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HOLY BIBLE: Proverbs 31

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Proverbs 31

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1 οおみくろんἱ ἐμみゅーοおみくろんὶ λόγοι εいぷしろんἴρηνται ὑπぱいὸ θεοῦ βασιλέως χρηματισμός ὃνにゅー ἐπαίδευσεν ἡ μήτηρ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ

1 Here are words of king Lamuel; here is revelation his mother made known to him for his instruction.

1 Verba Lamuelis regis. Visio qua erudivit eum mater sua.

2 τί τέκνον τηρήσεις τί ῥήσεις θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ πρωτογενές σしぐまοおみくろんὶ λέγω υうぷしろんἱέ τί τέκνον ἐμみゅーῆς κοιλίας τί τέκνον ἐμみゅーῶνにゅー εいぷしろんὐχかいῶνにゅー 3 μみゅーὴ δでるたῷς γυναιξὶ σしぐまὸνにゅー πぱいλらむだοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろんνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸνにゅー σしぐまὸνにゅー νにゅーοおみくろんῦνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ βίον εいぷしろんἰς ὑστεροβουλίαν 4 μみゅーεいぷしろんτたうὰ βουλῆς πάντα ποίει μみゅーεいぷしろんτたうὰ βουλῆς οおみくろんἰνοπότει οおみくろんἱ δυνάσται θυμώδεις εいぷしろんἰσίν οおみくろんἶνにゅーοおみくろんνにゅー δでるたὲ μみゅーὴ πινέτωσαν 5 ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ μみゅーὴ πιόντες ἐπιλάθωνται τたうῆς σοφίας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὀρろーθしーたὰ κかっぱρろーῖνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた οおみくろんὐ μみゅーὴ δύνωνται τたうοおみくろんὺς ἀσθενεῖς 6 δίδοτε μέθην τたうοおみくろんῖς ἐνにゅー λύπαις κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんἶνにゅーοおみくろんνにゅー πίνειν τたうοおみくろんῖς ἐνにゅー ὀδύναις 7 ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ ἐπιλάθωνται τたうῆς πενίας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうῶνにゅー πόνων μみゅーὴ μνησθῶσしぐまιいおたνにゅー ἔτたうιいおた 8 ἄνοιγε σしぐまὸνにゅー στόμα λόγῳ θεοῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κかっぱρろーῖνにゅーεいぷしろん πάντας ὑγがんまιいおたῶς 9 ἄνοιγε σしぐまὸνにゅー στόμα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κかっぱρろーῖνにゅーεいぷしろん δικαίως διάκρινε δでるたὲ πένητα κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀσθενῆ

2 What word have I for my son, the child of my own womb, the fulfilment of my prayers? 3 Wouldst thou give thyself up to the love of women, spend thy all on a king’s undoing? 4 Wine was never made for kings, Lamuel, never for kings; carouse befits ill thy council-chamber. 5 Not for them to drink deep, and forget the claims of right, and misjudge the plea of the friendless. 6 Strong drink for the mourner, wine for the afflicted heart; 7 deep let them drink, and forget their need, and think of their misery no more. 8 Do thou, meanwhile, give thy voice for dumb pleader and for doomed prisoner; 9 ever let that voice of thine pronounce true sentence, giving redress to the friendless and the poor.

2

Quid, dilecte mi? quid, dilecte uteri mei?
quid, dilecte votorum meorum? 3
Ne dederis mulieribus substantiam tuam,
et divitias tuas ad delendos reges. 4
Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum,
quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas; 5
et ne forte bibant, et obliviscantur judiciorum,
et mutent causam filiorum pauperis. 6
Date siceram mœrentibus,
et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo. 7
Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ,
et doloris sui non recordentur amplius. 8
Aperi os tuum muto,
et causis omnium filiorum qui pertranseunt. 9
Aperi os tuum, decerne quod justum est,
et judica inopem et pauperem.

