Weisheit 1

1Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart.

2For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him.

3For perverse thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise:

4For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subject to sins.

5For the Holy Spirit of discipline will flee from the deceitful, and will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he shall not abide when iniquity cometh in.

6For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not acquit the evil speaker from his lips: for God is witness of his reins, and he is a true searcher of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.

7For the spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world: and that, which containeth all things, hath knowledge of the voice.

8Therefore he that speaketh unjust things cannot be hid, neither shall the chastising judgment pass him by.

9For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly: and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities.

10For the ear of jealousy heareth all things, and the tumult of murmuring shall not be hid.

11Keep yourselves therefore from murmuring, which profiteth nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction, for an obscure speech shall not go for nought: and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul.

12Seek not death in the error of your life, neither procure ye destruction by the works of your hands.

13For God made not death, neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.

14For he created all things that they might be: and he made the nations of the earth for health: and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor kingdom of hell upon the earth.

15For justice is perpetual and immortal.

16But the wicked with works and words have called it to them: and esteeming it a friend have fallen away, and have made a covenant with it: because they are worthy to be of the part thereof.

1[Diligite justitiam, qui judicatis terram. Sentite de Domino in bonitate, et in simplicitate cordis quærite illum:

2quoniam invenitur ab his qui non tentant illum, apparet autem eis qui fidem habent in illum.

3Perversæ enim cogitationes separant a Deo; probata autem virtus corripit insipientes.

4Quoniam in malevolam animam non introibit sapientia, nec habitabit in corpore subdito peccatis.

5Spiritus enim sanctus disciplinæ effugiet fictum, et auferet se a cogitationibus quæ sunt sine intellectu, et corripietur a superveniente iniquitate.

6Benignus est enim spiritus sapientiæ, et non liberabit maledicum a labiis suis: quoniam renum illius testis est Deus, et cordis illius scrutator est verus, et linguæ ejus auditor.

7Quoniam spiritus Domini replevit orbem terrarum, et hoc quod continet omnia, scientiam habet vocis.

8Propter hoc qui loquitur iniqua non potest latere, nec præteriet illum corripiens judicium.

9In cogitationibus enim impii interrogatio erit; sermonum autem illius auditio ad Deum veniet, ad correptionem iniquitatum illius.

10Quoniam auris zeli audit omnia, et tumultus murmurationum non abscondetur.

11Custodite ergo vos a murmuratione quæ nihil prodest, et a detractione parcite linguæ: quoniam sermo obscurus in vacuum non ibit, os autem quod mentitur occidit animam.]

12[Nolite zelare mortem in errore vitæ vestræ, neque acquiratis perditionem in operibus manuum vestrarum.

13Quoniam Deus mortem non fecit, nec lætatur in perditione vivorum.

14Creavit enim ut essent omnia, et sanabiles fecit nationes orbis terrarum: et non est in illis medicamentum exterminii, nec inferorum regnum in terra.

15Justitia enim perpetua est, et immortalis.

16Impii autem manibus et verbis accersierunt illam, et æstimantes illam amicam, defluxerunt; et sponsiones posuerunt ad illam, quoniam digni sunt qui sint ex parte illius.]

1Love justice, you who judge the land. Think of the Lord in goodness and seek him in simplicity of heart.

2For he is found by those who do not test him, yet he reveals himself to those who have faith in him.

3For perverse thoughts separate from God. But his virtue, when it is tested, corrects the foolish.

4For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subdued by sin.

5For the holy spirit of instruction will flee from falsehood, and he will withdraw himself from thoughts that are without understanding, and he will not be reached when iniquity overcomes.

6For the spirit of wisdom is benevolent, and will not release the evil speaker from his talk, because God is a witness of his temperament, and a true examiner of his heart, and an auditor of his words.

7For the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, and he who contains all things, retains knowledge of every voice.

8Therefore, he who speaks unjust things cannot escape notice, nor will the chastising judgment pass him by.

9For inquiry will be made into the thoughts of the impious, his conversation also will reach the hearing of God, to the chastising of his iniquities.

10For the zealous ear hears all things, and the disturbance of complaining will not be hidden.

11Therefore, keep yourselves from complaining, which benefits nothing, and refrain your tongue from slander, because secret conversation will not pass into nothingness, and the mouth that lies kills the soul.

12Do not court death by the error of your life, nor procure your destruction by the works of your hands,

13because God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the loss of the living.

14For he created all things that they might exist, and he made the nations of the world curable, and there is no medicine of extermination in them, nor a kingdom of hell upon the earth.

15For justice is perpetual and immortal.

16But the impious, with hands and words, have called death to them, and, esteeming it a friend, they have fallen away and have made a covenant with death, because they deserved to take part in it.