica
32 in omni virtute dilige eum qui te fecit
et ministros eius non derelinquas
33 honora Deum ex tota anima tua et honorifica sacerdotes
et propurga te cum brachiis
34 da illi partem sicut mandatum est tibi primitiarum et
purgationis
et de neglegentia purga te cum paucis
35 datum brachiorum tuorum et sacrificium sanctificationis offers initia sanctorum
36 et pauperi porrige manum tuam
ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua
37 gratia datus in conspectu omnis viventis
et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam
38 non desis plorantibus in conrogatione
et cum lugentibus ambula
39 non te pigeat visitare infirmum
ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis
40 in omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua
et in aeternum non peccabis
1 Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
5 Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
6 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
9 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.
13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.
15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.
17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.
24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.
25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.
27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.
30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.
31 Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.
32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.
33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.
34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.
35 Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.
36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.