Old Testament
Ecclesiastes
Muscæ morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti. Pretiosior est sapientia et gloria, parva et ad tempus stultitia.
Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
Muscas more perde suavitate de unguento. Pretioso es sapientia et gloria, minimo et ad tempore stultitia.
Cor sapientis in dextera ejus, et cor stulti in sinistra illius.
The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
Corde sape in dextera de illo, et corde stulto in sinistra de illo.
Sed et in via stultus ambulans, cum ipse insipiens sit, omnes stultos æstimat.
Yea, and the fool when he walketh in the way, whereas he himself is a fool, esteemeth all men fools.
Sed et in via stulto ambulante, cum ipso insipiente es, omni stulto aestima.
Si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te, locum tuum ne demiseris, quia curatio faciet cessare peccata maxima.
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
Si spiritu potestate habe ascende super te, loco tuo ne da, quia curatione i fac cessa peccatos magna.
Est malum quod vidi sub sole, quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis:
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
Es malo quod vide sub sole, quasi per errore egredior ab facie de principe:
positum stultum in dignitate sublimi, et divites sedere deorsum.
A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
Pone stulto in dignitate sublimi, et divite sede deorsum.
Vidi servos in equis, et principes ambulantes super terram quasi servos.
I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.
Vide servos in equos, et principes ambula super terra quasi servos.
Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber.
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Qui fodie fovea incide in illa, et qui dissipa sepe colubro morde illo.
Qui transfert lapides affligetur in eis, et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis.
He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.
Qui transfer lapides afflige in illos, et qui sci lignos vulnera ab illos.
Si retusum fuerit ferrum, et hoc non ut prius, sed hebetatum fuerit, multo labore exacuetur, et post industriam sequetur sapientia.
If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
Si refunde es ferro, et hoc non ut ante, sed hebeta es, multo labore exacue, et post industria sapientia seque.
Si mordeat serpens in silentio, nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit.
If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.
Si serpente morde in silentio, nihil eo minus habe qui occulte detrahe.
Verba oris sapientis gratia, et labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum;
The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
Verbas de ore sape gratia, et labias de insipiento praecipita illo;
initium verborum ejus stultitia, et novissimum oris illius error pessimus.
The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
Initio de verbos de illo stultitia, et novissimo de ore de illo errore pessima.
Stultus verba multiplicat. Ignorat homo quid ante se fuerit; et quid post se futurum sit, quis ei poterit indicare?
A fool multiplieth words. A man cannot tell what hath been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Stulto multiplica verbos. Homine ignora quid ante se es; et quid post se es es, qui ad illo pote indica?
Labor stultorum affliget eos, qui nesciunt in urbem pergere.
The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.
Labore stulto afflige illos, qui ne sci in urbe perge.
Væ tibi, terra, cujus rex puer est, et cujus principes mane comedunt.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.
Vae ad te, terra, de que rege puero es, et de que principes mane comede.
Beata terra cujus rex nobilis est, et cujus principes vescuntur in tempore suo, ad reficiendum, et non ad luxuriam.
Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
Beato terra de que rege nobile es, et de que principes vesce in tempore suo, ad reficie, et non ad luxuria.
In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio, et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
In pigritias contignatione humilia, et in infirmitate de manus domo perstilla.
In risum faciunt panem et vinum ut epulentur viventes; et pecuniæ obediunt omnia.
For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
In risu fac pane et vino ut epulor vive; et pecunias obedi omni.
In cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas, et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti: quia et aves cæli portabunt vocem tuam, et qui habet pennas annuntiabit sententiam.
Detract not the king, no not in thy thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in thy private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry thy voice, and he that hath wings will tell what thou hast said.
In cogitatione tuo ad rege ne detrahe, et in secreto de cubiculo tuo ne maledice ad divito: quia et aves de caelo porta voce tuo, et qui habe pennas annuntia sententia.
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