KJV ¹ Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

VULC ¹ [Numquid non sapientia clamitat,
et prudentia dat vocem suam ?

KJV ² She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.

VULC ² In summis excelsisque verticibus supra viam,
in mediis semitis stans,

KJV ³ She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.

VULC ³ juxta portas civitatis,
in ipsis foribus loquitur, dicens :

KJV ⁴ Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

VULC ⁴ O viri, ad vos clamito,
et vox mea ad filios hominum.

KJV ⁵ O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

VULC ⁵ Intelligite, parvuli, astutiam,
et insipientes, animadvertite.

KJV ⁶ Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

VULC ⁶ Audite, quoniam de rebus magnis locutura sum,
et aperientur labia mea ut recta prædicent.

KJV ⁷ For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

VULC ⁷ Veritatem meditabitur guttur meum,
et labia mea detestabuntur impium.

KJV ⁸ All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

VULC ⁸ Justi sunt omnes sermones mei :
non est in eis pravum quid, neque perversum ;

KJV ⁹ They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

VULC ⁹ recti sunt intelligentibus,
et æqui invenientibus scientiam.

KJV ¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

VULC ¹⁰ Accipite disciplinam meam, et non pecuniam ;
doctrinam magis quam aurum eligite :

KJV ¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

VULC ¹¹ melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis,
et omne desiderabile ei non potest comparari.]

KJV ¹² I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

VULC ¹² [Ego sapientia, habito in consilio,
et eruditis intersum cogitationibus.

KJV ¹³ The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

VULC ¹³ Timor Domini odit malum :
arrogantiam, et superbiam,
et viam pravam, et os bilingue, detestor.

KJV ¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

VULC ¹⁴ Meum est consilium et æquitas ;
mea est prudentia, mea est fortitudo.

KJV ¹⁵ By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

VULC ¹⁵ Per me reges regnant,
et legum conditores justa decernunt ;

KJV ¹⁶ By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

VULC ¹⁶ per me principes imperant,
et potentes decernunt justitiam.

KJV ¹⁷ I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

VULC ¹⁷ Ego diligentes me diligo,
et qui mane vigilant ad me, invenient me.

KJV ¹⁸ Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

VULC ¹⁸ Mecum sunt divitiæ et gloria,
opes superbæ et justitia.

KJV ¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

VULC ¹⁹ Melior est enim fructus meus auro et lapide pretioso,
et genimina mea argento electo.

KJV ²⁰ I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

VULC ²⁰ In viis justitiæ ambulo,
in medio semitarum judicii :

KJV ²¹ That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

VULC ²¹ ut ditem diligentes me,
et thesauros eorum repleam.]

KJV ²² The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

VULC ²² [Dominus possedit me in initio viarum suarum
antequam quidquam faceret a principio.

KJV ²³ I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

VULC ²³ Ab æterno ordinata sum,
et ex antiquis antequam terra fieret.

KJV ²⁴ When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

VULC ²⁴ Nondum erant abyssi, et ego jam concepta eram :
necdum fontes aquarum eruperant,

KJV ²⁵ Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

VULC ²⁵ necdum montes gravi mole constiterant :
ante colles ego parturiebar.

KJV ²⁶ While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

VULC ²⁶ Adhuc terram non fecerat, et flumina,
et cardines orbis terræ.

KJV ²⁷ When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

VULC ²⁷ Quando præparabat cælos, aderam ;
quando certa lege et gyro vallabat abyssos ;

KJV ²⁸ When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

VULC ²⁸ quando æthera firmabat sursum,
et librabat fontes aquarum ;

KJV ²⁹ When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

VULC ²⁹ quando circumdabat mari terminum suum,
et legem ponebat aquis, ne transirent fines suos ;
quando appendebat fundamenta terræ :

KJV ³⁰ Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

VULC ³⁰ cum eo eram, cuncta componens.
Et delectabar per singulos dies,
ludens coram eo omni tempore,

KJV ³¹ Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

VULC ³¹ ludens in orbe terrarum ;
et deliciæ meæ esse cum filiis hominum.

KJV ³² Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

VULC ³² Nunc ergo, filii, audite me :
beati qui custodiunt vias meas.

KJV ³³ Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

VULC ³³ Audite disciplinam, et estote sapientes,
et nolite abjicere eam.

KJV ³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

VULC ³⁴ Beatus homo qui audit me,
et qui vigilat ad fores meas quotidie,
et observat ad postes ostii mei.

KJV ³⁵ For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

VULC ³⁵ Qui me invenerit, inveniet vitam,
et hauriet salutem a Domino.

KJV ³⁶ But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

VULC ³⁶ Qui autem in me peccaverit, lædet animam suam ;
omnes qui me oderunt diligunt mortem.]