10 γがんまυうぷしろんνにゅーαあるふぁῖκかっぱαあるふぁ ἀνδρείαν τίς εいぷしろんὑρήσει τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστιν λίθων πολυτελῶνにゅー ἡ τοιαύτη 11 θαρσεῖ ἐ{P'} αあるふぁὐτたうῇ ἡ καρδία τたうοおみくろんῦ ἀνδρὸς αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἡ τοιαύτη κかっぱαあるふぁλらむだῶνにゅー σκύλων οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀπορήσει 12 ἐνεργεῖ γがんまὰρろー τたうῷ ἀνδρὶ ἀγαθὰ πάντα τたうὸνにゅー βίον 13 μηρυομένη ἔρια κかっぱαあるふぁὶ λίνον ἐποίησεν εいぷしろんὔχρηστον τたうαあるふぁῖς χかいεいぷしろんρろーσしぐまὶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς 14 ἐγένετο ὡσしぐまεいぷしろんὶ νにゅーαあるふぁῦς ἐμπορευομένη μακρόθεν συνάγει δでるたὲ αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた τたうὸνにゅー βίον 15 κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀνίσταται ἐκかっぱ νにゅーυうぷしろんκかっぱτたうῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔδωκεν βρώματα τたうῷ οおみくろんἴκかっぱῳ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἔργα τたうαあるふぁῖς θεραπαίναις 16 θεωρήσασα γεώργιον ἐπρίατο ἀπぱいὸ δでるたὲ καρπῶνにゅー χかいεいぷしろんιいおたρろーῶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς κατεφύτευσεν κかっぱτたうῆμみゅーαあるふぁ 17 ἀναζωσαμένη ἰσχυρῶς τたうὴνにゅー ὀσしぐまφふぁいὺνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἤρεισεν τたうοおみくろんὺς βραχίονας αあるふぁὐτたうῆς εいぷしろんἰς ἔργον 18 ἐγεύσατο ὅτたうιいおた καλόν ἐστιν τたうὸ ἐργάζεσθαι κかっぱαあるふぁὶ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀποσβέννυται ὅλらむだηいーたνにゅー τたうὴνにゅー νύκτα ὁ λύχνος αあるふぁὐτたうῆς 19 τたうοおみくろんὺς πήχεις αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐκτείνει ἐπぱいὶ τたうὰ συμφέροντα τたうὰς δでるたὲ χかいεいぷしろんῖρας αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐρείδει εいぷしろんἰς ἄτρακτον 20 χかいεいぷしろんῖρας δでるたὲ αあるふぁὐτたうῆς διήνοιξεν πένητι κかっぱαあるふぁρろーπぱいὸνにゅー δでるたὲ ἐξέτεινεν πぱいτたうωおめがχかいῷ 21 οおみくろんὐ φροντίζει τたうῶνにゅー ἐνにゅー οおみくろんἴκかっぱῳ ὁ ἀνにゅーὴρろー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ὅτたうαあるふぁνにゅー πぱいοおみくろんυうぷしろん χρονίζῃ πάντες γがんまὰρろー οおみくろんἱ πぱいαあるふぁ{R'} αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐνδιδύσκονται 22 δでるたιいおたσしぐまσしぐまὰς χλαίνας ἐποίησεν τたうῷ ἀνδρὶ αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐκかっぱ δでるたὲ βύσσου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ πορφύρας ἑαυτῇ ἐνδύματα 23 περίβλεπτος δでるたὲ γίνεται ἐνにゅー πύλαις ὁ ἀνにゅーὴρろー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἡνίκα ἂνにゅー καθίσῃ ἐνにゅー συνεδρίῳ μετὰ τたうῶνにゅー γερόντων κατοίκων τたうῆς γがんまῆς 24 σινδόνας ἐποίησεν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἀπέδοτο περιζώματα δでるたὲ τたうοおみくろんῖς Χαναναίοις 25 στόμα αあるふぁὐτたうῆς διήνοιξεν προσεχόντως κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐννόμως κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τάξιν ἐστείλατο τたうῇ γλώσσῃ αあるふぁὐτたうῆς 26 ἰσしぐまχかいὺνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο κかっぱαあるふぁὶ εいぷしろんὐφράνθη ἐνにゅー ἡμέραις ἐσχάταις 27 στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οおみくろんἴκかっぱωおめがνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς σしぐまῖτたうαあるふぁ δでるたὲ ὀκνηρὰ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἔφαγεν 28 τたうὸ στόμα δでるたὲ ἀνοίγει σしぐまοおみくろんφふぁいῶς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ νομοθέσμως ἡ δでるたὲ ἐλεημοσύνη αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἀνέστησεν τたうὰ τέκνα αあるふぁὐτたうῆς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐπλούτησαν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὁ ἀνにゅーὴρろー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ᾔνεσεν αあるふぁὐτήν 29 πολλαὶ θυγατέρες ἐκτήσαντο πぱいλらむだοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろんνにゅー πολλαὶ ἐποίησαν δυνατά σしぐまὺ δでるたὲ ὑπέρκεισαι κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὑπερῆρας πάσας 30 ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι κかっぱαあるふぁὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικός γがんまυうぷしろんνにゅーὴ γがんまὰρろー σしぐまυうぷしろんνにゅーεいぷしろんτたうὴ εいぷしろんὐλογεῖτたうαあるふぁιいおた φόβον δでるたὲ κυρίου αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた αあるふぁἰνείτω 31 δότε αあるふぁὐτたうῇ ἀπぱいὸ καρπῶνにゅー χかいεいぷしろんιいおたρろーῶνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς κかっぱαあるふぁὶ αあるふぁἰνείσθω ἐνにゅー πύλαις ὁ ἀνにゅーὴρろー αあるふぁὐτたうῆς

