Proverbs 2

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,

Fili mi, si susceperis sermones meos, et mandata mea absconderis penes te :

υἱέ ἐὰν δεξάμενος ῥῆσιν ἐμῆς ἐντολῆς κρύψῃς παρὰ σεαυτῷ

That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: incline thy heart to know prudence.

ut audiat sapientiam auris tua, inclina cor tuum ad cognoscendam prudentiam.

ὑπακούσεται σοφίας τὸ οὖς σου καὶ παραβαλεῖς καρδίαν σου εἰς σύνεσιν παραβαλεῖς δὲ αὐτὴν ἐπὶ νουθέτησιν τῷ υἱῷ σου

For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:

Si enim sapientiam invocaveris, et inclinaveris cor tuum prudentiæ;

ἐὰν γὰρ τὴν σοφίαν ἐπικαλέσῃ καὶ τῇ συνέσει δῷς φωνήν σου τὴν δὲ αἴσθησιν ζητήσῃς μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ

If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:

si quæsieris eam quasi pecuniam, et sicut thesauros effoderis illam :

καὶ ἐὰν ζητήσῃς αὐτὴν ὡς ἀργύριον καὶ ὡς θησαυροὺς ἐξερευνήσῃς αὐτήν

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God:

tunc intelliges timorem Domini, et scientiam Dei invenies,

τότε συνήσεις φόβον κυρίου καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν θεοῦ εὑρήσεις

Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.

quia Dominus dat sapientiam, et ex ore ejus prudentia et scientia.

ὅτι κύριος δίδωσιν σοφίαν καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ γνῶσις καὶ σύνεσις

He wilt keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity,

Custodiet rectorum salutem, et proteget gradientes simpliciter,

καὶ θησαυρίζει τοῖς κατορθοῦσι σωτηρίαν ὑπερασπιεῖ τὴν πορείαν αὐτῶν

Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.

servans semitas justitiæ, et vias sanctorum custodiens.

τοῦ φυλάξαι ὁδοὺς δικαιωμάτων καὶ ὁδὸν εὐλαβουμένων αὐτὸν διαφυλάξει

Then shalt thou understand justice, and judgment, and equity, and every good path.

Tunc intelliges justitiam, et judicium, et æquitatem, et omnem semitam bonam.

τότε συνήσεις δικαιοσύνην καὶ κρίμα καὶ κατορθώσεις πάντας ἄξονας ἀγαθούς

If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:

Si intraverit sapientia cor tuum, et scientia animæ tuæ placuerit,

ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναι δόξῃ

Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,

consilium custodiet te, et prudentia servabit te :

βουλὴ καλὴ φυλάξει σε ἔννοια δὲ ὁσία τηρήσει σε

That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:

ut eruaris a via mala, et ab homine qui perversa loquitur;

ἵνα ῥύσηταί σε ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς καὶ ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς λαλοῦντος μηδὲν πιστόν

Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:

qui relinquunt iter rectum, et ambulant per vias tenebrosas;

ὦ οἱ ἐγκαταλείποντες ὁδοὺς εὐθείας τοῦ πορεύεσθαι ἐν ὁδοῖς σκότους

Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in the most wicked things:

qui lætantur cum malefecerint, et exsultant in rebus pessimis;

οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι ἐπὶ κακοῖς καὶ χαίροντες ἐπὶ διαστροφῇ κακῇ

Whose ways are perverse, and their steps infamous.

quorum viæ perversæ sunt, et infames gressus eorum.

ὧν αἱ τρίβοι σκολιαὶ καὶ καμπύλαι αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῶν

That thou mayst be delivered from the strange woman, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words;

Ut eruaris a muliere aliena, et ab extranea quæ mollit sermones suos,

τοῦ μακράν σε ποιῆσαι ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ εὐθείας καὶ ἀλλότριον τῆς δικαίας γνώμης

And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

et relinquit ducem pubertatis suæ,

υἱέ μή σε καταλάβῃ κακὴ βουλὴ ἡ ἀπολείπουσα διδασκαλίαν νεότητος καὶ διαθήκην θείαν ἐπιλελησμένη

And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.

et pacti Dei sui oblita est. Inclinata est enim ad mortem domus ejus, et ad inferos semitæ ipsius.

ἔθετο γὰρ παρὰ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς καὶ παρὰ τῷ ᾅδῃ μετὰ τῶν γηγενῶν τοὺς ἄξονας αὐτῆς

None that go in unto her, shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life.

Omnes qui ingrediuntur ad eam non revertentur, nec apprehendent semitas vitæ.

πάντες οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ οὐκ ἀναστρέψουσιν οὐδὲ μὴ καταλάβωσιν τρίβους εὐθείας οὐ γὰρ καταλαμβάνονται ὑπὸ ἐνιαυτῶν ζωῆς

That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.

Ut ambules in via bona, et calles justorum custodias :

εἰ γὰρ ἐπορεύοντο τρίβους ἀγαθάς εὕροσαν ἂν τρίβους δικαιοσύνης λείους

For they that are upright, shall dwell in the earth; and the simple shall continue in it.

qui enim recti sunt habitabunt in terra, et simplices permanebunt in ea;

χρηστοὶ ἔσονται οἰκήτορες γῆς ἄκακοι δὲ ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ ὅτι εὐθεῖς κατασκηνώσουσι γῆν καὶ ὅσιοι ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ

But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly, shall be taken away from it.

impii vero de terra perdentur, et qui inique agunt auferentur ex ea.

ὁδοὶ ἀσεβῶν ἐκ γῆς ὀλοῦνται οἱ δὲ παράνομοι ἐξωσθήσονται ἀπ' αὐτῆς