प्रज्ञा ग्रन्थ 10

1She preserved him, that was first formed by God the father of the world, when he was created alone,

2And she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things.

3But when the unjust went away from her in his anger, he perished by the fury wherewith he murdered his brother.

4For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, directing the course of the just by contemptible wood.

5Moreover when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son.

6She delivered the just man who fled from the wicked that were perishing, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis:

7Whose land for a testimony of their wickedness is desolate, and smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul.

8For regarding not wisdom, they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things, but they left also unto men a memorial of their folly, so that in the things in which they sinned, they could not so much as lie hid.

9But wisdom hath delivered from sorrow them that attend upon her.

10She conducted the just, when he fled from his brother’s wrath, through the right ways, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours, and accomplished his labours.

11In the deceit of them that overreached him, she stood by him, and made him honourable.

12She kept him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all.

13She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit.

14And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and shewed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory.

15She delivered the just people, and blameless seed from the nations that oppressed them.

16She entered into the soul of the servant of God, and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs.

17And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night:

18And she brought them through the Red Sea, and carried them over through a great water.

19But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hell she brought them out. Therefore the just took the spoils of the wicked.

20And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand.

21For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of infants eloquent.

1[Hæc illum qui primus formatus est a Deo patre orbis terrarum, cum solus esset creatus, custodivit,

2et eduxit illum a delicto suo, et dedit illi virtutem continendi omnia.

3Ab hac ut recessit injustus in ira sua, per iram homicidii fraterni deperiit.

4Propter quem cum aqua deleret terram, sanavit iterum sapientia, per contemptibile lignum justum gubernans.

5Hæc et in consensu nequitiæ, cum se nationes contulissent, scivit justum, et conservavit sine querela Deo, et in filii misericordia fortem custodivit.

6Hæc justum a pereuntibus impiis liberavit fugientem, descendente igne in Pentapolim:

7quibus in testimonium nequitiæ fumigabunda constat deserta terra, et incerto tempore fructus habentes arbores: et incredibilis animæ memoria stans figmentum salis.

8Sapientiam enim prætereuntes, non tantum in hoc lapsi sunt ut ignorarent bona, sed et insipientiæ suæ reliquerunt hominibus memoriam, ut in his quæ peccaverunt nec latere potuissent.

9Sapientia autem hos qui se observant a doloribus liberavit.

10Hæc profugum iræ fratris justum deduxit per vias rectas, et ostendit illi regnum Dei, et dedit illi scientiam sanctorum; honestavit illum in laboribus, et complevit labores illius.

11In fraude circumvenientium illum affuit illi, et honestum fecit illum.

12Custodivit illum ab inimicis, et a seductoribus tutavit illum: et certamen forte dedit illi ut vinceret, et sciret quoniam omnium potentior est sapientia.

13Hæc venditum justum non dereliquit, sed a peccatoribus liberavit eum; descenditque cum illo in foveam,

14et in vinculis non dereliquit illum, donec afferret illi sceptrum regni, et potentiam adversus eos qui eum deprimebant: et mendaces ostendit qui maculaverunt illum, et dedit illi claritatem æternam.]

15[Hæc populum justum et semen sine querela liberavit a nationibus quæ illum deprimebant.

16Intravit in animam servi Dei, et stetit contra reges horrendos in portentis et signis.

17Et reddidit justis mercedem laborum suorum, et deduxit illos in via mirabili: et fuit illis in velamento diei, et in luce stellarum per noctem;

18transtulit illos per mare Rubrum, et transvexit illos per aquam nimiam.

19Inimicos autem illorum demersit in mare, et ab altitudine inferorum eduxit illos. Ideo justi tulerunt spolia impiorum,

20et decantaverunt, Domine, nomen sanctum tuum, et victricem manum tuam laudaverunt pariter:

21quoniam sapientia aperuit os mutorum, et linguas infantium fecit disertas.]

1This is he, who was formed first by God, the father of the world, who was alone when created; she preserved him,

2and led him out of his offense, and gave him the power to maintain all things.

3After this, when the unjust man withdrew from her in his anger, he perished through anger by the murder of his brother.

4Because of this, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, guiding the just by means of contemptible wood.

5Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame before God, and preserved his strength out of mercy for his sons.

6She freed this just man from the destruction of the impious, fleeing descending fire in the Five Cities,

7which, as a testimony to their wickedness, is a constantly smoking desolate land, and the trees bear fruit at uncertain times, and a figure of salt stands as a monument to an unbelieving soul.

8For, in disregarding wisdom, they are fallen, not so much in this, that they were ignorant of good, but that they bequeathed to men a memorial of their foolishness, so that, in the things in which they sinned, they were unable to escape notice.

9Yet wisdom has freed from sorrow those who are self-observant.

10She led the just man, this fugitive of his brother’s wrath, by the right ways, and revealed to him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of holiness, honored him in his labors, and completed his labors.

11In the midst of encircling deceit, she flowed around him and made him honest.

12She guarded him from his enemies, and she defended him from seducers, and she gave him a strong conflict so that he might overcome and might know that the power of all things is wisdom.

13She did not abandon the just man when he was sold, but freed him from sinners; she went down with him into the pit,

14and she did not abandon him in chains, while she brought him the scepter of the kingdom and power against those who oppressed him, and revealed them to be liars who had dishonored him, and gave him everlasting glory.

15She freed this just people and the blameless offspring, from the nations that had oppressed them.

16She entered the soul of the servant of God and stood against dreadful kings in the midst of portents and signs,

17and she rendered to the just the wages of their labors, and led them along a wondrous way; and she was to them, like a cover by day, and like the light of the stars by night.

18She carried them through the Red Sea, and led them across a great water.

19But their enemies, she submerged in the sea, and from the furthest depths, she drew them up. Therefore, the just carried off the spoils of the impious.

20And they chanted to your holy name, Lord, and they together praised your victorious hand,

21because wisdom opened the mouth of the mute, and made the speech of infants eloquent.