10 A man who has found a vigorous wife has found a rare treasure, brought from distant shores. 11 Bound to her in loving confidence, he will have no need of spoil. 12 Content, not sorrow, she will bring him as long as life lasts. 13 Does she not busy herself with wool and thread, plying her hands with ready skill? 14 Ever she steers her course like some merchant ship, bringing provision from far away. 15 From early dawn she is up, assigning food to the household, so that each waiting-woman has her share. 16 Ground must be examined, and bought, and planted out as a vineyard, with the earnings of her toil. 17 How briskly she girds herself to the task, how tireless are her arms! 18 Industry, she knows, is well rewarded, and all night long her lamp does not go out. 19 Jealously she sets her hands to work, her fingers clutch the spindle. 20 Kindly is her welcome to the poor, her purse ever open to those in need. 21 Let the snow lie cold if it will, she has no fears for her household; no servant of hers but is warmly clad. 22 Made by her own hands was the coverlet on her bed, the clothes of lawn and purple that she wears. 23 None so honoured at the city gate as that husband of hers, when he sits in council with the elders of the land. 24 Often she will sell linen of her own weaving, or make a girdle for the travelling merchant to buy. 25 Protected by her own industry and good repute, she greets the morrow with a smile. 26 Ripe wisdom governs her speech, but it is kindly instruction she gives. 27 She keeps watch over all that goes on in her house, not content to go through life eating and sleeping. 28 That is why her children are the first to call her blessed, her husband is loud in her praise: 29 Unrivalled art thou among all the women that have enriched their homes. 30 Vain are the winning ways, beauty is a snare; it is the woman who fears the Lord that will achieve renown. 31 Work such as hers claims its reward; let her life be spoken of with praise at the city gates.

10

Mulierem fortem quis inveniet?
procul et de ultimis finibus pretium ejus. 11
Confidit in ea cor viri sui,
et spoliis non indigebit. 12
Reddet ei bonum, et non malum,
omnibus diebus vitæ suæ. 13
Quæsivit lanam et linum,
et operata est consilia manuum suarum. 14
Facta est quasi navis institoris,
de longe portans panem suum. 15
Et de nocte surrexit,
deditque prædam domesticis suis,
et cibaria ancillis suis. 16
Consideravit agrum, et emit eum;
de fructu manuum suarum plantavit vineam. 17
Accinxit fortitudine lumbos suos,
et roboravit brachium suum. 18
Gustavit, et vidit quia bona est negotiatio ejus;
non extinguetur in nocte lucerna ejus. 19
Manum suam misit ad fortia,
et digiti ejus apprehenderunt fusum. 20
Manum suam aperuit inopi,
et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem. 21
Non timebit domui suæ a frigoribus nivis;
omnes enim domestici ejus vestiti sunt duplicibus. 22
Stragulatam vestem fecit sibi;
byssus et purpura indumentum ejus. 23
Nobilis in portis vir ejus,
quando sederit cum senatoribus terræ. 24
Sindonem fecit, et vendidit,
et cingulum tradidit Chananæo. 25
Fortitudo et decor indumentum ejus,
et ridebit in die novissimo. 26
Os suum aperuit sapientiæ,
et lex clementiæ in lingua ejus. 27
Consideravit semitas domus suæ,
et panem otiosa non comedit. 28
Surrexerunt filii ejus, et beatissimam prædicaverunt;
vir ejus, et laudavit eam. 29
Multæ filiæ congregaverunt divitias;
tu supergressa es universas. 30
Fallax gratia, et vana est pulchritudo:
mulier timens Dominum, ipsa laudabitur. 31
Date ei de fructu manuum suarum,
et laudent eam in portis opera ejus.

Knox Translation Copyright © 2013 Westminster Diocese
Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
Re-typeset and published in 2012 by Baronius Press Ltd