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1Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.

2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

3I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.

4His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them.

5Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches.

6Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground.

7Man is born to labour and the bird to fly.

8Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God:

9Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number:

10Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters:

11Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

12Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun:

13Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

14They shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night.

15But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

16And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

17Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

18For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

19In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.

20In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword.

21Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.

22In destruction and famine then shalt laugh: and thou shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee.

24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin.

25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be multiplied, and thy offspring like the grass of the earth.

26Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is brought in its season.

27Behold, this is even so, as we have searched out: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind.

1[Voca ergo, si est qui tibi respondeat, et ad aliquem sanctorum convertere.

2Vere stultum interficit iracundia, et parvulum occidit invidia.

3Ego vidi stultum firma radice, et maledixi pulchritudini ejus statim.

4Longe fient filii ejus a salute, et conterentur in porta, et non erit qui eruat.

5Cujus messem famelicus comedet, et ipsum rapiet armatus, et bibent sitientes divitias ejus.

6Nihil in terra sine causa fit, et de humo non oritur dolor.

7Homo nascitur ad laborem, et avis ad volatum.

8Quam ob rem ego deprecabor Dominum, et ad Deum ponam eloquium meum:

9qui facit magna et inscrutabilia, et mirabilia absque numero;

10qui dat pluviam super faciem terræ, et irrigat aquis universa;

11qui ponit humiles in sublime, et mœrentes erigit sospitate;

12qui dissipat cogitationes malignorum, ne possint implere manus eorum quod cœperant;

13qui apprehendit sapientes in astutia eorum, et consilium pravorum dissipat.

14Per diem incurrent tenebras, et quasi in nocte, sic palpabunt in meridie.

15Porro salvum faciet egenum a gladio oris eorum, et de manu violenti pauperem.

16Et erit egeno spes; iniquitas autem contrahet os suum.

17Beatus homo qui corripitur a Deo: increpationem ergo Domini ne reprobes:

18quia ipse vulnerat, et medetur; percutit, et manus ejus sanabunt.

19In sex tribulationibus liberabit te, et in septima non tangent te malum.

20In fame eruet te de morte, et in bello de manu gladii.

21A flagello linguæ absconderis, et non timebis calamitatem cum venerit.

22In vastitate et fame ridebis, et bestias terræ non formidabis.

23Sed cum lapidibus regionum pactum tuum, et bestiæ terræ pacificæ erunt tibi.

24Et scies quod pacem habeat tabernaculum tuum; et visitans speciem tuam, non peccabis.

25Scies quoque quoniam multiplex erit semen tuum, et progenies tua quasi herba terræ.

26Ingredieris in abundantia sepulchrum, sicut infertur acervus tritici in tempore suo.

27Ecce hoc, ut investigavimus, ita est: quod auditum, mente pertracta.]

1Therefore call, if there are any who will respond to you, and turn to one or another of the saints.

2Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.

3I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I have cursed his excellence without hesitation.

4His sons will be far from prosperity and will be crushed at the gate, and there will be none who can rescue them.

5Their harvest, the starving will eat. The armed man will rob him, and the thirsty will drink his resources.

6Nothing on earth occurs without a reason, and sorrow does not rise from the earth.

7Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.

8Therefore, because of this, I will beg the Lord, and place my eloquence before God.

9He does great and unfathomable and miraculous things without number.

10He gives rain over the face of the earth and irrigates all things with the waters.

11He places the humble on high and encourages the grieving towards health.

12He dispels the thoughts of the spiteful, lest their hands be able to complete what they had begun.

13He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.

14They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night.

15Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

16And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.

17Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.

18For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal.

19He will deliver you into six tribulations, and in the seventh, evil will not touch you.

20During famine, he will rescue you from death, and during war, from the hand of the sword.

21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear calamity when it arrives.

22In desolation and in famine, you will laugh, and you will not dread the beasts of the earth.

23For you are in harmony with the stones of the land, and the beasts of the earth will make peace with you.

24And you will know that your home has peace, and, concerning your appearance, you will not sin.

25Likewise, you will know that your offspring will be manifold and your progeny will be like the grass of the earth.

26You will enter the grave with abundance, just as a crop of wheat is gathered in its time.

27Behold, this is just as we have found it, which you have heard; walk it through your mind.