The benefits of wisdom are declared by examples, in Adam, 4. Noe, 5. Abraham, 6. Lot, 10. Jacob, 13. Joseph, 15. And the people of Israel.The benefites of wisdom are declared by examples, in Adam, 4. Noe, 5. Abraham, 6. Lot, 10. Iacob, 13. Ioseph, 15. And the people of Israel.✦
She kept him, that was first made of God father of the world, when he was created alone,SHE kept him, that was first made of God father of the world, when he was created alone,Hæc illum qui primus formatus est a Deo patre orbis terrarum, cum solus esset creatus, custodivit,
2and she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to continendi: to hold within, limit; to hold in check, to master all things.and she brought him out of his sinne, and gaue him powre to conteyne al thinges.et eduxit illum a delicto suo, et dedit illi virtutem continendi omnia.
3After the unjust departed in his anger from her, by the fury of brothers manslaughter perished.After the vniust departed in his anger from her, by the furie of brothers manslaughter perished.Ab hac ut recessit injustus in ira sua, per iram homicidii fraterni deperiit.
4For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it again, governing the just by contemptible wood.For whose cause, when water destroyed the earth, wisdom healed it againe, gouerning the iust by contemptible wood.Propter quem cum aqua deleret terram, sanavit iterum sapientia, per contemptibile lignum justum gubernans.
5She even in the consensu: permission granted; common agreement, conspiracy of wickedness, when the nations had confederated themselves, knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and in his son's mercy kept the strong.She euen in the consent of wickednes, when the nations had confederated themselues, knewe the iust, and preserued him without blame to God, and in his sonnes mercie kept the strong.Hæc et in consensu nequitiæ, cum se nationes contulissent, scivit justum, et conservavit sine querela Deo, et in filii misericordia fortem custodivit.
6She delivered the just, fleeing from the impious that perished, when the fire came down upon Pentapolis:She deliuered the iust, fleing from the impious that perished, when the fyre came downe vpon Pentapolis:Hæc justum a pereuntibus impiis liberavit fugientem, descendente igne in Pentapolim :
7to whom for a witness of their wickedness the desert land standeth smoking, and trees having fruits at uncertain season; and the memory of an incredulous soul a standing pillar of salt.to whom for a witnes of their wickednes the desert land standeth smoking, and trees hauing fruites at vncertain season; and the memorie of an incredulous soule a standing piller of salt.quibus in testimonium nequitiæ fumigabunda constat deserta terra, et incerto tempore fructus habentes arbores : et incredibilis animæ memoria stans figmentum salis.
8For prætereuntes: passing over, neglecting wisdom they did not only slip in this, that they were ignorant of good things, but they left also unto men a memory of their foolishness, that in those things, in which they sinned in, they could not be hid neither.For pretermitting wisdom they did not only slippe in this, that they were ignorant of good thinges, but they left also vnto men a memorie of their foolishnes, that in those thinges, in which they sinned in, they could not be hid neither.Sapientiam 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.
9But wisdom hath delivered them, that observe her from sorrows.But wisdom hath deliuered them, that obserue her from sorowes.Sapientia autem hos qui se observant a doloribus liberavit.
10And the just fleeing his brothers wrath, she conducted by the right ways, and showed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy, did honestavit: honoured, dignified him in labours, and accomplished his labours.And the iust fleing his brothers wrath, she conducted by the right wayes, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gaue him the knowlege of the holie, did honest him in labours, and accomplised his labours.Hæc 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 the fraud of the circumvenientium: those who evade or get around; those who defraud, entrap by craft of him she was present with him, and made him honourable.In the fraude of the circumuenters of him she was present with him, and made him honorable.In fraude circumvenientium illum affuit illi, et honestum fecit illum.
12She kept him from the enemies, and from seducers she defended him, and gave him a strong fight, that he might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier than all.She kept him from the enemies, and from seducers she defended him, and from seducers she defended him, and gaue him a strong fight, thas he might ouercome, and know that wisdom is mightier then al.Custodivit illum ab inimicis, et a seductoribus tutavit illum : et certamen forte dedit illi ut vinceret, et sciret quoniam omnium potentior est sapientia.
13She forsook not the just being sold, but delivered him from sinners: and she went down with him into the pit,She forsooke not the iust being sold, but deliuered him from sinners: and she went downe with him into the pitte,Hæc venditum justum non dereliquit, sed a peccatoribus liberavit eum ; descenditque cum illo in foveam,
14and in vinculis: groups or troops; bonds, fetters left him not, till she brought him the scepter of a kingdom, and might against them, that oppressed him: and showed them to be liars, that maculaverunt: noticed, saw; defiled, dishonoured, slandered him, and gave him eternal glory.and in bands leaft him not, til she brought him the scepter of a kingdome, and might against them, that oppressed him: and shewed them to be lyers, that spotted him, and gaue him eternal glorie.et 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.
15The just people, and seed without blame she delivered from the nations, that oppressed them.The iust people, and seede without blame she deliuered from the nations, that oppressed them.Hæc populum justum et semen sine querela liberavit a nationibus quæ illum deprimebant.
16She entered into the soul of the servant of God, and stood against dreadful kings in wonders and signs.She entered into the soule of the seruant of God, and stood against dreadful kinges in wonders and signes.Intravit in animam servi Dei, et stetit contra reges horrendos in portentis et signis.
17And she rendered to the just the hope of their labours, and conducted them in a marvelous way: and she was unto them for a cover in the day, and for the light of stars by night:And she rendred to the iust the hope of their labours, and conducted them in a meruelous way: and she was vnto them for a couerr in the day, and for the light of starres by night:Et reddidit justis mercedem laborum suorum, et deduxit illos in via mirabili : et fuit illis in velamento diei, et in luce stellarum per noctem ;
18and she transported them through the Red sea, and carried them over through a great water.and she transported them through the Redsea, and caried them ouer through a great water.transtulit illos per mare Rubrum, et transvexit illos per aquam nimiam.
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 impious,But their enemies she drowned in the sea, and from the depth of hel she brought them out. Therfore the iust tooke the spoyles of the impious,Inimicos autem illorum demersit in mare, et ab altitudine inferorum eduxit illos. Ideo justi tulerunt spolia impiorum,
20and they sang thy holy name O Lord, and thy victorious hand they praised together:and they sang thy holie name ô Lord, and thy victorious hand they praised together:et decantaverunt, Domine, nomen sanctum tuum, et victricem manum tuam laudaverunt pariter :
21because wisdom hath opened the mouth of the mutorum: stupid, foolish; mute, unable to speak, and the tongues of infants she hath made eloquent.because wisdom hath opened the mouth of the dumme, and the tongues of infants she hath made eloquent.quoniam sapientia aperuit os mutorum, et linguas infantium fecit disertas.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.